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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 19

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

913 head

▲ 179 vs last sale 734▲ 35 vs year ago 878 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 140▼ 54 vs year ago 155 · −34.8%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $360.27/cwt on 73 head, down $8.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −57.56 against this barn's trailing median of $417.83.

Average price

$360.27

▼ 8.85 vs prior sale

73 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs FL average

−79.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	372.23	2,048	45
Medium and Large 2	541	341.05	1,844	28

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $204 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

360.27

—

FL average7 barns · 297 hd

358.06

+2.21

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−79.00

This barn, trailing median27 sales

417.83

−57.56

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	—	Low	1,674	177.27	2,967	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	129.06	1,533	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	121.74	1,412	24

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. 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	658.04/cwt	630.00–690.00	1,764	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	555.91/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,523	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	605.24/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,907	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	519.06/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,661	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	565.58/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,827	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	535.98/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,951	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	422.08/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,545	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	473.81/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,744	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	393.37/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,625	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	476.04/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,018	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	430.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,842	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	412.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,908	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	372.90/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,753	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	395.36/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,052	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	355.45/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,845	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	355.33/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,036	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	318.79/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,830	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	344.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,129	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	336.33/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,230	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	518.89/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,401	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	455.83/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,450	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	494.42/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,597	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	410.97/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,360	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	410.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,477	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	379.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,414	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	439.60/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,644	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	360.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,509	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	380.19/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,623	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	370.85/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,728	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	340.45/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,614	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	325.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,688	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	307.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,609	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	310.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,753	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	281.33/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,615	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	308.05/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,907	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	183.14/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,985	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	171.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,944	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	121.74/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,412	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	125.29/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,465	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	138.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,702	8

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 734Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 140Year ago 155

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	500.00–540.00	519.06
13	350–400	366	400.00–440.00	422.08
11	400–450	413	380.00–410.00	393.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	630.00–690.00	658.04
12	300–350	315	590.00–620.00	605.24
15	350–400	364	510.00–560.00	535.98
13	400–450	424	450.00–500.00	476.04
16	450–500	463	400.00–425.00	412.16
19	500–550	519	380.00–410.00	395.36
26	550–600	573	340.00–370.00	355.33
14	600–650	618	330.00–360.00	344.57
9	650–700	663	320.00–350.00	336.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	274	530.00–580.00	555.91
12	300–350	323	550.00–580.00	565.58
18	350–400	368	450.00–500.00	473.81
10	400–450	428	420.00–440.00	430.29
26	450–500	470	360.00–385.00	372.90
17	500–550	519	340.00–370.00	355.45
11	550–600	574	310.00–330.00	318.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	270	500.00–540.00	518.89
14	300–350	323	480.00–510.00	494.42
15	350–400	374	430.00–450.00	439.60
15	400–450	427	375.00–385.00	380.19
19	450–500	466	360.00–380.00	370.85
11	500–550	519	320.00–330.00	325.31
18	550–600	565	300.00–320.00	310.18
13	600–650	619	300.00–317.00	308.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	440.00–470.00	455.83
10	350–400	360	400.00–420.00	410.28
17	400–450	419	350.00–370.00	360.23
13	450–500	474	330.00–350.00	340.45
22	500–550	523	300.00–315.00	307.68
9	550–600	574	270.00–290.00	281.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	331	400.00–420.00	410.97
15	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	379.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,169	121.00–128.00	125.29
8	—	1,233	137.00–141.00	138.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,160	118.00–127.00	121.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	170.00–175.00	171.39
3	—	1,630	180.00–185.00	183.14

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.