Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.19/cwt on 42 head, down $7.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.65 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$388.19

▼ 7.44 vs prior sale

42 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$29.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

vs FL average

−11.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	401.42	2,180	23
Medium and Large 2	529	372.18	1,971	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.24/cwt here — about $209 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 sale42 hd

388.19

—

FL average7 barns · 257 hd

378.69

+9.50

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−11.10

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−49.65

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	1,495	208.46	3,116	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	187.20	2,268	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	168.67	1,769	25

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,275	206.80/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,637	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	168.67/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,769	25
Bulls	—	—	1,574	213.50/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,360	6
Bulls	—	—	1,337	198.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,652	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	184.61/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,221	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	384.38/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	590.43/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,137	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	411.92/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,146	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	567.53/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,805	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	454.48/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	621.09/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	772.25/cwt	730.00–810.00	1,722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	611.13/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	559.66/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,060	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	515.53/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,191	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	505.55/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	609.72/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,963	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	389.82/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,202	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	685.78/cwt	660.00–710.00	1,865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	415.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	565.85/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	459.14/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,947	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	416.97/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	402.09/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	390.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	380.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,958	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	362.80/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	495.44/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,813	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	380.76/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	429.37/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,040	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	515.47/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	414.47/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	565.59/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	446.21/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,057	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	474.44/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,220	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	414.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,149	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	460.84/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,926	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	655.12/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,109	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	475.34/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,559	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 853Year ago 1,019

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 213Year ago 288

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,275	204.00–210.00	206.80
91	—	1,203	175.00–193.00	184.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,049	162.00–173.00	168.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,574	205.00–218.00	213.50
3	—	1,337	195.00–200.00	198.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	590.00–630.00	611.13
17	300–350	318	540.00–600.00	567.53
13	350–400	369	490.00–520.00	505.55
18	400–450	418	440.00–480.00	460.84
17	450–500	461	430.00–460.00	446.21
13	500–550	521	390.00–430.00	411.92
9	550–600	573	380.00–390.00	384.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	550.00–580.00	565.85
14	300–350	320	500.00–530.00	515.47
14	350–400	363	440.00–470.00	454.48
13	400–450	421	400.00–430.00	415.53
17	450–500	472	390.00–415.00	402.09
10	500–550	518	350.00–375.00	362.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	460.00–490.00	475.34
11	350–400	366	400.00–430.00	416.97
9	400–450	418	370.00–390.00	380.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	730.00–810.00	772.25
13	250–300	272	660.00–710.00	685.78
23	300–350	322	630.00–680.00	655.12
13	350–400	362	580.00–600.00	590.43
24	400–450	425	500.00–530.00	515.53
10	450–500	468	460.00–490.00	474.44
11	500–550	519	400.00–430.00	414.07
12	550–600	565	380.00–400.00	389.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	600.00–640.00	621.09
15	300–350	322	600.00–620.00	609.72
12	350–400	368	550.00–570.00	559.66
15	400–450	424	440.00–480.00	459.14
12	450–500	475	410.00–450.00	429.37
14	500–550	515	370.00–390.00	380.10
5	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	540.00–590.00	565.59
13	350–400	366	480.00–510.00	495.44
10	400–450	425	400.00–430.00	414.47
15	450–500	465	380.00–400.00	390.77

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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