Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

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 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.93/cwt on 20 head, up $8.12 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −12.92 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$424.93

▲ 8.12 vs prior sale

20 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs FL average

−47.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	439.71	2,286	10thin
Medium and Large 2	528	410.14	2,166	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $121 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 sale20 hd

424.93

—

FL average4 barns · 45 hd

421.73

+3.19

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−47.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−12.92

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	1,572	205.66	3,232	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	170.54	2,218	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	150.25	1,485	33

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	600.92/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	514.39/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	545.58/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	573.83/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,140	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	695.52/cwt	680.00–710.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	495.70/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,127	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	619.38/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,982	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	539.70/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	387.70/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	444.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	580.73/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,166	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	442.05/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,857	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	649.52/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,364	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	414.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,546	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	435.42/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,402	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	649.58/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	465.19/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,200	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	357.64/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	438.40/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,833	17
Bulls	—	—	1,318	195.50/cwt	188.00–201.00	2,577	6
Bulls	—	—	1,789	214.36/cwt	208.00–225.00	3,835	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	166.12/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,238	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	182.02/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,146	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	152.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,540	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	144.77/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,343	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	439.71/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,286	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	424.84/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	465.96/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	464.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	429.79/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	421.10/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,983	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	599.90/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	481.81/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,778	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	400.21/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	480.78/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	543.89/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,469	10

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 582Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 174Year ago 277

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	273	580.00–620.00	600.92
9	300–350	326	570.00–590.00	580.73
10	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	514.39
17	400–450	422	450.00–480.00	464.56
10	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	429.79
10	500–550	528	400.00–420.00	410.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	680.00–710.00	695.52
15	250–300	272	630.00–670.00	649.58
20	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	619.38
14	350–400	373	550.00–600.00	573.83
9	400–450	429	490.00–500.00	495.70
12	450–500	473	460.00–470.00	465.19
10	500–550	520	430.00–450.00	439.71
6	600–650	625	405.00–445.00	424.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	530.00–550.00	539.70
11	350–400	364	450.00–480.00	465.96
10	400–450	420	410.00–430.00	420.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	210	630.00–670.00	649.52
11	250–300	271	570.00–640.00	599.90
10	300–350	323	530.00–560.00	545.58
15	350–400	369	465.00–500.00	481.81
14	400–450	420	430.00–455.00	442.05
11	450–500	471	410.00–435.00	421.10
10	500–550	533	385.00–415.00	400.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	530.00–560.00	543.89
10	300–350	323	460.00–500.00	480.78
14	350–400	368	440.00–450.00	444.76
17	400–450	418	410.00–460.00	438.40
10	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	387.70
7	500–550	519	345.00–375.00	357.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	420.00–450.00	435.42
12	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	414.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	188.00–201.00	195.50
7	—	1,789	208.00–225.00	214.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,347	157.00–172.00	166.12
15	—	1,179	178.00–190.00	182.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,011	148.00–158.00	152.30
9	—	928	142.00–146.00	144.77

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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