Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

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 fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.98/cwt on 20 head, down $5.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +7.13 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$444.98

▼ 5.09 vs prior sale

20 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$29.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs FL average

−42.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	459.81	2,391	10thin
Medium and Large 2	523	430.14	2,250	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $141 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

444.98

—

FL average5 barns · 92 hd

453.41

−8.43

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−42.57

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+7.13

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	1,701	219.75	3,738	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	182.27	2,085	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	165.62	1,820	23

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 1	500–550	526	419.36/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	407.33/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	394.40/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	420.90/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	430.36/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	493.16/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	737.70/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,608	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	676.35/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	643.30/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,065	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	454.03/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,138	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	430.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,250	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	460.70/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	489.82/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	594.42/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	530.41/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	459.81/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,391	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	449.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	595.42/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	494.36/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,323	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	554.53/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,774	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	513.52/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,931	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	555.50/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	669.62/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	466.32/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	468.96/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	465.66/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	434.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	534.42/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,726	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	503.14/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	642.06/cwt	600.00–690.00	1,721	12
Bulls	—	—	1,701	219.75/cwt	210.00–231.00	3,738	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	178.97/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,058	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	200.68/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,226	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	165.62/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,820	23

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 681Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 227Year ago 131

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	231	640.00–710.00	669.62
12	250–300	268	600.00–690.00	642.06
14	300–350	323	520.00–550.00	534.42
11	350–400	374	490.00–520.00	503.14
9	400–450	424	450.00–480.00	466.32
10	450–500	468	440.00–460.00	449.63
7	500–550	526	415.00–425.00	419.36
8	550–600	563	400.00–415.00	407.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	480.00–510.00	493.16
13	350–400	366	460.00–480.00	468.96
10	400–450	420	420.00–440.00	430.36
9	450–500	474	410.00–430.00	420.90
7	500–550	516	380.00–405.00	394.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	450.00–480.00	465.66
10	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	434.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	218	700.00–780.00	737.70
15	250–300	271	650.00–710.00	676.35
15	300–350	321	630.00–660.00	643.30
12	350–400	360	580.00–610.00	595.42
10	400–450	423	520.00–540.00	530.41
14	450–500	470	480.00–510.00	494.36
10	500–550	520	450.00–470.00	459.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	580.00–610.00	594.42
10	350–400	373	540.00–570.00	555.50
8	400–450	418	480.00–500.00	489.82
11	450–500	471	440.00–470.00	454.03
10	500–550	523	420.00–440.00	430.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	540.00–570.00	554.53
17	350–400	376	500.00–530.00	513.52
9	400–450	416	450.00–470.00	460.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	210.00–231.00	219.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,150	170.00–188.00	178.97
7	—	1,109	194.00–208.00	200.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,099	160.00–173.00	165.62

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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