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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 29

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

945 head

▲ 614 vs last sale 331▲ 219 vs year ago 726 · +30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

424 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 282▼ 80 vs year ago 504 · −15.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.68/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.90 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$293.68

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.40

vs FL average

−54.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	293.68	1,587	8thin

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 sale8 hd

293.68

—

FL average4 barns · 66 hd

307.08

−13.40

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−54.98

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−133.90

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $427.58 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	1,689	175.26	2,961	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	141.47	1,692	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	124.91	1,387	9thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	535.57/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,419	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	427.01/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,379	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	476.62/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,544	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	421.61/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,547	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	392.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,486	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	395.45/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,633	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	341.30/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,413	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,427	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	337.23/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,585	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	299.76/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,568	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	287.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,605	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	430.37/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,162	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	398.20/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,246	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	339.08/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,102	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	344.69/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,234	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	313.48/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,201	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	332.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,363	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	297.68/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,265	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	255.33/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,335	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	161.09/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,539	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	179.98/cwt	174.00–192.00	3,108	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	124.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,387	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	137.16/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,606	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	150.09/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,872	9

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 331Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 424Last week 282Year ago 504

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter 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
6	250–300	270	420.00–440.00	430.37
6	300–350	313	380.00–415.00	398.20
4	350–400	358	330.00–360.00	344.69
5	400–450	410	320.00–350.00	332.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	320.00–360.00	339.08
9	350–400	383	305.00–320.00	313.48
6	400–450	425	290.00–305.00	297.68
4	500–550	523	245.00–265.00	255.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	520.00–550.00	535.57
7	300–350	324	450.00–510.00	476.62
5	350–400	367	410.00–440.00	421.61
6	400–450	413	380.00–410.00	395.45
6	450–500	470	325.00–350.00	337.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	410.00–440.00	427.01
5	350–400	379	380.00–400.00	392.19
5	400–450	414	320.00–355.00	341.30
4	450–500	468	300.00–310.00	304.92
4	500–550	523	290.00–310.00	299.76
4	550–600	558	280.00–295.00	287.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	145.00–166.00	161.09
12	—	1,727	174.00–192.00	179.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,171	131.00–146.00	137.16
9	—	1,247	148.00–154.00	150.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,110	122.00–128.00	124.91

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.