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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Nov 18

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,459 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 1,344▲ 321 vs year ago 1,138 · +28.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

365 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 128▲ 62 vs year ago 303 · +20.5%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 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 $261.58/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −154.54 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$261.58

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$9.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.74

vs FL average

−47.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	267.25	1,384	6thin
Medium and Large 1	539	257.34	1,387	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.92/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale14 hd

261.58

—

FL average5 barns · 118 hd

273.32

−11.74

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−47.68

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−154.54

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	1,673	149.84	2,507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	114.76	1,360	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	104.89	1,117	12

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	266	483.46/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,286	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	434.76/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,369	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	395.70/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,266	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	325.83/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,173	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	364.59/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,331	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	405.76/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,522	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	302.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,251	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	276.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,149	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	339.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,418	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	308.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,431	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	256.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,195	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	279.57/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,314	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,501	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	267.25/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,384	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,259	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	289.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	914	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	321.63/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,029	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	301.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,096	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	270.78/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,005	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	268.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,097	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	250.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,073	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	254.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,169	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	240.58/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,109	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	237.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,199	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	142.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,797	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	104.89/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,117	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	113.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,338	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	124.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,485	3

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,459Last week 1,344Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 128Year ago 303

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	310.00–330.00	321.63
7	350–400	364	290.00–310.00	301.16
9	400–450	409	260.00–275.00	268.15
5	450–500	460	250.00–260.00	254.13
6	500–550	505	230.00–245.00	237.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	285.00–295.00	289.13
9	350–400	371	260.00–280.00	270.78
9	400–450	428	245.00–255.00	250.64
7	450–500	461	235.00–245.00	240.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	380.00–410.00	395.70
6	350–400	365	350.00–380.00	364.59
5	400–450	414	290.00–310.00	302.17
12	450–500	470	270.00–290.00	279.57
6	500–550	518	260.00–275.00	267.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	460.00–500.00	483.46
8	300–350	315	420.00–450.00	434.76
5	350–400	375	400.00–415.00	405.76
14	400–450	418	320.00–360.00	339.16
7	450–500	464	300.00–320.00	308.31
4	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	289.76
4	550–600	560	220.00–230.00	224.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	320.00–330.00	325.83
5	400–450	416	270.00–285.00	276.13
5	450–500	465	255.00–260.00	256.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	150.00–160.00	155.15
3	—	1,500	135.00–146.00	142.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,183	110.00–117.00	113.13
3	—	1,197	122.00–128.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,065	102.00–108.00	104.89

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.