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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 12

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

734 head

▼ 302 vs last sale 1,036▼ 637 vs year ago 1,371 · −46.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 155▼ 12 vs year ago 152 · −7.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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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 mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.12/cwt on 58 head, down $0.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −48.71 against this barn's trailing median of $417.83.

Average price

$369.12

▼ 0.33 vs prior sale

58 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$25.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs FL average

−63.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	383.20	2,087	26
Medium and Large 2	543	357.68	1,942	32

One grade step is worth $25.53/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

369.12

—

FL average6 barns · 221 hd

373.09

−3.97

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−63.17

This barn, trailing median27 sales

417.83

−48.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.68, low $358.50, median $417.83 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,599	172.36	2,757	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	134.06	1,418	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	123.21	1,357	15

Every lot, as filed

36 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	670.00/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,514	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	628.33/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,696	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	570.73/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,564	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	565.09/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,803	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	599.53/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,918	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	515.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,665	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	527.14/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,956	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	474.23/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,774	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	485.44/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,053	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	436.96/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,853	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	401.15/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,701	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	423.16/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,972	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	379.36/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,783	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	370.24/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,899	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	394.67/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,064	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	369.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,108	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,977	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	338.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,092	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	599.01/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,366	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	529.42/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,366	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	505.50/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,613	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	454.28/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,476	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	449.20/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,608	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	416.40/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,512	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	422.06/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,794	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	388.68/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,656	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	352.96/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,670	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	387.96/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,854	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	319.85/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,641	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	346.66/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,823	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	339.78/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,930	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	324.54/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,015	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	168.45/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,635	30
Bulls	—	—	1,696	183.01/cwt	178.00–188.00	3,104	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	134.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,418	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	123.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,357	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 1,036Year ago 1,371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 155Year ago 152

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,696	178.00–188.00	183.01
30	—	1,564	161.00–175.00	168.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,058	130.00–137.00	134.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,101	121.00–126.00	123.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	228	570.00–630.00	599.01
10	250–300	258	510.00–550.00	529.42
15	300–350	319	480.00–530.00	505.50
17	350–400	358	440.00–460.00	449.20
18	400–450	425	410.00–435.00	422.06
16	450–500	478	370.00–405.00	387.96
11	500–550	526	335.00–360.00	346.66
12	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	339.78
9	600–650	621	320.00–330.00	324.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	325	430.00–470.00	454.28
17	350–400	363	400.00–430.00	416.40
19	400–450	426	375.00–405.00	388.68
16	450–500	473	340.00–365.00	352.96
10	500–550	513	310.00–330.00	319.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	226	640.00–710.00	670.00
12	250–300	270	600.00–660.00	628.33
10	300–350	320	590.00–610.00	599.53
17	350–400	371	500.00–550.00	527.14
12	400–450	423	470.00–500.00	485.44
15	450–500	466	400.00–445.00	423.16
14	500–550	523	385.00–405.00	394.67
12	550–600	570	360.00–380.00	369.82
11	600–650	619	330.00–345.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	274	550.00–590.00	570.73
19	300–350	319	550.00–580.00	565.09
11	350–400	374	460.00–490.00	474.23
15	400–450	424	425.00–450.00	436.96
22	450–500	470	365.00–395.00	379.36
16	500–550	513	360.00–380.00	370.24
16	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	345.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	515.58
15	400–450	424	390.00–415.00	401.15

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.