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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jun 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

933 head

▲ 261 vs last sale 672▲ 501 vs year ago 432 · +116.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

279 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 262▲ 75 vs year ago 204 · +36.8%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 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 $344.71/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −82.87 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$344.71

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs FL average

−27.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	349.21	1,936	39
Medium and Large 2	520	327.14	1,701	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $235 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 sale49 hd

344.71

—

FL average4 barns · 196 hd

348.86

−4.15

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−27.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−82.87

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	1,565	185.54	2,904	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	163.19	1,942	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	143.20	1,561	19

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	626.40/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,397	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	573.36/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,537	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	490.31/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,569	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	525.58/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,698	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	388.46/cwt	310.00–460.00	1,262	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	434.63/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,573	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	504.32/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,841	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	375.65/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,397	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,744	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	385.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,612	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	349.71/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,497	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	350.32/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,629	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	385.24/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,803	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	327.14/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,701	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	354.71/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,862	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	345.39/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,986	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	460.92/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,258	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	414.30/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,326	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	371.95/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,201	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	384.59/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,423	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	349.13/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,313	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	324.76/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,348	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	360.58/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,529	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	341.80/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,620	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.21/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,497	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	334.81/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,724	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	307.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,610	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	324.54/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,843	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	175.42/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,386	4
Bulls	—	—	1,729	193.63/cwt	187.00–203.00	3,348	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	143.20/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,561	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	157.01/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,840	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	172.02/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,092	35

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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 672Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 262Year ago 204

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,172	151.00–163.00	157.01
35	—	1,216	168.00–180.00	172.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,090	137.00–148.00	143.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,729	187.00–203.00	193.63
4	—	1,360	173.00–182.00	175.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	273	440.00–480.00	460.92
14	300–350	320	400.00–430.00	414.30
20	350–400	370	375.00–395.00	384.59
19	400–450	424	340.00–380.00	360.58
13	450–500	474	330.00–355.00	341.80
24	500–550	515	325.00–345.00	334.81
10	550–600	568	310.00–340.00	324.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	350.00–390.00	371.95
11	350–400	376	335.00–365.00	349.13
10	400–450	415	315.00–335.00	324.76
10	450–500	475	305.00–325.00	315.21
10	500–550	523	300.00–315.00	307.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	480.00–500.00	490.31
17	350–400	362	420.00–450.00	434.63
14	400–450	418	370.00–400.00	385.63
12	450–500	465	335.00–365.00	350.32
10	500–550	520	315.00–340.00	327.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	600.00–650.00	626.40
14	250–300	268	550.00–600.00	573.36
12	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	525.58
10	350–400	365	480.00–530.00	504.32
10	400–450	415	410.00–430.00	420.24
16	450–500	468	370.00–400.00	385.24
16	500–550	525	345.00–365.00	354.71
23	550–600	575	330.00–360.00	345.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	310.00–460.00	388.46
13	350–400	372	360.00–390.00	375.65
14	400–450	428	340.00–360.00	349.71

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.