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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 17

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▼ 515 vs last sale 950▼ 154 vs year ago 589 · −26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 268▼ 134 vs year ago 303 · −44.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.76/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −139.36 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$276.76

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$33.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

vs FL average

−23.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	289.05	1,548	12thin
Medium and Large 2	549	255.69	1,405	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.36/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd

276.76

—

FL average4 barns · 65 hd

288.92

−12.16

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−23.90

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−139.36

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	1,368	164.74	2,253	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	144.54	1,661	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	120.80	1,146	5thin

Every lot

22 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	347.55/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,105	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	317.25/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,215	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	326.22/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,341	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	294.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,232	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	283.26/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,303	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	313.38/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,492	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	294.78/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,512	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	260.16/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,348	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	283.32/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,581	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	252.34/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,446	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	282.68/cwt	275.00–290.00	899	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,020	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	260.27/cwt	250.00–270.00	976	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	269.79/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,128	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	247.32/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,051	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	275.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,269	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	256.32/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,194	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,304	170.81/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,227	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	152.59/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,281	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	120.80/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,146	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	137.10/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,474	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	149.00/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,779	15

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 950Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 268Year ago 303

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and 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
5	450–500	460	270.00–280.00	275.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	280.00–290.00	284.90
4	400–450	418	265.00–275.00	269.79
9	450–500	466	245.00–265.00	256.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	275.00–290.00	282.68
4	350–400	375	250.00–270.00	260.27
6	400–450	425	240.00–255.00	247.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	310.00–340.00	326.22
7	450–500	476	305.00–335.00	313.38
6	500–550	513	280.00–310.00	294.78
6	550–600	558	270.00–297.00	283.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	290.00–300.00	294.79
3	450–500	460	280.00–290.00	283.26
3	500–550	518	255.00–270.00	260.16
4	550–600	573	240.00–265.00	252.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	330.00–360.00	347.55
4	350–400	383	305.00–330.00	317.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	151.00–154.00	152.59
4	—	1,304	167.00–176.00	170.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,075	135.00–138.00	137.10
15	—	1,194	140.00–159.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	949	110.00–124.00	120.80

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.