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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 5

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

275 head

▼ 749 vs last sale 1,024▼ 576 vs year ago 851 · −67.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 167▼ 140 vs year ago 213 · −65.7%

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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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 $250.93/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −165.19 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$250.93

9 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.83

vs FL average

−24.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	250.93	1,307	9thin

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 sale9 hd

250.93

—

FL average5 barns · 107 hd

264.76

−13.83

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−24.15

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−165.19

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	1,620	164.61	2,667	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	144.49	1,631	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	118.58	1,113	7thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	382.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,209	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	439.53/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,398	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	372.13/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,362	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	345.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,282	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	317.12/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,310	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	279.76/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,175	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	255.79/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,087	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	284.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,304	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,151	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	262.42/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,254	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	250.93/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,307	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	357.31/cwt	340.00–370.00	929	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	277.79/cwt	270.00–285.00	897	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	256.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	958	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	270.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,040	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	255.96/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,067	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	233.75/cwt	225.00–240.00	984	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	252.78/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,183	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,432	157.88/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,261	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	171.34/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,098	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	118.58/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,113	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	138.05/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,534	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	153.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,774	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 1,024Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 167Year ago 213

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	340.00–370.00	357.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	250.00–260.00	256.10
7	400–450	421	225.00–240.00	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	270.00–285.00	277.79
4	350–400	385	265.00–275.00	270.06
7	400–450	417	245.00–265.00	255.96
6	450–500	468	245.00–260.00	252.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	380.00–390.00	382.65
7	350–400	371	340.00–350.00	345.62
4	400–450	420	270.00–290.00	279.76
9	450–500	478	255.00–272.00	262.42
9	500–550	521	245.00–258.00	250.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	420.00–460.00	439.53
5	350–400	366	360.00–380.00	372.13
4	400–450	413	305.00–330.00	317.12
5	450–500	459	280.00–290.00	284.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	250.00–265.00	255.79
6	450–500	465	245.00–250.00	247.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	170.00–174.00	171.34
3	—	1,432	151.00–162.00	157.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,111	128.00–144.00	138.05
7	—	1,154	150.00–165.00	153.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	939	115.00–126.00	118.58

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.