Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.78/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −59.07 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$378.78

36 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs FL average

−50.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	409.66	2,122	16thin
Medium and Large 2	516	354.07	1,827	20

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $295 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 sale36 hd

378.78

—

FL average4 barns · 96 hd

372.88

+5.90

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−50.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−59.07

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	1,631	192.06	3,132	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,479	160.48	2,374	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	139.96	1,475	17

Every lot, as filed

34 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%	—	979	136.52/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,337	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,575	10
Bulls	—	—	1,777	203.81/cwt	202.00–211.00	3,622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	177.71/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,763	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	156.82/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,216	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,645	169.63/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	561.38/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	460.77/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,484	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	389.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	406.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,903	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	369.57/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	354.07/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,827	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	369.79/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	556.15/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,807	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	409.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,122	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	435.56/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	472.80/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,990	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	388.17/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	446.17/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	405.46/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	498.58/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	555.44/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,022	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	619.43/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,026	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	503.42/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	414.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	432.75/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	390.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,464	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	629.29/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,340	8
Bulls	—	—	1,611	194.01/cwt	188.00–199.00	3,126	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	403.89/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	520.79/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	439.52/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	647.87/cwt	600.00–690.00	1,691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	491.72/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,834	19

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 839Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 184Year ago 296

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	135.00–139.00	136.52
10	—	1,106	140.00–145.00	142.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,413	148.00–162.00	156.82
10	—	1,645	164.00–184.00	169.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,777	202.00–211.00	203.81
6	—	1,555	171.00–184.00	177.71
14	—	1,611	188.00–199.00	194.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	213	610.00–650.00	629.29
9	250–300	266	530.00–590.00	561.38
12	300–350	318	500.00–540.00	520.79
19	350–400	373	470.00–510.00	491.72
14	400–450	415	420.00–460.00	439.52
9	450–500	466	390.00–420.00	403.89
15	500–550	522	360.00–380.00	369.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	440.00–480.00	460.77
11	350–400	374	410.00–450.00	432.75
10	400–450	420	380.00–400.00	389.76
10	450–500	475	360.00–380.00	369.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	390.00–420.00	405.46
10	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	390.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	530.00–580.00	556.15
9	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	498.58
12	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	414.56
11	450–500	468	400.00–415.00	406.70
20	500–550	516	330.00–385.00	354.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	261	600.00–690.00	647.87
15	300–350	327	600.00–640.00	619.43
17	350–400	364	530.00–580.00	555.44
19	400–450	421	450.00–500.00	472.80
10	450–500	468	420.00–450.00	435.56
16	500–550	518	400.00–420.00	409.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	500.00–520.00	503.42
9	350–400	371	430.00–460.00	446.17
9	450–500	464	380.00–395.00	388.17

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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