Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.03/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −55.81 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$382.03

66 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$41.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs FL average

−37.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	402.70	2,157	33
Medium and Large 2	544	361.36	1,966	33

One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $191 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 sale66 hd

382.03

—

FL average4 barns · 187 hd

380.86

+1.17

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−37.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−55.81

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	1,676	196.95	3,300	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,492	157.42	2,349	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	143.73	1,680	37

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	154.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,265	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	164.56/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,547	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	145.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,749	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	135.69/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,399	7
Bulls	—	—	1,589	194.17/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,085	8
Bulls	—	—	1,907	204.36/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	431.22/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,074	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	350.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	464.92/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,985	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	529.81/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,981	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	435.40/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,709	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	357.34/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	401.34/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	350.25/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,807	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	435.30/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,402	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	610.55/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	369.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	405.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	544.30/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,742	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	334.26/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	498.83/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	629.21/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	375.40/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,408	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	374.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,771	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	394.85/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	324.81/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	460.55/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	380.66/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	354.57/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,503	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	500.47/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,591	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	333.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	395.43/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,293	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	350.13/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,024	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	425.27/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	419.52/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,177	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	579.99/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,868	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	380.49/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,811	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	470.22/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,524	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	379.87/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,120	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	341.54/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,285	7

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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 901Last week 915Year ago 911

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 162Year ago 272

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,468	150.00–158.00	154.32
13	—	1,548	163.00–167.00	164.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,201	140.00–150.00	145.60
7	—	1,031	133.00–138.00	135.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,589	190.00–199.00	194.17
3	—	1,907	200.00–213.00	204.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	224	600.00–650.00	629.21
12	250–300	273	590.00–630.00	610.55
25	300–350	322	570.00–590.00	579.99
17	350–400	374	520.00–540.00	529.81
29	400–450	427	450.00–480.00	464.92
19	450–500	481	415.00–450.00	431.22
19	500–550	519	400.00–440.00	419.52
14	550–600	558	370.00–390.00	379.87
8	600–650	618	340.00–360.00	350.12
7	650–700	669	330.00–350.00	341.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	320	530.00–560.00	544.30
13	350–400	371	490.00–510.00	498.83
18	400–450	423	410.00–440.00	425.27
19	450–500	464	400.00–410.00	405.16
19	500–550	519	355.00–385.00	369.64
14	550–600	578	340.00–360.00	350.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	318	480.00–520.00	500.47
16	350–400	365	440.00–480.00	460.55
12	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	394.85
14	450–500	473	360.00–390.00	374.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	324	460.00–480.00	470.22
14	350–400	375	420.00–450.00	435.40
21	400–450	417	400.00–420.00	409.94
15	450–500	476	375.00–385.00	380.49
17	500–550	516	340.00–360.00	350.25
11	550–600	579	325.00–345.00	334.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	322	420.00–450.00	435.30
15	350–400	381	390.00–415.00	401.34
21	400–450	418	370.00–390.00	380.66
12	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	357.34
16	500–550	520	315.00–335.00	324.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	327	380.00–410.00	395.43
14	350–400	375	365.00–385.00	375.40
15	400–450	424	345.00–365.00	354.57
11	450–500	479	325.00–340.00	333.38

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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