Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1043). Compared to one week ago: Trends not available due to markets being closed last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.95/cwt on 33 head, down $9.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −3.90 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$433.95

▼ 9.55 vs prior sale

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$12.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

vs FL average

−25.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	437.47	2,406	24
Medium and Large 2	526	424.56	2,233	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.90/cwt here — about $173 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

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 sale33 hd

433.95

—

FL average6 barns · 201 hd

431.14

+2.81

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−25.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−3.90

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	—	Average	1,542	236.21	3,643	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,463	176.37	2,580	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	158.65	2,004	33

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	191.36/cwt	181.00–194.00	2,765	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	163.10/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,993	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	151.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,013	13
Bulls	—	—	1,486	227.46/cwt	218.00–232.00	3,380	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	247.14/cwt	244.00–250.00	3,986	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	172.73/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,534	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	566.91/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,559	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	479.47/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	440.15/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	552.75/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,112	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	424.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	628.62/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	645.31/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	459.69/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,926	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	573.83/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,836	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	475.97/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	429.67/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	518.70/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	429.83/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	645.35/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,052	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	685.82/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	460.35/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	424.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	567.44/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	604.48/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,194	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	445.10/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,337	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	390.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,021	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	609.62/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,000	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	450.96/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,138	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	409.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	415.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,927	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	526.46/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,700	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	489.98/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,068	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	446.37/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,116	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	428.76/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	538.26/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	760.69/cwt	740.00–780.00	1,658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	479.78/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,231	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	527.91/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,212	17

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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 886Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 197Year ago 417

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1043). Compared to one week ago: Trends not available due to markets being closed last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	181.00–194.00	191.36
33	—	1,467	165.00–178.00	172.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,222	161.00–170.00	163.10
13	—	1,326	148.00–157.00	151.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	218.00–232.00	227.46
4	—	1,613	244.00–250.00	247.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	275	530.00–600.00	566.91
17	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	526.46
14	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	479.47
14	400–450	423	435.00–445.00	440.15
15	450–500	464	410.00–420.00	415.23
10	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	390.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	272	630.00–660.00	645.31
16	300–350	320	550.00–600.00	573.83
12	350–400	373	515.00–560.00	538.26
15	400–450	419	450.00–470.00	459.69
9	450–500	474	435.00–455.00	446.37
11	500–550	524	410.00–445.00	428.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	450.00–500.00	475.97
16	350–400	378	420.00–440.00	429.67
11	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	409.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	276	600.00–650.00	628.62
14	300–350	328	600.00–620.00	609.62
30	350–400	382	540.00–580.00	552.75
23	400–450	422	480.00–500.00	489.98
17	450–500	474	440.00–460.00	450.96
9	500–550	526	420.00–430.00	424.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	540.00–590.00	567.44
11	350–400	376	510.00–530.00	518.70
12	400–450	425	450.00–470.00	460.35
13	450–500	464	420.00–430.00	424.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	218	740.00–780.00	760.69
11	250–300	274	670.00–700.00	685.82
16	300–350	318	630.00–660.00	645.35
22	350–400	363	590.00–620.00	604.48
17	400–450	419	510.00–545.00	527.91
12	450–500	465	470.00–490.00	479.78
12	500–550	525	440.00–450.00	445.10
12	550–600	575	420.00–440.00	429.83

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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