Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 20.00 to 40.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.75/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −76.03 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$362.75

57 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$38.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.72

vs FL average

−66.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	380.39	2,043	31
Medium and Large 2	540	341.72	1,847	26

One grade step is worth $38.67/cwt here — about $197 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 sale57 hd

362.75

—

FL average4 barns · 171 hd

379.47

−16.72

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−66.97

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−76.03

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	1,530	187.95	2,877	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	155.39	2,034	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	139.48	1,476	79

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	455.87/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,714	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	394.64/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,064	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	390.17/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,268	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	305.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	427.31/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,966	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	375.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,763	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	558.63/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,480	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	570.92/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,855	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	420.92/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,149	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	645.76/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,382	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.74/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,681	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	512.83/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,862	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	354.48/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	315.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,771	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	589.52/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,550	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	152.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,000	43
Bulls	—	—	1,544	192.44/cwt	182.00–199.00	2,971	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	132.60/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,351	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	144.95/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,579	44
Bulls	—	—	1,420	172.89/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,455	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	202.58/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	392.20/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,451	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.27/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,944	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	382.94/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	480.63/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,307	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	163.39/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,139	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	465.58/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	327.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,373	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	317.66/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,496	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	337.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,585	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	375.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	327.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,730	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	349.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,468	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	355.57/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,166	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	349.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,283	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	352.00/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	400.51/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,490	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	332.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	410.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	524.75/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,705	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	375.20/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,433	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	419.69/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,364	22

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,090Last week 878Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 155Year ago 241

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 20.00 to 40.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	250–300	265	510.00–600.00	558.63
21	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	524.75
15	350–400	376	440.00–475.00	455.87
17	400–450	427	400.00–420.00	410.41
17	450–500	469	350.00–400.00	375.94
16	500–550	525	335.00–370.00	352.00
10	550–600	565	315.00–335.00	325.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	214	620.00–670.00	645.76
18	250–300	263	580.00–600.00	589.52
24	300–350	325	550.00–590.00	570.92
19	350–400	363	490.00–540.00	512.83
24	400–450	428	430.00–480.00	454.27
16	450–500	460	410.00–445.00	427.31
20	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	394.64
11	550–600	563	350.00–360.00	354.48
6	600–650	600	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	450.00–480.00	465.58
17	350–400	372	380.00–420.00	400.51
10	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.44
10	450–500	478	325.00–340.00	332.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	400.00–440.00	420.92
21	300–350	325	380.00–400.00	390.17
17	350–400	382	370.00–380.00	375.20
24	400–450	420	340.00–360.00	349.64
20	450–500	470	330.00–345.00	337.26
15	500–550	519	300.00–310.00	305.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	272	450.00–510.00	480.63
22	300–350	325	410.00–430.00	419.69
20	350–400	370	385.00–400.00	392.20
16	400–450	425	370.00–395.00	382.94
22	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	357.74
20	500–550	528	320.00–335.00	327.61
17	550–600	562	310.00–320.00	315.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	328	340.00–370.00	355.57
17	350–400	367	340.00–360.00	349.62
15	400–450	419	320.00–335.00	327.73
17	450–500	471	310.00–325.00	317.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,309	148.00–158.00	152.79
14	—	1,309	160.00–167.00	163.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,019	125.00–139.00	132.60
44	—	1,089	141.00–151.00	144.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	182.00–199.00	192.44
5	—	1,420	171.00–175.00	172.89
3	—	1,683	200.00–208.00	202.58

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