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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 16

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

899 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 928▼ 241 vs year ago 1,140 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 417▼ 49 vs year ago 303 · −16.2%

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 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 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 $340.06/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −87.52 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$340.06

67 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$29.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs FL average

−32.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	354.69	1,907	34
Medium and Large 2	533	325.00	1,733	33

One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $174 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 sale67 hd

340.06

—

FL average4 barns · 270 hd

344.62

−4.56

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−32.37

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−87.52

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	1,620	199.92	3,239	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	170.12	1,986	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	143.76	1,436	36

Every lot

36 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	620.87/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,428	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	576.90/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,563	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	489.18/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,556	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	455.83/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,450	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	525.45/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,718	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	470.16/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,740	31
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	380.41/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,408	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	413.52/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,555	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	392.12/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,619	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	420.23/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,761	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	347.26/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,632	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	393.68/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,854	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	367.78/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,740	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	332.21/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,701	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	362.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,875	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	312.37/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,781	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	341.79/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,952	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	471.38/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,277	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	438.19/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,385	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	355.31/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,137	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	384.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,250	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	395.51/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,455	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	355.71/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,309	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	327.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,237	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	329.23/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,393	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	352.37/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,526	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	344.60/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,613	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	317.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,486	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	334.71/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,740	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,647	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,807	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	187.05/cwt	184.00–191.00	3,002	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	208.50/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,399	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	143.76/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,436	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,059	162.28/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,719	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	179.46/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,326	42

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 928Year ago 1,140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 417Year ago 303

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	271	440.00–510.00	471.38
17	300–350	316	420.00–460.00	438.19
14	350–400	368	380.00–410.00	395.51
18	400–450	433	345.00–360.00	352.37
14	450–500	468	330.00–360.00	344.60
14	500–550	520	325.00–345.00	334.71
12	550–600	565	315.00–325.00	319.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	370.00–400.00	384.54
16	350–400	368	340.00–370.00	355.71
21	400–450	423	320.00–340.00	329.23
12	450–500	468	310.00–325.00	317.62
10	500–550	523	310.00–320.00	314.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	320	345.00–365.00	355.31
14	350–400	378	320.00–335.00	327.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	230	600.00–640.00	620.87
15	250–300	271	550.00–610.00	576.90
19	300–350	327	510.00–540.00	525.45
31	350–400	370	440.00–500.00	470.16
17	400–450	419	410.00–430.00	420.23
15	450–500	471	380.00–410.00	393.68
21	500–550	517	350.00–375.00	362.67
13	550–600	571	335.00–350.00	341.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	318	480.00–500.00	489.18
17	350–400	376	400.00–430.00	413.52
16	400–450	413	380.00–405.00	392.12
18	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	367.78
21	500–550	512	320.00–345.00	332.21
12	550–600	570	305.00–320.00	312.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	318	440.00–470.00	455.83
14	350–400	370	370.00–390.00	380.41
14	450–500	470	340.00–355.00	347.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	999	136.00–150.00	143.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,296	172.00–189.00	179.46
50	—	1,059	155.00–170.00	162.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,630	205.00–215.00	208.50
4	—	1,605	184.00–191.00	187.05

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.