Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.30/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −95.55 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$342.30

38 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$20.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs FL average

−36.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	347.23	1,890	29
Medium and Large 2	527	326.39	1,720	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $170 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 sale38 hd

342.30

—

FL average4 barns · 152 hd

344.19

−1.89

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−36.83

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−95.55

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	1,633	194.94	3,184	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	161.73	2,134	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	144.93	1,830	58

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	392.70/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	354.19/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,817	15
Bulls	—	—	1,557	185.18/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,883	10
Bulls	—	—	1,824	219.34/cwt	209.00–242.00	4,001	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	158.63/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,049	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	171.70/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,418	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	144.93/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,830	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	324.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	576.11/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,555	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	427.06/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	439.34/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,423	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	464.14/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,685	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	336.58/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,063	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	556.17/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,780	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	395.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,657	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	326.39/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	355.48/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,671	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	413.70/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,522	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	319.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,471	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	494.78/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	345.39/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,274	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	337.69/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,422	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	383.98/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,256	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	301.72/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	402.91/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	370.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	322.30/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	358.29/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	344.42/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,112	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	348.78/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	334.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	475.94/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,261	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	360.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	389.33/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,452	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	309.59/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,310	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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 790Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 417Last week 139Year ago 296

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	270	560.00–590.00	576.11
14	300–350	320	530.00–580.00	556.17
10	350–400	363	440.00–490.00	464.14
12	400–450	425	415.00–440.00	427.06
14	450–500	463	380.00–405.00	392.70
15	500–550	513	345.00–365.00	354.19
14	550–600	578	330.00–350.00	339.78
13	600–650	613	325.00–345.00	336.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	318	480.00–510.00	494.78
15	350–400	368	400.00–430.00	413.70
15	400–450	419	380.00–410.00	395.47
14	450–500	470	340.00–370.00	355.48
9	500–550	527	315.00–335.00	326.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	360.00–440.00	402.91
12	350–400	365	360.00–380.00	370.27
11	400–450	431	345.00–375.00	358.29
8	450–500	468	310.00–335.00	322.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	265	450.00–500.00	475.94
19	300–350	324	410.00–470.00	439.34
18	350–400	373	370.00–410.00	389.33
15	400–450	421	350.00–370.00	360.90
11	450–500	471	340.00–360.00	348.78
11	500–550	524	330.00–340.00	334.43
9	550–600	557	320.00–330.00	324.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	370.00–400.00	383.98
15	350–400	369	330.00–360.00	345.39
15	400–450	421	330.00–345.00	337.69
14	450–500	460	310.00–330.00	319.78
11	500–550	524	285.00–315.00	301.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	330.00–360.00	344.42
10	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	309.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,557	180.00–192.00	185.18
4	—	1,824	209.00–242.00	219.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,292	153.00–166.00	158.63
23	—	1,408	169.00–179.00	171.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,263	135.00–151.00	144.93

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)