Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.46/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −106.39 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$331.46

24 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs FL average

−42.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	344.90	1,776	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	312.64	1,641	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $135 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.99, low $352.46, median $437.85 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

331.46

—

FL average3 barns · 61 hd

333.57

−2.12

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−42.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−106.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,478	178.38	2,637	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	152.54	1,798	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	135.57	1,483	21

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,667	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	158.49/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,003	22
Bulls	—	—	1,411	173.70/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,451	10
Bulls	—	—	1,703	193.96/cwt	186.00–208.00	3,303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	135.57/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,483	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	405.35/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	405.48/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,468	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	270.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	361.54/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,493	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	344.90/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.64/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	359.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	424.53/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	415.54/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,359	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.02/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,345	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	374.65/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	329.65/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	329.55/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	298.02/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	294.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	330.20/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,248	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	462.44/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	306.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	328.59/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	365.50/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	513.51/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	365.58/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	469.07/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,721	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	320.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,511	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	380.64/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,424	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	304.55/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,444	9

How this sale compares

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 (Wed)

Wed Apr 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 684Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 216Year ago 319

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,122	145.00–152.00	148.57
22	—	1,264	154.00–167.00	158.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,094	127.00–142.00	135.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,411	160.00–180.00	173.70
3	—	1,703	186.00–208.00	193.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	318	390.00–420.00	405.35
17	350–400	374	360.00–400.00	380.64
17	400–450	413	340.00–380.00	361.54
15	450–500	472	315.00–325.00	320.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	350.00–380.00	365.58
14	350–400	378	320.00–340.00	330.20
14	400–450	423	305.00–330.00	318.02
9	450–500	468	290.00–305.00	298.02
12	500–550	523	260.00–280.00	270.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	320.00–340.00	328.59
9	350–400	366	300.00–315.00	306.46
8	400–450	418	290.00–300.00	294.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	440.00–480.00	462.44
15	350–400	362	390.00–420.00	405.48
14	400–450	430	360.00–390.00	374.65
13	450–500	464	320.00–340.00	329.55
10	500–550	525	305.00–320.00	312.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	321	500.00–530.00	513.51
15	350–400	367	450.00–490.00	469.07
15	400–450	424	410.00–440.00	424.53
12	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	359.74
14	500–550	515	335.00–355.00	344.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	405.00–430.00	415.54
10	350–400	373	350.00–380.00	365.50
10	400–450	425	320.00–340.00	329.65
9	450–500	474	300.00–310.00	304.55

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.

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