Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2025-03-03

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

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

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

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 566▼ 124 vs year ago 515 · −24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 231▼ 46 vs year ago 191 · −24.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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 $282.39/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −96.94 against this barn's trailing median of $379.33.

Average price

$282.39

4 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.07

vs FL average

−22.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	282.39	1,449	4thin

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 sale4 hd

282.39

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

280.32

+2.07

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−22.63

This barn, trailing median21 sales

379.33

−96.94

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	1,640	167.42	2,746	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	155.79	1,844	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	141.46	1,589	12

Every lot

21 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	565.98/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,517	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	523.23/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,622	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	451.55/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,454	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	379.32/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,396	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	440.67/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,644	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	417.39/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,686	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	360.32/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,686	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	345.43/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,814	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	455.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,244	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	382.54/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,209	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	344.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,096	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	316.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,152	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	359.19/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,329	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	333.26/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,380	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	314.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,457	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	277.80/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,325	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	282.39/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,449	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	167.42/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,746	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	141.46/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,589	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	152.20/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,794	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	162.18/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,932	9

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 566Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 231Year ago 191

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	440.00–470.00	455.69
9	300–350	316	360.00–400.00	382.54
10	350–400	370	340.00–380.00	359.19
5	400–450	414	315.00–345.00	333.26
6	450–500	463	300.00–330.00	314.59
4	500–550	513	275.00–290.00	282.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	340.00–350.00	344.52
5	350–400	364	310.00–325.00	316.35
5	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	277.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	550.00–580.00	565.98
5	300–350	310	500.00–540.00	523.23
12	350–400	373	420.00–460.00	440.67
7	400–450	404	400.00–440.00	417.39
6	450–500	468	340.00–380.00	360.32
6	500–550	525	330.00–360.00	345.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	440.00–470.00	451.55
6	350–400	368	360.00–400.00	379.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	164.00–169.00	167.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,179	148.00–156.00	152.20
9	—	1,191	159.00–168.00	162.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,123	135.00–146.00	141.46

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.