Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with instances on better quality cattle 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.95/cwt on 56 head, up $13.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 35 comparable sales and sits −51.63 against this barn's trailing median of $434.58.

Average price

$382.95

▲ 13.60 vs prior sale

56 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$46.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.84

vs FL average

−20.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	405.55	2,187	29
Medium and Large 2	538	358.67	1,930	27

One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $257 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 $480.43, 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 sale56 hd

382.95

—

FL average6 barns · 212 hd

369.11

+13.84

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−20.17

This barn, trailing median35 sales

434.58

−51.63

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	—	Low	1,582	193.87	3,067	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	142.02	1,805	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	126.74	1,363	25

Every lot, as filed

43 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	400–450	415	415.36/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,724	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	379.12/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	306.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	525.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	571.93/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,521	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	351.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,138	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	422.27/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	414.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	315.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,645	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	394.84/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	429.80/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,603	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	490.38/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,608	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	344.44/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,612	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	544.34/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,780	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	464.43/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,523	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	340.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	343.52/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,934	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	392.72/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	570.61/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	430.30/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	375.56/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	372.74/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	685.42/cwt	650.00–730.00	1,528	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	361.13/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,712	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	523.99/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	346.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	418.20/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,957	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	500.43/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,386	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	339.64/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,763	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	470.37/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	475.28/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,740	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	416.97/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,164	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	589.08/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,873	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	626.64/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	327.28/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,833	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	474.56/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,003	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	389.38/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,212	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	119.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,192	9
Bulls	—	—	1,508	184.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,779	7
Bulls	—	—	1,703	209.83/cwt	207.00–215.00	3,573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	197.69/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,189	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	142.02/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,805	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	130.79/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,464	16

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 710Year ago 882

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 145Year ago 278

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with instances on better quality cattle 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	266	550.00–590.00	571.93
17	300–350	324	500.00–550.00	525.32
17	350–400	366	450.00–500.00	475.28
16	400–450	415	400.00–430.00	415.36
15	450–500	459	370.00–385.00	379.12
19	500–550	519	325.00–355.00	339.64
16	550–600	560	315.00–340.00	327.28
9	600–650	614	300.00–315.00	306.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	414.31
11	350–400	380	370.00–400.00	394.84
11	400–450	419	330.00–350.00	340.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	277	480.00–520.00	500.43
20	300–350	328	440.00–490.00	464.43
22	350–400	373	420.00–440.00	429.80
15	400–450	427	360.00–390.00	375.56
16	450–500	468	330.00–360.00	344.44
19	500–550	522	310.00–320.00	315.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	223	650.00–730.00	685.42
10	250–300	268	600.00–650.00	626.64
19	300–350	318	580.00–600.00	589.08
14	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	523.99
17	400–450	422	460.00–490.00	474.56
19	450–500	468	400.00–440.00	418.20
17	500–550	519	400.00–435.00	416.97
12	550–600	568	370.00–410.00	389.38
18	600–650	608	340.00–365.00	351.68
11	650–700	661	340.00–360.00	346.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	328	480.00–500.00	490.38
15	350–400	374	400.00–440.00	422.27
17	400–450	421	380.00–405.00	392.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	274	550.00–590.00	570.61
15	300–350	327	530.00–560.00	544.34
17	350–400	369	450.00–490.00	470.37
14	400–450	423	420.00–440.00	430.30
17	450–500	474	330.00–390.00	361.13
14	500–550	515	360.00–385.00	372.74
13	550–600	563	330.00–360.00	343.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	116.00–121.00	119.53
16	—	1,119	125.00–136.00	130.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,271	137.00–149.00	142.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	180.00–185.00	184.31
3	—	1,703	207.00–215.00	209.83
5	—	1,613	192.00–199.00	197.69

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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