Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.19/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.65 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$395.19

44 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs FL average

−27.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	401.86	2,164	27
Medium and Large 2	516	384.61	1,985	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about $179 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 sale44 hd

395.19

—

FL average4 barns · 151 hd

397.12

−1.93

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−27.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−42.65

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	1,502	185.75	2,791	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	154.09	1,776	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	141.95	1,581	46

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	—	—	1,526	192.72/cwt	185.00–204.00	2,941	15
Bulls	—	—	1,463	174.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,547	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	151.77/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,721	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	164.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,032	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	141.95/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,581	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	459.07/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	644.02/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	609.53/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	508.59/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,126	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	464.76/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,152	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	407.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,130	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	393.91/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,210	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	334.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	465.44/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	530.94/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,970	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	384.61/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,985	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	417.66/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,963	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	575.58/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	414.88/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,784	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	443.78/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,456	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	345.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	392.66/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,830	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.41/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,574	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	530.62/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	483.51/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,828	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	416.89/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	390.21/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	400.20/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,493	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	390.35/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	410.98/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,319	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	379.57/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,974	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	439.64/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,886	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	429.57/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,002	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	494.23/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,606	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	579.74/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,099	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	358.30/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,713	11

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 882Last week 901Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 237Year ago 257

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,526	185.00–204.00	192.72
9	—	1,463	170.00–180.00	174.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,134	145.00–158.00	151.77
16	—	1,235	160.00–168.00	164.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,114	138.00–147.00	141.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	325	470.00–520.00	494.23
15	350–400	372	440.00–480.00	459.07
17	400–450	429	430.00–450.00	439.64
17	450–500	466	410.00–450.00	429.57
16	500–550	520	365.00–395.00	379.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	328	430.00–460.00	443.78
18	350–400	370	415.00–435.00	425.41
21	400–450	430	410.00–420.00	414.88
17	450–500	466	385.00–400.00	392.66
13	500–550	522	335.00–355.00	345.53
11	550–600	566	330.00–340.00	334.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	400.00–420.00	410.98
14	350–400	373	390.00–410.00	400.20
14	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	390.35
11	450–500	478	350.00–365.00	358.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	268	630.00–660.00	644.02
18	300–350	320	600.00–620.00	609.53
21	350–400	362	560.00–600.00	579.74
19	400–450	418	490.00–530.00	508.59
22	450–500	463	450.00–480.00	464.76
16	500–550	523	400.00–415.00	407.32
11	550–600	561	385.00–405.00	393.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	323	560.00–590.00	575.58
15	350–400	371	520.00–540.00	530.94
20	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	465.44
18	450–500	470	410.00–425.00	417.66
17	500–550	516	380.00–390.00	384.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	510.00–550.00	530.62
15	350–400	378	470.00–500.00	483.51
11	400–450	426	400.00–430.00	416.89
12	450–500	480	380.00–400.00	390.21

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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