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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 24

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

816 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 701▼ 186 vs year ago 1,002 · −18.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 165▼ 138 vs year ago 282 · −48.9%

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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 $358.50/cwt on 56 head, down $10.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −57.62 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$358.50

▼ 10.70 vs prior sale

56 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs FL average

−12.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	370.82	2,029	33
Medium and Large 2	545	340.83	1,858	23

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $171 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 sale56 hd

358.50

—

FL average6 barns · 342 hd

358.30

+0.20

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−12.50

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−57.62

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	1,474	190.05	2,801	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	158.94	1,930	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	141.04	1,452	35

Every lot

39 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	658.82/cwt	600.00–700.00	1,496	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	533.61/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,441	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	605.91/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,666	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	526.99/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,676	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	463.76/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,516	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	595.34/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,953	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	511.28/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,871	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	466.29/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,707	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	419.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,594	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	455.84/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,896	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	415.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,749	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	366.84/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,717	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	407.92/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,913	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	392.00/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,038	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	356.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,876	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	355.22/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,014	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	320.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,825	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	339.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,107	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	323.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,136	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	614.33/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,382	18
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	567.00/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,491	19
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	511.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,423	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	415.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,321	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	479.61/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,549	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	450.54/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,455	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	450.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,635	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	414.29/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,525	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	373.01/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,406	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	420.00/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,760	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	375.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,588	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	385.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,812	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	354.57/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,666	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	339.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,774	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	312.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,643	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	334.69/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,918	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,474	190.05/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,801	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	136.15/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,353	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	145.66/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,548	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	158.94/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,930	39

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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 701Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 165Year ago 282

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	440.00–480.00	463.76
8	350–400	380	400.00–440.00	419.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	227	600.00–700.00	658.82
10	250–300	275	580.00–630.00	605.91
12	300–350	328	580.00–610.00	595.34
9	350–400	366	490.00–530.00	511.28
17	400–450	416	440.00–475.00	455.84
15	450–500	469	390.00–430.00	407.92
14	500–550	520	375.00–410.00	392.00
19	550–600	567	345.00–365.00	355.22
22	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	339.76
16	650–700	660	310.00–330.00	323.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	510.00–560.00	533.61
13	300–350	318	500.00–560.00	526.99
17	350–400	366	450.00–480.00	466.29
13	400–450	421	400.00–430.00	415.53
10	450–500	468	350.00–385.00	366.84
13	500–550	526	350.00–365.00	356.71
10	550–600	570	310.00–330.00	320.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	225	600.00–630.00	614.33
19	250–300	263	540.00–600.00	567.00
10	300–350	323	470.00–490.00	479.61
18	350–400	363	440.00–460.00	450.34
21	400–450	419	400.00–440.00	420.00
10	450–500	470	370.00–400.00	385.48
17	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	339.17
12	550–600	573	325.00–345.00	334.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	415.35
9	350–400	377	350.00–390.00	373.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	500.00–530.00	511.71
16	300–350	323	440.00–460.00	450.54
14	350–400	368	400.00–430.00	414.29
14	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.44
14	450–500	470	345.00–365.00	354.57
14	500–550	525	300.00–325.00	312.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	185.00–197.00	190.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	994	130.00–139.00	136.15
18	—	1,063	142.00–151.00	145.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,214	150.00–170.00	158.94

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.