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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 9

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

597 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 744▼ 353 vs year ago 950 · −37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 248▼ 90 vs year ago 268 · −33.6%

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 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 $359.43/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −56.69 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$359.43

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.09

vs FL average

−21.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	365.82	1,967	20
Medium and Large 2	521	341.19	1,778	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about $189 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 sale27 hd

359.43

—

FL average4 barns · 114 hd

337.35

+22.09

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−21.58

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−56.69

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	1,530	186.48	2,853	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	158.59	2,022	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	140.17	1,511	17

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	589.25/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,562	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	497.02/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,581	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	531.42/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,706	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	444.43/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,458	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	370.96/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,354	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	459.19/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,699	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	405.30/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,532	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	440.84/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,843	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,420	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	386.50/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,646	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	343.73/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,585	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	384.08/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,821	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	341.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,778	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	369.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,933	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	358.91/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,028	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	436.88/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,197	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	375.66/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,198	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	415.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	358.08/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,328	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	390.80/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,462	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	360.48/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,496	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	325.83/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,355	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	343.65/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,595	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	316.53/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,475	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	323.87/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,668	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	186.48/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,853	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,511	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	154.68/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,964	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	168.53/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,171	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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 744Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 248Year ago 268

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	183.00–189.00	186.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,270	150.00–159.00	154.68
13	—	1,288	164.00–174.00	168.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,078	135.00–145.00	140.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	420.00–460.00	436.88
13	300–350	324	400.00–430.00	415.69
15	350–400	374	370.00–410.00	390.80
8	400–450	415	340.00–380.00	360.48
9	450–500	464	330.00–360.00	343.65
7	500–550	515	310.00–335.00	323.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	360.00–390.00	375.66
9	350–400	371	350.00–365.00	358.08
7	400–450	416	320.00–330.00	325.83
7	450–500	466	305.00–325.00	316.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	265	570.00–610.00	589.25
9	300–350	321	520.00–540.00	531.42
12	350–400	370	440.00–480.00	459.19
8	400–450	418	420.00–460.00	440.84
9	450–500	474	365.00–400.00	384.08
13	500–550	523	365.00–375.00	369.54
7	550–600	565	345.00–370.00	358.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	480.00–510.00	497.02
16	350–400	378	390.00–420.00	405.30
13	400–450	426	370.00–400.00	386.50
7	450–500	461	335.00–350.00	343.73
7	500–550	521	330.00–350.00	341.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	430.00–460.00	444.43
7	350–400	365	360.00–380.00	370.96
6	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	339.82

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.