Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.90/cwt on 6 head, up $18.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits −0.15 against this barn's trailing median of $405.05.

Average price

$404.90

▲ 18.25 vs prior sale

6 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.46

vs FL average

−23.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	404.90	2,126	6thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.78, low $373.13, median $405.05 across 18 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 sale6 hd

404.90

—

FL average4 barns · 54 hd

397.44

+7.46

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−23.46

This barn, trailing median18 sales

405.05

−0.15

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	1,522	208.69	3,176	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	176.25	2,146	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	158.07	1,785	9thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	653.14/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	484.40/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	431.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	529.53/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	571.02/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,547	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	524.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	521.90/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	608.08/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	668.67/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	577.42/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	500.74/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	444.12/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	664.07/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	619.53/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	579.47/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	482.43/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	446.60/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,871	7
Bulls	—	—	1,444	198.55/cwt	193.00–209.00	2,867	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	228.97/cwt	228.00–230.00	3,842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	170.77/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,012	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	185.39/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,380	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	158.07/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,785	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 439Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 90Year ago 290

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
9	200–250	216	630.00–670.00	653.14
13	250–300	271	540.00–610.00	571.02
10	300–350	320	520.00–540.00	529.53
11	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	500.74
7	400–450	419	435.00–455.00	446.60
7	450–500	464	420.00–440.00	431.59
6	500–550	525	400.00–410.00	404.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	470.00–500.00	484.40
7	350–400	374	430.00–455.00	444.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	590.00–620.00	608.08
7	300–350	318	550.00–600.00	577.42
8	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	524.32
5	400–450	420	470.00–500.00	482.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	640.00–700.00	668.67
8	250–300	283	630.00–700.00	664.07
8	300–350	320	610.00–630.00	619.53
8	350–400	375	560.00–600.00	579.47
8	400–450	420	510.00–535.00	521.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	193.00–209.00	198.55
2	—	1,678	228.00–230.00	228.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,178	163.00–179.00	170.77
12	—	1,284	181.00–195.00	185.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	155.00–162.00	158.07

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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