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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, May 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 740▼ 30 vs year ago 723 · −4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 131▲ 52 vs year ago 192 · +27.1%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly 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 $325.14/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −102.44 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$325.14

34 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$21.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs FL average

−59.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	331.58	1,789	24
Medium and Large 2	523	309.67	1,620	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $170 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 sale34 hd

325.14

—

FL average3 barns · 68 hd

330.26

−5.12

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−59.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−102.44

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	—	High	1,563	191.88	3,000	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	147.74	1,791	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	128.23	1,431	40

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	529.07/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,418	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	495.07/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,589	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	450.25/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,459	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	374.29/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,377	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	424.84/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,568	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	354.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,488	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	394.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,676	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	359.57/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,672	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	322.10/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,514	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	334.76/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,751	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	309.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,620	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	325.22/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,864	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	307.35/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,915	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	418.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,143	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	384.19/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,241	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	344.19/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,112	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	354.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,304	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,180	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	339.56/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,436	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	312.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,327	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	289.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,356	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	322.04/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,523	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	273.93/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,433	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	307.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,613	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	175.55/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,633	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	202.09/cwt	190.00–212.00	3,240	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	128.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,431	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	142.30/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,669	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	158.13/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,037	22

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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 740Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 131Year ago 192

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,603	190.00–212.00	202.09
5	—	1,500	168.00–184.00	175.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,173	138.00–148.00	142.30
22	—	1,288	155.00–162.00	158.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,116	125.00–135.00	128.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	400.00–440.00	418.72
22	300–350	323	370.00–400.00	384.19
16	350–400	368	340.00–370.00	354.29
18	400–450	423	325.00–355.00	339.56
10	450–500	473	310.00–335.00	322.04
6	500–550	525	300.00–315.00	307.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	323	330.00–360.00	344.19
25	350–400	369	310.00–330.00	319.86
12	400–450	425	305.00–320.00	312.24
8	450–500	468	280.00–300.00	289.84
7	500–550	523	260.00–285.00	273.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	268	510.00–550.00	529.07
17	300–350	321	480.00–510.00	495.07
23	350–400	369	410.00–440.00	424.84
14	400–450	425	380.00–410.00	394.47
18	450–500	465	340.00–380.00	359.57
16	500–550	523	325.00–345.00	334.76
8	550–600	573	315.00–335.00	325.22
8	600–650	623	300.00–315.00	307.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	324	430.00–470.00	450.25
12	350–400	368	360.00–390.00	374.29
18	400–450	420	340.00–370.00	354.29
10	450–500	470	310.00–335.00	322.10
10	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	309.67

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.