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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 27

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,035 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 879▲ 126 vs year ago 909 · +13.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 277▼ 80 vs year ago 389 · −20.6%

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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $396.46/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.12 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$396.46

67 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.94

vs FL average

−12.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	415.76	2,209	36
Medium and Large 2	546	374.05	2,044	31

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

396.46

—

FL average4 barns · 157 hd

382.52

+13.94

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−12.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−31.12

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	1,520	199.15	3,028	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	167.03	2,145	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	147.95	1,835	44

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	663.81/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,746	26
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	557.26/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,761	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	505.42/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,627	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	610.61/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,015	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	574.21/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,090	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	499.66/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,844	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	494.85/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,019	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	393.46/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,633	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	435.99/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,866	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	379.12/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,767	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	463.00/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,181	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	413.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,990	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	417.76/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,143	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	379.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,993	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	412.61/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,311	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	369.38/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,083	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	535.40/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,515	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	446.26/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,432	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	409.61/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,323	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	484.58/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,570	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	434.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,586	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	403.74/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,498	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	365.33/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,381	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	417.79/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,751	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	376.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,592	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	409.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,933	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	369.60/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,748	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	371.15/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,923	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	335.19/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,760	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	192.56/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,729	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	209.04/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,501	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	147.95/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,835	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	162.89/cwt	154.00–171.00	2,065	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	180.81/cwt	176.00–196.00	2,419	24

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,035Last week 879Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 277Year ago 389

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
24	—	1,338	176.00–196.00	180.81
80	—	1,268	154.00–171.00	162.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,240	140.00–154.00	147.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	185.00–200.00	192.56
2	—	1,675	208.00–210.00	209.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	283	520.00–550.00	535.40
17	300–350	324	470.00–500.00	484.58
22	350–400	365	420.00–450.00	434.59
17	400–450	419	405.00–430.00	417.79
15	450–500	472	400.00–420.00	409.60
19	500–550	518	355.00–385.00	371.15

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	446.26
17	350–400	371	390.00–415.00	403.74
15	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	376.44
16	450–500	473	355.00–385.00	369.60
14	500–550	525	325.00–345.00	335.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	400.00–420.00	409.61
14	350–400	378	355.00–375.00	365.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	250–300	263	640.00–690.00	663.81
22	300–350	330	590.00–630.00	610.61
17	350–400	364	550.00–600.00	574.21
22	400–450	408	470.00–520.00	494.85
17	450–500	471	440.00–490.00	463.00
22	500–550	513	400.00–435.00	417.76
14	550–600	560	400.00–425.00	412.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	316	530.00–580.00	557.26
27	350–400	369	480.00–520.00	499.66
27	400–450	428	420.00–450.00	435.99
17	450–500	481	400.00–430.00	413.81
14	500–550	525	370.00–390.00	379.71
17	550–600	564	355.00–385.00	369.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	490.00–520.00	505.42
11	400–450	415	380.00–410.00	393.46
15	450–500	466	370.00–390.00	379.12

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.