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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

514 head

▼ 325 vs last sale 839▼ 372 vs year ago 886 · −42.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 184▼ 176 vs year ago 296 · −59.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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 $378.78/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.80 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$378.78

36 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs FL average

−50.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	409.66	2,122	16thin
Medium and Large 2	516	354.07	1,827	20

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $295 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 sale36 hd

378.78

—

FL average4 barns · 96 hd

372.88

+5.90

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−50.37

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−48.80

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	—	High	1,631	192.06	3,132	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,479	160.48	2,374	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	139.96	1,475	17

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	647.87/cwt	600.00–690.00	1,691	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	556.15/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,807	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	619.43/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,026	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	503.42/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,646	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	555.44/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,022	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	498.58/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,835	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	446.17/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,655	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	472.80/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,990	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	414.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,754	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	388.17/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,801	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	435.56/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,038	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	406.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,903	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	354.07/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,827	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	409.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,122	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	629.29/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,340	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	561.38/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,493	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	520.79/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,656	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	460.77/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,484	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	405.46/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,318	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	491.72/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,834	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	432.75/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,618	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	390.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,464	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	439.52/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,824	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	389.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,637	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	403.89/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,882	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	369.79/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,757	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	369.57/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,929	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	177.71/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,763	6
Bulls	—	—	1,611	194.01/cwt	188.00–199.00	3,126	14
Bulls	—	—	1,777	203.81/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,622	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	136.52/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,337	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,575	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	156.82/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,216	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	169.63/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,790	10

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 839Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 184Year ago 296

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	135.00–139.00	136.52
10	—	1,106	140.00–145.00	142.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,413	148.00–162.00	156.82
10	—	1,645	164.00–184.00	169.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,777	202.00–211.00	203.81
6	—	1,555	171.00–184.00	177.71
14	—	1,611	188.00–199.00	194.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	213	610.00–650.00	629.29
9	250–300	266	530.00–590.00	561.38
12	300–350	318	500.00–540.00	520.79
19	350–400	373	470.00–510.00	491.72
14	400–450	415	420.00–460.00	439.52
9	450–500	466	390.00–420.00	403.89
15	500–550	522	360.00–380.00	369.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	440.00–480.00	460.77
11	350–400	374	410.00–450.00	432.75
10	400–450	420	380.00–400.00	389.76
10	450–500	475	360.00–380.00	369.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	390.00–420.00	405.46
10	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	390.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	530.00–580.00	556.15
9	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	498.58
12	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	414.56
11	450–500	468	400.00–415.00	406.70
20	500–550	516	330.00–385.00	354.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	261	600.00–690.00	647.87
15	300–350	327	600.00–640.00	619.43
17	350–400	364	530.00–580.00	555.44
19	400–450	421	450.00–500.00	472.80
10	450–500	468	420.00–450.00	435.56
16	500–550	518	400.00–420.00	409.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	500.00–520.00	503.42
9	350–400	371	430.00–460.00	446.17
9	450–500	464	380.00–395.00	388.17

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.