Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.49/cwt on 59 head, up $7.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −62.82 against this barn's trailing median of $434.30.

Average price

$371.49

▲ 7.00 vs prior sale

59 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs FL average

−27.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	390.94	2,097	31
Medium and Large 2	544	349.95	1,904	28

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.99, low $358.50, median $434.30 across 26 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 sale59 hd

371.49

—

FL average6 barns · 279 hd

366.22

+5.26

National average152 barns · 9,581 hd

399.46

−27.97

This barn, trailing median26 sales

434.30

−62.82

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	—	High	1,653	193.51	3,198	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	127.37	1,353	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	126.48	1,301	11

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	520.92/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	419.70/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,754	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	499.66/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,839	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	412.90/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	393.53/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,834	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	329.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	385.31/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,849	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	390.27/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,424	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	450.46/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	359.71/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	411.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,320	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	425.41/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,574	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	483.60/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,794	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	395.53/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.35/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	340.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	446.70/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.08/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,103	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	494.29/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	389.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	732.41/cwt	700.00–760.00	1,597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	328.34/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	568.91/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,838	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	529.35/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,916	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	464.04/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	589.64/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	473.08/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,977	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	305.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,896	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	355.56/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	370.69/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,080	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	537.34/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,424	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.16/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	333.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,073	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	647.09/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	614.30/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,966	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	457.31/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,925	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	127.37/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,353	21
Bulls	—	—	1,723	207.80/cwt	204.00–212.00	3,580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	193.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,183	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	126.48/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,301	11
Bulls	—	—	1,598	180.39/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,883	2

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 1,106Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 137Year ago 234

Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	500.00–540.00	520.92
15	350–400	374	430.00–460.00	446.70
10	400–450	425	380.00–410.00	395.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	280	580.00–600.00	589.64
18	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	568.91
15	350–400	371	470.00–500.00	483.60
14	400–450	425	420.00–440.00	430.35
16	450–500	480	370.00–400.00	385.31
14	500–550	518	340.00–380.00	359.71
14	550–600	570	330.00–350.00	340.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	218	700.00–760.00	732.41
17	250–300	261	620.00–680.00	647.09
12	300–350	320	600.00–630.00	614.30
15	350–400	362	510.00–550.00	529.35
17	400–450	418	450.00–500.00	473.08
14	450–500	470	410.00–440.00	425.16
20	500–550	523	390.00–415.00	402.08
11	550–600	561	360.00–380.00	370.69
16	600–650	621	330.00–340.00	333.75
10	650–700	668	320.00–337.00	328.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	250–300	265	500.00–580.00	537.34
16	300–350	315	480.00–510.00	494.29
11	350–400	364	450.00–480.00	464.04
12	400–450	418	410.00–430.00	419.70
13	450–500	466	380.00–410.00	393.53
14	500–550	513	320.00–340.00	329.85
10	550–600	560	315.00–325.00	319.91
11	600–650	621	300.00–310.00	305.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	440.00–460.00	450.46
26	350–400	370	410.00–440.00	425.41
16	400–450	430	380.00–400.00	389.77
17	450–500	469	340.00–370.00	355.56
17	500–550	519	300.00–315.00	307.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	321	400.00–420.00	411.08
12	350–400	365	380.00–400.00	390.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	490.00–510.00	499.66
9	400–450	421	440.00–480.00	457.31
10	450–500	465	400.00–425.00	412.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,062	124.00–141.00	127.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,029	123.00–131.00	126.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	204.00–212.00	207.80
7	—	1,648	190.00–200.00	193.17
2	—	1,598	178.00–183.00	180.39

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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