Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.33/cwt on 18 head, down $21.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 25 comparable sales and sits +22.55 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$461.33

▼ 21.65 vs prior sale

18 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs FL average

−17.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	482.20	2,522	8thin
Medium and Large 2	523	444.64	2,325	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.56/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

461.33

—

FL average4 barns · 70 hd

470.02

−8.68

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−17.06

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

+22.55

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	1,653	203.70	3,368	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	171.63	2,164	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	155.23	1,633	15

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1	500–550	525	427.14/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	738.13/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,978	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	482.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	640.56/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,063	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	574.49/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,114	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	469.46/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,174	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	773.85/cwt	750.00–800.00	2,113	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	583.99/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,161	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	629.45/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,297	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	500.22/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,111	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	423.43/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,982	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	793.30/cwt	770.00–820.00	1,745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	582.74/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,871	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	551.40/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,321	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	419.46/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	469.20/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	524.76/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,430	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	705.31/cwt	680.00–730.00	2,264	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	444.64/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,325	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	639.06/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,045	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	409.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,716	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	493.96/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	469.47/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,221	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	566.61/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	519.59/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,912	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	444.47/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,889	18
Bulls	—	—	1,585	195.42/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,097	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	220.27/cwt	213.00–225.00	3,943	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	183.65/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,349	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,633	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	167.05/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,095	42

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 217Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 65Year ago 211

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	268	700.00–780.00	738.13
15	300–350	322	620.00–660.00	640.56
24	350–400	368	550.00–600.00	574.49
8	400–450	423	470.00–520.00	493.96
18	450–500	463	450.00–490.00	469.46
6	500–550	525	415.00–440.00	427.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	540.00–590.00	566.61
12	350–400	368	500.00–540.00	519.59
18	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	444.47
8	450–500	463	400.00–440.00	419.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	450.00–490.00	469.20
13	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	409.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	220	770.00–820.00	793.30
22	250–300	273	750.00–800.00	773.85
15	300–350	321	680.00–730.00	705.31
20	350–400	365	610.00–650.00	629.45
9	400–450	421	530.00–570.00	551.40
18	450–500	463	510.00–540.00	524.76
8	500–550	523	470.00–495.00	482.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	620.00–660.00	639.06
20	350–400	370	560.00–610.00	583.99
19	400–450	422	480.00–520.00	500.22
14	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	469.47
10	500–550	523	430.00–460.00	444.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	321	560.00–600.00	582.74
17	450–500	468	410.00–435.00	423.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,585	189.00–200.00	195.42
4	—	1,790	213.00–225.00	220.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,279	174.00–188.00	183.65
42	—	1,254	159.00–169.00	167.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,052	150.00–160.00	155.23

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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