Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.21/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −106.57 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$332.21

5 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.16

vs FL average

−6.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	332.21	1,714	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.99, low $369.20, median $438.78 across 25 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 sale5 hd

332.21

—

FL average4 barns · 47 hd

310.05

+22.16

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−6.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−106.57

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	1,586	169.45	2,687	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	144.49	1,872	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	126.51	1,383	6thin

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	267.32/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	312.20/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	297.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	342.17/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	356.39/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	429.16/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	332.21/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	502.18/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	444.40/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	319.71/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	451.81/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,464	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	362.62/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	544.18/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	315.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	318.08/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	451.56/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	359.64/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,503	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	154.38/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,177	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	178.50/cwt	176.00–182.00	3,018	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	152.69/cwt	146.00–167.00	1,892	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	126.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,383	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	138.88/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,853	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 888Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 265Year ago 294

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	440.00–460.00	451.56
7	300–350	324	340.00–380.00	356.39
7	350–400	375	330.00–360.00	342.17
5	400–450	413	305.00–330.00	319.71
6	450–500	473	290.00–305.00	297.38
4	500–550	508	255.00–280.00	267.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	305.00–330.00	318.08
4	350–400	375	305.00–320.00	312.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	530.00–560.00	544.18
7	300–350	327	490.00–520.00	502.18
8	350–400	375	430.00–460.00	444.40
8	400–450	418	410.00–450.00	429.16
5	450–500	470	345.00–375.00	362.62
5	500–550	516	320.00–350.00	332.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	440.00–460.00	451.81
4	400–450	418	340.00–380.00	359.64
5	450–500	466	310.00–320.00	315.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	152.00–160.00	154.38
5	—	1,691	176.00–182.00	178.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,239	146.00–167.00	152.69
19	—	1,334	135.00–144.00	138.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	120.00–132.00	126.51

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)