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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 30

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,019 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 886▲ 68 vs year ago 951 · +7.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 295▼ 100 vs year ago 388 · −25.8%

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 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 6.00 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 $355.29/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.29 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$355.29

83 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs FL average

−26.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	365.17	1,977	49
Medium and Large 2	535	341.04	1,826	34

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $151 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 sale83 hd

355.29

—

FL average4 barns · 195 hd

355.20

+0.09

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−26.39

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−72.29

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	1,666	195.88	3,263	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	168.47	1,969	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	144.65	1,558	63

Every lot

34 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	218	648.39/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,413	14
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	595.40/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,685	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	577.43/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,865	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	509.78/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,652	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	468.06/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,535	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	423.70/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,538	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	539.62/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,007	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	484.35/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,811	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	394.62/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,606	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	440.24/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,871	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	340.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,589	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	413.52/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,948	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	375.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,771	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	345.14/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,788	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	370.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,938	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	335.18/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,877	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	357.33/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,030	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	545.57/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,446	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	499.38/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,598	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	443.74/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,424	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	409.86/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,320	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	422.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,567	35
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	385.50/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,438	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	394.37/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,648	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	350.29/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,485	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	314.11/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,341	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	365.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,688	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	332.74/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,577	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	350.06/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,817	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,666	195.88/cwt	187.00–202.00	3,263	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	163.12/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,709	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	149.21/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,607	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	136.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,472	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	179.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,546	30

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 886Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 295Year ago 388

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,077	145.00–152.00	149.21
23	—	1,077	130.00–140.00	136.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,048	155.00–171.00	163.12
30	—	1,418	175.00–190.00	179.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,666	187.00–202.00	195.88

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	265	530.00–560.00	545.57
20	300–350	320	480.00–520.00	499.38
35	350–400	371	410.00–440.00	422.46
30	400–450	418	380.00–410.00	394.37
21	450–500	462	350.00–380.00	365.31
29	500–550	519	340.00–360.00	350.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	321	430.00–460.00	443.74
24	350–400	373	370.00–400.00	385.50
19	400–450	424	340.00–360.00	350.29
19	450–500	474	325.00–340.00	332.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	322	400.00–420.00	409.86
13	400–450	427	300.00–330.00	314.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	218	630.00–670.00	648.39
14	250–300	283	580.00–610.00	595.40
17	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	577.43
19	350–400	372	520.00–560.00	539.62
24	400–450	425	430.00–450.00	440.24
15	450–500	471	400.00–430.00	413.52
29	500–550	523	360.00–380.00	370.58
20	550–600	568	350.00–365.00	357.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	324	500.00–520.00	509.78
19	350–400	374	460.00–510.00	484.35
23	400–450	407	380.00–410.00	394.62
17	450–500	472	370.00–380.00	375.16
20	500–550	518	335.00–355.00	345.14
14	550–600	560	325.00–345.00	335.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	328	450.00–490.00	468.06
19	350–400	363	410.00–440.00	423.70
15	450–500	466	330.00–350.00	340.99

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.