Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

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 2.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.74/cwt on 40 head, down $3.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +3.89 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$441.74

▼ 3.24 vs prior sale

40 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$27.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.35

vs FL average

−31.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	452.05	2,430	25
Medium and Large 2	547	424.55	2,324	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $106 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 sale40 hd

441.74

—

FL average7 barns · 136 hd

450.08

−8.35

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−31.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+3.89

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	1,364	211.66	2,887	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	187.20	2,474	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,368	167.85	2,296	25

Every lot, as filed

37 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 3	350–400	374	422.48/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	455.31/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,113	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	638.62/cwt	600.00–680.00	1,686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	440.17/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	560.92/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	427.02/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	564.60/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,117	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	454.68/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	456.79/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,403	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	453.37/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	432.49/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	519.15/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	604.43/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	732.94/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	488.44/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,305	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	724.01/cwt	690.00–760.00	1,875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	417.60/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	496.74/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,106	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	643.36/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	524.55/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,673	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	469.19/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,736	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	417.08/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	654.03/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,113	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	563.66/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,390	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	469.71/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	605.97/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,266	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	519.78/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	388.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	475.77/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	583.94/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,863	13
Bulls	—	—	1,298	229.06/cwt	220.00–234.00	2,973	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	244.34/cwt	236.00–251.00	4,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,296	194.87/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,526	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	209.86/cwt	200.00–217.00	2,835	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	167.85/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,296	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	185.09/cwt	175.00–198.00	2,441	43

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 637Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 140Year ago 244

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	475.77
11	350–400	374	400.00–440.00	422.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	264	600.00–680.00	638.62
13	300–350	319	550.00–620.00	583.94
11	350–400	376	500.00–535.00	519.78
8	400–450	428	460.00–480.00	469.71
19	450–500	464	440.00–470.00	455.31
12	500–550	523	405.00–430.00	417.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	540.00–580.00	560.92
13	300–350	319	510.00–540.00	524.55
18	350–400	370	450.00–490.00	469.19
8	400–450	433	430.00–450.00	440.17
11	450–500	461	420.00–435.00	427.02
9	500–550	524	380.00–400.00	388.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	620.00–670.00	643.36
10	300–350	328	590.00–620.00	604.43
14	350–400	375	550.00–580.00	564.60
15	400–450	424	480.00–515.00	496.74
12	450–500	470	440.00–470.00	454.68
7	500–550	524	415.00–445.00	432.49
8	550–600	568	410.00–425.00	417.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	700.00–780.00	732.94
15	250–300	259	690.00–760.00	724.01
16	300–350	323	630.00–680.00	654.03
11	350–400	374	590.00–620.00	605.97
13	400–450	424	540.00–590.00	563.66
16	450–500	472	480.00–500.00	488.44
15	500–550	526	450.00–465.00	456.79
10	550–600	555	440.00–450.00	444.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	362	500.00–540.00	519.15
11	400–450	418	440.00–470.00	453.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	220.00–234.00	229.06
2	—	1,700	236.00–251.00	244.34
7	—	1,296	189.00–200.00	194.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	200.00–217.00	209.86
43	—	1,319	175.00–198.00	185.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,368	161.00–178.00	167.85

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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