Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.53/cwt on 18 head, down $24.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 33 comparable sales and sits +18.69 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$456.53

▼ 24.54 vs prior sale

18 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.90

vs FL average

−27.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	476.73	2,713	9thin
Medium and Large 2	571	436.34	2,492	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about $221 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 sale18 hd

456.53

—

FL average3 barns · 53 hd

465.44

−8.90

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−27.57

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+18.69

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	1,677	206.60	3,464	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	180.52	2,440	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	158.30	1,607	32

Every lot, as filed

27 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	500–550	533	432.61/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	565.77/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	584.51/cwt	550.00–620.00	2,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	504.14/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	512.33/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,147	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	436.34/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	487.06/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	774.09/cwt	750.00–800.00	2,129	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	623.83/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	630.49/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,282	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	530.27/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	635.83/cwt	600.00–670.00	2,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	471.17/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	575.67/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	469.26/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,220	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	476.73/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	698.59/cwt	670.00–730.00	2,235	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	490.82/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,076	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	724.34/cwt	670.00–770.00	1,941	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	449.41/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	842.27/cwt	790.00–890.00	1,853	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	573.73/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,370	15
Bulls	—	—	1,553	192.55/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	220.64/cwt	207.00–227.00	3,972	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	175.17/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,284	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	189.83/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,722	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	158.30/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,607	32

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 792Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 186Year ago 424

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	268	670.00–770.00	724.34
10	300–350	318	600.00–670.00	635.83
10	350–400	355	550.00–620.00	584.51
15	400–450	423	475.00–510.00	490.82
11	450–500	469	460.00–480.00	471.17
8	500–550	533	425.00–440.00	432.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	540.00–590.00	565.77
12	350–400	363	480.00–530.00	504.14
10	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	449.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	600.00–650.00	623.83
10	350–400	375	550.00–600.00	575.67
17	400–450	419	505.00–520.00	512.33
12	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	469.26
9	550–600	571	420.00–450.00	436.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	520.00–540.00	530.27
8	400–450	425	475.00–500.00	487.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	200–250	220	790.00–890.00	842.27
18	250–300	275	750.00–800.00	774.09
20	300–350	320	670.00–730.00	698.59
17	350–400	362	610.00–650.00	630.49
15	400–450	413	560.00–590.00	573.73
9	550–600	569	470.00–485.00	476.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	185.00–196.00	192.55
3	—	1,800	207.00–227.00	220.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,304	168.00–181.00	175.17
31	—	1,434	185.00–201.00	189.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,015	151.00–167.00	158.30

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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