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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 22

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

784 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 774▼ 125 vs year ago 909 · −13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 316▼ 198 vs year ago 336 · −58.9%

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 2.00 to 4.00 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 $263.18/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −152.94 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$263.18

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$14.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs FL average

−34.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	272.03	1,470	10thin
Medium and Large 2	543	257.98	1,401	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $69 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 sale27 hd

263.18

—

FL average6 barns · 134 hd

264.97

−1.78

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−34.64

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−152.94

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	1,448	158.80	2,299	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	139.44	1,702	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	125.45	1,329	8thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	456.64/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,224	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	399.69/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,279	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	440.46/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,445	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	322.69/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,165	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	356.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,299	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	387.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,415	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	294.82/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,218	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	274.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,159	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	323.59/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,398	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	307.62/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,427	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	276.39/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,310	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	286.11/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,462	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	267.61/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,386	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	257.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,470	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	244.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	368.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	972	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	332.00/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,039	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	283.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	893	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	304.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	985	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	320.42/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,154	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	290.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,111	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	290.30/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,199	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	267.17/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,119	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,220	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	249.38/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,294	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	158.80/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,299	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	125.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,329	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	133.93/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,598	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	150.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,920	7

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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 774Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 316Year ago 336

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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
4	—	1,448	150.00–167.00	158.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,193	127.00–139.00	133.93
7	—	1,276	144.00–155.00	150.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,059	120.00–132.00	125.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	360.00–380.00	368.29
6	300–350	313	320.00–345.00	332.00
5	350–400	360	310.00–335.00	320.42
6	400–450	413	280.00–300.00	290.30
11	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	249.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	300.00–310.00	304.10
14	350–400	383	280.00–300.00	290.20
5	400–450	419	255.00–275.00	267.17
6	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	255.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	280.00–290.00	283.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	430.00–480.00	456.64
8	300–350	328	420.00–460.00	440.46
5	350–400	365	380.00–400.00	387.67
9	400–450	432	310.00–340.00	323.59
7	450–500	464	295.00–325.00	307.62
5	500–550	511	280.00–295.00	286.11
5	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	257.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	390.00–410.00	399.69
11	350–400	364	340.00–370.00	356.88
8	400–450	413	285.00–305.00	294.82
9	450–500	474	270.00–285.00	276.39
10	500–550	518	260.00–275.00	267.61
7	550–600	579	240.00–250.00	244.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	315.00–335.00	322.69
5	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	274.11

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.