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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 4

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

774 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 609▼ 5 vs year ago 779 · −0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 162▼ 20 vs year ago 106 · −18.9%

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 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 $442.26/cwt on 21 head, up $7.48 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 28 comparable sales and sits +26.14 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$442.26

▲ 7.48 vs prior sale

21 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$33.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs FL average

−45.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	458.28	2,401	11thin
Medium and Large 2	523	424.64	2,221	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.64/cwt here — about $181 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 sale21 hd

442.26

—

FL average4 barns · 97 hd

449.72

−7.46

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−45.29

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+26.14

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	1,376	218.70	3,009	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	183.14	2,246	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	170.83	1,801	16

Every lot

35 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	697.64/cwt	670.00–730.00	1,556	16
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	613.68/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,645	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	675.93/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,825	26
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	659.06/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,109	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	604.31/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,964	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	615.68/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,278	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	558.09/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,082	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	516.75/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,943	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	493.46/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,048	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	540.83/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,288	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	445.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,894	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	490.16/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,318	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	455.24/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,176	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	424.64/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,221	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	458.28/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,401	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	650.26/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,424	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	628.60/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,685	18
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	560.73/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,542	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	500.77/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,612	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	554.23/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,801	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	436.87/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,429	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	422.05/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,532	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	500.41/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,826	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	464.70/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,757	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	470.36/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,966	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	426.72/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,796	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	455.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,109	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	414.84/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,941	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	385.43/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,004	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	412.29/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,165	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,376	218.70/cwt	213.00–224.00	3,009	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	170.83/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,801	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	179.14/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,105	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	192.65/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,597	8

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 609Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 162Year ago 106

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
13	200–250	219	620.00–680.00	650.26
18	250–300	268	600.00–660.00	628.60
12	300–350	325	530.00–580.00	554.23
14	350–400	365	490.00–510.00	500.41
22	400–450	418	450.00–490.00	470.36
18	450–500	463	440.00–470.00	455.41
10	500–550	525	405.00–420.00	412.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	420.00–460.00	436.87
7	350–400	363	400.00–440.00	422.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	540.00–580.00	560.73
13	300–350	322	480.00–520.00	500.77
16	350–400	378	450.00–480.00	464.70
11	400–450	421	410.00–440.00	426.72
10	450–500	468	405.00–425.00	414.84
8	500–550	520	370.00–400.00	385.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
13	350–400	376	500.00–530.00	516.75
10	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	445.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	268	600.00–630.00	613.68
14	300–350	325	590.00–620.00	604.31
16	350–400	373	540.00–575.00	558.09
11	400–450	415	480.00–510.00	493.46
10	450–500	478	440.00–470.00	455.24
10	500–550	523	410.00–440.00	424.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	223	670.00–730.00	697.64
26	250–300	270	650.00–700.00	675.93
20	300–350	320	640.00–680.00	659.06
12	350–400	370	590.00–640.00	615.68
16	400–450	423	520.00–560.00	540.83
14	450–500	473	480.00–500.00	490.16
11	500–550	524	445.00–475.00	458.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	213.00–224.00	218.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,175	170.00–185.00	179.14
8	—	1,348	190.00–202.00	192.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,054	166.00–176.00	170.83

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.