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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,244 head

▲ 282 vs last sale 962▲ 149 vs year ago 1,095 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 51▲ 8 vs year ago 178 · +4.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower, heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances on plainer feeder cattle 10.00 to 15.00 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 $361.68/cwt on 72 head, down $1.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 35 comparable sales and sits −68.56 against this barn's trailing median of $430.23.

Average price

$361.68

▼ 1.31 vs prior sale

72 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs FL average

−77.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	379.34	2,059	47
Medium and Large 2	552	328.47	1,814	25

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $246 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 sale72 hd

361.68

—

FL average7 barns · 257 hd

360.34

+1.34

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−77.59

This barn, trailing median35 sales

430.23

−68.56

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	—	Low	1,679	169.48	2,845	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	129.67	1,600	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	120.41	1,316	28

Every lot, as filed

41 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	600.65/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,610	14
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	543.87/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,512	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	534.41/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,699	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	575.67/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,865	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	493.16/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,608	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	409.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,487	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	479.46/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,774	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	445.50/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,684	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	459.76/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,908	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	374.65/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,570	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	415.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,786	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	414.52/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,948	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	370.52/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,771	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	392.30/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,036	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	338.85/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,803	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	320.31/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,819	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	364.61/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,078	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	336.94/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,089	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	333.07/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,245	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	375.48/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,183	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	414.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,326	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	444.85/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,468	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,456	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	380.05/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,395	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	350.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,314	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	397.21/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,664	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	330.55/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,385	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	360.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,524	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	372.11/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,768	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	333.86/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,593	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	332.32/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,705	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	307.28/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,598	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	317.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,795	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	292.10/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,811	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	284.81/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,888	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	174.29/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,719	10
Bulls	—	—	1,778	165.48/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,942	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	124.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,296	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	114.86/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,339	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	128.56/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,580	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	139.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,793	4

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,244Last week 962Year ago 1,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 51Year ago 178

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	520.00–570.00	543.87
10	300–350	318	520.00–550.00	534.41
24	350–400	378	430.00–460.00	445.50
20	400–450	430	400.00–430.00	415.35
18	450–500	478	350.00–390.00	370.52
11	500–550	532	325.00–355.00	338.85
14	550–600	568	310.00–330.00	320.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	268	590.00–610.00	600.65
11	300–350	324	560.00–590.00	575.67
12	350–400	370	470.00–490.00	479.46
20	400–450	415	440.00–480.00	459.76
22	450–500	470	400.00–430.00	414.52
25	500–550	519	375.00–410.00	392.30
22	550–600	570	350.00–380.00	364.61
15	600–650	620	330.00–345.00	336.94
11	650–700	674	325.00–340.00	333.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	480.00–510.00	493.16
10	350–400	363	400.00–420.00	409.66
17	400–450	419	360.00–390.00	374.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	320	400.00–430.00	414.53
19	350–400	367	370.00–390.00	380.05
24	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	360.30
29	450–500	477	325.00–350.00	333.86
14	500–550	520	300.00–315.00	307.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	315	360.00–390.00	375.48
10	350–400	375	340.00–360.00	350.40
11	400–450	419	320.00–340.00	330.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	330	440.00–450.00	444.85
14	350–400	355	400.00–420.00	410.14
17	400–450	419	385.00–410.00	397.21
16	450–500	475	360.00–385.00	372.11
28	500–550	513	320.00–345.00	332.32
22	550–600	565	310.00–325.00	317.63
10	600–650	620	280.00–305.00	292.10
8	650–700	663	275.00–295.00	284.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,778	157.00–167.00	165.48
10	—	1,560	172.00–178.00	174.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,166	111.00–118.00	114.86
17	—	1,045	121.00–131.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	138.00–145.00	139.98
37	—	1,229	124.00–134.00	128.56

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.