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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 17

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

822 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 758▼ 388 vs year ago 1,210 · −32.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 266▲ 126 vs year ago 133 · +94.7%

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 steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 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 $416.43/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −11.15 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$416.43

52 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$46.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.50

vs FL average

−27.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	439.88	2,341	26
Medium and Large 2	534	392.98	2,100	26

One grade step is worth $46.90/cwt here — about $241 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 sale52 hd

416.43

—

FL average4 barns · 124 hd

407.93

+8.50

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−27.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−11.15

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	—	Low	1,548	188.86	2,923	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,381	159.87	2,207	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	146.30	1,503	55

Every lot

40 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	710.56/cwt	700.00–720.00	1,585	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	622.60/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,619	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	610.02/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,934	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	513.99/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,629	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	565.46/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,838	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	514.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,914	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	564.40/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,117	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	472.61/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,777	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	528.24/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,224	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	475.74/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,012	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	417.97/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,781	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	444.52/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,054	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	485.68/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,254	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	455.22/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,335	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	400.35/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,090	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	379.05/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,115	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	415.33/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,338	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	370.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,276	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	666.78/cwt	630.00–710.00	1,454	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	598.18/cwt	550.00–650.00	1,645	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	425.35/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,353	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	473.83/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,516	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	538.06/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,781	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	505.69/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,820	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	447.67/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,661	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	393.14/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,470	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	472.77/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,938	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	420.22/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,773	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	453.03/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,143	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	404.60/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,914	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	395.51/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,049	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	360.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,869	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	383.14/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,157	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	355.42/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,214	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	174.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,528	9
Bulls	—	—	1,602	203.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,261	9
Bulls	—	—	1,608	189.12/cwt	183.00–194.00	3,041	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	146.30/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,503	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	159.29/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,198	92
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	173.24/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,422	4

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 758Year ago 1,210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 266Year ago 133

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	320	450.00–500.00	473.83
15	350–400	371	420.00–470.00	447.67
19	400–450	422	400.00–440.00	420.22
10	450–500	473	390.00–420.00	404.60
9	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	360.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	318	410.00–440.00	425.35
11	350–400	374	380.00–410.00	393.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	218	630.00–710.00	666.78
14	250–300	275	550.00–650.00	598.18
15	300–350	331	520.00–560.00	538.06
14	350–400	360	480.00–530.00	505.69
13	400–450	410	450.00–500.00	472.77
19	450–500	473	430.00–480.00	453.03
14	500–550	518	380.00–410.00	395.51
9	550–600	563	370.00–400.00	383.14
8	600–650	623	340.00–370.00	355.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	223	700.00–720.00	710.56
13	250–300	260	600.00–650.00	622.60
19	300–350	317	600.00–620.00	610.02
14	350–400	375	550.00–580.00	564.40
19	400–450	421	510.00–550.00	528.24
15	450–500	464	470.00–500.00	485.68
16	500–550	513	440.00–470.00	455.22
10	550–600	563	400.00–430.00	415.33
12	600–650	615	360.00–380.00	370.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	317	500.00–530.00	513.99
11	350–400	376	450.00–490.00	472.61
15	400–450	426	400.00–440.00	417.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	550.00–580.00	565.46
15	350–400	372	500.00–530.00	514.50
14	400–450	423	450.00–500.00	475.74
17	450–500	462	430.00–460.00	444.52
17	500–550	522	390.00–410.00	400.35
9	550–600	558	365.00–390.00	379.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,453	170.00–180.00	174.01
6	—	1,608	183.00–194.00	189.12
9	—	1,602	200.00–207.00	203.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,380	153.00–166.00	159.29
4	—	1,398	168.00–180.00	173.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,027	142.00–151.00	146.30

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.