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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 21

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 626▼ 341 vs year ago 657 · −51.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 176▼ 132 vs year ago 255 · −51.8%

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.41/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.71 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$343.41

15 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$28.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs FL average

−30.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	358.86	1,859	7thin
Medium and Large 2	515	329.90	1,699	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.96/cwt here — about $160 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 sale15 hd

343.41

—

FL average3 barns · 48 hd

334.13

+9.28

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−30.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−72.71

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	—	High	1,468	155.03	2,276	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	140.98	1,923	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	128.82	1,425	8thin

Every lot

29 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 2	273	474.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,297	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	460.78/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,488	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	391.28/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,432	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	440.53/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,652	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	344.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,304	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	380.30/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,609	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	414.65/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,783	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	333.73/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,555	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	364.76/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,707	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,699	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	358.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,859	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	348.52/cwt	330.00–360.00	965	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	380.24/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,209	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	349.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,287	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	285.41/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,056	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	319.80/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,209	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	309.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,280	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	337.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,433	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	288.83/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,236	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	319.58/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,473	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	295.41/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,368	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	291.25/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,497	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	256.49/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,344	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	164.02/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,255	4
Bulls	—	—	1,462	142.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,086	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	180.39/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,022	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	128.82/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,425	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	151.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,995	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	139.85/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,915	36

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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 626Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 176Year ago 255

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
6	300–350	318	370.00–390.00	380.24
6	350–400	368	340.00–360.00	349.66
6	400–450	425	325.00–350.00	337.06
9	450–500	461	315.00–325.00	319.58
5	500–550	514	285.00–300.00	291.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	330.00–360.00	348.52
6	350–400	378	310.00–330.00	319.80
5	400–450	414	300.00–315.00	309.13
6	450–500	463	280.00–310.00	295.41
9	500–550	524	250.00–265.00	256.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	275.00–300.00	285.41
5	400–450	428	285.00–295.00	288.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	460.00–500.00	474.95
12	300–350	323	440.00–480.00	460.78
9	350–400	366	370.00–410.00	391.28
6	400–450	423	370.00–390.00	380.30
7	450–500	466	325.00–340.00	333.73
8	500–550	515	320.00–340.00	329.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	375	420.00–460.00	440.53
10	400–450	430	400.00–430.00	414.65
8	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	364.76
7	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	358.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	340.00–350.00	344.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	175.00–186.00	180.39
7	—	1,462	138.00–148.00	142.65
4	—	1,375	156.00–169.00	164.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,369	134.00–149.00	139.85
4	—	1,320	150.00–155.00	151.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	123.00–132.00	128.82

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.