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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 11

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

557 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 774▼ 11 vs year ago 568 · −1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 86▲ 7 vs year ago 160 · +4.4%

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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 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 $452.68/cwt on 23 head, up $10.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +36.56 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$452.68

▲ 10.42 vs prior sale

23 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$36.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs FL average

−21.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	470.34	2,436	12thin
Medium and Large 2	518	433.42	2,245	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $191 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 sale23 hd

452.68

—

FL average6 barns · 111 hd

452.99

−0.31

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−21.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+36.56

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

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	1,726	218.72	3,774	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	185.76	2,289	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	164.76	1,746	38

Every lot

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	741.38/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,616	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	729.01/cwt	710.00–750.00	1,983	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	699.06/cwt	680.00–720.00	2,237	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	629.06/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,013	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	556.87/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,821	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	629.59/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,317	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	526.06/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,957	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	573.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,149	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	503.97/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,112	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	578.93/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,432	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	498.99/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,355	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	462.10/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,213	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	470.34/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,436	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	433.42/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,245	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	690.47/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,485	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	642.90/cwt	600.00–690.00	1,723	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	561.81/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,815	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	496.70/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,624	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	519.20/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,900	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	471.58/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,735	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	474.98/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,990	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	435.80/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,826	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	420.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,975	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	460.91/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,185	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	413.16/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,153	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	387.20/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,025	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	210.25/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,353	5
Bulls	—	—	1,943	232.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	4,524	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	164.76/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,746	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	183.22/cwt	171.00–191.00	2,169	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,551	202.57/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,142	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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 774Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 86Year ago 160

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	215	680.00–700.00	690.47
14	250–300	268	600.00–690.00	642.90
19	300–350	323	530.00–600.00	561.81
19	350–400	366	510.00–530.00	519.20
27	400–450	419	460.00–490.00	474.98
15	450–500	474	440.00–480.00	460.91
9	500–550	521	405.00–420.00	413.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	470.00–520.00	496.70
17	350–400	368	450.00–490.00	471.58
13	400–450	419	420.00–450.00	435.80
10	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	420.21
10	500–550	523	375.00–400.00	387.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	700.00–780.00	741.38
13	250–300	272	710.00–750.00	729.01
12	300–350	320	680.00–720.00	699.06
20	350–400	368	610.00–650.00	629.59
24	400–450	420	550.00–610.00	578.93
13	450–500	472	480.00–520.00	498.99
12	500–550	518	460.00–480.00	470.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	320	600.00–660.00	629.06
15	350–400	375	550.00–600.00	573.00
13	400–450	419	480.00–530.00	503.97
19	450–500	479	450.00–475.00	462.10
11	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	433.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	540.00–580.00	556.87
11	350–400	372	510.00–540.00	526.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	205.00–218.00	210.25
3	—	1,943	230.00–240.00	232.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,551	200.00–211.00	202.57
53	—	1,184	171.00–191.00	183.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,060	158.00–172.00	164.76

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.