Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.78/cwt on 10 head, down $5.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −4.00 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$434.78

▼ 5.04 vs prior sale

10 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.76

vs FL average

−46.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	434.78	2,252	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.99, low $369.20, median $438.78 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

434.78

—

FL average4 barns · 92 hd

446.54

−11.76

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−46.24

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−4.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,598	222.80	3,560	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	181.30	2,187	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	164.50	1,806	32

Every lot, as filed

30 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	504.40/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	439.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,042	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	538.86/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,433	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	419.74/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	453.27/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	458.30/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	434.78/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	669.43/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,761	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	717.50/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	446.23/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	519.60/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	456.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,137	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	490.96/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,096	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	555.61/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	539.29/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,292	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	659.37/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,077	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	599.76/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,213	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	552.98/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	598.51/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,885	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	619.29/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	410.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	460.29/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,942	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	425.79/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	496.12/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,563	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	527.21/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,703	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	500.69/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,343	13
Bulls	—	—	1,598	222.80/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,560	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	174.82/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,026	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	194.25/cwt	190.00–203.00	2,527	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	164.50/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,806	32

How this sale compares

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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 742Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 121Year ago 104

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter 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
14	300–350	323	520.00–535.00	527.21
12	350–400	375	490.00–520.00	504.40
17	400–450	422	450.00–470.00	460.29
13	450–500	465	430.00–450.00	439.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	266	530.00–550.00	538.86
17	300–350	315	480.00–510.00	496.12
17	350–400	381	440.00–480.00	458.30
13	400–450	414	410.00–440.00	425.79
9	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	440.00–470.00	453.27
10	350–400	380	410.00–430.00	419.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	280	600.00–640.00	619.29
17	300–350	315	580.00–620.00	598.51
10	350–400	370	540.00–570.00	555.61
13	400–450	427	470.00–510.00	490.96
11	450–500	468	440.00–470.00	456.60
10	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	434.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	218	700.00–740.00	717.50
22	250–300	263	650.00–690.00	669.43
18	300–350	315	640.00–680.00	659.37
19	350–400	369	580.00–620.00	599.76
16	400–450	425	520.00–560.00	539.29
13	450–500	468	480.00–520.00	500.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	530.00–570.00	552.98
8	350–400	375	510.00–530.00	519.60
9	400–450	421	430.00–460.00	446.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	220.00–225.00	222.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,159	165.00–184.00	174.82
19	—	1,301	190.00–203.00	194.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,098	156.00–173.00	164.50

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.

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