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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

962 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 881▲ 276 vs year ago 686 · +40.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 143▼ 70 vs year ago 121 · −57.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.98/cwt on 51 head, down $23.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 35 comparable sales and sits −67.25 against this barn's trailing median of $430.23.

Average price

$362.98

▼ 23.87 vs prior sale

51 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$36.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs FL average

−69.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	380.87	2,062	26
Medium and Large 2	540	344.38	1,858	25

One grade step is worth $36.49/cwt here — about $204 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

362.98

—

FL average6 barns · 283 hd

360.79

+2.20

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−69.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

430.23

−67.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $430.23 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,561	179.59	2,803	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	136.37	1,797	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	123.74	1,407	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	671.93/cwt	630.00–720.00	1,478	14
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	638.36/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,755	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	582.83/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,609	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	514.52/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,621	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	600.12/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,926	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	558.18/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,803	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	414.38/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,512	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	519.27/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,916	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	455.59/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,740	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	425.47/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,783	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	464.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,965	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	387.13/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,638	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	374.74/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,773	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	415.57/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,970	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	388.08/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,002	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	349.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,836	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	337.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,889	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	371.04/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,137	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	347.62/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,190	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	341.51/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,302	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	533.89/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,442	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	473.61/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,279	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	498.94/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,557	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	410.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,309	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	454.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,463	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	458.28/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,677	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	380.34/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,400	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	410.20/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,571	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	419.37/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,778	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	375.24/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,595	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	342.24/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,455	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	375.27/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,738	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	350.51/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,672	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	345.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,809	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	325.72/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,707	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	340.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,948	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,047	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,561	179.59/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,803	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	123.74/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,407	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	136.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,797	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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 962Last week 881Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 143Year ago 121

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,318	130.00–140.00	136.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,137	121.00–127.00	123.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,561	170.00–183.00	179.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	520.00–550.00	533.89
13	300–350	312	480.00–520.00	498.94
17	350–400	366	440.00–480.00	458.28
15	400–450	424	400.00–440.00	419.37
14	450–500	463	365.00–385.00	375.27
13	500–550	524	340.00–350.00	345.24
13	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	340.55
10	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	330.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	270	450.00–500.00	473.61
13	300–350	322	440.00–470.00	454.43
14	350–400	383	400.00–420.00	410.20
10	400–450	425	365.00–385.00	375.24
15	450–500	477	340.00–360.00	350.51
11	500–550	524	315.00–335.00	325.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	400.00–420.00	410.44
10	350–400	368	370.00–390.00	380.34
24	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	342.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	220	630.00–720.00	671.93
12	250–300	275	610.00–670.00	638.36
15	300–350	321	590.00–610.00	600.12
13	350–400	369	500.00–540.00	519.27
14	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	464.56
17	450–500	474	400.00–430.00	415.57
15	500–550	516	370.00–405.00	388.08
11	550–600	576	355.00–385.00	371.04
10	600–650	630	340.00–355.00	347.62
17	650–700	674	335.00–347.00	341.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	276	570.00–600.00	582.83
19	300–350	323	540.00–580.00	558.18
17	350–400	382	440.00–470.00	455.59
15	400–450	419	410.00–440.00	425.47
12	450–500	473	365.00–385.00	374.74
15	500–550	526	340.00–360.00	349.05
10	550–600	560	330.00–345.00	337.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	315	500.00–530.00	514.52
8	350–400	365	400.00–430.00	414.38
14	400–450	423	375.00–400.00	387.13

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.