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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,381 head

▲ 985 vs last sale 396▼ 129 vs year ago 1,510 · −8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 118▼ 87 vs year ago 331 · −26.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $269.13/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −146.99 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$269.13

15 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.11

vs FL average

−29.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	274.24	1,502	11thin
Medium and Large 2	518	255.07	1,321	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $180 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 sale15 hd

269.13

—

FL average5 barns · 117 hd

253.02

+16.11

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−29.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−146.99

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	1,565	140.03	2,191	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	118.79	1,517	17

Every lot

26 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	438.44/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,162	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,336	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,236	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	382.76/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,409	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	352.83/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,341	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	321.77/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,345	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	294.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,230	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	272.70/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,263	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	300.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,396	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	279.49/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,445	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,321	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	269.87/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,546	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	257.70/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,575	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	257.68/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,719	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	947	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	907	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	269.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	966	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	297.67/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,086	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	268.35/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,103	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	245.79/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,045	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	258.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,209	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,140	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	244.71/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,272	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	140.03/cwt	131.00–146.00	2,191	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	116.50/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,450	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	126.25/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,742	4

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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,381Last week 396Year ago 1,510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 118Year ago 331

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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
4	300–350	308	305.00–310.00	307.44
5	350–400	365	290.00–310.00	297.67
7	400–450	411	260.00–275.00	268.35
7	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	258.34
4	500–550	520	235.00–255.00	244.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	280.00–290.00	285.12
6	350–400	358	260.00–280.00	269.79
5	400–450	425	240.00–255.00	245.79
6	450–500	470	240.00–245.00	242.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	420.00–460.00	438.44
8	300–350	318	410.00–430.00	420.24
4	350–400	368	375.00–390.00	382.76
6	400–450	418	305.00–340.00	321.77
6	450–500	465	290.00–310.00	300.22
5	500–550	517	265.00–300.00	279.49
6	550–600	573	260.00–280.00	269.87
8	600–650	611	250.00–267.00	257.70
5	650–700	667	250.00–262.00	257.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	370.00–390.00	380.31
10	350–400	380	340.00–365.00	352.83
9	400–450	418	290.00–300.00	294.36
4	450–500	463	265.00–280.00	272.70
4	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	255.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	131.00–146.00	140.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,245	110.00–122.00	116.50
4	—	1,380	124.00–128.00	126.25

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.