Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.86/cwt on 37 head, up $12.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +5.02 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$442.86

▲ 12.63 vs prior sale

37 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs FL average

−40.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	451.80	2,411	24
Medium and Large 2	528	426.37	2,251	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $160 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 sale37 hd

442.86

—

FL average4 barns · 71 hd

441.76

+1.10

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−40.32

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+5.02

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	1,563	214.19	3,348	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	181.78	2,311	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	162.10	1,832	43

Every lot, as filed

40 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	350–400	367	506.77/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	434.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,006	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	409.71/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	404.79/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	424.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	414.39/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	480.26/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,219	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	615.83/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,663	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	445.75/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	539.52/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,239	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	544.31/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	495.61/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	459.62/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,385	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	451.11/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,125	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	438.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	589.38/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,886	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	579.25/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	473.15/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,519	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	722.81/cwt	670.00–770.00	1,612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	630.28/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,042	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	426.37/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,251	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	590.69/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,144	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	384.43/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,014	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	406.89/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	408.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	490.59/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,075	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	540.54/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,000	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	460.26/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,749	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	510.47/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.56/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,946	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	673.33/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,380	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	551.06/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	645.23/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,749	11
Bulls	—	—	1,441	207.41/cwt	205.00–214.00	2,989	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	225.49/cwt	219.00–232.00	3,795	6
Bulls	—	—	1,508	197.23/cwt	195.00–199.00	2,974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	176.56/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,036	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	190.38/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,791	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	164.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,828	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	153.19/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,838	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 614Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 108Year ago 198

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	205	650.00–700.00	673.33
16	250–300	265	560.00–600.00	579.25
11	300–350	326	530.00–570.00	551.06
11	350–400	367	480.00–530.00	506.77
20	400–450	428	440.00–470.00	454.56
15	450–500	462	420.00–450.00	434.24
10	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	409.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	500.00–520.00	510.47
14	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	460.26
10	400–450	418	420.00–430.00	424.91
10	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	404.79
11	500–550	524	380.00–390.00	384.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	321	460.00–490.00	473.15
14	350–400	370	400.00–430.00	414.39
9	400–450	421	400.00–415.00	406.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	670.00–770.00	722.81
11	250–300	271	640.00–650.00	645.23
17	300–350	324	620.00–640.00	630.28
12	350–400	363	570.00–610.00	590.69
14	400–450	415	520.00–560.00	539.52
19	450–500	462	470.00–490.00	480.26
15	500–550	519	450.00–470.00	459.62
9	550–600	558	430.00–450.00	438.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	270	600.00–630.00	615.83
20	300–350	320	570.00–610.00	589.38
12	350–400	370	520.00–560.00	540.54
18	400–450	423	470.00–510.00	490.59
19	450–500	471	435.00–465.00	451.11
13	500–550	528	410.00–440.00	426.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	530.00–560.00	544.31
15	350–400	379	480.00–510.00	495.61
11	400–450	421	430.00–460.00	445.75
9	450–500	474	400.00–420.00	408.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	205.00–214.00	207.41
6	—	1,683	219.00–232.00	225.49
2	—	1,508	195.00–199.00	197.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,153	170.00–181.00	176.56
20	—	1,466	185.00–200.00	190.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,109	160.00–170.00	164.80
10	—	1,200	147.00–156.00	153.19

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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