Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.24/cwt on 9 head, down $16.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −2.54 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$436.24

▼ 16.44 vs prior sale

9 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.03

vs FL average

−38.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	436.24	2,260	9thin

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 sale9 hd

436.24

—

FL average7 barns · 115 hd

452.27

−16.03

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−38.24

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−2.54

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	1,487	217.52	3,235	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	190.72	2,483	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	166.86	1,827	50

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	207.05/cwt	199.00–212.00	2,536	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	166.86/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,827	50
Bulls	—	—	1,487	217.52/cwt	209.00–225.00	3,235	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	185.82/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,462	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	689.44/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	620.95/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	636.63/cwt	600.00–680.00	1,763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	621.08/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,031	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	458.74/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	465.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	725.89/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	540.54/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	751.40/cwt	720.00–780.00	1,616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	449.35/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,116	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	515.60/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	569.38/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	681.16/cwt	650.00–710.00	2,200	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	499.58/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	565.75/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	614.48/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,231	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	436.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	420.80/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	534.85/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,765	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	496.02/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	458.63/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	470.22/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	459.71/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	416.05/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,155	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	512.84/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	417.34/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	434.94/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	557.98/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,025	15

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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 557Year ago 806

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 167Year ago 313

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,225	199.00–212.00	207.05
50	—	1,325	175.00–194.00	185.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,095	160.00–175.00	166.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	209.00–225.00	217.52

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	680.00–700.00	689.44
10	250–300	263	600.00–640.00	620.95
13	300–350	319	540.00–590.00	565.75
12	350–400	370	500.00–525.00	512.84
12	400–450	428	450.00–470.00	459.71
11	450–500	471	440.00–460.00	449.35
11	500–550	518	405.00–425.00	416.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	465.69
10	350–400	375	400.00–440.00	420.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	330	530.00–540.00	534.85
17	350–400	366	450.00–490.00	470.22
10	400–450	415	430.00–440.00	434.94
10	450–500	475	410.00–425.00	417.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	277	600.00–680.00	636.63
13	300–350	327	600.00–640.00	621.08
15	350–400	363	540.00–580.00	557.98
11	400–450	429	480.00–510.00	496.02
9	450–500	474	450.00–470.00	458.63
9	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	436.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	550.00–590.00	569.38
10	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	515.60
11	400–450	426	450.00–470.00	458.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	215	720.00–780.00	751.40
11	250–300	269	700.00–750.00	725.89
16	300–350	323	650.00–710.00	681.16
16	350–400	363	590.00–640.00	614.48
12	400–450	420	525.00–555.00	540.54
10	450–500	475	480.00–520.00	499.58

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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