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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 3

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

888 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 951▲ 888 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 407▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.83/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −133.50 against this barn's trailing median of $379.33.

Average price

$245.83

7 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.44

vs FL average

−53.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	245.83	1,288	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

245.83

—

FL average4 barns · 55 hd

270.27

−24.44

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−53.03

This barn, trailing median21 sales

379.33

−133.50

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.23, low $307.71, median $379.33 across 21 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	1,392	162.58	2,263	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	139.02	1,618	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	124.14	1,332	11

Every lot

24 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	451.59/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,418	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	495.35/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,575	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	442.18/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,596	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	400.20/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,513	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	359.55/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,485	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	417.50/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,737	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	354.73/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,667	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	315.19/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,494	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	324.83/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,660	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	287.26/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,479	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	448.62/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,225	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	367.31/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,168	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	327.78/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,092	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	310.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,127	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	343.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,251	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	318.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,302	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	286.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	297.84/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,367	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	276.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,303	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	245.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,288	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	162.58/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,263	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,332	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	136.80/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,581	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	157.56/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,938	3

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 951Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 407Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	420.00–480.00	448.62
9	300–350	318	350.00–390.00	367.31
9	350–400	364	330.00–360.00	343.74
7	400–450	409	310.00–330.00	318.39
5	450–500	459	290.00–310.00	297.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	315.00–340.00	327.78
8	350–400	363	300.00–320.00	310.34
5	400–450	419	280.00–290.00	286.09
7	450–500	471	270.00–285.00	276.62
7	500–550	524	240.00–250.00	245.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	430.00–470.00	451.59
4	350–400	378	390.00–410.00	400.20
6	400–450	413	335.00–385.00	359.55
5	450–500	474	300.00–325.00	315.19
4	500–550	515	275.00–300.00	287.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	480.00–510.00	495.35
7	350–400	361	420.00–460.00	442.18
7	400–450	416	400.00–440.00	417.50
10	450–500	470	330.00–380.00	354.73
7	500–550	511	310.00–345.00	324.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	156.00–170.00	162.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,156	128.00–145.00	136.80
3	—	1,230	156.00–161.00	157.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,073	120.00–127.00	124.14

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.