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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 6

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 753▲ 257 vs year ago 315 · +81.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

223 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 251▲ 75 vs year ago 148 · +50.7%

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 3.00 higher, slaughter 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.71/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −146.41 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$269.71

8 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.50

vs FL average

−40.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	515	269.71	1,389	8thin

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 sale8 hd

269.71

—

FL average4 barns · 30 hd

272.21

−2.50

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−40.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−146.41

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	1,328	145.41	1,931	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	127.48	1,426	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	111.53	1,198	9thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	412.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,166	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	402.38/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,247	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,360	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	358.89/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,321	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	335.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,403	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	317.26/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,475	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	294.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,386	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	269.71/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,389	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	342.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,107	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	310.19/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,002	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	327.24/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,172	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	297.26/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,254	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	282.34/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,191	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	285.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,326	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,333	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,187	136.19/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,617	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	150.02/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,097	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	121.59/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,201	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	111.53/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,198	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	137.29/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,836	6

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 753Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 251Year ago 148

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	330.00–355.00	342.79
6	350–400	358	315.00–340.00	327.24
9	400–450	422	290.00–307.00	297.26
10	450–500	465	280.00–290.00	285.11
4	500–550	513	255.00–265.00	259.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	305.00–315.00	310.19
5	400–450	422	275.00–287.00	282.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	400.00–425.00	412.17
4	300–350	310	395.00–410.00	402.38
4	350–400	358	375.00–385.00	379.90
14	400–450	418	320.00–350.00	335.63
6	450–500	465	310.00–325.00	317.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	368	350.00–370.00	358.89
6	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.89
8	500–550	515	260.00–280.00	269.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	145.00–158.00	150.02
3	—	1,187	134.00–140.00	136.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,337	136.00–140.00	137.29
10	—	988	119.00–124.00	121.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	108.00–116.00	111.53

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.