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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 16

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

351 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 597▼ 84 vs year ago 435 · −19.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 178▼ 56 vs year ago 169 · −33.1%

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 $347.73/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −68.39 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$347.73

14 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$37.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs FL average

−24.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	366.60	1,910	7thin
Medium and Large 2	518	328.86	1,703	7thin

One grade step is worth $37.74/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

347.73

—

FL average4 barns · 132 hd

347.88

−0.15

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−24.19

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−68.39

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	1,499	195.92	2,937	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	163.40	1,955	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	152.58	1,610	14

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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	608.24/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,362	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	569.05/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,497	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	531.00/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,689	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	449.61/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,452	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	485.77/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,603	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	474.14/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,721	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	420.34/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,568	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	430.36/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,808	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	388.24/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,646	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	350.29/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,499	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	403.96/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,903	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	360.92/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,729	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	328.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,703	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	366.60/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,910	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	429.73/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,195	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	341.13/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,105	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	403.23/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,319	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	369.77/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,213	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	342.84/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,282	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	390.53/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,484	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,275	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	365.80/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,551	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	321.26/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,385	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	340.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,571	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	313.34/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,466	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	328.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,701	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,444	186.98/cwt	177.00–201.00	2,700	7
Bulls	—	—	1,628	216.79/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,529	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	152.58/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,610	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	158.79/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,878	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	174.35/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,141	8

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 597Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 178Year ago 169

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,183	155.00–167.00	158.79
8	—	1,228	171.00–177.00	174.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,055	144.00–158.00	152.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	177.00–201.00	186.98
3	—	1,628	214.00–220.00	216.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	420.00–440.00	429.73
9	300–350	327	385.00–425.00	403.23
22	350–400	380	370.00–410.00	390.53
13	400–450	424	350.00–380.00	365.80
9	450–500	461	330.00–350.00	340.84
7	500–550	518	320.00–335.00	328.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	360.00–380.00	369.77
9	350–400	374	330.00–360.00	342.84
7	400–450	431	315.00–330.00	321.26
7	450–500	468	305.00–320.00	313.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	330.00–350.00	341.13
6	400–450	418	300.00–310.00	305.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	600.00–620.00	608.24
8	250–300	263	550.00–590.00	569.05
13	300–350	318	520.00–540.00	531.00
12	350–400	363	450.00–500.00	474.14
14	400–450	420	420.00–440.00	430.36
7	450–500	471	390.00–415.00	403.96
7	500–550	521	360.00–375.00	366.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	330	470.00–500.00	485.77
14	350–400	373	410.00–430.00	420.34
9	400–450	424	370.00–410.00	388.24
9	450–500	479	345.00–380.00	360.92
7	500–550	518	320.00–340.00	328.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	440.00–460.00	449.61
6	400–450	428	340.00–360.00	350.29

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.