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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 2

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← May 19Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

744 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 806▼ 111 vs year ago 855 · −13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 313▲ 34 vs year ago 214 · +15.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

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 $341.23/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −74.89 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$341.23

33 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$30.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.96

vs FL average

−37.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	350.52	1,875	23
Medium and Large 2	518	319.86	1,657	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $218 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

341.23

—

FL average4 barns · 92 hd

350.19

−8.96

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−37.35

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−74.89

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	1,461	184.56	2,696	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	157.52	1,782	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	140.41	1,436	34

Every lot

30 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	556.13/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,546	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	475.47/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,522	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	519.80/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,674	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	424.54/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,380	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	345.43/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,264	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	459.89/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,711	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	399.33/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,490	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	332.05/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,395	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	380.47/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,617	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	425.44/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,825	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	339.60/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,569	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	381.76/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,779	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	359.32/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,861	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,657	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	336.83/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,890	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	424.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,103	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	398.50/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,235	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	354.69/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,160	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	364.52/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,363	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	337.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,263	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	352.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,455	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	324.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,347	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	307.34/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,444	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	337.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,612	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	290.29/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,510	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	316.41/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,648	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,461	184.56/cwt	178.00–192.00	2,696	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	140.41/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,436	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	167.81/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,881	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	151.50/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,723	53

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 806Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 313Year ago 214

No trends offered due to market closure last Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,461	178.00–192.00	184.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,137	146.00–161.00	151.50
31	—	1,121	164.00–177.00	167.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,023	135.00–146.00	140.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	260	410.00–440.00	424.42
17	300–350	310	380.00–420.00	398.50
17	350–400	374	350.00–380.00	364.52
22	400–450	413	340.00–365.00	352.27
20	450–500	478	330.00–345.00	337.30
9	500–550	521	305.00–330.00	316.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	327	340.00–370.00	354.69
17	350–400	374	330.00–345.00	337.74
19	400–450	415	320.00–330.00	324.68
14	450–500	470	300.00–315.00	307.34
14	500–550	520	280.00–300.00	290.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	278	530.00–580.00	556.13
17	300–350	322	510.00–530.00	519.80
19	350–400	372	440.00–480.00	459.89
19	400–450	429	410.00–440.00	425.44
15	450–500	466	360.00–400.00	381.76
14	500–550	518	340.00–380.00	359.32
9	550–600	561	330.00–345.00	336.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	320	460.00–490.00	475.47
14	350–400	373	380.00–420.00	399.33
18	400–450	425	360.00–400.00	380.47
15	450–500	462	330.00–350.00	339.60
10	500–550	518	310.00–330.00	319.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	410.00–440.00	424.54
11	350–400	366	330.00–365.00	345.43
10	400–450	420	320.00–345.00	332.05

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.