Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.88/cwt on 5 head, up $8.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +7.10 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$445.88

▲ 8.25 vs prior sale

5 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.02

vs FL average

−32.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	445.88	2,319	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

445.88

—

FL average4 barns · 43 hd

431.86

+14.02

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−32.21

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

+7.10

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	1,471	213.03	3,133	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	165.82	1,993	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	148.38	1,548	7thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	450–500	466	420.45/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	558.57/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	384.68/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	524.53/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	445.88/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	395.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	567.31/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	597.77/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,170	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	687.27/cwt	650.00–730.00	1,512	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	648.60/cwt	600.00–700.00	2,088	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	667.17/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,875	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	461.22/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	541.68/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	468.40/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	474.66/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	439.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	474.55/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	514.64/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,611	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	419.46/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	523.21/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	450.07/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,611	8
Bulls	—	—	1,323	199.46/cwt	193.00–204.00	2,639	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	226.59/cwt	224.00–229.00	3,666	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	186.78/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,647	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	161.33/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,865	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	148.38/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,548	7

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 383Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 90Year ago 135

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	263	530.00–590.00	558.57
16	300–350	313	500.00–530.00	514.64
8	400–450	425	430.00–450.00	439.76
7	450–500	466	410.00–435.00	420.45
7	500–550	516	390.00–400.00	395.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	460.00–490.00	474.55
8	350–400	358	440.00–460.00	450.07
8	450–500	470	375.00–395.00	384.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	510.00–540.00	524.53
8	350–400	370	450.00–500.00	474.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	220	650.00–730.00	687.27
17	250–300	281	640.00–700.00	667.17
15	300–350	322	600.00–700.00	648.60
11	350–400	363	580.00–620.00	597.77
7	400–450	419	510.00–540.00	523.21
7	450–500	474	450.00–470.00	461.22
5	500–550	520	440.00–450.00	445.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	550.00–590.00	567.31
9	350–400	364	520.00–560.00	541.68
5	400–450	419	460.00–480.00	468.40
8	450–500	463	400.00–440.00	419.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	193.00–204.00	199.46
3	—	1,618	224.00–229.00	226.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	181.00–190.00	186.78
14	—	1,156	157.00–172.00	161.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	145.00–153.00	148.38

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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