Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.87/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.98 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$385.87

59 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs FL average

−24.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	402.71	2,195	26
Medium and Large 2	547	372.60	2,039	33

One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $157 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 sale59 hd

385.87

—

FL average4 barns · 176 hd

380.84

+5.03

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−24.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−51.98

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	—	High	1,464	181.54	2,657	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	158.25	1,913	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	144.08	1,441	16

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,583	205.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	171.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,435	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	165.80/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,021	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,441	16
Bulls	—	—	1,478	184.82/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,732	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	155.40/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,873	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	415.47/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,741	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	346.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,130	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	590.20/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	638.67/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	363.50/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,894	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	326.58/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,071	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	384.22/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,002	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	555.47/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	515.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,923	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	623.61/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	409.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,146	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	394.76/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	412.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	379.47/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	330.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,734	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	440.32/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	324.06/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	468.03/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,760	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	513.31/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	362.77/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,687	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	390.90/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	424.74/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,818	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	445.58/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,439	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	349.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,460	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	375.51/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,382	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	349.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	393.42/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,258	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	440.32/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,061	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	463.82/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	390.34/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,811	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	485.35/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,568	20

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 850Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 364Year ago 228

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	200.00–210.00	205.66
7	—	1,417	165.00–175.00	171.83
6	—	1,478	180.00–195.00	184.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,219	162.00–173.00	165.80
45	—	1,205	150.00–161.00	155.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,000	140.00–148.00	144.08

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	323	470.00–500.00	485.35
15	350–400	362	430.00–450.00	440.32
15	400–450	419	400.00–430.00	415.47
15	450–500	464	380.00–400.00	390.34
34	500–550	521	345.00–380.00	363.50
10	550–600	575	340.00–360.00	349.83
7	600–650	621	320.00–335.00	326.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	323	430.00–460.00	445.58
12	350–400	368	400.00–425.00	412.07
14	400–450	425	365.00–395.00	379.47
18	450–500	465	350.00–375.00	362.77
14	500–550	525	320.00–340.00	330.29
9	550–600	569	315.00–335.00	324.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	368	360.00–390.00	375.51
17	400–450	418	340.00–360.00	349.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	225	620.00–660.00	638.67
12	250–300	270	600.00–650.00	623.61
17	300–350	322	580.00–600.00	590.20
15	400–450	415	450.00–480.00	463.82
16	450–500	468	420.00–460.00	440.32
15	500–550	524	400.00–420.00	409.52
11	550–600	574	380.00–405.00	393.42
11	600–650	615	340.00–350.00	346.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	540.00–570.00	555.47
14	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	515.50
24	400–450	428	410.00–440.00	424.74
14	450–500	463	380.00–410.00	394.76
17	500–550	521	375.00–395.00	384.22
16	550–600	575	350.00–370.00	360.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	513.31
17	350–400	376	450.00–490.00	468.03
15	400–450	421	380.00–400.00	390.90

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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