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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 9

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 663▲ 87 vs year ago 757 · +11.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 198▼ 124 vs year ago 390 · −31.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 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 10.00 lower.

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 $313.72/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −113.85 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$313.72

57 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$25.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs FL average

−40.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	326.51	1,773	28
Medium and Large 2	550	301.38	1,657	29

One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about $116 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 sale57 hd

313.72

—

FL average4 barns · 97 hd

314.60

−0.88

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−40.58

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−113.85

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	1,517	176.72	2,681	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	144.05	1,840	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	130.41	1,448	44

Every lot

29 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	515.41/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,407	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	455.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,426	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	414.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,323	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	368.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,367	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	414.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,555	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	388.35/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,635	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	343.98/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,465	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	359.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,661	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,504	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,727	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,614	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	322.78/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,817	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	295.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,695	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	290.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,804	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	379.77/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,200	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	335.21/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,079	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	313.21/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,131	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	350.26/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,349	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	310.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,268	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	350.84/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,467	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	304.73/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,411	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,325	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	295.22/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,514	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	267.72/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,397	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	261.63/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,617	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	176.72/cwt	166.00–190.00	2,681	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	130.41/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,448	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	141.42/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,730	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	151.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,148	20

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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 663Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 198Year ago 390

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	316	360.00–400.00	379.77
30	350–400	385	330.00–370.00	350.26
20	400–450	418	330.00–370.00	350.84
16	450–500	463	295.00–315.00	304.73
16	500–550	513	280.00–310.00	295.22
9	600–650	618	255.00–265.00	261.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	322	320.00–350.00	335.21
15	350–400	361	305.00–320.00	313.21
15	400–450	408	300.00–320.00	310.85
20	450–500	465	280.00–290.00	284.89
19	500–550	522	260.00–275.00	267.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	500.00–530.00	515.41
18	300–350	313	440.00–470.00	455.60
26	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	414.60
17	400–450	421	370.00–410.00	388.35
15	450–500	462	350.00–370.00	359.60
14	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	330.24
14	550–600	563	310.00–335.00	322.78
10	600–650	620	285.00–300.00	290.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	319	400.00–430.00	414.82
27	350–400	371	350.00–390.00	368.45
15	400–450	426	335.00–355.00	343.98
12	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	324.86
14	500–550	525	300.00–315.00	307.36
15	550–600	573	285.00–305.00	295.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	166.00–190.00	176.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,223	136.00–145.00	141.42
20	—	1,422	150.00–155.00	151.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,110	125.00–136.00	130.41

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.