Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.49/cwt on 61 head, up $2.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −44.09 against this barn's trailing median of $434.58.

Average price

$390.49

▲ 2.30 vs prior sale

61 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs FL average

−23.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	398.38	2,230	33
Medium and Large 2	536	381.21	2,045	28

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $185 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

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.08, low $352.46, median $434.58 across 35 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 sale61 hd

390.49

—

FL average5 barns · 252 hd

388.37

+2.12

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−23.75

This barn, trailing median35 sales

434.58

−44.09

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	1,419	211.45	3,001	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	174.10	2,211	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	161.94	1,737	60

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	721.11/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	415.31/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,155	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	475.44/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	385.32/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,792	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	645.70/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,066	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	605.28/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,264	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	569.22/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	524.04/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,934	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	447.78/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,890	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	623.08/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	447.68/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,903	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	421.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,983	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	389.91/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,261	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	678.04/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,817	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	509.64/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,140	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	459.15/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,163	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	182.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,228	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	172.19/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,206	79
Bulls	—	—	1,630	233.81/cwt	220.00–242.00	3,811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,293	198.04/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,561	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	155.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,645	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	163.85/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,763	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	369.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	557.78/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,025	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	476.19/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	389.76/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,038	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	431.87/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	590.36/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	349.71/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	494.40/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	390.30/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	525.58/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,698	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	419.81/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	349.68/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	484.54/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	594.54/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	359.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	431.64/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	422.07/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,566	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	574.29/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,113	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	410.07/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,165	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	471.37/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	524.47/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	380.34/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	635.91/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,742	11

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 765Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 229Year ago 284

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	460.00–490.00	475.44
10	450–500	455	410.00–425.00	417.50
11	500–550	529	360.00–380.00	369.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	560.00–590.00	574.29
10	400–450	420	500.00–520.00	509.64
9	450–500	471	450.00–470.00	459.15
12	500–550	528	405.00–415.00	410.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	221	700.00–750.00	721.11
12	250–300	268	650.00–710.00	678.04
20	300–350	320	630.00–660.00	645.70
17	350–400	374	590.00–620.00	605.28
10	400–450	425	510.00–540.00	524.47
9	450–500	469	460.00–480.00	471.37
11	500–550	519	410.00–420.00	415.31
22	550–600	580	380.00–400.00	389.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	274	600.00–640.00	623.08
12	300–350	325	580.00–610.00	594.54
13	350–400	363	530.00–580.00	557.78
15	400–450	422	440.00–455.00	447.78
13	450–500	472	420.00–445.00	431.87
20	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	389.76
8	550–600	570	350.00–370.00	359.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	480.00–510.00	494.40
11	400–450	426	425.00–440.00	431.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	280	580.00–600.00	590.36
14	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	525.58
12	350–400	368	450.00–500.00	476.19
15	400–450	419	410.00–430.00	419.81
24	450–500	465	370.00–400.00	385.32
12	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	349.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	274	610.00–660.00	635.91
12	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	569.22
11	350–400	369	510.00–540.00	524.04
14	400–450	425	440.00–455.00	447.68
11	450–500	471	410.00–430.00	421.12
8	500–550	518	370.00–390.00	380.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	470.00–500.00	484.54
13	350–400	371	400.00–440.00	422.07
12	400–450	423	380.00–400.00	390.30
8	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	349.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,224	180.00–186.00	182.05
79	—	1,281	164.00–178.00	172.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	150.00–159.00	155.03
47	—	1,076	161.00–171.00	163.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	220.00–242.00	233.81
5	—	1,293	191.00–200.00	198.04

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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