Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.78/cwt on 61 head, up $19.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 25 comparable sales and sits +16.00 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$454.78

▲ 19.75 vs prior sale

61 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$47.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.46

vs FL average

−17.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	480.47	2,573	28
Medium and Large 2	536	432.98	2,322	33

One grade step is worth $47.49/cwt here — about $251 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.99, low $369.20, median $438.78 across 25 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

454.78

—

FL average4 barns · 102 hd

439.32

+15.46

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−17.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

+16.00

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	191.47	3,250	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	157.71	1,850	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	142.84	1,499	67

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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 2	400–450	430	424.65/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,826	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	485.60/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,821	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	560.78/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,811	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	430.58/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,239	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	464.35/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	635.39/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,709	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	421.60/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,374	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	595.13/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,916	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	465.85/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,134	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	439.53/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,868	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	460.44/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	495.49/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,552	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	639.08/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,745	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	555.50/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,072	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	638.65/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,999	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	539.67/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,294	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	747.19/cwt	700.00–800.00	1,666	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	525.39/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,511	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	514.60/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,930	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	540.62/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	394.78/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	703.91/cwt	680.00–730.00	1,513	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	445.07/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,261	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	494.47/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	454.16/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,125	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	529.80/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,960	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	470.92/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,530	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	425.50/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,587	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	699.80/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,854	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	604.48/cwt	580.00–630.00	2,164	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	399.27/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,068	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	509.46/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,646	20
Bulls	—	—	1,615	182.78/cwt	177.00–191.00	2,952	6
Bulls	—	—	1,821	204.50/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,724	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	154.47/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,710	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	167.43/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,294	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	147.62/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,563	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	136.57/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,416	29

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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 533Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 142Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	323	500.00–520.00	509.46
20	350–400	375	470.00–500.00	485.60
16	400–450	430	410.00–440.00	424.65
17	500–550	518	390.00–410.00	399.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	215	680.00–730.00	703.91
19	250–300	269	610.00–660.00	635.39
20	300–350	323	540.00–580.00	560.78
27	350–400	370	510.00–550.00	529.80
15	400–450	429	450.00–480.00	464.35
25	450–500	468	440.00–470.00	454.16
20	500–550	520	410.00–450.00	430.58
14	550–600	563	385.00–405.00	394.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	450.00–490.00	470.92
18	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	425.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	273	620.00–660.00	639.08
21	300–350	322	580.00–610.00	595.13
22	350–400	373	540.00–570.00	555.50
17	400–450	424	480.00–510.00	494.47
25	450–500	458	450.00–480.00	465.85
16	500–550	508	430.00–460.00	445.07
17	550–600	563	410.00–435.00	421.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	520.00–560.00	540.62
22	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	514.60
20	400–450	425	420.00–460.00	439.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	223	700.00–800.00	747.19
21	250–300	265	680.00–720.00	699.80
23	300–350	313	620.00–660.00	638.65
22	350–400	358	580.00–630.00	604.48
25	400–450	425	520.00–560.00	539.67
20	450–500	478	500.00–550.00	525.39
16	500–550	515	470.00–520.00	495.49
12	550–600	563	440.00–480.00	460.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,615	177.00–191.00	182.78
4	—	1,821	200.00–217.00	204.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,107	150.00–161.00	154.47
14	—	1,370	165.00–172.00	167.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,059	145.00–152.00	147.62
29	—	1,037	133.00–143.00	136.57

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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