Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.45/cwt on 60 head, up $8.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.16 against this barn's trailing median of $435.61.

Average price

$362.45

▲ 8.35 vs prior sale

60 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$34.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs FL average

−40.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	379.07	2,068	31
Medium and Large 2	556	344.67	1,915	29

One grade step is worth $34.40/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.08, low $352.46, median $435.61 across 34 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 sale60 hd

362.45

—

FL average5 barns · 265 hd

364.78

−2.34

National average166 barns · 12,236 hd

403.38

−40.93

This barn, trailing median34 sales

435.61

−73.16

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	1,697	204.06	3,462	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	140.99	1,600	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	124.22	1,354	46

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	128.37/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,361	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	140.99/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,600	32
Bulls	—	—	1,603	196.01/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	212.12/cwt	209.00–218.00	3,797	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	115.63/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,332	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	428.52/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	338.61/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	489.06/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,565	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	431.61/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	490.71/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,061	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	337.66/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,935	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	590.49/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	520.55/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	384.73/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,608	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	396.91/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,076	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	713.98/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	389.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	333.45/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,247	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	364.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,055	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	440.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	450.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,447	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	554.54/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,802	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	514.21/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	444.47/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	356.15/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.22/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	467.17/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	408.55/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	573.14/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	305.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	345.29/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	635.97/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	389.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	334.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	465.20/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	414.42/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,339	14

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 905Year ago 874

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 160Year ago 246

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,060	124.00–134.00	128.37
15	—	1,152	110.00–121.00	115.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,135	135.00–153.00	140.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	191.00–198.00	196.01
3	—	1,790	209.00–218.00	212.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	320	470.00–510.00	489.06
12	350–400	370	460.00–470.00	465.20
9	400–450	421	415.00–440.00	428.52
9	450–500	469	375.00–400.00	389.22
12	500–550	520	330.00–360.00	345.29
11	550–600	574	330.00–340.00	334.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	321	440.00–460.00	450.90
10	350–400	370	430.00–450.00	440.54
12	400–450	418	370.00–400.00	384.73
12	450–500	460	340.00–360.00	350.22
9	500–550	513	300.00–310.00	305.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	414.42
9	350–400	364	400.00–420.00	408.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	220	700.00–730.00	713.98
9	250–300	266	620.00–650.00	635.97
9	300–350	318	580.00–600.00	590.49
12	350–400	365	500.00–540.00	520.55
18	400–450	420	470.00–510.00	490.71
17	450–500	461	410.00–450.00	431.61
14	500–550	523	380.00–415.00	396.91
17	550–600	564	350.00–380.00	364.38
9	600–650	624	330.00–350.00	338.61
11	650–700	674	320.00–345.00	333.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	269	550.00–600.00	573.14
18	300–350	325	540.00–570.00	554.54
9	350–400	369	450.00–480.00	467.17
12	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	444.47
8	450–500	463	380.00–400.00	389.73
11	500–550	527	340.00–370.00	356.15
18	550–600	573	330.00–345.00	337.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	514.21
10	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	409.70

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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