Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.08/cwt on 37 head, down $0.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +43.23 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$481.08

▼ 0.91 vs prior sale

37 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.35

vs FL average

+15.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	500.24	2,616	20
Medium and Large 2	518	458.53	2,375	17thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about $241 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 sale37 hd

481.08

—

FL average4 barns · 89 hd

464.73

+16.35

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+15.75

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+43.23

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	1,820	198.75	3,617	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	162.25	1,911	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	148.13	1,555	33

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1	350–400	372	560.66/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	412.89/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,730	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	377.00/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	440.48/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,850	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	515.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,898	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	631.13/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	500.24/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,616	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	458.53/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,375	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	617.73/cwt	600.00–635.00	2,236	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	470.42/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,258	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	736.32/cwt	700.00–770.00	1,951	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	514.48/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,868	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	670.75/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	569.59/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,863	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	615.06/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	560.63/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,041	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	487.80/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,029	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	708.04/cwt	680.00–740.00	1,898	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	781.50/cwt	750.00–820.00	1,680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	525.59/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	665.30/cwt	640.00–690.00	2,122	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	534.38/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,260	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	449.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	466.97/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	413.12/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,933	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	414.62/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,152	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	535.45/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,751	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	478.12/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,037	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	593.83/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,900	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	444.47/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,058	27
Bulls	—	—	1,925	192.62/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,708	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	211.02/cwt	209.00–214.00	3,397	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	158.91/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,897	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	174.06/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,949	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	148.13/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,555	33

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 885Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 194Year ago 282

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	268	680.00–740.00	708.04
20	300–350	320	570.00–620.00	593.83
15	350–400	372	540.00–580.00	560.66
17	400–450	426	460.00–500.00	478.12
27	450–500	463	435.00–455.00	444.47
15	500–550	519	405.00–425.00	414.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	373	440.00–490.00	466.97
15	400–450	419	400.00–425.00	412.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	265	600.00–660.00	631.13
19	300–350	327	520.00–550.00	535.45
22	350–400	368	500.00–530.00	515.71
16	400–450	420	430.00–450.00	440.48
15	450–500	468	405.00–420.00	413.12
12	500–550	520	360.00–395.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	215	750.00–820.00	781.50
18	250–300	265	700.00–770.00	736.32
17	300–350	319	640.00–690.00	665.30
21	350–400	362	600.00–635.00	617.73
20	400–450	423	520.00–550.00	534.38
15	450–500	466	505.00–545.00	525.59
20	500–550	523	490.00–510.00	500.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	265	650.00–690.00	670.75
17	300–350	316	600.00–630.00	615.06
17	350–400	364	540.00–580.00	560.63
17	400–450	416	470.00–505.00	487.80
16	450–500	480	450.00–490.00	470.42
17	500–550	518	440.00–480.00	458.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	327	550.00–590.00	569.59
14	350–400	363	500.00–530.00	514.48
19	400–450	427	440.00–460.00	449.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,925	191.00–195.00	192.62
3	—	1,610	209.00–214.00	211.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,194	153.00–165.00	158.91
17	—	1,120	172.00–182.00	174.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,050	144.00–152.00	148.13

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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