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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 23

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▲ 368 vs last sale 351▼ 146 vs year ago 865 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 113▼ 61 vs year ago 230 · −26.5%

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 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.56/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −57.77 against this barn's trailing median of $379.33.

Average price

$321.56

30 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs FL average

−14.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	325.46	1,770	23
Medium and Large 2	529	308.74	1,633	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $137 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 sale30 hd

321.56

—

FL average4 barns · 142 hd

326.00

−4.45

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−14.35

This barn, trailing median21 sales

379.33

−57.77

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.23, low $307.71, median $379.33 across 21 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	—	Low	1,619	182.58	2,955	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	162.27	2,029	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	148.13	1,669	26

Every lot

35 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	607.78/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,313	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	576.15/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,533	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	443.21/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,401	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	486.35/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,547	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	531.50/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,695	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	473.99/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,754	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	422.07/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,566	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	375.50/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,401	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	434.55/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,795	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	359.27/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,534	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	399.65/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,711	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	398.52/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,857	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	355.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,681	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	323.53/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,534	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	357.20/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,886	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,952	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	454.48/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,200	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	413.50/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,269	97
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	383.03/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,222	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	347.21/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,121	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	388.29/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,441	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	347.17/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,302	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	306.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,292	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	327.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,386	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	359.42/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,538	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	340.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,592	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	309.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,465	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	308.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,633	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	329.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,758	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	318.61/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,787	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	166.83/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	194.39/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,272	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,669	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	157.89/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,945	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	174.46/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,270	14

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 351Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 113Year ago 230

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	162.00–170.00	166.83
4	—	1,683	193.00–198.00	194.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,232	150.00–164.00	157.89
14	—	1,301	169.00–182.00	174.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,127	145.00–151.00	148.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	264	440.00–470.00	454.48
97	300–350	307	410.00–450.00	413.50
17	350–400	371	370.00–410.00	388.29
22	400–450	428	340.00–380.00	359.42
18	450–500	468	330.00–350.00	340.16
14	500–550	533	320.00–340.00	329.86
9	550–600	561	305.00–330.00	318.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	365.00–400.00	383.03
10	350–400	375	335.00–360.00	347.17
10	400–450	423	320.00–335.00	327.72
10	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	309.74
7	500–550	529	300.00–315.00	308.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	340.00–355.00	347.21
9	400–450	421	300.00–315.00	306.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	216	600.00–620.00	607.78
9	250–300	266	550.00–600.00	576.15
9	300–350	319	520.00–540.00	531.50
18	350–400	370	450.00–500.00	473.99
22	400–450	413	420.00–450.00	434.55
19	450–500	466	380.00–420.00	398.52
16	500–550	528	345.00–370.00	357.20
12	550–600	558	340.00–360.00	349.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	318	470.00–500.00	486.35
13	350–400	371	400.00–440.00	422.07
18	400–450	428	380.00–420.00	399.65
20	450–500	473	340.00–370.00	355.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	430.00–460.00	443.21
10	350–400	373	360.00–390.00	375.50
11	400–450	427	350.00–370.00	359.27
9	450–500	474	315.00–330.00	323.53

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.