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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.39/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −122.66 against this barn's trailing median of $405.05.

Average price

$282.39

4 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.07

vs FL average

−22.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	282.39	1,449	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.78, low $373.13, median $405.05 across 18 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 sale4 hd

282.39

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

280.32

+2.07

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−22.63

This barn, trailing median18 sales

405.05

−122.66

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	1,640	167.42	2,746	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	155.79	1,844	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	141.46	1,589	12

Every lot, as filed

21 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	250–300	273	455.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	282.39/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	333.26/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	316.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	314.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	345.43/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	379.32/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	360.32/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	277.80/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	565.98/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	523.23/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	417.39/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	440.67/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	382.54/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	359.19/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	344.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	451.55/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	167.42/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,746	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	152.20/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,794	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	162.18/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,932	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	141.46/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,589	12

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 566Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 231Year ago 191

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	440.00–470.00	455.69
9	300–350	316	360.00–400.00	382.54
10	350–400	370	340.00–380.00	359.19
5	400–450	414	315.00–345.00	333.26
6	450–500	463	300.00–330.00	314.59
4	500–550	513	275.00–290.00	282.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	340.00–350.00	344.52
5	350–400	364	310.00–325.00	316.35
5	450–500	477	270.00–290.00	277.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	550.00–580.00	565.98
5	300–350	310	500.00–540.00	523.23
12	350–400	373	420.00–460.00	440.67
7	400–450	404	400.00–440.00	417.39
6	450–500	468	340.00–380.00	360.32
6	500–550	525	330.00–360.00	345.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	440.00–470.00	451.55
6	350–400	368	360.00–400.00	379.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	164.00–169.00	167.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,179	148.00–156.00	152.20
9	—	1,191	159.00–168.00	162.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,123	135.00–146.00	141.46

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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