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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 27

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,090 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 878▲ 283 vs year ago 807 · +35.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 155▼ 2 vs year ago 241 · −0.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 20.00 to 40.00 lower.

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 $362.75/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −53.37 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$362.75

57 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$38.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.72

vs FL average

−66.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	380.39	2,043	31
Medium and Large 2	540	341.72	1,847	26

One grade step is worth $38.67/cwt here — about $197 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 sale57 hd

362.75

—

FL average4 barns · 171 hd

379.47

−16.72

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−66.97

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−53.37

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	1,530	187.95	2,877	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	155.39	2,034	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	139.48	1,476	79

Every lot

44 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	214	645.76/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,382	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	589.52/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,550	18
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	558.63/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,480	29
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	465.58/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,504	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	570.92/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,855	24
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	524.75/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,705	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	512.83/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,862	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	400.51/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,490	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	455.87/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,714	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	375.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,588	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	410.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,752	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	454.27/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,944	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	427.31/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,966	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	375.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,763	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	332.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,589	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	394.64/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,064	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	352.00/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,848	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	354.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,996	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	325.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,838	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,992	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	480.63/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,307	15
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	420.92/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,149	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	419.69/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,364	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	390.17/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,268	21
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	355.57/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,166	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	349.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,283	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	392.20/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,451	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	375.20/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,433	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	327.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,373	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	349.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,468	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	382.94/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,627	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	357.74/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,681	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	337.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,585	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	317.66/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,496	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	305.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,584	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	327.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,730	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	315.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,771	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	172.89/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,455	5
Bulls	—	—	1,544	192.44/cwt	182.00–199.00	2,971	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	202.58/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,409	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	132.60/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,351	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	144.95/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,579	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	163.39/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,139	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	152.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,000	43

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 Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,090Last week 878Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 155Year ago 241

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 20.00 to 40.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	250–300	265	510.00–600.00	558.63
21	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	524.75
15	350–400	376	440.00–475.00	455.87
17	400–450	427	400.00–420.00	410.41
17	450–500	469	350.00–400.00	375.94
16	500–550	525	335.00–370.00	352.00
10	550–600	565	315.00–335.00	325.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	214	620.00–670.00	645.76
18	250–300	263	580.00–600.00	589.52
24	300–350	325	550.00–590.00	570.92
19	350–400	363	490.00–540.00	512.83
24	400–450	428	430.00–480.00	454.27
16	450–500	460	410.00–445.00	427.31
20	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	394.64
11	550–600	563	350.00–360.00	354.48
6	600–650	600	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	450.00–480.00	465.58
17	350–400	372	380.00–420.00	400.51
10	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.44
10	450–500	478	325.00–340.00	332.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	400.00–440.00	420.92
21	300–350	325	380.00–400.00	390.17
17	350–400	382	370.00–380.00	375.20
24	400–450	420	340.00–360.00	349.64
20	450–500	470	330.00–345.00	337.26
15	500–550	519	300.00–310.00	305.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	272	450.00–510.00	480.63
22	300–350	325	410.00–430.00	419.69
20	350–400	370	385.00–400.00	392.20
16	400–450	425	370.00–395.00	382.94
22	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	357.74
20	500–550	528	320.00–335.00	327.61
17	550–600	562	310.00–320.00	315.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	328	340.00–370.00	355.57
17	350–400	367	340.00–360.00	349.62
15	400–450	419	320.00–335.00	327.73
17	450–500	471	310.00–325.00	317.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,309	148.00–158.00	152.79
14	—	1,309	160.00–167.00	163.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,019	125.00–139.00	132.60
44	—	1,089	141.00–151.00	144.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	182.00–199.00	192.44
5	—	1,420	171.00–175.00	172.89
3	—	1,683	200.00–208.00	202.58

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.