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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Dec 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

912 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 771▼ 511 vs year ago 1,423 · −35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 181▲ 59 vs year ago 141 · +41.8%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 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 $404.32/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −11.80 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$404.32

34 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.42

vs FL average

−39.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	404.32	2,166	34

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 sale34 hd

404.32

—

FL average4 barns · 116 hd

394.90

+9.42

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−39.78

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−11.80

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	161.48	1,988	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	145.71	1,527	34

Every lot

31 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	226	667.50/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,509	17
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	626.85/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,636	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	514.65/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,637	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	559.72/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,802	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	599.72/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,943	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	554.69/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,014	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	474.69/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,723	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	513.57/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,890	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	454.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,905	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	499.72/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,109	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	444.67/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,045	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	409.63/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,917	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	414.78/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,128	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	389.38/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,212	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	619.37/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,356	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	564.87/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,480	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	495.70/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,586	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	454.58/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,464	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	409.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,319	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	419.29/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,509	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	384.50/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,434	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	459.36/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,718	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	392.71/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,634	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	432.92/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,840	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	409.52/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,892	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	375.16/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,775	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	375.22/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,962	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	338.04/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,781	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	145.71/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,527	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	157.32/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,916	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	172.82/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,190	18

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 771Year ago 1,423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 181Year ago 141

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	219	600.00–640.00	619.37
19	250–300	262	540.00–590.00	564.87
18	300–350	320	480.00–510.00	495.70
17	350–400	374	440.00–480.00	459.36
21	400–450	425	415.00–450.00	432.92
17	450–500	462	395.00–425.00	409.52
16	500–550	523	360.00–390.00	375.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	440.00–470.00	454.58
23	350–400	360	410.00–430.00	419.29
17	400–450	416	380.00–405.00	392.71
22	450–500	473	365.00–385.00	375.16
15	500–550	527	325.00–350.00	338.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	400.00–420.00	409.64
20	350–400	373	370.00–400.00	384.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	226	650.00–690.00	667.50
15	250–300	261	600.00–660.00	626.85
17	300–350	324	590.00–610.00	599.72
22	350–400	363	540.00–570.00	554.69
23	400–450	422	480.00–520.00	499.72
26	450–500	460	430.00–460.00	444.67
20	500–550	513	400.00–430.00	414.78
14	550–600	568	370.00–410.00	389.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	322	540.00–580.00	559.72
21	350–400	368	500.00–530.00	513.57
17	400–450	419	440.00–470.00	454.65
20	450–500	468	400.00–420.00	409.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	318	500.00–530.00	514.65
16	350–400	363	460.00–490.00	474.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,267	170.00–176.00	172.82
49	—	1,218	152.00–165.00	157.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,048	142.00–151.00	145.71

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.