Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.11/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −48.67 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$390.11

73 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$40.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs FL average

−78.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	410.24	2,218	37
Medium and Large 2	544	369.42	2,008	36

One grade step is worth $40.82/cwt here — about $210 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

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 sale73 hd

390.11

—

FL average4 barns · 157 hd

390.77

−0.66

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−78.93

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−48.67

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	1,702	184.17	3,134	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	156.91	1,949	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	142.18	1,496	62

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	400–450	423	394.85/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	391.47/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,047	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	559.09/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,097	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	629.93/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,663	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	687.87/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,479	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	370.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	598.88/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,874	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	417.30/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,953	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	699.23/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,818	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	330.13/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,215	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	321.42/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,986	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	424.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,783	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	459.63/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,114	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	663.94/cwt	630.00–700.00	2,191	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	433.00/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,252	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	500.59/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,117	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	156.91/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,949	68
Bulls	—	—	1,706	185.43/cwt	182.00–198.00	3,163	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	136.60/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,341	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	144.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,573	42
Bulls	—	—	1,620	174.25/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,823	10
Bulls	—	—	1,894	205.83/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	489.62/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,606	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	464.61/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	376.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,152	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	394.84/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,828	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	336.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,078	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	355.20/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	397.40/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,510	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	349.60/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,647	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	370.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	429.36/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,589	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	385.22/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,772	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	520.03/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,674	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	420.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,337	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	410.30/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,736	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	455.09/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,898	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	349.70/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,965	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	501.47/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,870	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	369.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,561	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	459.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,472	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	339.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,766	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	609.05/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,241	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	750.35/cwt	700.00–790.00	1,696	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,371Last week 1,132Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 140Year ago 118

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	320	450.00–470.00	459.94
27	350–400	370	420.00–440.00	429.36
20	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	394.85
17	450–500	474	360.00–380.00	370.27
22	500–550	520	330.00–350.00	339.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	215	650.00–720.00	687.87
20	300–350	328	480.00–500.00	489.62
19	350–400	374	450.00–480.00	464.61
22	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	424.46
22	450–500	463	385.00–405.00	394.84
15	500–550	522	355.00–385.00	370.64
14	550–600	558	340.00–370.00	355.20
12	600–650	618	317.00–325.00	321.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	318	400.00–440.00	420.47
25	350–400	380	390.00–405.00	397.40
25	400–450	422	360.00–380.00	369.90
17	450–500	471	345.00–355.00	349.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	264	600.00–660.00	629.93
31	300–350	313	580.00–620.00	598.88
17	350–400	375	540.00–580.00	559.09
21	400–450	417	440.00–470.00	455.09
24	450–500	468	405.00–430.00	417.30
17	500–550	523	380.00–405.00	391.47
19	550–600	562	340.00–360.00	349.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	200–250	226	700.00–790.00	750.35
16	250–300	260	680.00–720.00	699.23
22	300–350	330	630.00–700.00	663.94
20	350–400	368	590.00–630.00	609.05
22	400–450	423	480.00–520.00	500.59
25	450–500	460	440.00–480.00	459.63
22	500–550	520	415.00–450.00	433.00
15	550–600	571	370.00–385.00	376.87
20	600–650	617	330.00–345.00	336.84
15	650–700	671	322.00–340.00	330.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	322	500.00–540.00	520.03
25	350–400	373	480.00–520.00	501.47
22	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.30
20	450–500	460	375.00–395.00	385.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,242	148.00–164.00	156.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	982	135.00–139.00	136.60
42	—	1,086	140.00–149.00	144.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,706	182.00–198.00	185.43
10	—	1,620	171.00–178.00	174.25
4	—	1,894	202.00–218.00	205.83

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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