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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,127 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 997▲ 218 vs year ago 909 · +24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 315▼ 54 vs year ago 354 · −15.3%

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 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

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 $414.41/cwt on 44 head, down $32.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −1.71 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$414.41

▼ 32.14 vs prior sale

44 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs FL average

−4.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	436.49	2,261	15thin
Medium and Large 2	533	402.99	2,147	29

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about $114 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

414.41

—

FL average6 barns · 289 hd

416.94

−2.53

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−4.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−1.71

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	1,416	214.69	3,040	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	187.53	2,431	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	165.57	1,811	49

Every lot

36 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	724.84/cwt	710.00–740.00	1,609	15
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	625.51/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,651	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	680.73/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,872	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	639.52/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,002	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	594.47/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,884	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	550.78/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,779	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	509.14/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,889	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	579.53/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,162	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	545.02/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,055	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	515.23/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,159	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	445.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,884	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	484.56/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,074	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	434.61/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,021	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	460.32/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,187	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	404.66/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,076	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	436.49/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,261	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	399.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,279	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	564.44/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,524	22
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	614.46/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,720	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	565.18/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,803	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	485.58/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,568	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	524.54/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,705	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	512.02/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,854	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	424.82/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,576	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	470.53/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,764	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	456.24/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,944	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	419.83/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,818	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,999	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	409.68/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,905	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	400.67/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,087	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	365.52/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,908	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	204.94/cwt	203.00–207.00	2,838	4
Bulls	—	—	1,423	216.99/cwt	210.00–224.00	3,088	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	165.57/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,811	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	179.66/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,097	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	196.62/cwt	193.00–203.00	2,843	32

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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,127Last week 997Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 315Year ago 354

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,423	210.00–224.00	216.99
4	—	1,385	203.00–207.00	204.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,167	174.00–188.00	179.66
32	—	1,446	193.00–203.00	196.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,094	160.00–173.00	165.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	280	600.00–630.00	614.46
17	300–350	319	550.00–580.00	565.18
17	350–400	362	500.00–525.00	512.02
21	400–450	426	440.00–470.00	456.24
16	450–500	465	425.00–435.00	429.89
11	500–550	521	390.00–410.00	400.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	270	550.00–580.00	564.44
16	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	524.54
16	350–400	375	450.00–490.00	470.53
20	400–450	433	410.00–430.00	419.83
16	450–500	465	400.00–420.00	409.68
17	500–550	522	350.00–380.00	365.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	323	470.00–500.00	485.58
17	350–400	371	410.00–440.00	424.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	222	710.00–740.00	724.84
22	250–300	275	660.00–700.00	680.73
22	300–350	313	620.00–660.00	639.52
14	350–400	373	570.00–590.00	579.53
17	400–450	419	505.00–525.00	515.23
20	450–500	475	450.00–470.00	460.32
15	500–550	518	425.00–450.00	436.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	264	600.00–650.00	625.51
17	300–350	317	580.00–610.00	594.47
29	350–400	377	530.00–560.00	545.02
18	400–450	428	470.00–500.00	484.56
15	450–500	465	430.00–440.00	434.61
19	500–550	513	400.00–410.00	404.66
10	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	399.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	530.00–570.00	550.78
17	350–400	371	500.00–520.00	509.14
16	400–450	423	430.00–460.00	445.44

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.