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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 22

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

331 head

▼ 557 vs last sale 888▼ 541 vs year ago 872 · −62.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 457▼ 128 vs year ago 410 · −31.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 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 $244.81/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −147.75 against this barn's trailing median of $392.56.

Average price

$244.81

4 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.48

vs FL average

−59.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	244.81	1,273	4thin

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 sale4 hd

244.81

—

FL average3 barns · 24 hd

248.29

−3.48

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−59.61

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.56

−147.75

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.47, low $321.79, median $392.56 across 34 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	1,489	166.58	2,480	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	141.27	1,773	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	122.17	1,201	25

Every lot

22 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	545.96/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,419	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	480.78/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,553	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	427.80/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,579	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	390.27/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,444	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	384.56/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,627	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	320.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,642	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	297.61/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,542	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	297.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,680	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	391.45/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,257	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	345.45/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,140	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	380.81/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,409	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	325.43/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,204	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	331.71/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,360	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	295.88/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,284	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	297.23/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,397	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	244.81/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,273	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,489	166.58/cwt	151.00–178.00	2,480	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	130.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,253	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	113.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,086	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	122.09/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,256	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	137.20/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,641	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	152.66/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,168	10

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 (Wed)

Wed Jan 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 888Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 457Year ago 410

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 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
9	300–350	321	370.00–410.00	391.45
6	350–400	370	360.00–400.00	380.81
5	400–450	410	320.00–340.00	331.71
4	450–500	470	285.00–310.00	297.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	330.00–360.00	345.45
5	350–400	370	305.00–340.00	325.43
5	400–450	434	290.00–305.00	295.88
4	500–550	520	235.00–255.00	244.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	260	520.00–570.00	545.96
6	300–350	323	460.00–500.00	480.78
5	350–400	369	420.00–440.00	427.80
6	400–450	423	370.00–400.00	384.56
4	500–550	513	315.00–325.00	320.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	380.00–400.00	390.27
4	500–550	518	290.00–305.00	297.61
4	550–600	565	290.00–305.00	297.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,489	151.00–178.00	166.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	961	128.00–135.00	130.39
8	—	961	110.00–115.00	113.00
8	—	1,029	118.00–127.00	122.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,196	128.00–144.00	137.20
10	—	1,420	148.00–160.00	152.66

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.