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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 8

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

775 head

▲ 495 vs last sale 280▲ 437 vs year ago 338 · +129.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 165▲ 149 vs year ago 138 · +108.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $333.14/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −133.11 against this barn's trailing median of $466.25.

Average price

$333.14

24 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs FL average

+6.16 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	345.36	1,530	13thin
Medium and Large 2	444	318.69	1,416	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

333.14

—

FL average5 barns · 62 hd

338.89

−5.75

National average172 barns · 7,877 hd

326.98

+6.16

This barn, trailing median33 sales

466.25

−133.11

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 400–500 lb

33 sales

Steers 400–500 lb: high $517.58, low $409.32, median $466.25 across 33 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	1,499	146.87	2,202	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	127.67	1,402	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	110.91	1,145	9thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	435.68/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,181	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	379.45/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,207	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	414.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	386.54/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,399	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	367.35/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,370	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	347.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,425	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	374.13/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,568	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	327.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,499	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	294.63/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,394	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	334.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,036	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	312.15/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,014	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	328.55/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,196	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	294.60/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,105	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	299.65/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,274	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	279.21/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,187	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	279.10/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,278	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	361.20/cwt	250.00–470.00	1,662	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	234.58/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,208	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,282	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,421	137.34/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,952	6
Bulls	—	—	1,577	156.40/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,466	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	110.91/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,145	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	123.49/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,323	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	132.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,502	9

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 280Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 165Year ago 138

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	330.00–340.00	334.19
9	350–400	364	315.00–340.00	328.55
6	400–450	425	290.00–310.00	299.65
5	450–500	458	275.00–285.00	279.10
4	500–550	518	245.00–250.00	247.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	305.00–320.00	312.15
4	350–400	375	280.00–310.00	294.60
5	400–450	425	270.00–285.00	279.21
4	450–500	460	250.00–470.00	361.20
3	500–550	515	230.00–237.00	234.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	271	420.00–450.00	435.68
6	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	414.31
3	350–400	362	380.00–390.00	386.54
5	400–450	419	365.00–380.00	374.13
8	450–500	458	320.00–335.00	327.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	370.00–390.00	379.45
10	350–400	373	360.00–375.00	367.35
5	400–450	410	330.00–360.00	347.56
6	450–500	473	285.00–305.00	294.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	132.00–145.00	137.34
6	—	1,577	147.00–160.00	156.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	118.00–127.00	123.49
9	—	1,131	130.00–140.00	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,032	108.00–114.00	110.91

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.