Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

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 $412.95/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −25.83 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$412.95

39 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$32.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs FL average

−45.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	425.44	2,275	24
Medium and Large 2	519	392.97	2,040	15thin

One grade step is worth $32.47/cwt here — about $235 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 sale39 hd

412.95

—

FL average4 barns · 140 hd

411.32

+1.63

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−45.19

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−25.83

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	1,454	177.35	2,579	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	160.20	2,061	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	141.42	1,461	30

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,602	174.87/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,801	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,519	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	137.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,376	12
Bulls	—	—	1,471	188.18/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,768	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	164.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,364	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	155.89/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,861	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	385.51/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,839	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	434.73/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,604	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	628.96/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	392.97/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,040	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	585.73/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,857	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	334.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	468.89/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	489.72/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,577	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	399.39/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,478	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	354.84/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	530.76/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	525.64/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,176	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	479.41/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,234	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	686.27/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	423.29/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	386.69/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	495.60/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	595.48/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,156	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	433.09/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,265	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	653.83/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,092	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	425.31/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,995	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	379.59/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	419.69/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,364	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	455.70/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,458	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	540.20/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,988	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	473.56/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,003	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	429.10/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,807	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	600.58/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	409.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.36/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	410.13/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	735.70/cwt	720.00–750.00	1,582	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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 1,371Year ago 1,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 152Year ago 244

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,602	167.00–179.00	174.87
34	—	1,194	150.00–163.00	155.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,053	140.00–148.00	144.23
12	—	1,003	135.00–138.00	137.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,471	180.00–195.00	188.18
6	—	1,435	160.00–170.00	164.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	320	440.00–470.00	455.70
17	350–400	369	420.00–450.00	434.73
16	400–450	420	400.00–410.00	404.94
15	450–500	477	375.00–395.00	385.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	258	580.00–620.00	600.58
15	300–350	322	480.00–500.00	489.72
13	350–400	368	460.00–480.00	468.89
15	400–450	421	420.00–440.00	429.10
10	450–500	463	400.00–420.00	409.73
10	500–550	523	335.00–365.00	350.36
11	550–600	558	330.00–340.00	334.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	410.00–430.00	419.69
22	350–400	370	385.00–415.00	399.39
13	400–450	419	370.00–390.00	379.59
10	450–500	463	345.00–365.00	354.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	278	620.00–640.00	628.96
19	300–350	317	560.00–610.00	585.73
24	350–400	368	530.00–550.00	540.20
25	400–450	423	450.00–500.00	473.56
19	450–500	469	410.00–440.00	425.31
15	500–550	519	380.00–405.00	392.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	510.00–550.00	530.76
14	350–400	375	480.00–510.00	495.60
11	400–450	426	410.00–440.00	423.29
11	450–500	471	375.00–400.00	386.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	215	720.00–750.00	735.70
16	250–300	275	650.00–720.00	686.27
20	300–350	320	630.00–680.00	653.83
15	350–400	362	580.00–610.00	595.48
15	400–450	414	510.00–540.00	525.64
15	450–500	466	460.00–500.00	479.41
16	500–550	523	415.00–450.00	433.09
8	550–600	558	400.00–420.00	410.13

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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