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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

753 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 657▲ 141 vs year ago 612 · +23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 255▼ 51 vs year ago 302 · −16.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.52/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −124.60 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$291.52

12 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.43

vs FL average

−17.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	291.52	1,539	12thin

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 sale12 hd

291.52

—

FL average4 barns · 40 hd

276.08

+15.43

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−17.09

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−124.60

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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.68, low $358.50, median $416.12 across 28 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	—	High	1,510	145.73	2,200	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	119.70	1,352	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	108.56	1,126	10

Every lot

26 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	426.04/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,138	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	394.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,238	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	375.73/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,240	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	384.26/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,406	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,289	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	342.27/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,390	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	305.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,273	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	288.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,346	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	313.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,465	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,498	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	284.69/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,617	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	351.26/cwt	345.00–355.00	959	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	337.62/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,064	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	326.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,203	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	294.53/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,099	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,297	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	284.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,191	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	282.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,293	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	257.79/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,204	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	255.86/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,310	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	243.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,396	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,382	143.13/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,978	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	153.54/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,907	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	108.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,126	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	118.22/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,316	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	126.74/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,531	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 657Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 255Year ago 302

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	149.00–157.00	153.54
6	—	1,382	136.00–146.00	143.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,037	105.00–115.00	108.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	114.00–123.00	118.22
4	—	1,208	125.00–129.00	126.74

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	273	345.00–355.00	351.26
10	300–350	315	330.00–345.00	337.62
10	350–400	368	315.00–340.00	326.90
6	400–450	415	305.00–320.00	312.41
6	450–500	458	275.00–290.00	282.38
5	500–550	512	250.00–265.00	255.86
4	550–600	573	240.00–247.00	243.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	285.00–305.00	294.53
7	400–450	419	280.00–290.00	284.14
5	450–500	467	250.00–270.00	257.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	370.00–385.00	375.73
6	350–400	373	330.00–360.00	345.50
5	400–450	416	300.00–315.00	305.91
5	450–500	466	280.00–295.00	288.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	267	410.00–440.00	426.04
7	300–350	314	390.00–400.00	394.17
5	350–400	366	380.00–390.00	384.26
5	400–450	406	330.00–360.00	342.27
5	450–500	467	305.00–320.00	313.77
8	500–550	508	290.00–300.00	294.93
4	550–600	568	275.00–295.00	284.69

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.