Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.55/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.30 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$374.55

62 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$32.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs FL average

−25.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	389.90	2,115	33
Medium and Large 2	541	357.09	1,933	29

One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $182 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 sale62 hd

374.55

—

FL average4 barns · 284 hd

370.70

+3.84

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−25.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−63.30

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	1,485	205.01	3,045	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	165.93	2,169	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	144.89	1,574	57

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	559.45/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,538	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	177.31/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,172	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	324.64/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,701	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	358.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,510	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	415.83/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,322	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	391.30/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,655	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	379.68/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	395.24/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	365.32/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	340.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	435.41/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	494.39/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	502.95/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	392.88/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	634.07/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	432.08/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,815	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	465.42/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,499	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	349.34/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,162	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	342.33/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	397.87/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,492	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	402.86/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,103	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	546.69/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,782	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	370.86/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,932	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	465.16/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,140	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	415.68/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.17/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	494.55/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,067	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	450.51/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,640	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	372.30/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,786	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	590.14/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,930	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	683.44/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	347.83/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	328.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,341	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	160.70/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,161	61
Bulls	—	—	1,538	198.34/cwt	193.00–206.00	3,050	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	139.01/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,330	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	148.59/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,736	35
Bulls	—	—	1,332	184.86/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	218.41/cwt	214.00–223.00	3,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	349.73/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	499.54/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	554.62/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,019	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	363.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,895	15

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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 879Last week 211Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 749Year ago 458

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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	275	550.00–570.00	559.45
12	300–350	325	490.00–510.00	499.54
19	350–400	364	430.00–470.00	450.51
24	400–450	425	410.00–430.00	420.24
17	450–500	469	380.00–410.00	395.24
15	500–550	521	350.00–380.00	363.71
10	550–600	560	335.00–365.00	349.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	450.00–480.00	465.42
21	350–400	375	380.00–415.00	397.87
15	400–450	423	380.00–405.00	391.30
14	450–500	470	355.00–375.00	365.32
19	500–550	524	310.00–340.00	324.64
10	550–600	570	305.00–330.00	317.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	415.83
11	400–450	421	340.00–375.00	358.58
11	450–500	469	335.00–345.00	340.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	490.00–520.00	502.95
10	350–400	365	420.00–450.00	435.41
12	400–450	413	380.00–405.00	392.88
12	450–500	470	370.00–390.00	379.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	326	530.00–560.00	546.69
17	350–400	362	470.00–520.00	494.39
16	400–450	420	415.00–450.00	432.08
15	450–500	464	400.00–430.00	415.68
15	500–550	521	360.00–380.00	370.86
14	550–600	563	330.00–355.00	342.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	225	650.00–720.00	683.44
12	250–300	270	610.00–660.00	634.07
19	300–350	327	580.00–600.00	590.14
15	350–400	364	540.00–570.00	554.62
16	400–450	418	480.00–510.00	494.55
14	450–500	460	450.00–480.00	465.16
19	500–550	522	390.00–415.00	402.86
14	550–600	570	365.00–380.00	372.30
9	600–650	619	345.00–355.00	349.34
7	650–700	656	345.00–350.00	347.83
5	700–750	713	325.00–330.00	328.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,225	172.00–186.00	177.31
61	—	1,345	153.00–169.00	160.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	957	133.00–143.00	139.01
35	—	1,168	145.00–155.00	148.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	193.00–206.00	198.34
3	—	1,332	183.00–188.00	184.86
7	—	1,513	214.00–223.00	218.41

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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