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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 28

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

590 head

▲ 274 vs last sale 316▼ 163 vs year ago 753 · −21.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 123▼ 147 vs year ago 251 · −58.6%

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 3.00 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 $341.41/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −74.71 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$341.41

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.45

vs FL average

−33.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	341.41	1,844	17thin

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 sale17 hd

341.41

—

FL average4 barns · 81 hd

332.96

+8.45

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−33.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−74.71

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	—	Average	1,467	174.22	2,556	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	143.61	1,784	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	125.35	1,259	7thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	626.29/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,353	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	534.67/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,433	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	464.78/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,478	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	426.69/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,382	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	509.39/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,681	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	394.65/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,456	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	348.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,293	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	440.40/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,643	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	376.63/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,555	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	410.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,730	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	338.67/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,446	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	362.16/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,677	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	329.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,527	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	349.13/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,784	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	332.73/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,907	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	442.46/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,186	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	404.71/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,275	23
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	354.66/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,163	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	344.48/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,250	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	390.01/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,455	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	309.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,158	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	359.64/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,503	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	318.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,352	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	292.01/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,259	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	314.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,455	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	294.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,365	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	297.36/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,546	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,467	174.22/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,556	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	125.35/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,259	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	152.27/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,874	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	141.37/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,760	27

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 316Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 123Year ago 251

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,245	135.00–148.00	141.37
7	—	1,231	150.00–154.00	152.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	121.00–132.00	125.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	168.00–180.00	174.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	268	420.00–460.00	442.46
23	300–350	315	380.00–430.00	404.71
11	350–400	373	370.00–415.00	390.01
12	400–450	418	340.00–380.00	359.64
9	450–500	463	310.00–320.00	314.36
8	500–550	520	290.00–305.00	297.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	340.00–370.00	354.66
16	350–400	363	330.00–360.00	344.48
7	400–450	424	310.00–325.00	318.79
7	450–500	464	290.00–300.00	294.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	300.00–320.00	309.50
9	400–450	431	275.00–305.00	292.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	216	610.00–640.00	626.29
8	250–300	268	530.00–540.00	534.67
20	300–350	330	490.00–530.00	509.39
14	350–400	373	420.00–460.00	440.40
9	400–450	421	400.00–425.00	410.96
14	450–500	463	350.00–375.00	362.16
9	500–550	511	340.00–360.00	349.13
8	550–600	573	315.00–350.00	332.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	318	450.00–480.00	464.78
7	350–400	369	380.00–415.00	394.65
11	400–450	413	360.00–390.00	376.63
12	450–500	463	320.00–340.00	329.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	410.00–440.00	426.69
9	350–400	371	340.00–360.00	348.62
9	400–450	427	325.00–350.00	338.67

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.