Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 10.00 higher with instances on lightweight calves 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.75/cwt on 22 head, up $3.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +6.90 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$444.75

▲ 3.01 vs prior sale

22 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$32.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs FL average

−29.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	459.42	2,389	12thin
Medium and Large 2	520	427.14	2,221	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.28/cwt here — about $168 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.99, low $352.46, median $437.85 across 33 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 sale22 hd

444.75

—

FL average7 barns · 103 hd

454.31

−9.56

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−29.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+6.90

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	1,680	231.10	3,882	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	185.80	2,451	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,244	167.56	2,084	33

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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	—	—	1,701	242.41/cwt	234.00–254.00	4,123	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	182.96/cwt	173.00–194.00	2,485	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	203.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,194	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	167.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,084	33
Bulls	—	—	1,656	218.38/cwt	212.00–229.00	3,616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	686.88/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,497	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	459.42/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	609.28/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	724.45/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,949	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	475.54/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,997	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	526.60/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,975	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	427.14/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	619.06/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	457.97/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,143	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	495.35/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,130	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	495.52/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,299	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	683.64/cwt	650.00–720.00	2,208	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	440.35/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,867	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	564.48/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,049	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	575.85/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	471.91/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	449.30/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,107	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	420.70/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	520.47/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,962	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	414.36/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,500	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	456.80/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	463.85/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	520.62/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	648.36/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	634.21/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	419.47/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,190	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	587.83/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,899	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	550.59/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,323	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	772.38/cwt	720.00–830.00	1,622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	565.59/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,799	8

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 (Wed)

Wed May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 594Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 139Year ago 288

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 10.00 higher with instances on lightweight calves 15.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,701	234.00–254.00	242.41
8	—	1,656	212.00–229.00	218.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,358	173.00–194.00	182.96
9	—	1,080	200.00–210.00	203.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,244	160.00–175.00	167.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	218	670.00–700.00	686.88
13	250–300	274	600.00–670.00	634.21
18	300–350	323	550.00–630.00	587.83
12	350–400	375	505.00–550.00	526.60
20	400–450	420	460.00–490.00	475.54
11	450–500	469	440.00–460.00	449.30
13	500–550	522	410.00–430.00	419.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	560.00–590.00	575.85
14	300–350	325	500.00–540.00	520.62
14	350–400	380	450.00–495.00	471.91
17	400–450	424	430.00–450.00	440.35
11	450–500	474	410.00–430.00	420.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	440.00–490.00	463.85
13	350–400	362	400.00–430.00	414.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	210	720.00–830.00	772.38
17	250–300	269	700.00–750.00	724.45
20	300–350	323	650.00–720.00	683.64
13	350–400	364	590.00–630.00	609.28
17	400–450	422	530.00–570.00	550.59
15	450–500	464	480.00–510.00	495.52
12	500–550	520	445.00–475.00	459.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	620.00–680.00	648.36
12	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	619.06
12	350–400	363	550.00–580.00	564.48
20	400–450	430	480.00–510.00	495.35
16	450–500	468	440.00–475.00	457.97
10	500–550	520	415.00–440.00	427.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	540.00–590.00	565.59
15	350–400	377	510.00–530.00	520.47
11	400–450	424	440.00–470.00	456.80

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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