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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Dec 1

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

745 head

▼ 228 vs last sale 973▼ 475 vs year ago 1,220 · −38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 214▼ 1 vs year ago 199 · −0.5%

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.

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 $385.38/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −30.74 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$385.38

15 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.98

vs FL average

−43.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	385.38	2,000	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

385.38

—

FL average2 barns · 42 hd

364.40

+20.98

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−43.77

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−30.74

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	1,576	176.82	2,786	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	158.87	2,074	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	143.45	1,467	27

Every lot

34 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	654.48/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,427	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	590.08/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,558	19
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	540.74/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,460	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	568.85/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,781	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	489.69/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,567	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	535.58/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,730	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	503.34/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,837	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	444.39/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,644	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	410.34/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,531	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	445.27/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,861	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	409.82/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,754	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	424.46/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,965	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	388.13/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,832	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	385.38/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,000	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	564.16/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,258	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	503.81/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,325	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	412.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,313	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	387.21/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,251	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	448.87/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,472	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	367.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,353	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	430.79/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,590	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	389.42/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,445	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	364.85/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,543	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	388.68/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,656	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	362.23/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,684	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	337.66/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,621	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	332.68/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,740	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	310.72/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,628	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	325.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,815	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	168.45/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,459	6
Bulls	—	—	1,653	182.40/cwt	177.00–186.00	3,015	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,467	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	172.08/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,230	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	151.61/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,988	40

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 973Year ago 1,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 214Year ago 199

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,296	164.00–175.00	172.08
40	—	1,311	145.00–159.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,023	140.00–147.00	143.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,653	177.00–186.00	182.40
6	—	1,460	163.00–173.00	168.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	550.00–580.00	564.16
16	250–300	263	480.00–530.00	503.81
19	300–350	328	435.00–465.00	448.87
15	350–400	369	410.00–450.00	430.79
19	400–450	426	375.00–405.00	388.68
10	450–500	465	350.00–375.00	362.23
10	500–550	523	325.00–340.00	332.68
19	550–600	558	320.00–330.00	325.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	400.00–425.00	412.80
11	350–400	371	380.00–400.00	389.42
16	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	364.85
10	450–500	480	330.00–345.00	337.66
11	500–550	524	300.00–320.00	310.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	387.21
12	350–400	368	360.00–375.00	367.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	218	640.00–670.00	654.48
19	250–300	264	570.00–610.00	590.08
11	300–350	313	560.00–580.00	568.85
19	350–400	365	480.00–530.00	503.34
20	400–450	418	430.00–460.00	445.27
24	450–500	463	405.00–445.00	424.46
15	500–550	519	375.00–395.00	385.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	520.00–560.00	540.74
18	300–350	323	520.00–550.00	535.58
10	350–400	370	430.00–460.00	444.39
14	400–450	428	400.00–420.00	409.82
13	450–500	472	375.00–400.00	388.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	480.00–500.00	489.69
10	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	410.34

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.