Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.83/cwt on 15 head, down $3.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −4.95 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$433.83

▼ 3.80 vs prior sale

15 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs FL average

−49.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	445.12	2,328	6thin
Medium and Large 2	531	426.30	2,264	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $64 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 sale15 hd

433.83

—

FL average4 barns · 60 hd

431.12

+2.71

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−49.35

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−4.95

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	1,399	196.09	2,743	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	180.71	2,163	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	157.05	1,704	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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	350–400	364	491.16/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	451.64/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	358.21/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	387.70/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	469.53/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	476.88/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	426.30/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,264	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	425.36/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	524.37/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	577.11/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,147	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	445.12/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	502.02/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	625.23/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	520.24/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	609.72/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	589.37/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	667.80/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,422	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	649.63/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,754	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	505.85/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	408.34/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	415.78/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	560.57/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,486	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	449.84/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,128	8
Bulls	—	—	1,399	196.09/cwt	193.00–201.00	2,743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	170.11/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,955	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	196.62/cwt	189.00–205.00	2,495	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	157.05/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,704	10

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 361Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 59Year ago 159

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	265	550.00–570.00	560.57
10	300–350	318	510.00–530.00	520.24
7	350–400	364	480.00–500.00	491.16
9	400–450	421	430.00–470.00	451.64
9	450–500	464	405.00–430.00	415.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	450.00–490.00	469.53
7	400–450	421	400.00–420.00	408.34
6	450–500	478	375.00–400.00	387.70
7	500–550	521	345.00–375.00	358.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	600.00–620.00	609.72
8	300–350	315	570.00–610.00	589.37
13	350–400	384	450.00–550.00	502.02
7	400–450	416	460.00–490.00	476.88
8	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	449.84
9	500–550	531	415.00–435.00	426.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	500.00–510.00	505.85
8	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	425.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	213	640.00–690.00	667.80
14	250–300	270	640.00–660.00	649.63
10	300–350	320	620.00–630.00	625.23
11	350–400	372	560.00–600.00	577.11
8	400–450	418	510.00–540.00	524.37
6	500–550	523	440.00–450.00	445.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	193.00–201.00	196.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,149	165.00–181.00	170.11
12	—	1,269	189.00–205.00	196.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,085	152.00–161.00	157.05

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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