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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 24

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 477▼ 158 vs year ago 561 · −28.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 127▼ 154 vs year ago 289 · −53.3%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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 $328.21/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −87.91 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$328.21

33 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$44.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

vs FL average

−35.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	345.61	1,813	20
Medium and Large 2	545	301.43	1,643	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.18/cwt here — about $169 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 sale33 hd

328.21

—

FL average3 barns · 60 hd

329.26

−1.06

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−35.77

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−87.91

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	1,415	156.47	2,214	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	148.30	1,670	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	132.20	1,401	15

Every lot

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	529.52/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,393	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	479.08/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,308	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	495.78/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,586	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	392.92/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,418	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	453.97/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,657	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	436.56/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,829	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	378.60/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,594	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	328.38/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,389	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	353.84/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,610	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	317.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,475	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	351.76/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,801	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	308.95/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,597	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	327.17/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,839	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	292.66/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,692	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	379.69/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,215	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	312.30/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,006	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	348.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,130	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	359	282.20/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,013	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	315.31/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,145	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	355.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,294	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	304.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,247	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	329.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,360	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	272.34/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,152	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	310.81/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,461	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	269.85/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,384	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	273.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,583	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	148.52/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,434	163.28/cwt	156.00–176.00	2,341	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	132.20/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,401	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	143.95/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,581	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	157.67/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,870	13

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 477Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 127Year ago 289

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	320	370.00–390.00	379.69
17	350–400	364	340.00–370.00	355.47
19	400–450	413	320.00–340.00	329.29
5	450–500	470	305.00–320.00	310.81
5	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	273.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	340.00–360.00	348.87
6	350–400	363	300.00–330.00	315.31
5	400–450	410	300.00–310.00	304.15
6	500–550	513	260.00–280.00	269.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	300.00–320.00	312.30
5	350–400	359	270.00–290.00	282.20
5	400–450	423	260.00–290.00	272.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	263	520.00–540.00	529.52
10	300–350	320	470.00–520.00	495.78
18	350–400	365	430.00–480.00	453.97
7	400–450	419	420.00–460.00	436.56
15	450–500	455	340.00–370.00	353.84
15	500–550	512	335.00–370.00	351.76
5	550–600	562	315.00–335.00	327.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	460.00–500.00	479.08
9	350–400	361	380.00–410.00	392.92
9	400–450	421	360.00–400.00	378.60
5	450–500	464	310.00–330.00	317.84
7	500–550	517	300.00–320.00	308.95
6	550–600	578	285.00–300.00	292.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	315.00–345.00	328.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	156.00–176.00	163.28
6	—	1,393	145.00–152.00	148.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,186	152.00–164.00	157.67
28	—	1,098	134.00–151.00	143.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,060	128.00–140.00	132.20

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.