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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 26

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 19Oct 26latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

986 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 913▼ 104 vs year ago 1,090 · −9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 101▼ 65 vs year ago 239 · −27.2%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $379.64/cwt on 44 head, up $19.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −38.19 against this barn's trailing median of $417.83.

Average price

$379.64

▲ 19.37 vs prior sale

44 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$40.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.05

vs FL average

−55.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	390.58	2,117	32
Medium and Large 2	523	350.48	1,833	12thin

One grade step is worth $40.10/cwt here — about $284 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 sale44 hd

379.64

—

FL average7 barns · 245 hd

361.59

+18.05

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−55.51

This barn, trailing median27 sales

417.83

−38.19

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	1,439	173.19	2,492	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	132.33	1,620	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	121.04	1,440	46

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. 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	694.97/cwt	660.00–740.00	1,480	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	628.60/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,685	20
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	566.39/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,529	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	593.97/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,841	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	505.57/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,628	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	550.62/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,790	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	466.98/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,718	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	410.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,511	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	525.68/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,945	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	476.05/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,990	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	426.06/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,781	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	384.47/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,634	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	370.69/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,720	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	424.19/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,972	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	400.79/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,060	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	350.48/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,833	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	379.01/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,176	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	337.68/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,111	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	332.28/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,226	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	579.07/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,245	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	494.17/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,334	14
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	544.18/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,496	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	485.98/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,545	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	392.16/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,259	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	435.54/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,446	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	427.59/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,578	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	355.28/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,329	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	395.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,661	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	354.47/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,506	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	345.36/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,578	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	384.52/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,788	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	341.90/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,774	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	310.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,623	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	317.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,799	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	165.54/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,347	4
Bulls	—	—	1,451	177.56/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,576	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,481	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	115.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,376	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	132.33/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,620	34

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 913Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 101Year ago 239

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,224	125.00–139.00	132.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,189	120.00–129.00	124.52
18	—	1,190	110.00–118.00	115.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,451	177.00–180.00	177.56
4	—	1,418	162.00–168.00	165.54

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	560.00–600.00	579.07
16	250–300	275	530.00–560.00	544.18
16	300–350	318	460.00–510.00	485.98
21	350–400	369	415.00–440.00	427.59
14	400–450	420	380.00–410.00	395.54
12	450–500	465	370.00–400.00	384.52
13	500–550	519	330.00–355.00	341.90
13	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	317.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	270	480.00–510.00	494.17
17	300–350	332	420.00–450.00	435.54
18	400–450	425	340.00–370.00	354.47
19	450–500	457	335.00–355.00	345.36
10	500–550	523	300.00–320.00	310.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	321	370.00–410.00	392.16
17	350–400	374	340.00–370.00	355.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	213	660.00–740.00	694.97
20	250–300	268	600.00–660.00	628.60
19	300–350	310	580.00–610.00	593.97
20	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	525.68
16	400–450	418	450.00–500.00	476.05
18	450–500	465	400.00–450.00	424.19
17	500–550	514	380.00–420.00	400.79
15	550–600	574	360.00–400.00	379.01
10	600–650	625	330.00–345.00	337.68
8	650–700	670	325.00–340.00	332.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	270	540.00–590.00	566.39
24	300–350	325	530.00–570.00	550.62
17	350–400	368	440.00–490.00	466.98
19	400–450	418	410.00–440.00	426.06
15	450–500	464	350.00–390.00	370.69
12	500–550	523	330.00–370.00	350.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	490.00–520.00	505.57
12	350–400	368	400.00–420.00	410.48
10	400–450	425	370.00–400.00	384.47

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.