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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Nov 3

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,163 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 1,090▲ 76 vs year ago 1,087 · +7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 239▼ 84 vs year ago 306 · −27.5%

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 5.00 to 10.00 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 $378.64/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits −37.48 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$378.64

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$49.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs FL average

−40.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	404.50	2,169	35
Medium and Large 2	551	355.44	1,959	39

One grade step is worth $49.06/cwt here — about $210 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 sale74 hd

378.64

—

FL average4 barns · 191 hd

370.78

+7.86

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−40.46

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−37.48

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	1,585	184.73	2,927	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	162.29	2,205	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	141.57	1,454	61

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	628.04/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,683	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	509.16/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,619	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	554.82/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,770	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	595.47/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,906	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	460.41/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,694	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	555.50/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,072	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	510.81/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,931	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	395.35/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,657	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	440.71/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,851	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	505.59/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,149	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	384.87/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,790	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	409.63/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,917	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	450.53/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,131	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	419.42/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,181	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	368.34/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,949	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	384.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,146	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	347.37/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,963	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	486.68/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,329	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	434.70/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,400	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	390.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,256	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	475.46/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,545	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	456.16/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,633	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	419.79/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,503	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	389.60/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,461	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	412.94/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,705	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	354.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,506	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	390.88/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,665	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	390.21/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,803	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,580	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	364.83/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,711	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	364.78/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,871	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	320.34/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,679	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,399	175.52/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,456	7
Bulls	—	—	1,801	195.48/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,521	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	145.07/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,475	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	134.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,411	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	159.65/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,138	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	164.92/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,274	20

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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,163Last week 1,090Year ago 1,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 239Year ago 306

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,801	191.00–198.00	195.48
7	—	1,399	165.00–177.00	175.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,017	141.00–149.00	145.07
21	—	1,046	132.00–138.00	134.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,339	157.00–161.00	159.65
20	—	1,379	163.00–170.00	164.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	268	600.00–660.00	628.04
30	300–350	320	580.00–610.00	595.47
20	350–400	373	540.00–570.00	555.50
24	400–450	425	480.00–530.00	505.59
30	450–500	473	430.00–470.00	450.53
20	500–550	520	400.00–440.00	419.42
15	550–600	558	380.00–390.00	384.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	319	540.00–570.00	554.82
21	350–400	378	500.00–520.00	510.81
16	400–450	420	420.00–460.00	440.71
22	450–500	468	400.00–420.00	409.63
15	500–550	529	350.00–385.00	368.34
24	550–600	565	340.00–355.00	347.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	318	500.00–520.00	509.16
20	350–400	368	440.00–480.00	460.41
17	400–450	419	380.00–410.00	395.35
21	450–500	465	380.00–390.00	384.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	420.00–450.00	434.70
22	350–400	358	410.00–430.00	419.79
19	400–450	426	380.00–400.00	390.88
15	450–500	469	360.00–370.00	364.83
19	500–550	524	310.00–330.00	320.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	273	470.00–500.00	486.68
22	300–350	325	460.00–490.00	475.46
27	350–400	358	435.00–475.00	456.16
25	400–450	413	405.00–420.00	412.94
21	450–500	462	380.00–400.00	390.21
22	500–550	513	350.00–380.00	364.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	380.00–400.00	390.20
24	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	389.60
22	400–450	425	340.00–370.00	354.47
16	450–500	465	330.00–350.00	339.78

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.