Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.45/cwt on 56 head, up $1.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −64.37 against this barn's trailing median of $433.82.

Average price

$369.45

▲ 1.76 vs prior sale

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$38.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs FL average

−11.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	387.95	2,112	29
Medium and Large 2	536	349.57	1,874	27

One grade step is worth $38.39/cwt here — about $238 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 $463.51, low $358.50, median $433.82 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

369.45

—

FL average6 barns · 249 hd

367.41

+2.03

National average35 barns · 1,701 hd

380.70

−11.25

This barn, trailing median27 sales

433.82

−64.37

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	1,639	180.48	2,958	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	133.13	1,672	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	128.77	1,413	30

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,292	141.28/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,825	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	128.77/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,413	30
Bulls	—	—	1,639	180.48/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,958	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	130.91/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,631	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	339.42/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	494.42/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,597	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	641.13/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	368.01/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,094	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.27/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	417.67/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	400.29/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,509	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	335.18/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	335.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	424.52/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,995	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	329.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	319.88/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	358.03/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,765	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	386.97/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,819	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	539.55/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,500	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	409.32/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,120	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	389.06/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,657	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	510.47/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	415.46/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,350	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	570.74/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,541	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	550.63/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,762	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	467.14/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,733	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	389.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	409.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,536	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	381.48/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,778	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.32/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	454.57/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,486	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	495.71/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,304	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	459.52/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,930	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	525.86/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,909	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	599.28/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,942	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	670.56/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	365.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,357	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	350.90/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,477	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 831Year ago 1,132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 182Year ago 140

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,292	139.00–147.00	141.28
33	—	1,246	125.00–142.00	130.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,097	121.00–134.00	128.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,639	175.00–188.00	180.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	278	530.00–550.00	539.55
14	300–350	323	480.00–510.00	494.42
16	350–400	365	430.00–450.00	440.27
16	400–450	430	410.00–425.00	417.67
14	450–500	470	375.00–400.00	386.97
13	500–550	529	330.00–350.00	339.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	263	480.00–510.00	495.71
15	300–350	327	440.00–470.00	454.57
19	350–400	377	385.00–415.00	400.29
17	400–450	426	380.00–400.00	389.06
14	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	350.32
12	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	309.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	415.46
11	350–400	371	360.00–370.00	365.65
15	400–450	421	340.00–360.00	350.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	660.00–680.00	670.56
12	250–300	265	610.00–670.00	641.13
15	300–350	324	580.00–620.00	599.28
24	350–400	363	500.00–550.00	525.86
22	400–450	420	440.00–480.00	459.52
28	450–500	470	410.00–440.00	424.52
14	500–550	518	390.00–430.00	409.32
15	550–600	569	355.00–380.00	368.01
10	600–650	619	330.00–340.00	335.56
5	650–700	673	320.00–335.00	329.16
6	700–750	713	310.00–325.00	319.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	270	550.00–590.00	570.74
22	300–350	320	530.00–570.00	550.63
17	350–400	371	440.00–490.00	467.14
18	400–450	420	410.00–430.00	420.24
19	450–500	466	360.00–400.00	381.48
17	500–550	519	340.00–375.00	358.03
10	550–600	565	325.00–345.00	335.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	500.00–520.00	510.47
14	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	409.60
12	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	389.65

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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