Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.23/cwt on 27 head, up $5.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −7.61 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$430.23

▲ 5.31 vs prior sale

27 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs FL average

−47.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	437.64	2,404	17thin
Medium and Large 2	525	417.64	2,193	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $212 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 sale27 hd

430.23

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

432.02

−1.79

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−47.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−7.61

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	1,439	213.39	3,071	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	177.31	2,319	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	155.93	1,692	19

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	400–450	427	411.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	449.73/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	417.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	490.23/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	435.14/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,015	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	419.42/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	448.29/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	593.37/cwt	570.00–615.00	1,917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	508.11/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	444.43/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	417.64/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	430.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,431	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	705.35/cwt	680.00–730.00	1,524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	604.69/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,225	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	514.37/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	472.54/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	475.44/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	545.24/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	394.68/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	617.09/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	544.50/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,031	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	437.98/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,098	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	575.53/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	441.20/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	489.05/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	630.70/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,356	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	665.52/cwt	640.00–690.00	2,090	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	670.26/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,857	25
Bulls	—	—	1,370	198.16/cwt	195.00–209.00	2,715	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	228.62/cwt	220.00–236.00	3,448	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	166.92/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,970	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	183.32/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,533	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	163.15/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,752	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	146.01/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,608	8

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 654Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 184Year ago 214

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	365	440.00–460.00	449.73
9	400–450	427	400.00–420.00	411.46
10	450–500	475	380.00–410.00	394.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	480.00–500.00	490.23
9	350–400	361	400.00–430.00	417.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	215	600.00–660.00	630.70
9	250–300	263	600.00–630.00	617.09
11	300–350	315	570.00–580.00	575.53
12	350–400	368	470.00–510.00	489.05
11	400–450	429	430.00–450.00	441.20
10	450–500	463	430.00–440.00	435.14
10	500–550	520	400.00–440.00	419.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	216	680.00–730.00	705.35
25	250–300	277	650.00–690.00	670.26
19	300–350	314	640.00–690.00	665.52
16	350–400	368	590.00–620.00	604.69
12	400–450	418	500.00–530.00	514.37
7	450–500	466	460.00–490.00	472.54
7	500–550	527	440.00–460.00	448.29
10	550–600	565	420.00–440.00	430.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	570.00–615.00	593.37
12	350–400	373	530.00–560.00	544.50
10	400–450	423	460.00–490.00	475.44
17	450–500	479	425.00–450.00	437.98
10	500–550	525	410.00–425.00	417.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	530.00–560.00	545.24
7	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	508.11
7	400–450	421	440.00–450.00	444.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	195.00–209.00	198.16
4	—	1,508	220.00–236.00	228.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	161.00–170.00	166.92
19	—	1,382	178.00–190.00	183.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,074	156.00–169.00	163.15
8	—	1,101	143.00–150.00	146.01

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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