Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.23/cwt on 5 head, down $29.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −30.55 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$408.23

▼ 29.40 vs prior sale

5 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.37

vs FL average

−63.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	408.23	2,102	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd

408.23

—

FL average4 barns · 44 hd

442.60

−34.37

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−63.97

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−30.55

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	1,628	201.71	3,283	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	164.35	1,970	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	151.85	1,716	12

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	151.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,716	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	160.72/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,950	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	176.31/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,031	10
Bulls	—	—	1,480	200.52/cwt	187.00–206.00	2,968	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	179.28/cwt	176.00–182.00	3,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	217.84/cwt	214.00–225.00	3,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	440.48/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	465.23/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,512	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	411.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	439.57/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	494.60/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,400	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	410.34/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	574.76/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	488.92/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	562.66/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	480.34/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	548.85/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,427	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	509.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	404.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	510.39/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	408.23/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	624.15/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,685	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	663.31/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	529.44/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	541.14/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	455.26/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,949	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	429.61/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	469.80/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	409.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,897	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	428.40/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	401.77/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	384.63/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,812	9

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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 844Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 104Year ago 177

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,130	148.00–155.00	151.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,213	154.00–170.00	160.72
10	—	1,152	174.00–180.00	176.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	187.00–206.00	200.52
2	—	1,695	176.00–182.00	179.28
3	—	1,730	214.00–225.00	217.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	480.00–510.00	494.60
12	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	465.23
8	350–400	368	430.00–450.00	440.48
7	400–450	427	390.00–410.00	401.77
9	450–500	471	380.00–390.00	384.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	420.00–440.00	429.61
8	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	410.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	260	520.00–580.00	548.85
10	300–350	313	500.00–520.00	509.76
6	350–400	368	460.00–480.00	469.80
7	400–450	419	420.00–440.00	428.40
8	450–500	463	400.00–420.00	409.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	500.00–520.00	510.39
7	400–450	421	400.00–420.00	411.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	216	640.00–680.00	663.31
19	250–300	270	600.00–650.00	624.15
8	300–350	315	560.00–590.00	574.76
12	350–400	360	510.00–550.00	529.44
7	400–450	418	480.00–500.00	488.92
8	450–500	470	430.00–450.00	439.57
5	500–550	515	400.00–420.00	408.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	550.00–580.00	562.66
11	300–350	318	530.00–550.00	541.14
8	350–400	373	470.00–490.00	480.34
10	400–450	428	440.00–470.00	455.26
6	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	404.89

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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