Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls fully steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.31/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −109.54 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$328.31

40 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$31.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs FL average

−50.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	345.47	1,866	18thin
Medium and Large 2	559	314.26	1,758	22

One grade step is worth $31.21/cwt here — about $108 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 sale40 hd

328.31

—

FL average4 barns · 116 hd

336.04

−7.74

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−50.27

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−109.54

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	1,656	202.99	3,362	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	164.67	1,847	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	142.09	1,635	25

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	1,047	159.12/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,666	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	175.77/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,234	24
Bulls	—	—	1,528	190.60/cwt	181.00–196.00	2,912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,748	211.84/cwt	208.00–222.00	3,703	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	142.09/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,635	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	317.25/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	492.30/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	419.66/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,758	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	548.03/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,787	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	354.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,283	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	349.71/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	618.70/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	381.98/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	607.82/cwt	570.00–650.00	1,672	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	353.82/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,486	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	315.28/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,346	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	376.03/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	448.76/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	398.71/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,491	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	342.30/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	314.15/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	319.65/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	310.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	522.93/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	444.42/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,435	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	319.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	373.34/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	285.49/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	331.28/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	319.66/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	500.38/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	395.62/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	446.30/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	404.66/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,327	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	344.76/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	347.05/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,458	8

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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 678Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 238Year ago 422

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls fully steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,047	150.00–167.00	159.12
24	—	1,271	171.00–183.00	175.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,151	137.00–148.00	142.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	181.00–196.00	190.60
7	—	1,748	208.00–222.00	211.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	270	410.00–480.00	446.30
12	300–350	328	390.00–420.00	404.66
14	350–400	365	380.00–410.00	395.62
15	400–450	420	340.00–370.00	353.82
12	450–500	478	330.00–360.00	344.76
8	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	317.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	365.00–380.00	373.34
13	350–400	362	340.00–370.00	354.36
7	400–450	427	305.00–330.00	315.28
9	450–500	471	305.00–325.00	314.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	320.00–340.00	331.28
8	350–400	373	310.00–330.00	319.66
7	400–450	419	275.00–300.00	285.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	220	600.00–640.00	618.70
14	250–300	275	570.00–650.00	607.82
19	300–350	326	530.00–570.00	548.03
15	350–400	366	480.00–520.00	500.38
19	400–450	419	400.00–440.00	419.66
9	450–500	468	360.00–390.00	376.03
10	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	349.71
8	550–600	565	330.00–350.00	340.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	490.00–550.00	522.93
7	300–350	329	480.00–510.00	492.30
17	350–400	373	420.00–470.00	448.76
8	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	381.98
16	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	342.30
9	500–550	534	315.00–325.00	319.49
13	550–600	577	300.00–320.00	310.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	430.00–460.00	444.42
11	350–400	374	380.00–420.00	398.71
8	400–450	420	335.00–360.00	347.05
11	450–500	464	315.00–325.00	319.65

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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