Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

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 $381.79/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −56.99 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$381.79

57 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs FL average

−28.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	395.44	2,149	24
Medium and Large 2	542	371.85	2,015	33

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $134 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

381.79

—

FL average3 barns · 123 hd

376.36

+5.43

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−28.29

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−56.99

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	1,478	176.80	2,613	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	157.79	1,880	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	140.34	1,416	47

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
Bulls	—	—	1,542	185.45/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,860	5
Bulls	—	—	1,414	168.15/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,378	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	142.51/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,462	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	133.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,271	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	154.58/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,841	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	174.14/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,081	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	354.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	340.09/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	389.60/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	418.81/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,960	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	573.98/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	318.92/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,984	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	660.68/cwt	650.00–670.00	1,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	410.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	349.23/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	417.72/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,746	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,155	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	619.53/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,592	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	545.58/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,762	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	389.78/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,793	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	572.83/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	448.62/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,225	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	454.46/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,909	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	344.47/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,960	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	351.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	374.18/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	416.56/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,387	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	380.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,984	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	499.20/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	387.62/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,221	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	389.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,656	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	395.21/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,502	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	347.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,451	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	312.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,790	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	359.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	444.62/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,654	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	500.60/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,597	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	554.24/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	579.61/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	526.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,363	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	444.82/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	419.74/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,528	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	409.10/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,722	15

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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 973Last week 958Year ago 1,459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 182Year ago 365

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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	181.00–189.00	185.45
5	—	1,414	165.00–173.00	168.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,026	138.00–147.00	142.51
11	—	954	132.00–135.00	133.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,191	148.00–163.00	154.58
11	—	1,195	168.00–182.00	174.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	560.00–590.00	573.98
11	250–300	259	500.00–550.00	526.32
11	300–350	316	440.00–450.00	444.82
15	350–400	364	410.00–430.00	419.74
15	400–450	421	400.00–420.00	409.10
17	450–500	469	375.00–405.00	389.60
17	500–550	524	340.00–370.00	354.40
19	550–600	569	330.00–360.00	344.47
10	600–650	622	315.00–335.00	318.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	420.00–480.00	448.62
19	300–350	333	405.00–430.00	416.56
21	350–400	380	385.00–405.00	395.21
15	400–450	420	360.00–390.00	374.18
11	450–500	464	340.00–360.00	351.18
16	500–550	518	310.00–330.00	319.86
12	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	312.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	315	380.00–395.00	387.62
13	400–450	417	340.00–355.00	347.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	650.00–670.00	660.68
19	250–300	257	600.00–640.00	619.53
12	300–350	323	570.00–590.00	579.61
11	350–400	369	540.00–570.00	554.24
20	400–450	420	440.00–470.00	454.46
19	450–500	468	405.00–435.00	418.81
10	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	410.19
14	550–600	560	380.00–390.00	384.91
7	600–650	614	345.00–355.00	349.23
8	650–700	673	335.00–345.00	340.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	276	560.00–590.00	572.83
18	300–350	323	530.00–560.00	545.58
15	350–400	374	480.00–520.00	499.20
18	400–450	418	405.00–430.00	417.72
24	450–500	460	380.00–400.00	389.78
19	500–550	521	370.00–390.00	380.72
14	550–600	570	350.00–370.00	359.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	480.00–520.00	500.60
17	350–400	372	430.00–460.00	444.62
16	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	389.65

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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