Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $416.80/cwt on 19 head, down $45.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −21.04 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$416.80

▼ 45.37 vs prior sale

19 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$33.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs FL average

−55.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	432.61	2,219	10thin
Medium and Large 2	527	399.24	2,104	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.37/cwt here — about $115 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 sale19 hd

416.80

—

FL average3 barns · 29 hd

408.94

+7.86

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−55.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−21.04

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	1,483	199.07	2,951	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	163.93	2,022	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,219	153.40	1,870	30

Every lot, as filed

31 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	450–500	465	407.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	538.88/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	631.41/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	570.03/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,516	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	413.47/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	516.88/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,892	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	432.61/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,219	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	639.77/cwt	600.00–680.00	1,695	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	399.24/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	504.48/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	520.48/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	464.40/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	673.92/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	451.53/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,924	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	380.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	485.26/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,077	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	453.20/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,126	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	565.24/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,781	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	560.73/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,069	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	437.20/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	407.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	416.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	478.66/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	450.47/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	455.52/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,654	12
Bulls	—	—	1,360	213.34/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,901	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	184.80/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,966	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	174.47/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,022	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	153.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,870	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	159.19/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,017	40

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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 793Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 278Year ago 239

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	266	550.00–590.00	570.03
15	300–350	322	500.00–580.00	538.88
13	350–400	366	490.00–550.00	516.88
14	400–450	420	425.00–450.00	437.20
10	450–500	465	400.00–415.00	407.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	435.00–465.00	450.47
9	350–400	371	400.00–425.00	413.47
9	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	380.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	470.00–490.00	478.66
12	350–400	363	440.00–470.00	455.52
10	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	407.32
10	500–550	515	375.00–385.00	380.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	218	650.00–700.00	673.92
23	250–300	265	600.00–680.00	639.77
10	300–350	320	600.00–660.00	631.41
13	350–400	369	540.00–580.00	560.73
14	400–450	428	470.00–500.00	485.26
13	450–500	469	440.00–465.00	453.20
10	500–550	513	425.00–440.00	432.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	315	550.00–580.00	565.24
12	350–400	363	490.00–520.00	504.48
15	400–450	426	435.00–465.00	451.53
9	450–500	471	400.00–430.00	416.27
9	500–550	527	385.00–410.00	399.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	500.00–540.00	520.48
10	350–400	375	450.00–480.00	464.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	210.00–217.00	213.34
4	—	1,605	177.00–187.00	184.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,159	171.00–182.00	174.47
40	—	1,267	155.00–168.00	159.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,219	150.00–158.00	153.40

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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