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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 4

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

742 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 678▲ 467 vs year ago 275 · +169.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 170▲ 113 vs year ago 73 · +154.8%

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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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 $350.15/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −65.97 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$350.15

47 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs FL average

−39.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	367.89	2,002	23
Medium and Large 2	545	333.15	1,817	24

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $186 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

350.15

—

FL average4 barns · 190 hd

352.10

−1.95

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−39.87

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−65.97

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	1,583	184.14	2,915	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	169.62	2,088	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	142.52	1,486	36

Every lot

38 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	207	653.12/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,352	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	619.07/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,659	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	574.51/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,821	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	515.31/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,670	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	459.39/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,516	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	455.68/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,663	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	524.39/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,940	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	410.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,518	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	464.07/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,958	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	375.35/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,595	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	416.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,774	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	428.03/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,016	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	354.28/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,672	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	384.76/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,839	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	338.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,746	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	377.00/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,960	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	328.21/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,874	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	353.73/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,059	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	543.65/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,413	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	390.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,269	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	382.31/cwt	310.00–440.00	1,246	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	480.46/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,576	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	374.71/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,371	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	340.34/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,269	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	415.39/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,554	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	409.73/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,713	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	372.11/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,559	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	344.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,630	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	379.58/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,803	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	350.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,815	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,706	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	315.18/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,781	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	339.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,929	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	184.14/cwt	180.00–199.00	2,915	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	136.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,386	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	145.30/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,537	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	162.15/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,836	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	181.42/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,518	31

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 678Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 170Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	180.00–199.00	184.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,058	141.00–150.00	145.30
12	—	1,012	135.00–138.00	136.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,132	154.00–170.00	162.15
31	—	1,388	175.00–191.00	181.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	260	510.00–580.00	543.65
14	300–350	328	460.00–500.00	480.46
19	350–400	374	400.00–430.00	415.39
18	400–450	418	395.00–425.00	409.73
14	450–500	475	360.00–400.00	379.58
10	500–550	518	340.00–360.00	350.34
10	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	339.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	326	310.00–440.00	382.31
15	350–400	366	360.00–390.00	374.71
15	400–450	419	360.00–385.00	372.11
13	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	344.54
14	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	324.86
10	550–600	565	305.00–325.00	315.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	380.00–400.00	390.46
12	350–400	373	330.00–350.00	340.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	324	500.00–530.00	515.31
16	350–400	365	430.00–480.00	455.68
15	400–450	426	400.00–430.00	416.35
16	450–500	478	370.00–400.00	384.76
11	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	338.99
13	550–600	571	320.00–335.00	328.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	207	630.00–680.00	653.12
10	250–300	268	600.00–640.00	619.07
17	300–350	317	550.00–600.00	574.51
14	350–400	370	510.00–540.00	524.39
15	400–450	422	440.00–490.00	464.07
15	450–500	471	410.00–450.00	428.03
14	500–550	520	360.00–395.00	377.00
9	550–600	582	340.00–365.00	353.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	440.00–480.00	459.39
10	350–400	370	400.00–420.00	410.27
10	400–450	425	360.00–390.00	375.35
9	450–500	472	340.00–365.00	354.28

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.