Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.66/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −64.19 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$373.66

44 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$32.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs FL average

−51.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	386.92	2,103	26
Medium and Large 2	523	354.50	1,854	18thin

One grade step is worth $32.42/cwt here — about $249 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

373.66

—

FL average3 barns · 114 hd

369.72

+3.93

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−51.22

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−64.19

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	1,578	189.42	2,988	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	159.26	1,903	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	142.03	1,467	40

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Lean 85-90%	—	970	135.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,313	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	165.44/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,180	30
Bulls	—	—	1,580	189.45/cwt	182.00–195.00	2,993	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	200.75/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,483	6
Bulls	—	—	1,338	172.38/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,306	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	147.44/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,600	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	369.57/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,940	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	513.85/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,403	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	384.56/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	638.26/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,685	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	374.67/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	559.19/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,069	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	489.08/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,590	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	409.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	568.89/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	474.12/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.57/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,071	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	603.83/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,932	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	449.58/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,136	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	334.67/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	439.45/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,604	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	424.38/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	356.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	454.32/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,681	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	678.31/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,513	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	400.35/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,878	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	379.66/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	379.70/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	359.47/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	504.31/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,639	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	335.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	592.25/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,321	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	439.37/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,384	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	364.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	319.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	419.17/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	354.79/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	389.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	544.30/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,742	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	354.50/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,854	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	510.51/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	404.60/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,914	24

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 901Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 364Last week 147Year ago 339

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	970	130.00–140.00	135.41
22	—	1,085	142.00–152.00	147.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,318	162.00–168.00	165.44
20	—	1,010	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	182.00–195.00	189.45
6	—	1,735	198.00–203.00	200.75
4	—	1,338	168.00–176.00	172.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	223	560.00–630.00	592.25
22	250–300	273	490.00–540.00	513.85
24	300–350	325	470.00–510.00	489.08
16	350–400	370	430.00–480.00	454.32
10	400–450	423	410.00–440.00	424.38
15	450–500	469	390.00–410.00	400.35
18	500–550	525	355.00–385.00	369.57
9	550–600	564	340.00–370.00	356.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	315	420.00–460.00	439.37
10	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	409.66
8	400–450	428	370.00–400.00	384.56
8	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	364.60
14	500–550	523	325.00–345.00	334.67
6	550–600	573	310.00–330.00	319.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	389.46
4	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	379.66
8	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	354.79
9	450–500	471	330.00–340.00	335.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	223	650.00–710.00	678.31
23	250–300	264	600.00–670.00	638.26
22	300–350	320	580.00–630.00	603.83
16	350–400	370	540.00–580.00	559.19
14	400–450	425	450.00–500.00	474.12
22	450–500	475	430.00–470.00	449.58
16	500–550	525	380.00–410.00	394.57
10	550–600	573	360.00–390.00	374.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	270	550.00–590.00	568.89
22	300–350	320	530.00–560.00	544.30
17	350–400	372	490.00–530.00	510.51
18	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	419.17
24	450–500	473	390.00–420.00	404.60
18	500–550	523	340.00–370.00	354.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	490.00–520.00	504.31
18	350–400	365	420.00–460.00	439.45
10	400–450	423	370.00–390.00	379.70
12	450–500	473	340.00–380.00	359.47

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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