Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.83/cwt on 36 head, up $32.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −20.95 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$417.83

▲ 32.45 vs prior sale

36 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$70.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.73

vs FL average

+3.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	466.56	2,421	11thin
Medium and Large 2	549	396.39	2,176	25

One grade step is worth $70.17/cwt here — about $246 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 sale36 hd

417.83

—

FL average6 barns · 248 hd

384.10

+33.73

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+3.59

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−20.95

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	1,662	203.37	3,380	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	185.45	2,383	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	160.15	1,720	24

Every lot, as filed

41 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%	—	1,230	180.72/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,223	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	195.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,752	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	165.25/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,724	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	153.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,711	10
Bulls	—	—	1,778	214.29/cwt	208.00–219.00	3,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,507	188.82/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	433.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	610.88/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	774.27/cwt	720.00–850.00	1,773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	441.72/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	654.54/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,127	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	688.46/cwt	650.00–730.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	387.86/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	466.56/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,421	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	379.36/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	440.16/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	718.60/cwt	690.00–750.00	1,545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	399.43/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	560.81/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,075	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	469.47/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	698.52/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	418.54/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	460.71/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	600.63/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	393.58/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	648.08/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	464.38/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	397.70/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	488.71/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	505.66/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,922	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	425.71/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	558.27/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	499.22/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	544.02/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	448.18/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	490.21/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,304	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	506.79/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	509.73/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	495.47/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,353	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	610.56/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,198	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	535.27/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,237	12

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 1,015Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 152Year ago 186

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,230	175.00–187.00	180.72
15	—	1,405	190.00–200.00	195.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,043	160.00–171.00	165.25
10	—	1,118	150.00–157.00	153.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	208.00–219.00	214.29
3	—	1,507	186.00–193.00	188.82

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	215	690.00–750.00	718.60
8	250–300	260	650.00–730.00	688.46
11	300–350	319	590.00–630.00	610.88
6	350–400	365	500.00–520.00	509.73
14	400–450	420	440.00–480.00	460.71
9	450–500	457	420.00–450.00	433.58
8	500–550	520	375.00–400.00	387.86
9	550–600	561	375.00–385.00	379.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	530.00–560.00	544.02
8	350–400	375	450.00–490.00	469.47
9	400–450	427	410.00–430.00	418.54
6	450–500	473	390.00–405.00	397.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	480.00–520.00	499.22
8	350–400	368	410.00–440.00	425.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	229	720.00–850.00	774.27
12	250–300	270	680.00–720.00	698.52
12	300–350	325	640.00–670.00	654.54
10	350–400	360	590.00–630.00	610.56
12	400–450	418	520.00–550.00	535.27
16	450–500	475	480.00–510.00	495.47
11	500–550	519	440.00–490.00	466.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	630.00–660.00	648.08
10	300–350	320	580.00–620.00	600.63
16	350–400	370	540.00–580.00	560.81
9	400–450	418	480.00–500.00	488.71
9	450–500	479	440.00–455.00	448.18
12	500–550	525	380.00–420.00	399.43
13	550–600	571	380.00–410.00	393.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	550.00–570.00	558.27
12	350–400	380	480.00–530.00	505.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	490.00–520.00	506.79
8	450–500	470	480.00–500.00	490.21
7	500–550	518	425.00–455.00	441.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	464.38
8	450–500	483	430.00–450.00	440.16

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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