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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Nov 4

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,087 head

▲ 280 vs last sale 807▼ 122 vs year ago 1,209 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

306 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 241▼ 35 vs year ago 341 · −10.3%

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 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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 $275.54/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −140.58 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$275.54

19 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs FL average

−26.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	286.07	1,532	12thin
Medium and Large 2	514	257.50	1,324	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $209 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 sale19 hd

275.54

—

FL average5 barns · 82 hd

267.80

+7.74

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−26.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−140.58

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	1,707	142.06	2,425	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	116.42	1,357	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	110.20	1,182	8thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	454.96/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,265	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	354.75/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,082	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	418.95/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,345	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	386.22/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,267	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	349.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,287	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	389.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,454	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	314.71/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,205	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	333.03/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,375	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	293.54/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,239	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	306.27/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,412	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	270.21/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,297	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	290.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,485	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	257.50/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,324	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	279.74/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,595	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	273.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,658	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	287.10/cwt	275.00–300.00	890	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	319.66/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,048	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	305.52/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,109	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	272.25/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,015	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	244.31/cwt	237.00–255.00	999	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	268.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,113	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	259.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,203	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,149	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	242.68/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,281	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	234.87/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,346	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,707	142.06/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,425	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	110.20/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,182	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	114.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,315	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	122.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,523	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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,087Last week 807Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 241Year ago 341

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	305.00–335.00	319.66
8	350–400	363	290.00–320.00	305.52
11	400–450	415	260.00–275.00	268.27
14	450–500	463	245.00–275.00	259.76
6	500–550	528	235.00–250.00	242.68
4	550–600	573	225.00–245.00	234.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	275.00–300.00	287.10
6	350–400	373	265.00–280.00	272.25
5	400–450	409	237.00–255.00	244.31
4	500–550	505	225.00–230.00	227.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	386.22
10	350–400	368	340.00–360.00	349.66
9	400–450	422	285.00–305.00	293.54
6	450–500	480	260.00–280.00	270.21
7	500–550	514	240.00–270.00	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	440.00–480.00	454.96
7	300–350	321	410.00–430.00	418.95
12	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	389.80
10	400–450	413	315.00–350.00	333.03
9	450–500	461	290.00–320.00	306.27
7	500–550	511	280.00–305.00	290.59
5	550–600	570	265.00–290.00	279.74
6	600–650	607	260.00–280.00	273.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	340.00–370.00	354.75
8	350–400	383	300.00–330.00	314.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	136.00–150.00	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,146	110.00–119.00	114.79
7	—	1,241	120.00–127.00	122.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,073	107.00–113.00	110.20

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.