Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.95/cwt on 32 head, down $8.38 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 25 comparable sales and sits +14.17 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$452.95

▼ 8.38 vs prior sale

32 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$36.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

vs FL average

−34.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	479.08	2,510	9thin
Medium and Large 2	539	442.73	2,385	23

One grade step is worth $36.35/cwt here — about $125 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 sale32 hd

452.95

—

FL average4 barns · 84 hd

455.61

−2.66

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−34.40

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

+14.17

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	1,421	198.15	2,816	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	187.41	2,344	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	151.37	1,571	38

Every lot, as filed

35 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	521	409.33/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,133	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	459.05/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	414.52/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	567.22/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,877	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	513.66/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	412.90/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	834.19/cwt	800.00–870.00	1,794	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	739.44/cwt	700.00–780.00	2,381	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	458.24/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,135	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	565.44/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,392	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	431.86/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	603.85/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	523.81/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	661.72/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,137	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	464.70/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	449.71/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,338	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	594.47/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,235	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	484.55/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,025	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	479.08/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	509.49/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,405	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	630.81/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,334	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	780.46/cwt	750.00–810.00	2,099	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	509.81/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,136	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	450.24/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	504.60/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	737.41/cwt	710.00–760.00	1,962	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	647.89/cwt	610.00–680.00	2,028	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	559.31/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,030	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	450.21/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,138	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	801.98/cwt	780.00–820.00	1,732	19
Bulls	—	—	1,421	198.15/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,816	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	179.23/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,314	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	197.78/cwt	194.00–203.00	2,373	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	156.51/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,639	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	145.03/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,489	17

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 765Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 94Year ago 250

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	200–250	216	780.00–820.00	801.98
17	250–300	266	710.00–760.00	737.41
17	300–350	313	610.00–680.00	647.89
18	350–400	363	540.00–580.00	559.31
20	400–450	418	470.00–500.00	484.55
12	450–500	475	440.00–460.00	450.21
11	500–550	521	400.00–420.00	409.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	333	500.00–530.00	513.66
10	350–400	368	440.00–480.00	459.05
9	400–450	424	400.00–430.00	412.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	331	540.00–590.00	567.22
14	350–400	375	490.00–520.00	504.60
10	400–450	420	440.00–460.00	450.24
10	450–500	470	400.00–430.00	414.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	215	800.00–870.00	834.19
17	250–300	269	750.00–810.00	780.46
19	300–350	322	700.00–780.00	739.44
16	350–400	370	610.00–650.00	630.81
22	400–450	423	550.00–580.00	565.44
15	450–500	472	500.00–520.00	509.49
9	500–550	524	470.00–490.00	479.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	323	640.00–680.00	661.72
15	350–400	376	590.00–600.00	594.47
15	400–450	419	500.00–520.00	509.81
15	450–500	466	440.00–480.00	458.24
14	500–550	520	440.00–460.00	449.71
9	550–600	568	415.00–445.00	431.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	580.00–630.00	603.85
10	350–400	368	500.00–550.00	523.81
14	400–450	415	440.00–490.00	464.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,421	195.00–202.00	198.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,291	168.00–185.00	179.23
15	—	1,200	194.00–203.00	197.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,047	151.00–161.00	156.51
17	—	1,027	142.00–149.00	145.03

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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