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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 25

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,002 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 970▲ 279 vs year ago 723 · +38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 228▲ 28 vs year ago 254 · +11.0%

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 3.00 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 $375.70/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits −40.42 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$375.70

56 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$35.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs FL average

−33.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	393.21	2,113	28
Medium and Large 2	538	358.19	1,927	28

One grade step is worth $35.02/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 sale56 hd

375.70

—

FL average4 barns · 201 hd

373.34

+2.36

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−33.60

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−40.42

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	—	High	1,570	201.57	3,164	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	169.04	2,025	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	148.10	1,656	43

Every lot

37 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	674.00/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,517	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	631.67/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,661	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	602.54/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,964	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	555.54/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,844	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	499.55/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,664	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	571.03/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,073	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	430.67/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,606	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	494.33/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,854	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	460.35/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,938	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	420.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,781	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	390.96/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,654	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	401.32/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,890	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	435.47/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,064	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	369.40/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,751	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	404.86/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,097	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	365.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,911	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	377.67/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,126	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	345.27/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,951	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	357.04/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,210	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	544.19/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,464	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	407.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,276	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	453.53/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,456	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	493.54/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,594	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	442.83/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,607	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	395.70/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,476	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	359.50/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,341	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	419.52/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,762	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	384.04/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,624	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	388.35/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,817	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	358.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,687	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	352.56/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,830	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,714	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	196.08/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,937	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	208.88/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,478	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	148.10/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,656	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	190.13/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,257	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	163.84/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,968	73

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 970Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 228Year ago 254

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	207.00–212.00	208.88
4	—	1,498	191.00–198.00	196.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,118	143.00–153.00	148.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,187	184.00–198.00	190.13
73	—	1,201	155.00–173.00	163.84

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	269	530.00–560.00	544.19
17	300–350	323	480.00–510.00	493.54
19	350–400	363	420.00–470.00	442.83
18	400–450	420	400.00–440.00	419.52
15	450–500	468	370.00–410.00	388.35
27	500–550	519	345.00–360.00	352.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	440.00–470.00	453.53
16	350–400	373	380.00–410.00	395.70
15	400–450	423	375.00–395.00	384.04
17	450–500	471	350.00–365.00	358.18
10	500–550	523	320.00–335.00	327.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	313	400.00–415.00	407.68
14	350–400	373	345.00–375.00	359.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	333	480.00–520.00	499.55
12	350–400	373	410.00–450.00	430.67
15	400–450	423	380.00–400.00	390.96
11	450–500	474	360.00–380.00	369.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	332	540.00–570.00	555.54
18	350–400	375	470.00–520.00	494.33
15	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	420.96
15	450–500	471	385.00–415.00	401.32
18	500–550	523	350.00–380.00	365.36
10	550–600	565	335.00–355.00	345.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	225	660.00–690.00	674.00
15	250–300	263	600.00–670.00	631.67
19	300–350	326	580.00–630.00	602.54
16	350–400	363	540.00–600.00	571.03
17	400–450	421	440.00–480.00	460.35
19	450–500	474	420.00–450.00	435.47
16	500–550	518	395.00–415.00	404.86
12	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	377.67
15	600–650	619	350.00–362.00	357.04

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.