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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 10

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,083 head

▲ 315 vs last sale 768▲ 348 vs year ago 735 · +47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 230▲ 73 vs year ago 232 · +31.5%

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 8.00 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 $406.60/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −20.98 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$406.60

69 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$46.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs FL average

−6.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	427.46	2,303	38
Medium and Large 2	542	381.03	2,065	31

One grade step is worth $46.42/cwt here — about $238 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 sale69 hd

406.60

—

FL average4 barns · 255 hd

403.29

+3.31

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−6.92

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−20.98

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	1,902	215.81	4,105	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	169.97	2,383	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	149.72	1,569	62

Every lot

38 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	649.13/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,714	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	560.63/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,794	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	609.82/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,964	21
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	520.38/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,707	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	580.55/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,119	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	531.47/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,982	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	478.39/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,808	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	509.54/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,150	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	429.65/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,826	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	463.94/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,995	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	470.62/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,184	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	389.26/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,814	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	424.52/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,995	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	440.38/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,286	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	391.24/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,038	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	411.49/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,317	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	364.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,098	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	357.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,240	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	544.56/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,438	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	424.17/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,349	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	465.14/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,512	25
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	499.70/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,649	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	423.44/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,546	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	469.86/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,734	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	389.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,461	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	400.71/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,683	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	440.30/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,862	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	409.39/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,904	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	385.06/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,798	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	354.04/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,678	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	380.48/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,975	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,804	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,777	207.70/cwt	203.00–217.00	3,691	3
Bulls	—	—	2,027	223.92/cwt	219.00–226.00	4,539	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	151.35/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,574	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	138.73/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,526	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	180.57/cwt	177.00–191.00	2,447	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	166.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,358	78

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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,083Last week 768Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 230Year ago 232

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	203.00–217.00	207.70
3	—	2,027	219.00–226.00	223.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,040	145.00–157.00	151.35
8	—	1,100	135.00–143.00	138.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,419	160.00–175.00	166.16
28	—	1,355	177.00–191.00	180.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	264	620.00–680.00	649.13
21	300–350	322	590.00–630.00	609.82
20	350–400	365	560.00–600.00	580.55
19	400–450	422	490.00–530.00	509.54
19	450–500	464	450.00–490.00	470.62
21	500–550	519	420.00–460.00	440.38
17	550–600	563	400.00–425.00	411.49
15	600–650	626	340.00–370.00	357.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	320	540.00–580.00	560.63
25	350–400	373	510.00–550.00	531.47
21	400–450	430	450.00–480.00	463.94
24	450–500	470	410.00–440.00	424.52
19	500–550	521	375.00–410.00	391.24
12	550–600	575	360.00–370.00	364.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	328	510.00–530.00	520.38
21	350–400	378	460.00–500.00	478.39
16	400–450	425	420.00–440.00	429.65
19	450–500	466	380.00–400.00	389.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	264	530.00–560.00	544.56
20	300–350	330	490.00–510.00	499.70
21	350–400	369	450.00–490.00	469.86
20	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	440.30
25	450–500	465	400.00–420.00	409.39
19	500–550	519	360.00–400.00	380.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	465.14
21	350–400	365	410.00–435.00	423.44
20	400–450	420	380.00–420.00	400.71
23	450–500	467	375.00–395.00	385.06
16	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	344.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	318	410.00–440.00	424.17
16	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	389.73
17	450–500	474	345.00–365.00	354.04

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.