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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Sep 9

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

934 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 723▼ 305 vs year ago 1,239 · −24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 254▼ 21 vs year ago 254 · −8.3%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $252.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −163.68 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$252.44

29 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$20.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs FL average

−15.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	258.78	1,436	20
Medium and Large 2	544	238.34	1,298	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.44/cwt here — about $139 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 sale29 hd

252.44

—

FL average5 barns · 176 hd

248.19

+4.25

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−15.76

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−163.68

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	1,515	145.85	2,209	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	127.76	1,552	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	118.58	1,183	16

Every lot

32 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	415.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,321	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	333.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,075	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	386.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,263	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	354.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,278	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	324.52/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,194	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	378.83/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,417	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	324.29/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,362	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	284.74/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,233	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	292.66/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,361	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	269.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	264.71/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,390	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	243.60/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,279	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	234.13/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,311	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	254.83/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,465	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	242.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,515	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	312.26/cwt	305.00–320.00	984	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	289.81/cwt	285.00–295.00	936	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	263.74/cwt	255.00–270.00	881	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,047	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	274.83/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,025	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	247.65/cwt	240.00–255.00	924	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	271.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,137	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	242.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,024	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	258.03/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,213	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	234.24/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,195	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,117	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,256	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,431	154.26/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,207	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	137.43/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,196	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	118.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,183	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	122.57/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,376	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	134.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,780	9

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 723Year ago 1,239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 254Year ago 254

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

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	305.00–320.00	312.26
4	350–400	355	290.00–300.00	294.93
9	400–450	419	260.00–280.00	271.41
10	450–500	470	245.00–270.00	258.03
15	500–550	510	225.00–245.00	234.24
8	550–600	558	220.00–230.00	225.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	285.00–295.00	289.81
4	350–400	373	270.00–280.00	274.83
5	400–450	422	235.00–255.00	242.77
7	500–550	518	210.00–220.00	215.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	255.00–270.00	263.74
6	350–400	373	240.00–255.00	247.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	380.00–390.00	386.15
4	350–400	360	350.00–360.00	354.93
6	400–450	433	270.00–300.00	284.74
6	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	269.74
4	500–550	525	240.00–247.00	243.60
5	550–600	560	230.00–237.00	234.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	330.00–340.00	333.85
4	350–400	368	315.00–335.00	324.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	415.35
7	350–400	374	370.00–390.00	378.83
8	400–450	420	310.00–340.00	324.29
8	450–500	465	285.00–300.00	292.66
8	500–550	525	250.00–280.00	264.71
12	550–600	575	245.00–265.00	254.83
4	600–650	625	240.00–250.00	242.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	149.00–163.00	154.26
4	—	1,598	135.00–143.00	137.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,327	130.00–140.00	134.11
11	—	1,123	117.00–128.00	122.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	998	118.00–121.00	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.