Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.43/cwt on 28 head, up $23.90 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +42.59 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$480.43

▲ 23.90 vs prior sale

28 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$45.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs FL average

−2.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	499.78	2,589	16thin
Medium and Large 2	523	454.64	2,378	12thin

One grade step is worth $45.14/cwt here — about $211 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 sale28 hd

480.43

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

474.77

+5.66

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−2.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+42.59

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	—	Low	1,598	212.20	3,391	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,409	182.35	2,570	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	155.26	1,759	28

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	350–400	368	490.79/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	529.24/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,736	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	581.95/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,880	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	460.27/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,703	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	424.53/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,017	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	490.84/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,052	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	673.85/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,190	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	841.98/cwt	820.00–860.00	1,819	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	526.67/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	465.53/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	509.04/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,179	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	489.68/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,346	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	657.07/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,057	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	554.55/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,318	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	499.78/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	775.71/cwt	750.00–800.00	2,040	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	634.89/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,330	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	454.64/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	409.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	454.12/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,921	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	623.42/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	579.46/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,144	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	479.58/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,302	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	408.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,094	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	539.49/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,007	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	734.43/cwt	720.00–750.00	1,946	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	519.79/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,422	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	739.06/cwt	720.00–760.00	2,365	22
Bulls	—	—	1,480	188.65/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	205.76/cwt	201.00–208.00	2,942	6
Bulls	—	—	1,938	239.53/cwt	234.00–242.00	4,642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	178.17/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,494	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	191.05/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,728	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	155.26/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,759	28

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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 482Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 217Year ago 282

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	581.95
17	350–400	368	480.00–500.00	490.79
17	400–450	423	445.00–465.00	454.12
14	450–500	475	410.00–440.00	424.53
15	500–550	513	400.00–415.00	408.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	328	510.00–550.00	529.24
16	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	460.27
17	400–450	427	400.00–420.00	409.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	265	720.00–750.00	734.43
17	300–350	313	630.00–680.00	657.07
17	350–400	372	520.00–560.00	539.49
20	400–450	418	470.00–510.00	490.84
20	450–500	480	460.00–500.00	479.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	325	650.00–700.00	673.85
12	350–400	370	560.00–600.00	579.46
15	400–450	428	500.00–520.00	509.04
19	450–500	479	480.00–500.00	489.68
12	500–550	523	440.00–470.00	454.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	200–250	216	820.00–860.00	841.98
20	250–300	263	750.00–800.00	775.71
22	300–350	320	720.00–760.00	739.06
25	350–400	367	620.00–650.00	634.89
20	400–450	418	530.00–580.00	554.55
17	450–500	466	510.00–530.00	519.79
16	500–550	518	485.00–515.00	499.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	323	610.00–640.00	623.42
11	350–400	363	510.00–540.00	526.67
14	400–450	425	450.00–480.00	465.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	181.00–193.00	188.65
6	—	1,430	201.00–208.00	205.76
4	—	1,938	234.00–242.00	239.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,400	166.00–184.00	178.17
38	—	1,428	188.00–196.00	191.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,133	151.00–161.00	155.26

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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