Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2024-03-25

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 25

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 534▼ 165 vs year ago 726 · −22.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

289 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 287▲ 7 vs year ago 282 · +2.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.43/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −111.90 against this barn's trailing median of $379.33.

Average price

$267.43

4 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.99

vs FL average

+0.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	267.43	1,391	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

267.43

—

FL average5 barns · 44 hd

258.44

+8.99

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+0.56

This barn, trailing median21 sales

379.33

−111.90

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.23, low $307.71, median $379.33 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,621	155.63	2,523	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	140.15	1,653	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	116.79	1,173	8thin

Every lot

25 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	469.73/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,292	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	412.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,292	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	455.34/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,516	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	418.84/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,525	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	377.68/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,397	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	397.59/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,670	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	355.35/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,510	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	352.23/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,620	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	324.19/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,540	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	323.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,662	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	386.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,031	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	369.63/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,153	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	328.45/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,041	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	342.93/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,262	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	305.48/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,124	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	285.18/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,221	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	315.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,371	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	304.84/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,396	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	280.32/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,332	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	267.43/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,391	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	143.23/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,077	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	162.72/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,797	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	116.79/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,173	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	132.52/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,516	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,740	26

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Mon Mar 25, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 534Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 287Year ago 282

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	113.00–121.00	116.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,144	125.00–138.00	132.52
26	—	1,201	140.00–150.00	144.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	142.00–145.00	143.23
7	—	1,719	154.00–167.00	162.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	380.00–390.00	386.18
13	300–350	312	360.00–380.00	369.63
6	350–400	368	330.00–355.00	342.93
8	400–450	435	300.00–330.00	315.17
6	450–500	458	295.00–315.00	304.84
4	500–550	520	260.00–275.00	267.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	320.00–340.00	328.45
6	350–400	368	295.00–315.00	305.48
4	400–450	428	275.00–295.00	285.18
4	450–500	475	270.00–290.00	280.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	465.00–475.00	469.73
10	300–350	333	440.00–470.00	455.34
7	350–400	364	410.00–430.00	418.84
4	400–450	420	390.00–405.00	397.59
4	450–500	460	340.00–365.00	352.23
5	500–550	514	315.00–335.00	323.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	400.00–425.00	412.80
5	350–400	370	370.00–390.00	377.68
8	400–450	425	340.00–370.00	355.35
5	450–500	475	315.00–330.00	324.19

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.