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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Nov 2

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 26Nov 2latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

513 head

▼ 473 vs last sale 986▼ 650 vs year ago 1,163 · −55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 174▼ 165 vs year ago 222 · −74.3%

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 unevenly 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 $384.36/cwt on 31 head, up $4.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −31.76 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$384.36

▲ 4.72 vs prior sale

31 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$23.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.79

vs FL average

−51.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	392.82	2,094	20
Medium and Large 2	521	368.99	1,922	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.83/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 sale31 hd

384.36

—

FL average6 barns · 174 hd

362.57

+21.79

National average185 barns · 33,905 hd

436.28

−51.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−31.76

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	1,562	169.78	2,652	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	124.35	1,456	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	115.86	1,239	18

Every lot

32 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	557.78/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,506	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	578.44/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,891	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	549.77/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,831	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	424.59/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,550	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	537.60/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,968	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	491.17/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,862	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	384.59/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,619	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	448.88/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,912	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	490.29/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,098	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	374.68/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,742	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	417.87/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,981	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	401.01/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,077	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	368.99/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,922	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	377.60/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,118	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	335.80/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,058	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	324.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,155	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	461.76/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,238	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	499.63/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,349	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	388.19/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,258	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	430.61/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,421	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	350.48/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,290	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	385.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,430	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	419.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,573	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	367.23/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,542	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	397.79/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,691	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	349.60/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,619	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	329.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,544	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	332.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,724	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,562	169.78/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,652	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	108.69/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,081	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	119.45/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,322	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	124.35/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,456	10

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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 986Year ago 1,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 174Year ago 222

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,107	118.00–122.00	119.45
6	—	995	106.00–114.00	108.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,171	118.00–128.00	124.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	165.00–177.00	169.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	490.00–510.00	499.63
12	350–400	375	400.00–440.00	419.47
8	400–450	425	385.00–410.00	397.79
9	450–500	463	345.00–355.00	349.60
8	500–550	518	325.00–340.00	332.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	268	440.00–480.00	461.76
16	300–350	330	410.00–450.00	430.61
15	350–400	371	380.00–390.00	385.47
8	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	367.23
11	450–500	469	320.00–340.00	329.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	380.00–400.00	388.19
8	350–400	368	340.00–360.00	350.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	530.00–590.00	557.78
8	300–350	333	540.00–560.00	549.77
7	350–400	379	480.00–500.00	491.17
13	400–450	426	440.00–460.00	448.88
10	450–500	465	360.00–390.00	374.68
11	500–550	521	355.00–385.00	368.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	570.00–590.00	578.44
13	350–400	366	510.00–560.00	537.60
14	400–450	428	480.00–500.00	490.29
19	450–500	474	400.00–435.00	417.87
13	500–550	518	390.00–410.00	401.01
7	550–600	561	365.00–395.00	377.60
6	600–650	613	330.00–337.00	335.80
5	650–700	665	320.00–330.00	324.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	410.00–440.00	424.59
7	400–450	421	370.00–405.00	384.59

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.