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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 8

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

891 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 882▲ 891 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 278▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 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 $390.62/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −36.96 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$390.62

35 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.97

vs FL average

−55.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	405.16	2,091	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	379.71	1,993	20

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $97 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 sale35 hd

390.62

—

FL average4 barns · 145 hd

378.65

+11.97

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−55.23

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−36.96

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	1,533	185.83	2,848	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,493	155.44	2,320	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	138.72	1,612	80

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	751.76/cwt	700.00–800.00	1,601	16
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	663.33/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,745	24
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	650.47/cwt	630.00–670.00	2,068	30
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	525.97/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,699	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	585.56/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,950	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	560.69/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,035	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	609.45/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,224	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	509.73/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,886	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	464.97/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,939	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	420.35/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,786	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	503.76/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,146	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	459.69/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,156	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	389.31/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,830	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	424.35/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,024	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	405.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,091	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	379.71/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,993	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	229	650.70/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,490	15
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	593.36/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,590	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	415.30/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,337	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	500.62/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,627	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	456.25/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,487	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	390.27/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,424	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	424.95/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,581	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	459.66/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,715	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	409.81/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,729	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	390.41/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,651	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	440.71/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,873	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	409.68/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,925	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	362.90/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,706	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	384.63/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,812	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	385.17/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,995	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	350.29/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,839	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	197.30/cwt	194.00–200.00	2,926	4
Bulls	—	—	1,566	178.18/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,790	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	132.61/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,379	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	141.84/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,736	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	152.12/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,195	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,623	164.20/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,665	22

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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 882Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 278Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	194.00–200.00	197.30
6	—	1,566	173.00–181.00	178.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,224	138.00–148.00	141.84
27	—	1,040	128.00–137.00	132.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,443	145.00–158.00	152.12
22	—	1,623	162.00–167.00	164.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	213	700.00–800.00	751.76
24	250–300	263	630.00–700.00	663.33
30	300–350	318	630.00–670.00	650.47
20	350–400	365	590.00–630.00	609.45
21	400–450	426	490.00–520.00	503.76
19	450–500	469	450.00–470.00	459.69
15	500–550	516	400.00–410.00	405.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	333	560.00–610.00	585.56
18	350–400	363	540.00–580.00	560.69
25	400–450	417	450.00–480.00	464.97
17	450–500	477	410.00–440.00	424.35
20	500–550	525	365.00–395.00	379.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	500.00–550.00	525.97
14	350–400	370	500.00–520.00	509.73
14	400–450	425	410.00–430.00	420.35
21	450–500	470	380.00–400.00	389.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	229	620.00–680.00	650.70
16	250–300	268	570.00–620.00	593.36
20	300–350	325	480.00–520.00	500.62
16	350–400	373	450.00–470.00	459.66
16	400–450	425	420.00–460.00	440.71
16	450–500	470	400.00–420.00	409.68
14	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	385.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	326	440.00–470.00	456.25
27	350–400	372	410.00–440.00	424.95
15	400–450	422	405.00–415.00	409.81
19	450–500	471	380.00–390.00	384.63
18	500–550	525	335.00–365.00	350.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	400.00–430.00	415.30
12	350–400	365	380.00–400.00	390.27
20	400–450	423	380.00–400.00	390.41
16	450–500	470	350.00–375.00	362.90

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.