Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower with quality lacking.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.56/cwt on 18 head, up $10.73 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +5.78 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$444.56

▲ 10.73 vs prior sale

18 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$44.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

vs FL average

−43.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	459.52	2,380	12thin
Medium and Large 2	523	414.64	2,169	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.88/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

444.56

—

FL average3 barns · 58 hd

443.84

+0.72

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−43.79

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

+5.78

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	1,602	209.97	3,363	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	173.45	2,155	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	163.15	1,697	22

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	534.31/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	459.73/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	647.64/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	454.56/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	584.06/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	442.17/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	484.64/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	648.33/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	449.59/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	676.44/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	459.52/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,380	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	569.32/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,095	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	487.23/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,266	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	589.53/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	618.67/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	419.65/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	534.43/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	494.19/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	568.91/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	619.53/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,970	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	519.59/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,198	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	379.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	409.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	417.20/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	524.59/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	414.64/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	494.42/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,597	14
Bulls	—	—	1,500	200.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,012	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	228.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	4,121	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	192.67/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,842	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	169.87/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,037	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	163.15/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,697	22

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 253Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 80Year ago 176

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower with quality lacking.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	620.00–680.00	647.64
10	250–300	265	560.00–610.00	584.06
6	300–350	325	520.00–550.00	534.31
14	350–400	370	480.00–510.00	494.19
8	400–450	423	440.00–470.00	454.56
12	450–500	473	430.00–455.00	442.17
10	500–550	518	405.00–430.00	417.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	265	520.00–550.00	534.43
14	300–350	323	480.00–510.00	494.42
12	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	459.73
10	400–450	425	410.00–430.00	419.65
10	450–500	468	400.00–420.00	409.73
6	500–550	520	370.00–390.00	379.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	600.00–640.00	618.67
6	250–300	268	580.00–600.00	589.53
12	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	568.91
10	350–400	365	510.00–540.00	524.59
8	400–450	420	470.00–500.00	484.64
8	450–500	463	435.00–465.00	449.59
6	500–550	523	400.00–430.00	414.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	650.00–700.00	676.44
12	250–300	270	620.00–680.00	648.33
14	300–350	318	600.00–640.00	619.53
12	350–400	368	550.00–590.00	569.32
18	400–450	423	510.00–530.00	519.59
14	450–500	465	475.00–500.00	487.23
12	500–550	518	440.00–480.00	459.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,500	195.00–205.00	200.80
4	—	1,805	220.00–235.00	228.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	185.00–198.00	192.67
43	—	1,199	160.00–177.00	169.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,040	155.00–170.00	163.15

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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