Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (934). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.81/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.02 against this barn's trailing median of $399.83.

Average price

$316.81

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.43

vs FL average

−24.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	316.81	1,724	19thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.47, low $343.85, median $399.83 across 31 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 sale19 hd

316.81

—

FL average4 barns · 70 hd

320.24

−3.43

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−24.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.83

−83.02

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	1,603	207.18	3,321	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	179.92	2,668	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	168.56	2,245	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	147.90	1,510	28

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	—	—	1,538	196.70/cwt	185.00–203.00	3,025	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	228.14/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	164.52/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,126	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	178.22/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,543	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	179.92/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,668	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	147.90/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,510	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	353.56/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,513	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	385.52/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,399	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	322.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.14/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	535.57/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	469.20/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	397.97/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	429.09/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,785	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	405.79/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	415.09/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,532	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	394.23/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,628	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	345.48/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	494.43/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	370.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,215	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	317.34/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,476	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	347.75/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,297	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.24/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,361	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	451.27/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	372.82/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	350.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	340.39/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	307.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	295.18/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,263	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	419.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	363.68/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	341.30/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	310.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	429.44/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	345.32/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,623	10

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 627Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 198Year ago 339

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (934). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	185.00–203.00	196.70
2	—	1,733	220.00–235.00	228.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,292	156.00–173.00	164.52
23	—	1,427	176.00–184.00	178.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,483	174.00–186.00	179.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,021	143.00–155.00	147.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	420.00–440.00	429.44
11	300–350	326	390.00–420.00	405.79
18	350–400	363	370.00–400.00	385.52
15	400–450	428	340.00–370.00	353.56
10	450–500	470	330.00–360.00	345.32
10	500–550	520	310.00–335.00	322.14
9	550–600	571	300.00–320.00	310.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	360.00–380.00	370.38
10	350–400	373	335.00–360.00	347.75
10	400–450	425	310.00–330.00	320.24
14	450–500	465	310.00–325.00	317.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	330.00–350.00	340.39
8	350–400	380	300.00–315.00	307.40
8	400–450	428	285.00–305.00	295.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	520.00–550.00	535.57
15	350–400	374	450.00–490.00	469.20
15	400–450	416	420.00–440.00	429.09
10	450–500	463	380.00–415.00	397.97
10	500–550	520	350.00–375.00	362.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	480.00–510.00	494.43
11	350–400	369	400.00–435.00	415.09
17	400–450	413	390.00–400.00	394.23
8	450–500	470	330.00–360.00	345.48
10	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	330.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	440.00–460.00	451.27
9	350–400	364	360.00–390.00	372.82
11	400–450	432	340.00–360.00	350.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	410.00–430.00	419.12
9	450–500	471	355.00–375.00	363.68
9	500–550	521	330.00–350.00	341.30

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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