Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

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 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.00/cwt on 36 head, up $11.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +6.16 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$444.00

▲ 11.40 vs prior sale

36 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$31.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs FL average

−35.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	460.78	2,401	17thin
Medium and Large 2	518	428.99	2,222	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.79/cwt here — about $178 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 sale36 hd

444.00

—

FL average4 barns · 98 hd

447.13

−3.12

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−35.03

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+6.16

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	1,823	229.86	4,191	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	185.28	2,491	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	163.32	1,945	35

Every lot, as filed

35 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	250–300	270	593.61/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	405.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	474.50/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	409.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,906	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	389.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,040	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	465.70/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,500	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	428.99/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,222	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	668.37/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	450.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	603.65/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,234	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	559.59/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	444.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,885	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	515.07/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	491.56/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	544.53/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,742	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	618.11/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,737	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	600.09/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,926	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	580.17/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,851	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	449.21/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,075	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	644.35/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,043	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	485.41/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,247	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	534.56/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,256	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	460.78/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,401	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	523.85/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,430	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	430.94/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	430.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,787	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	464.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,960	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	530.39/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	514.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,915	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	415.43/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,169	15
Bulls	—	—	1,720	223.95/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,852	10
Bulls	—	—	1,995	239.70/cwt	234.00–251.00	4,782	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	179.56/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,394	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	193.24/cwt	189.00–201.00	2,628	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	163.32/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,945	35

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 521Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 155Year ago 216

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	270	570.00–620.00	593.61
19	300–350	319	550.00–610.00	580.17
19	350–400	372	500.00–530.00	514.71
17	400–450	422	450.00–480.00	464.56
15	450–500	462	430.00–470.00	449.21
15	500–550	522	405.00–425.00	415.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	440.00–490.00	465.70
15	350–400	371	420.00–440.00	430.94
13	400–450	418	400.00–410.00	405.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	273	500.00–550.00	523.85
16	300–350	323	520.00–540.00	530.39
14	350–400	373	460.00–490.00	474.50
15	400–450	415	420.00–440.00	430.55
15	450–500	466	400.00–420.00	409.12
11	500–550	524	380.00–400.00	389.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	281	600.00–640.00	618.11
17	300–350	321	580.00–620.00	600.09
16	350–400	370	550.00–570.00	559.59
13	400–450	424	475.00–510.00	491.56
11	450–500	471	440.00–460.00	450.65
19	500–550	518	415.00–445.00	428.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	258	650.00–690.00	668.37
15	300–350	317	630.00–660.00	644.35
20	350–400	370	580.00–630.00	603.65
17	400–450	422	520.00–550.00	534.56
16	450–500	463	470.00–500.00	485.41
17	500–550	521	450.00–470.00	460.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	320	530.00–560.00	544.53
17	350–400	369	500.00–530.00	515.07
15	400–450	424	430.00–460.00	444.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,720	210.00–230.00	223.95
6	—	1,995	234.00–251.00	239.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,333	175.00–186.00	179.56
23	—	1,360	189.00–201.00	193.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,191	155.00–171.00	163.32

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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