Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.63/cwt on 67 head, up $2.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1.21 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$436.63

▲ 2.69 vs prior sale

67 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$60.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs FL average

−2.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	466.27	2,499	34
Medium and Large 2	538	406.10	2,183	33

One grade step is worth $60.17/cwt here — about $316 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 sale67 hd

436.63

—

FL average5 barns · 274 hd

435.46

+1.17

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−2.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−1.21

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	1,614	229.99	3,713	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	186.85	2,567	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	162.96	1,896	41

Every lot, as filed

41 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%	—	1,371	181.78/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,492	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	195.24/cwt	191.00–205.00	2,692	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	166.08/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,021	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	153.28/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,530	10
Bulls	—	—	1,531	220.09/cwt	217.00–222.00	3,370	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	246.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	4,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	480.53/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,230	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	532.81/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,243	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	673.36/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	716.07/cwt	670.00–770.00	1,597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	425.09/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,402	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	450.18/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,882	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	410.21/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,928	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	556.45/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,103	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	412.32/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	618.91/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	753.26/cwt	730.00–780.00	1,620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	399.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,239	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	410.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,140	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	419.23/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,773	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	388.36/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,419	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	434.52/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,042	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	488.73/cwt	445.00–530.00	2,541	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	389.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,019	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	484.38/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	610.31/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,984	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	366.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,254	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	515.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,923	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	568.11/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,523	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	439.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,845	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	440.40/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	575.70/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,894	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	485.42/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,563	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	484.73/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,026	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	538.22/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	624.46/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	580.91/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	522.90/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	431.86/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,012	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	639.57/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	589.59/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,181	12

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 886Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 157Year ago 254

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,371	171.00–189.00	181.78
35	—	1,379	191.00–205.00	195.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,217	161.00–173.00	166.08
10	—	998	145.00–158.00	153.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	217.00–222.00	220.09
3	—	1,753	240.00–250.00	246.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	215	730.00–780.00	753.26
16	250–300	268	650.00–700.00	673.36
15	300–350	317	630.00–650.00	639.57
12	350–400	370	580.00–600.00	589.59
17	400–450	421	515.00–550.00	532.81
17	450–500	464	460.00–500.00	480.53
22	500–550	520	445.00–530.00	488.73
12	550–600	565	415.00–435.00	425.09
18	600–650	623	380.00–395.00	388.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	275	600.00–640.00	618.91
16	300–350	325	600.00–620.00	610.31
13	350–400	378	540.00–570.00	556.45
22	400–450	418	470.00–500.00	484.73
26	450–500	470	420.00–450.00	434.52
19	500–550	521	400.00–420.00	410.72
14	550–600	560	390.00–410.00	399.82
17	600–650	615	360.00–370.00	366.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	329	560.00–590.00	575.70
14	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	515.50
21	400–450	420	430.00–450.00	439.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	670.00–770.00	716.07
13	250–300	269	600.00–650.00	624.46
15	300–350	313	570.00–590.00	580.91
15	350–400	362	510.00–535.00	522.90
20	400–450	418	440.00–460.00	450.18
19	450–500	466	425.00–440.00	431.86
10	500–550	523	405.00–420.00	412.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	268	550.00–590.00	568.11
15	300–350	333	520.00–560.00	538.22
14	350–400	365	470.00–500.00	484.38
21	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	419.23
16	450–500	470	400.00–420.00	410.21
16	500–550	518	380.00–400.00	389.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	470.00–500.00	485.42
15	350–400	369	430.00–450.00	440.40

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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