Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1215). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows not tested. .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.58/cwt on 26 head, down $10.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −3.27 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$434.58

▼ 10.17 vs prior sale

26 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs FL average

−25.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	445.12	2,328	14thin
Medium and Large 2	520	422.28	2,196	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $132 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 sale26 hd

434.58

—

FL average4 barns · 51 hd

439.45

−4.87

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−25.79

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−3.27

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	1,283	217.29	2,788	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	190.83	2,390	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,347	167.88	2,261	40

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	—	—	1,293	223.10/cwt	220.00–226.00	2,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,439	234.38/cwt	232.00–241.00	3,373	4
Bulls	—	—	1,200	205.83/cwt	202.00–210.00	2,470	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	184.49/cwt	177.00–197.00	2,249	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	206.25/cwt	200.00–215.00	2,749	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,347	167.88/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,261	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	522.04/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,203	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	737.33/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,659	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	679.44/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	654.86/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,089	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	600.69/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,181	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	489.63/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,291	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	445.12/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,328	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	553.81/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,055	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	595.47/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,906	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	490.79/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,091	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	422.28/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,196	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	619.07/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,659	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	455.52/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,136	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	387.72/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,016	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	561.09/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	497.91/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,623	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	479.48/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,793	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	415.47/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,973	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.63/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,852	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	521.04/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	550.35/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	454.56/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,918	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	422.35/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	445.21/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,434	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	404.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,105	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	519.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	554.03/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	452.03/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	476.91/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,008	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	636.19/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,673	26

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 662Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 187Year ago 238

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1215). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows not tested. .

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	220.00–226.00	223.10
4	—	1,439	232.00–241.00	234.38
8	—	1,200	202.00–210.00	205.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,219	177.00–197.00	184.49
30	—	1,333	200.00–215.00	206.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,347	161.00–174.00	167.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	225	700.00–780.00	737.33
16	250–300	270	650.00–710.00	679.44
19	300–350	319	630.00–680.00	654.86
14	350–400	363	580.00–620.00	600.69
15	400–450	422	510.00–535.00	522.04
14	450–500	468	480.00–500.00	489.63
14	500–550	523	440.00–450.00	445.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	268	600.00–640.00	619.07
20	300–350	320	580.00–610.00	595.47
19	350–400	371	540.00–570.00	553.81
23	400–450	426	480.00–500.00	490.79
15	450–500	469	440.00–470.00	455.52
12	500–550	520	415.00–430.00	422.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	319	540.00–560.00	550.35
13	350–400	371	510.00–530.00	521.04
17	400–450	422	440.00–470.00	454.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	275	530.00–590.00	561.09
17	300–350	326	480.00–520.00	497.91
19	350–400	374	460.00–500.00	479.48
25	400–450	430	420.00–440.00	430.63
22	450–500	475	400.00–430.00	415.47
10	500–550	520	380.00–395.00	387.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	322	430.00–460.00	445.21
11	350–400	371	400.00–440.00	422.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	250–300	263	610.00–660.00	636.19
14	300–350	323	530.00–580.00	554.03
12	350–400	365	505.00–535.00	519.38
19	400–450	421	450.00–500.00	476.91
14	450–500	468	440.00–465.00	452.03
10	500–550	520	400.00–410.00	404.86

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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