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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 19

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

831 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 717▲ 267 vs year ago 564 · +47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

277 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 239▼ 26 vs year ago 303 · −8.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $336.43/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −91.15 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$336.43

14 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.78

vs FL average

−20.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	347.84	1,823	9thin
Medium and Large 2	514	315.89	1,624	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

336.43

—

FL average3 barns · 35 hd

326.65

+9.78

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−20.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−91.15

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	1,515	176.70	2,677	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	147.43	1,977	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	131.38	1,390	12

Every lot

26 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	268	520.28/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,394	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	469.45/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,493	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	439.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,414	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	419.80/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,566	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	392.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,467	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	412.43/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,732	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	372.51/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,568	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	368.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,694	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	319.81/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,484	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	315.89/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,624	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	347.84/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,823	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	369.61/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,194	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	342.37/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,113	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	353.16/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,293	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	315.81/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,168	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	308.31/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,289	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	334.59/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,409	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	317.66/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,477	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	284.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,355	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	299.07/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,543	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,583	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,467	164.79/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,417	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	188.62/cwt	186.00–199.00	2,948	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	131.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,390	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	152.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,805	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	143.91/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,087	16

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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 717Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 239Year ago 303

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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
6	300–350	323	360.00–380.00	369.61
7	350–400	366	340.00–370.00	353.16
9	400–450	421	330.00–340.00	334.59
8	450–500	465	310.00–325.00	317.66
5	500–550	516	290.00–305.00	299.07
4	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	280.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	330.00–350.00	342.37
6	350–400	370	300.00–330.00	315.81
7	400–450	418	300.00–315.00	308.31
7	450–500	477	280.00–290.00	284.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	430.00–450.00	439.12
5	350–400	374	380.00–400.00	392.19
7	400–450	421	350.00–390.00	372.51
5	450–500	464	310.00–335.00	319.81
5	500–550	514	310.00–325.00	315.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	268	510.00–530.00	520.28
12	300–350	318	460.00–480.00	469.45
8	350–400	373	410.00–430.00	419.80
5	400–450	420	400.00–430.00	412.43
5	450–500	460	360.00–380.00	368.26
9	500–550	524	335.00–365.00	347.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	160.00–174.00	164.79
5	—	1,563	186.00–199.00	188.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,183	150.00–156.00	152.55
16	—	1,450	138.00–148.00	143.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	126.00–137.00	131.38

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.