Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.04/cwt on 62 head, down $4.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.80 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$386.04

▼ 4.45 vs prior sale

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$30.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs FL average

−15.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	402.47	2,162	29
Medium and Large 2	549	371.61	2,040	33

One grade step is worth $30.86/cwt here — about $122 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 sale62 hd

386.04

—

FL average7 barns · 286 hd

381.62

+4.42

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−15.84

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−51.80

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	1,739	212.31	3,693	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	157.57	2,170	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,232	142.47	1,755	50

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	489.83/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,038	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,126	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	340.68/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,966	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	509.03/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,670	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	333.69/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,219	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	448.86/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,890	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	392.92/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,035	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	459.65/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,935	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	367.37/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	554.46/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,536	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	353.71/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,843	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	509.68/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,845	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	662.23/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	375.60/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,987	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	483.72/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,843	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	450.21/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,116	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	569.59/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,107	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	430.91/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,043	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	382.25/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,980	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	550.46/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,789	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	154.98/cwt	147.00–165.00	2,136	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	465.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	388.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	416.24/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,752	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	470.37/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	360.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	619.05/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,628	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	412.72/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	595.64/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,846	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	420.32/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	454.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	422.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	383.70/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	527.72/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	342.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,135	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	392.22/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,208	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	614.30/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,646	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	551.67/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,798	19
Bulls	—	—	1,480	195.39/cwt	189.00–205.00	2,892	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	170.51/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,339	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	131.16/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,583	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	144.95/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,793	41
Bulls	—	—	1,607	213.88/cwt	208.00–223.00	3,437	6
Bulls	—	—	2,112	227.89/cwt	226.00–232.00	4,813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	639.85/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,028	21

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 908Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 303Year ago 211

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	278	640.00–680.00	662.23
21	300–350	317	620.00–660.00	639.85
16	350–400	370	560.00–580.00	569.59
17	400–450	416	480.00–500.00	489.83
16	450–500	470	440.00–460.00	450.21
17	500–550	519	400.00–420.00	409.70
12	550–600	563	380.00–405.00	392.22
12	600–650	623	335.00–350.00	342.71
18	650–700	665	325.00–342.00	333.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	268	600.00–630.00	614.30
17	300–350	310	580.00–610.00	595.64
15	350–400	369	510.00–550.00	527.72
14	400–450	425	440.00–470.00	454.65
14	450–500	465	410.00–430.00	420.32
17	500–550	529	360.00–390.00	375.60
16	550–600	570	360.00–375.00	367.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	326	530.00–570.00	551.67
17	350–400	381	470.00–500.00	483.72
7	400–450	431	410.00–430.00	412.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	277	530.00–580.00	554.46
17	300–350	328	500.00–520.00	509.03
17	350–400	369	450.00–490.00	470.37
17	400–450	421	400.00–430.00	416.24
15	450–500	474	380.00–400.00	388.97
13	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	360.91
15	550–600	577	325.00–355.00	340.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	263	600.00–640.00	619.05
12	300–350	325	540.00–560.00	550.46
15	350–400	362	500.00–520.00	509.68
17	400–450	421	440.00–480.00	459.65
15	450–500	474	410.00–450.00	430.91
14	500–550	518	375.00–390.00	382.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	450.00–480.00	465.69
13	350–400	374	400.00–440.00	422.47
15	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	383.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	421	440.00–460.00	448.86
12	500–550	518	380.00–405.00	392.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	521	340.00–370.00	353.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,378	147.00–165.00	154.98
13	—	1,372	170.00–172.00	170.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	130.00–133.00	131.16
41	—	1,237	140.00–153.00	144.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	189.00–205.00	195.39
6	—	1,607	208.00–223.00	213.88
7	—	2,112	226.00–232.00	227.89

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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