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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jan 27

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 930▲ 112 vs year ago 839 · +13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

407 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 278▲ 81 vs year ago 326 · +24.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, with instances 10.00 higher on quality lightweight calves.

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 $300.93/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −115.19 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$300.93

13 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$29.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs FL average

−47.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	318.79	1,648	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	289.76	1,515	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $133 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 sale13 hd

300.93

—

FL average4 barns · 71 hd

308.16

−7.24

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−47.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−115.19

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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.68, low $358.50, median $416.12 across 28 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	1,568	164.80	2,585	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	143.07	1,725	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	123.73	1,284	17

Every lot

25 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	561.38/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,493	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	500.47/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,591	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	449.54/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,461	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	393.74/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,433	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	445.40/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,670	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	385.35/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,638	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	345.44/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,478	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	309.08/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,425	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	332.84/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,544	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	318.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,648	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,515	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	387.46/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,224	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	339.70/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,121	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	313.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,147	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	348.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,293	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	298.44/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,242	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	325.83/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,359	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	272.77/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,268	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	295.88/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,388	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	267.25/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,384	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	158.71/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,309	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	176.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,177	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	123.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,284	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	159.47/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,906	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	139.55/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,686	28

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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 930Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 407Last week 278Year ago 326

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	370.00–410.00	387.46
9	350–400	371	340.00–360.00	348.62
5	400–450	417	320.00–330.00	325.83
5	450–500	469	290.00–305.00	295.88
6	500–550	518	260.00–275.00	267.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	320.00–360.00	339.70
7	350–400	366	305.00–320.00	313.42
7	400–450	416	290.00–305.00	298.44
6	450–500	465	260.00–285.00	272.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	440.00–460.00	449.54
9	350–400	364	380.00–410.00	393.74
6	400–450	428	330.00–360.00	345.44
5	450–500	461	300.00–315.00	309.08
8	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	289.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	266	530.00–590.00	561.38
14	300–350	318	480.00–520.00	500.47
6	350–400	375	430.00–460.00	445.40
6	400–450	425	370.00–400.00	385.35
5	450–500	464	325.00–345.00	332.84
5	500–550	517	310.00–325.00	318.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,455	155.00–167.00	158.71
3	—	1,795	170.00–180.00	176.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	152.00–166.00	159.47
28	—	1,208	132.00–149.00	139.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,038	118.00–128.00	123.73

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.