Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

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 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.55/cwt on 47 head, up $12.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +7.77 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$446.55

▲ 12.73 vs prior sale

47 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$31.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.89

vs FL average

+7.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	455.84	2,431	33
Medium and Large 2	523	424.64	2,221	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

446.55

—

FL average6 barns · 244 hd

432.66

+13.89

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+7.40

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

+7.77

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	1,554	223.51	3,474	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	181.24	2,288	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	165.45	1,787	21

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	1,224	178.11/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,180	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	188.25/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,538	41
Bulls	—	—	1,463	221.27/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,237	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	242.19/cwt	238.00–250.00	4,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	209.30/cwt	203.00–212.00	3,167	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	165.45/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,787	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	660.18/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,126	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	449.15/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	589.28/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,844	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	493.49/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	620.42/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,221	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	694.74/cwt	660.00–740.00	1,869	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	541.21/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,965	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	396.64/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,098	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	459.28/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,379	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	563.39/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	497.27/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,297	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	449.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	769.30/cwt	740.00–800.00	1,654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	520.34/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	613.65/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,951	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	570.88/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	454.52/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,136	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	424.64/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,221	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	494.56/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,092	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	459.70/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	564.33/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,116	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	460.26/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,721	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	530.24/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	429.63/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,011	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	483.40/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,523	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	540.71/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,271	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	422.26/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	662.66/cwt	600.00–730.00	1,730	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	489.64/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,071	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	425.29/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,212	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	464.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,231	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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 852Year ago 864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 139Year ago 244

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,224	170.00–182.00	178.11
41	—	1,348	186.00–194.00	188.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,080	160.00–169.00	165.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	218.00–225.00	221.27
3	—	1,778	238.00–250.00	242.19
3	—	1,513	203.00–212.00	209.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	215	740.00–800.00	769.30
15	250–300	269	660.00–740.00	694.74
21	300–350	322	640.00–680.00	660.18
20	350–400	358	600.00–640.00	620.42
16	400–450	420	520.00–560.00	540.71
25	450–500	462	480.00–515.00	497.27
21	500–550	518	450.00–470.00	459.28
12	550–600	560	440.00–460.00	449.82
8	600–650	620	415.00–430.00	422.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	550.00–590.00	570.88
10	350–400	373	510.00–530.00	520.34
12	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	459.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	318	600.00–630.00	613.65
28	350–400	375	540.00–590.00	564.33
18	400–450	423	480.00–510.00	494.56
18	450–500	470	440.00–470.00	454.52
14	500–550	523	410.00–440.00	424.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	540.00–590.00	563.39
17	300–350	319	510.00–550.00	530.24
15	350–400	363	480.00–510.00	493.49
15	400–450	418	440.00–460.00	449.15
14	450–500	468	420.00–440.00	429.63
11	500–550	529	390.00–405.00	396.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	250–300	261	600.00–730.00	662.66
24	300–350	313	560.00–620.00	589.28
25	350–400	363	520.00–560.00	541.21
18	400–450	423	470.00–510.00	489.64
22	450–500	480	450.00–480.00	464.69
20	500–550	520	415.00–435.00	425.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	470.00–500.00	483.40
19	350–400	374	450.00–470.00	460.26

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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