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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 6

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,008 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 1,019▼ 49 vs year ago 1,057 · −4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

284 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 288▼ 69 vs year ago 353 · −19.5%

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 5.00 to 10.00 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 $353.86/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.72 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$353.86

81 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$24.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs FL average

−36.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	365.47	1,962	43
Medium and Large 2	539	340.72	1,836	38

One grade step is worth $24.75/cwt here — about $126 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 sale81 hd

353.86

—

FL average4 barns · 205 hd

352.73

+1.14

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−36.16

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−73.72

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	162.17	2,000	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	141.67	1,558	56

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	617.46/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,704	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	525.35/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,671	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	583.64/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,885	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	555.63/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,022	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	479.47/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,798	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	418.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,582	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	455.74/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,928	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	410.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,740	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	387.24/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,646	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	432.30/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,980	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	389.74/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,801	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	362.70/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,697	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	369.96/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,916	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	342.61/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,795	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	337.83/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,899	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	357.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,043	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	338.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,080	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	545.93/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,474	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	459.06/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,469	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	505.33/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,637	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	376.41/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,378	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	417.32/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,573	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	399.94/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,676	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	362.13/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,532	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	374.59/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,734	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	345.75/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,618	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	345.43/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,796	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	317.76/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,659	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	336.58/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,915	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	135.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,329	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	176.17/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,084	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	146.01/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,727	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	158.38/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,975	74

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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 1,019Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 288Year ago 353

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,183	173.00–181.00	176.17
74	—	1,247	153.00–168.00	158.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,183	140.00–154.00	146.01
23	—	981	133.00–139.00	135.45

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	270	520.00–570.00	545.93
19	300–350	324	490.00–520.00	505.33
21	350–400	377	405.00–430.00	417.32
23	400–450	419	385.00–415.00	399.94
22	450–500	463	360.00–390.00	374.59
22	500–550	520	330.00–360.00	345.43
11	550–600	569	325.00–350.00	336.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	320	440.00–480.00	459.06
15	350–400	366	360.00–390.00	376.41
18	400–450	423	350.00–375.00	362.13
17	450–500	468	335.00–355.00	345.75
17	500–550	522	310.00–325.00	317.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	276	600.00–640.00	617.46
20	300–350	323	550.00–620.00	583.64
19	350–400	364	530.00–580.00	555.63
20	400–450	423	430.00–480.00	455.74
20	450–500	458	420.00–445.00	432.30
28	500–550	518	360.00–390.00	369.96
15	550–600	572	350.00–365.00	357.10
8	600–650	614	330.00–340.00	338.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	318	510.00–540.00	525.35
20	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	479.47
19	400–450	424	400.00–420.00	410.29
19	450–500	462	380.00–400.00	389.74
23	500–550	524	335.00–350.00	342.61
15	550–600	562	330.00–345.00	337.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	378	400.00–440.00	418.43
16	400–450	425	380.00–395.00	387.24
16	450–500	468	350.00–375.00	362.70

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.