Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.25/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −17.60 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$420.25

51 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$20.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

vs FL average

+3.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	427.97	2,311	32
Medium and Large 2	524	407.25	2,134	19thin

One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about $177 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 sale51 hd

420.25

—

FL average4 barns · 237 hd

419.53

+0.72

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+3.16

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−17.60

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	1,600	207.85	3,326	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	157.80	2,105	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	142.88	1,477	49

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	—	—	1,473	200.58/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	217.54/cwt	213.00–225.00	3,850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	153.51/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,963	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	165.91/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,387	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	142.88/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,477	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	440.81/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,081	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	444.25/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,306	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	594.48/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,158	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	545.53/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,319	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	505.46/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,350	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	668.78/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,812	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	409.51/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,310	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,869	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	545.11/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,001	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	479.17/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,027	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	445.23/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,101	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	407.25/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,134	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	587.28/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,897	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	393.73/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,854	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	469.83/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,527	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	424.39/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,570	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	347.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,818	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	413.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	439.15/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	531.50/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,770	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	500.66/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	410.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,937	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	418.93/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,366	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	385.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	369.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	369.17/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,931	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.74/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,946	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	470.26/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,702	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	505.70/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	638.28/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,081	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	389.59/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,441	12

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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 901Last week 874Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 246Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	197.00–204.00	200.58
3	—	1,770	213.00–225.00	217.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,279	148.00–161.00	153.51
28	—	1,439	164.00–171.00	165.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,034	138.00–147.00	142.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	320	490.00–520.00	505.70
21	350–400	362	450.00–490.00	470.26
20	400–450	428	440.00–470.00	454.74
15	450–500	472	420.00–460.00	440.81
17	500–550	523	360.00–380.00	369.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	325	460.00–480.00	469.83
16	350–400	370	410.00–440.00	424.39
17	400–450	418	400.00–430.00	413.85
19	450–500	471	380.00–410.00	393.73
16	500–550	523	340.00–355.00	347.68
14	550–600	558	330.00–340.00	334.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	410.00–430.00	418.93
12	350–400	370	380.00–400.00	389.59
14	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	385.15
14	450–500	478	365.00–375.00	369.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	271	630.00–700.00	668.78
25	300–350	326	620.00–660.00	638.28
20	350–400	363	580.00–610.00	594.48
24	400–450	425	530.00–560.00	545.53
25	450–500	465	480.00–530.00	505.46
17	500–550	519	420.00–470.00	444.25
15	550–600	564	400.00–420.00	409.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	323	560.00–610.00	587.28
25	350–400	367	530.00–560.00	545.11
16	400–450	423	460.00–500.00	479.17
19	450–500	472	430.00–460.00	445.23
19	500–550	524	400.00–415.00	407.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	333	510.00–550.00	531.50
15	350–400	372	480.00–520.00	500.66
15	400–450	418	430.00–450.00	439.15
15	450–500	472	400.00–420.00	410.40

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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