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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 7

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

926 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 719▼ 91 vs year ago 1,017 · −8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

261 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 169▼ 43 vs year ago 304 · −14.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

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 $346.61/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −69.51 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$346.61

47 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

vs FL average

−32.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	355.90	1,941	33
Medium and Large 2	530	324.72	1,721	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $220 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 sale47 hd

346.61

—

FL average2 barns · 98 hd

347.37

−0.76

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−32.52

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−69.51

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	1,575	191.45	3,015	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	164.18	1,950	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	142.72	1,487	27

Every lot

32 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	626.86/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,354	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	559.26/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,510	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	490.20/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,578	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	456.73/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,475	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	529.54/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,737	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	474.36/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,727	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	425.48/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,570	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	388.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,454	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	432.89/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,814	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	394.64/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,657	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	367.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,544	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	386.46/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,770	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	355.27/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,645	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	360.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,899	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	324.72/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,721	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	349.82/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,994	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	346.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,134	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	449.60/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,245	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	420.63/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,325	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	380.20/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,213	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	382.65/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,412	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	350.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,307	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	365.27/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,527	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,401	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	349.77/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,633	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	312.16/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,480	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	339.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,766	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	314.83/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,810	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	191.45/cwt	184.00–204.00	3,015	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	142.72/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,487	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	159.20/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,872	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	181.03/cwt	171.00–191.00	2,219	21

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 926Last week 719Year ago 1,017

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 169Year ago 304

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,226	171.00–191.00	181.03
71	—	1,176	152.00–168.00	159.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,042	136.00–149.00	142.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,575	184.00–204.00	191.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	277	440.00–460.00	449.60
20	300–350	315	400.00–440.00	420.63
19	350–400	369	370.00–395.00	382.65
16	400–450	418	350.00–380.00	365.27
19	450–500	467	335.00–365.00	349.77
14	500–550	520	330.00–350.00	339.71
16	550–600	575	305.00–325.00	314.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	319	370.00–390.00	380.20
18	350–400	373	340.00–360.00	350.34
14	400–450	425	320.00–340.00	329.76
15	450–500	474	305.00–320.00	312.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	480.00–500.00	490.20
17	350–400	369	410.00–440.00	425.48
18	400–450	420	380.00–410.00	394.64
14	450–500	463	345.00–365.00	355.27
14	500–550	530	310.00–340.00	324.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	440.00–470.00	456.73
13	350–400	374	380.00–400.00	388.77
14	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	367.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	216	610.00–650.00	626.86
16	250–300	270	540.00–580.00	559.26
20	300–350	328	510.00–550.00	529.54
15	350–400	364	450.00–500.00	474.36
15	400–450	419	420.00–445.00	432.89
15	450–500	458	375.00–400.00	386.46
19	500–550	527	350.00–370.00	360.38
14	550–600	570	340.00–360.00	349.82
17	600–650	616	340.00–350.00	346.36

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.