Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.68/cwt on 37 head, down $3.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −66.14 against this barn's trailing median of $433.82.

Average price

$367.68

▼ 3.80 vs prior sale

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$18.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

vs FL average

−35.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	373.54	2,065	25
Medium and Large 2	518	355.48	1,841	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.06/cwt here — about $224 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 $463.51, low $358.50, median $433.82 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 sale37 hd

367.68

—

FL average7 barns · 227 hd

368.27

−0.59

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−35.44

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.82

−66.14

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	—	Low	1,602	192.62	3,085	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	134.76	1,689	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	123.10	1,313	39

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,436	177.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	141.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,853	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	125.04/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,299	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	117.47/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,346	10
Bulls	—	—	1,547	192.65/cwt	188.00–196.00	2,980	7
Bulls	—	—	1,950	212.94/cwt	210.00–218.00	4,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	478.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,959	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	305.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	583.64/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,844	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	466.55/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	434.47/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,829	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	334.72/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	439.36/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	384.20/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	351.20/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,174	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	540.11/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,766	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	394.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	489.52/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	414.52/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,928	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	403.66/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,103	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	410.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	489.60/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	409.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,294	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	449.60/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,434	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	668.60/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	527.20/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,402	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	350.49/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,672	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	524.34/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,992	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	355.48/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	369.90/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,550	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	370.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	563.36/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	369.59/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,367	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	132.35/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,636	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	499.68/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,022	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	622.48/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	334.64/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,750	10

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 987Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 74Year ago 260

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	170.00–180.00	177.34
7	—	1,547	188.00–196.00	192.65
3	—	1,950	210.00–218.00	212.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,305	140.00–149.00	141.97
30	—	1,236	128.00–138.00	132.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,039	121.00–132.00	125.04
10	—	1,146	116.00–120.00	117.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	215	650.00–690.00	668.60
13	250–300	263	600.00–640.00	622.48
17	300–350	316	570.00–600.00	583.64
24	350–400	380	500.00–550.00	524.34
13	400–450	409	460.00–500.00	478.95
22	450–500	465	400.00–430.00	414.52
11	500–550	521	385.00–425.00	403.66
14	550–600	578	340.00–360.00	349.87
10	600–650	619	330.00–360.00	351.20
6	650–700	663	320.00–350.00	334.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	268	540.00–590.00	563.36
23	300–350	327	520.00–560.00	540.11
13	350–400	381	450.00–480.00	466.55
13	400–450	421	420.00–450.00	434.47
12	450–500	468	360.00–380.00	370.27
12	500–550	518	335.00–375.00	355.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	319	470.00–510.00	489.60
10	400–450	425	380.00–410.00	394.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	263	480.00–500.00	489.52
15	300–350	319	430.00–470.00	449.60
10	350–400	365	400.00–420.00	410.41
19	400–450	419	350.00–390.00	369.90
17	450–500	477	335.00–365.00	350.49
10	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	305.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	266	510.00–540.00	527.20
12	300–350	310	480.00–520.00	499.68
11	350–400	364	430.00–450.00	439.36
16	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	409.70
11	450–500	466	370.00–400.00	384.20
10	500–550	523	320.00–350.00	334.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	316	400.00–420.00	409.64
8	350–400	370	360.00–380.00	369.59

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.

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