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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 10

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

950 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 855▲ 130 vs year ago 820 · +15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 214▼ 118 vs year ago 386 · −30.6%

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 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 $274.53/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −141.59 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$274.53

14 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$13.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs FL average

−24.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	279.33	1,450	9thin
Medium and Large 2	510	265.88	1,356	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.45/cwt here — about $94 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

274.53

—

FL average5 barns · 58 hd

268.52

+6.00

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−24.89

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−141.59

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	—	Average	1,619	164.94	2,670	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	142.19	1,581	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	120.26	1,240	9thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	429.25/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,138	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	417.38/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,319	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	338.77/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,077	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,236	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	328.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,196	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	380.17/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,399	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	358.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,338	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	319.64/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,327	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	296.20/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,256	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	270.12/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,148	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	295.11/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,343	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	271.16/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,288	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	265.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,356	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	279.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,450	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	307.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	995	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	341.80/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,125	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	296.24/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,096	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	323.66/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,233	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,286	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	277.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,181	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	253.84/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,170	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	245.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,269	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	174.07/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	158.85/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,581	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	120.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,240	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	136.80/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,425	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	150.28/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,829	10

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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 855Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 214Year ago 386

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,042	127.00–142.00	136.80
10	—	1,217	144.00–158.00	150.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,031	115.00–124.00	120.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	157.00–163.00	158.85
2	—	1,610	171.00–177.00	174.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	330.00–350.00	341.80
15	350–400	381	310.00–335.00	323.66
8	400–450	415	300.00–320.00	309.76
7	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	245.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	300.00–315.00	307.91
5	350–400	370	290.00–305.00	296.24
8	400–450	425	265.00–290.00	277.94
7	450–500	461	245.00–265.00	253.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	410.00–450.00	429.25
7	300–350	316	400.00–430.00	417.38
6	350–400	368	375.00–385.00	380.17
5	400–450	415	310.00–335.00	319.64
6	450–500	455	285.00–305.00	295.11
9	500–550	519	275.00–285.00	279.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–355.00	338.77
5	350–400	364	320.00–335.00	328.65
4	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	270.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	370.00–390.00	380.31
5	350–400	373	350.00–365.00	358.81
7	400–450	424	285.00–305.00	296.20
7	450–500	475	265.00–280.00	271.16
5	500–550	510	260.00–270.00	265.88

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.