Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.99/cwt on 48 head, up $44.14 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +44.14 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$481.99

▲ 44.14 vs prior sale

48 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$62.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.51

vs FL average

+10.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	514.51	2,774	23
Medium and Large 2	545	452.07	2,462	25

One grade step is worth $62.44/cwt here — about $312 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.99, low $352.46, median $437.85 across 33 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 sale48 hd

481.99

—

FL average4 barns · 143 hd

461.48

+20.51

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+10.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+44.14

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	—	High	1,669	195.14	3,257	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	161.62	2,127	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	143.02	1,588	32

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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 3	350–400	370	401.08/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	515.70/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	413.20/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	410.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,121	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	500.86/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	445.35/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,866	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	629.63/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,311	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	404.85/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	494.95/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	610.47/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	570.53/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,413	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	513.73/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,147	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	566.58/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	572.11/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,140	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	429.82/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	472.60/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,462	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	440.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	805.88/cwt	780.00–830.00	1,717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	527.08/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	539.09/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,528	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	515.27/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	465.47/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,211	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	407.67/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,295	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	610.72/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,997	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	506.04/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,186	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	475.94/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,232	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	664.19/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,145	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	722.59/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,922	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	420.65/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	560.47/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,782	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	650.73/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,790	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	555.61/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	715.14/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,552	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	444.71/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,290	8
Bulls	—	—	1,984	209.57/cwt	204.00–217.00	4,158	5
Bulls	—	—	1,308	176.03/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	193.28/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,108	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	158.12/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,192	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	168.37/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,988	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	145.76/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,634	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	137.78/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,503	11

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 (Wed)

Wed Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 537Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 198Year ago 457

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	500.00–530.00	515.70
10	350–400	370	360.00–440.00	401.08
17	400–450	426	405.00–420.00	413.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	318	540.00–580.00	560.47
17	350–400	371	490.00–510.00	500.86
17	400–450	419	430.00–460.00	445.35
22	450–500	465	400.00–440.00	420.65
13	500–550	516	400.00–420.00	410.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	200–250	217	700.00–730.00	715.14
22	250–300	275	630.00–670.00	650.73
17	300–350	327	590.00–630.00	610.72
18	350–400	370	540.00–570.00	555.61
17	400–450	432	480.00–530.00	506.04
17	450–500	469	450.00–500.00	475.94
8	500–550	515	430.00–460.00	444.71
12	550–600	563	400.00–415.00	407.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	213	780.00–830.00	805.88
25	250–300	266	700.00–750.00	722.59
24	300–350	323	650.00–680.00	664.19
19	350–400	367	610.00–650.00	629.63
20	400–450	423	540.00–600.00	570.53
15	450–500	469	520.00–560.00	539.09
14	500–550	518	510.00–545.00	527.08
9	550–600	572	480.00–515.00	494.95
9	600–650	622	420.00–450.00	440.27
6	650–700	660	395.00–415.00	404.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	285	650.00	650.00
16	300–350	318	590.00–630.00	610.47
17	350–400	374	550.00–590.00	572.11
15	400–450	418	500.00–530.00	513.73
14	450–500	475	450.00–480.00	465.47
13	500–550	521	450.00–500.00	472.60
12	550–600	570	420.00–440.00	429.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	323	550.00–580.00	566.58
17	350–400	369	500.00–530.00	515.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,984	204.00–217.00	209.57
3	—	1,308	171.00–179.00	176.03
8	—	1,608	183.00–199.00	193.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,386	152.00–162.00	158.12
27	—	1,181	165.00–173.00	168.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,121	144.00–151.00	145.76
11	—	1,091	135.00–141.00	137.78

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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