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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 10

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

504 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 391▼ 52 vs year ago 556 · −9.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 145▼ 110 vs year ago 287 · −38.3%

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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $332.76/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −83.36 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$332.76

18 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$21.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs FL average

−25.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	338.71	1,817	13thin
Medium and Large 2	528	317.27	1,675	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.44/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

332.76

—

FL average4 barns · 42 hd

337.94

−5.19

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−25.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−83.36

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	1,559	179.46	2,798	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	156.96	1,768	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	141.45	1,564	12

Every lot

22 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	439.45/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,397	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	475.81/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,523	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	428.26/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,597	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	384.38/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,476	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	348.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,460	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	397.57/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,670	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	357.46/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,666	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	317.38/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,485	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	346.07/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,793	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	317.27/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,675	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	330.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,842	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	340.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,084	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	373.31/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,210	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	344.69/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,268	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	307.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,138	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	331.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,386	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	299.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,268	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	306.16/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,418	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	179.46/cwt	162.00–190.00	2,798	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	148.41/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,451	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	141.45/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,564	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	164.74/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,077	11

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 391Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 145Year ago 287

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	360.00–390.00	373.31
6	350–400	368	330.00–360.00	344.69
9	400–450	418	320.00–345.00	331.55
5	450–500	463	300.00–315.00	306.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	330.00–350.00	340.97
5	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	307.68
6	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	299.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	430.00–450.00	439.45
5	350–400	384	360.00–400.00	384.38
7	400–450	419	340.00–360.00	348.40
4	450–500	468	310.00–325.00	317.38
5	500–550	528	305.00–325.00	317.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	470.00–480.00	475.81
5	350–400	373	420.00–440.00	428.26
5	400–450	420	380.00–410.00	397.57
7	450–500	466	340.00–370.00	357.46
7	500–550	518	335.00–360.00	346.07
6	550–600	558	320.00–340.00	330.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,559	162.00–190.00	179.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,261	159.00–170.00	164.74
10	—	978	143.00–155.00	148.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,106	134.00–148.00	141.45

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.