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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 6

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 439▼ 664 vs year ago 917 · −72.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 90▼ 210 vs year ago 290 · −72.4%

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, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.90/cwt on 6 head, up $18.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 21 comparable sales and sits +25.57 against this barn's trailing median of $379.33.

Average price

$404.90

▲ 18.25 vs prior sale

6 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.46

vs FL average

−23.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	404.90	2,126	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

404.90

—

FL average4 barns · 54 hd

397.44

+7.46

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−23.46

This barn, trailing median21 sales

379.33

+25.57

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.23, low $307.71, median $379.33 across 21 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	1,522	208.69	3,176	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	176.25	2,146	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	158.07	1,785	9thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	668.67/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,505	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	608.08/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,672	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	664.07/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,879	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	577.42/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,836	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	619.53/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,982	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	524.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,940	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	579.47/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,173	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	521.90/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,192	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	482.43/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,026	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	653.14/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,411	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	571.02/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,547	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	484.40/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,516	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	529.53/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,694	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	500.74/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,843	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	444.12/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,661	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	446.60/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,871	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	431.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,003	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,126	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,444	198.55/cwt	193.00–209.00	2,867	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	228.97/cwt	228.00–230.00	3,842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	158.07/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,785	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	170.77/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,012	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	185.39/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,380	12

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 439Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 90Year ago 290

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	216	630.00–670.00	653.14
13	250–300	271	540.00–610.00	571.02
10	300–350	320	520.00–540.00	529.53
11	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	500.74
7	400–450	419	435.00–455.00	446.60
7	450–500	464	420.00–440.00	431.59
6	500–550	525	400.00–410.00	404.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	470.00–500.00	484.40
7	350–400	374	430.00–455.00	444.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	590.00–620.00	608.08
7	300–350	318	550.00–600.00	577.42
8	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	524.32
5	400–450	420	470.00–500.00	482.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	640.00–700.00	668.67
8	250–300	283	630.00–700.00	664.07
8	300–350	320	610.00–630.00	619.53
8	350–400	375	560.00–600.00	579.47
8	400–450	420	510.00–535.00	521.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	193.00–209.00	198.55
2	—	1,678	228.00–230.00	228.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,178	163.00–179.00	170.77
12	—	1,284	181.00–195.00	185.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	155.00–162.00	158.07

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.