Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.50/cwt on 56 head, down $10.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −79.12 against this barn's trailing median of $437.63.

Average price

$358.50

▼ 10.70 vs prior sale

56 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs FL average

−12.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	370.82	2,029	33
Medium and Large 2	545	340.83	1,858	23

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $171 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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.99, low $358.50, median $437.63 across 27 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 sale56 hd

358.50

—

FL average6 barns · 342 hd

358.30

+0.20

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−12.50

This barn, trailing median27 sales

437.63

−79.12

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	1,474	190.05	2,801	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	158.94	1,930	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	141.04	1,452	35

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	463.76/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	419.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	355.22/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,014	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	334.69/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	511.28/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	605.91/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	533.61/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	373.01/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	526.99/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	450.54/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,455	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	511.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,423	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	614.33/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,382	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	415.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	356.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,876	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	415.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,321	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	414.29/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	366.84/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	339.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	466.29/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	375.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,588	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	354.57/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,666	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	323.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,136	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	407.92/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,913	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	450.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,635	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	567.00/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,491	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	595.34/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	339.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,107	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	392.00/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,038	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	420.00/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,760	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	658.82/cwt	600.00–700.00	1,496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	455.84/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	479.61/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,549	10
Bulls	—	—	1,474	190.05/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,801	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	136.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,353	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	145.66/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,548	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	158.94/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,930	39

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 701Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 165Year ago 282

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	440.00–480.00	463.76
8	350–400	380	400.00–440.00	419.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	227	600.00–700.00	658.82
10	250–300	275	580.00–630.00	605.91
12	300–350	328	580.00–610.00	595.34
9	350–400	366	490.00–530.00	511.28
17	400–450	416	440.00–475.00	455.84
15	450–500	469	390.00–430.00	407.92
14	500–550	520	375.00–410.00	392.00
19	550–600	567	345.00–365.00	355.22
22	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	339.76
16	650–700	660	310.00–330.00	323.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	510.00–560.00	533.61
13	300–350	318	500.00–560.00	526.99
17	350–400	366	450.00–480.00	466.29
13	400–450	421	400.00–430.00	415.53
10	450–500	468	350.00–385.00	366.84
13	500–550	526	350.00–365.00	356.71
10	550–600	570	310.00–330.00	320.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	225	600.00–630.00	614.33
19	250–300	263	540.00–600.00	567.00
10	300–350	323	470.00–490.00	479.61
18	350–400	363	440.00–460.00	450.34
21	400–450	419	400.00–440.00	420.00
10	450–500	470	370.00–400.00	385.48
17	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	339.17
12	550–600	573	325.00–345.00	334.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	415.35
9	350–400	377	350.00–390.00	373.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	500.00–530.00	511.71
16	300–350	323	440.00–460.00	450.54
14	350–400	368	400.00–430.00	414.29
14	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.44
14	450–500	470	345.00–365.00	354.57
14	500–550	525	300.00–325.00	312.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	185.00–197.00	190.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	994	130.00–139.00	136.15
18	—	1,063	142.00–151.00	145.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,214	150.00–170.00	158.94

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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