Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

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 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.20/cwt on 41 head, down $24.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −69.58 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$369.20

▼ 24.12 vs prior sale

41 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$43.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs FL average

−19.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	390.20	2,117	21
Medium and Large 2	552	347.15	1,917	20

One grade step is worth $43.05/cwt here — about $200 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.

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 sale41 hd

369.20

—

FL average7 barns · 293 hd

372.93

−3.73

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−19.21

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−69.58

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	1,536	204.26	3,137	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	162.90	1,898	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	146.94	1,490	35

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	—	—	1,695	213.08/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,612	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	174.40/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,258	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	146.94/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,490	35
Bulls	—	—	1,323	192.50/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,547	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	161.19/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,847	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	615.86/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,343	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	524.61/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	484.34/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	409.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	331.62/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,069	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	444.46/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	440.32/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,034	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	399.28/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	484.31/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	489.66/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	455.56/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,922	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	698.67/cwt	680.00–720.00	1,572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	397.23/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	380.22/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	399.44/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	374.82/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,604	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	443.72/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	494.56/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,087	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	362.19/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	538.69/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	515.47/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	416.40/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	550.38/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	346.20/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,966	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	351.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	449.54/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	655.08/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	565.71/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,082	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	584.56/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	583.64/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	534.23/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,736	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	608.26/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,667	9

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 1,179Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 372Year ago 228

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	210.00–216.00	213.08
3	—	1,323	190.00–198.00	192.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,295	174.00–177.00	174.40
47	—	1,146	155.00–172.00	161.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,014	142.00–154.00	146.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	600.00–630.00	615.86
14	250–300	258	570.00–600.00	584.56
16	300–350	325	510.00–560.00	534.23
13	350–400	377	470.00–500.00	484.34
12	400–450	420	430.00–460.00	444.46
12	450–500	465	385.00–410.00	397.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	268	520.00–560.00	538.69
12	300–350	325	470.00–500.00	484.31
17	350–400	376	430.00–460.00	443.72
13	400–450	416	400.00–420.00	409.65
12	450–500	467	350.00–380.00	362.19
9	500–550	529	340.00–360.00	351.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	440.00–460.00	449.54
12	400–450	428	365.00–385.00	374.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	600.00–620.00	608.26
13	300–350	322	540.00–560.00	550.38
10	350–400	380	510.00–540.00	524.61
15	400–450	422	440.00–470.00	455.56
14	450–500	468	385.00–415.00	399.44
5	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
15	550–600	568	330.00–360.00	346.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	225	680.00–720.00	698.67
17	250–300	269	630.00–680.00	655.08
15	300–350	308	570.00–600.00	583.64
10	350–400	368	550.00–580.00	565.71
17	400–450	422	480.00–510.00	494.56
17	450–500	462	430.00–450.00	440.32
11	500–550	524	390.00–410.00	399.28
10	550–600	563	370.00–390.00	380.22
14	600–650	624	320.00–340.00	331.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	500.00–530.00	515.47
14	350–400	373	480.00–500.00	489.66
9	400–450	417	400.00–430.00	416.40

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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