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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,182 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 1,197▲ 315 vs year ago 867 · +36.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

459 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 497▲ 154 vs year ago 305 · +50.5%

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 steady to 5.00 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 $242.38/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −173.74 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$242.38

12 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.72

vs FL average

−28.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	242.38	1,289	12thin

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 sale12 hd

242.38

—

FL average5 barns · 133 hd

253.10

−10.72

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−28.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−173.74

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	1,561	168.78	2,634	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	148.15	1,738	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	126.11	1,272	18

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	439.25/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,164	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	430.49/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,326	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	352.09/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,120	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	384.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,250	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	385.85/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,393	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	349.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,269	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	322.80/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,194	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	279.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,153	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	312.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,296	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,086	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	285.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,320	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	264.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,261	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,273	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	237.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,318	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	327.70/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,032	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	242.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	893	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	272.44/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,005	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	229.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	960	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	247.81/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,048	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	270.79/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,151	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	238.65/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,112	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	252.19/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,195	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,219	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	222.94/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,159	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	165.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,434	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	177.43/cwt	172.00–182.00	3,164	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	126.11/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,272	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	141.72/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,552	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	161.56/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,157	12

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 1,197Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 497Year ago 305

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	315.00–340.00	327.70
5	400–450	425	265.00–280.00	270.79
7	450–500	474	250.00–255.00	252.19
4	500–550	513	235.00–240.00	237.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	255.00–285.00	272.44
8	400–450	423	240.00–255.00	247.81
7	450–500	466	230.00–245.00	238.65
5	500–550	520	220.00–225.00	222.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	235.00–250.00	242.55
5	400–450	419	220.00–235.00	229.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	370.00–400.00	384.54
4	350–400	363	340.00–360.00	349.66
5	400–450	413	275.00–285.00	279.12
9	450–500	477	260.00–270.00	264.29
8	500–550	520	240.00–250.00	244.86
4	550–600	555	230.00–245.00	237.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	420.00–460.00	439.25
6	300–350	308	410.00–450.00	430.49
11	350–400	361	370.00–400.00	385.85
8	400–450	415	300.00–325.00	312.20
6	450–500	463	280.00–290.00	285.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	345.00–360.00	352.09
6	350–400	370	315.00–330.00	322.80
4	400–450	418	255.00–265.00	259.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	172.00–182.00	177.43
5	—	1,472	160.00–168.00	165.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,095	134.00–150.00	141.72
12	—	1,335	155.00–167.00	161.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,009	119.00–130.00	126.11

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.