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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

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

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,024 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 784▲ 179 vs year ago 845 · +21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 138▼ 130 vs year ago 297 · −43.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement classes not tested.

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 $270.53/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.59 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$270.53

31 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.58

vs FL average

−17.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	280.02	1,503	16thin
Medium and Large 2	541	260.40	1,408	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $95 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 sale31 hd

270.53

—

FL average5 barns · 147 hd

262.95

+7.58

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−17.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−145.59

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	1,563	156.18	2,441	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	128.24	1,497	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	118.33	1,208	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	444.68/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,250	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	419.60/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,313	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	387.14/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,223	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	359.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,306	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	386.63/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,407	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	328.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,228	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	330.14/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,383	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	280.13/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,179	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	336.64/cwt	290.00–410.00	1,421	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,265	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	312.82/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,470	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	286.88/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,486	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	265.14/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,405	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	271.21/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,521	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,410	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	255.56/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,579	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	349.37/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,101	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	284.42/cwt	270.00–300.00	919	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	312.67/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,026	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	323.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,203	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	291.24/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,110	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	281.80/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,175	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	305.36/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,283	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	266.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,261	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	278.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,327	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	256.40/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,338	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	233.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,228	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	248.79/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,421	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	156.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,441	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	118.33/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,208	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	126.23/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,423	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	139.63/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,952	3

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,024Last week 784Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 138Year ago 297

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement classes not tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,127	123.00–133.00	126.23
3	—	1,398	134.00–144.00	139.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	114.00–124.00	118.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	150.00–158.00	156.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	330.00–370.00	349.37
9	350–400	372	315.00–335.00	323.36
6	400–450	420	295.00–315.00	305.36
5	450–500	476	275.00–285.00	278.82
9	500–550	522	245.00–265.00	256.40
7	550–600	571	240.00–260.00	248.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	305.00–320.00	312.67
7	350–400	381	285.00–300.00	291.24
9	400–450	417	275.00–290.00	281.80
5	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	266.08
5	500–550	525	230.00–240.00	233.89
6	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	224.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	270.00–300.00	284.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	430.00–455.00	444.68
4	300–350	313	410.00–430.00	419.60
7	350–400	364	375.00–395.00	386.63
5	400–450	419	320.00–345.00	330.14
4	450–500	470	305.00–320.00	312.82
9	500–550	518	270.00–300.00	286.88
7	550–600	561	260.00–280.00	271.21
11	600–650	618	250.00–267.00	255.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	370.00–400.00	387.14
8	350–400	363	350.00–370.00	359.66
5	400–450	422	290.00–410.00	336.64
6	450–500	460	270.00–280.00	274.95
11	500–550	530	260.00–267.00	265.14
4	550–600	570	240.00–255.00	247.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	320.00–335.00	328.37
8	400–450	421	265.00–285.00	280.13

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.