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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 27

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

609 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 742▲ 19 vs year ago 590 · +3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

162 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 121▲ 58 vs year ago 104 · +55.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.78/cwt on 10 head, down $5.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +18.66 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$434.78

▼ 5.04 vs prior sale

10 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.76

vs FL average

−46.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	434.78	2,252	10thin

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 sale10 hd

434.78

—

FL average4 barns · 92 hd

446.54

−11.76

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−46.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+18.66

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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.68, low $358.50, median $416.12 across 28 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	1,598	222.80	3,560	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	181.30	2,187	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	164.50	1,806	32

Every lot

30 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	717.50/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,564	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	669.43/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,761	22
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	619.29/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,734	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	659.37/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,077	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	598.51/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,885	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	552.98/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,792	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	599.76/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,213	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	555.61/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,056	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	519.60/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,949	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	446.23/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,879	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	539.29/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,292	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	490.96/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,096	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	500.69/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,343	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	456.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,137	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	434.78/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,252	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	538.86/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,433	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	496.12/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,563	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	527.21/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,703	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	453.27/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,464	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	504.40/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,892	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	419.74/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,595	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	458.30/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,746	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	425.79/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,763	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	460.29/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,942	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	439.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,042	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	410.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,943	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	222.80/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,560	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	164.50/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,806	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	174.82/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,026	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	194.25/cwt	190.00–203.00	2,527	19

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 742Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 121Year ago 104

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter 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
14	300–350	323	520.00–535.00	527.21
12	350–400	375	490.00–520.00	504.40
17	400–450	422	450.00–470.00	460.29
13	450–500	465	430.00–450.00	439.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	266	530.00–550.00	538.86
17	300–350	315	480.00–510.00	496.12
17	350–400	381	440.00–480.00	458.30
13	400–450	414	410.00–440.00	425.79
9	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	440.00–470.00	453.27
10	350–400	380	410.00–430.00	419.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	280	600.00–640.00	619.29
17	300–350	315	580.00–620.00	598.51
10	350–400	370	540.00–570.00	555.61
13	400–450	427	470.00–510.00	490.96
11	450–500	468	440.00–470.00	456.60
10	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	434.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	218	700.00–740.00	717.50
22	250–300	263	650.00–690.00	669.43
18	300–350	315	640.00–680.00	659.37
19	350–400	369	580.00–620.00	599.76
16	400–450	425	520.00–560.00	539.29
13	450–500	468	480.00–520.00	500.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	530.00–570.00	552.98
8	350–400	375	510.00–530.00	519.60
9	400–450	421	430.00–460.00	446.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	220.00–225.00	222.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,159	165.00–184.00	174.82
19	—	1,301	190.00–203.00	194.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,098	156.00–173.00	164.50

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.