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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Sep 30

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

725 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 873▼ 269 vs year ago 994 · −27.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 232▼ 25 vs year ago 218 · −11.5%

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 mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.01/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −145.32 against this barn's trailing median of $379.33.

Average price

$234.01

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.40

vs FL average

−12.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	234.01	1,259	13thin

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 sale13 hd

234.01

—

FL average4 barns · 73 hd

222.61

+11.40

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−12.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

379.33

−145.32

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.23, low $307.71, median $379.33 across 21 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	1,468	145.20	2,132	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	118.83	1,393	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	112.70	1,156	16

Every lot

28 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	359.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,126	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	366.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,316	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	344.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,268	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	320.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,216	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	316.04/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,289	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	257.95/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,070	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	284.70/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,204	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	241.16/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,117	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	287.78/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,347	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	264.79/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,245	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	246.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,270	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	275.36/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,440	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	255.39/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,456	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	290.12/cwt	285.00–295.00	923	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	274.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	874	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	832	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	281.10/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,023	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	265.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	971	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	914	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	265.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,073	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	244.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,053	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	232.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,062	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	249.79/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,187	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	237.98/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,259	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,256	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	145.20/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,132	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	112.70/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,156	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	118.83/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,393	20

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 873Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 232Year ago 218

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	285.00–295.00	290.12
5	350–400	364	275.00–285.00	281.10
7	400–450	404	260.00–270.00	265.65
12	450–500	475	240.00–260.00	249.79
9	500–550	529	225.00–255.00	237.98
4	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
8	300–350	318	270.00–280.00	274.72
9	350–400	366	260.00–270.00	265.39
8	400–450	430	235.00–255.00	244.77
7	450–500	456	230.00–235.00	232.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	255.00–265.00	260.08
4	350–400	373	240.00–250.00	245.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	350.00–370.00	359.60
7	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	344.49
4	400–450	423	275.00–295.00	284.70
6	450–500	470	255.00–275.00	264.79
7	500–550	515	240.00–255.00	246.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	360.00–375.00	366.63
9	400–450	408	305.00–330.00	316.04
10	450–500	468	280.00–295.00	287.78
6	500–550	523	260.00–290.00	275.36
4	550–600	570	240.00–270.00	255.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	315.00–330.00	320.86
4	400–450	415	245.00–270.00	257.95
5	450–500	463	235.00–250.00	241.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	137.00–151.00	145.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,172	114.00–127.00	118.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,026	105.00–117.00	112.70

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.