Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.46/cwt on 77 head, down $33.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.39 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$352.46

▼ 33.59 vs prior sale

77 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$34.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs FL average

−35.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	368.41	1,987	41
Medium and Large 2	531	334.29	1,775	36

One grade step is worth $34.11/cwt here — about $212 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 sale77 hd

352.46

—

FL average7 barns · 316 hd

357.09

−4.64

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−35.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−85.39

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	1,451	202.14	2,933	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	158.41	2,027	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	140.16	1,518	50

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,663	218.44/cwt	215.00–221.00	3,633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	188.81/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,360	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	149.34/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,732	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	135.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,404	32
Bulls	—	—	1,510	204.60/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,089	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	154.25/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,990	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	629.87/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	663.15/cwt	620.00–700.00	1,479	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	455.45/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,904	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	626.02/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,377	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	402.90/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	414.63/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.38/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,978	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	571.48/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,543	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	544.54/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	514.70/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,910	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	370.22/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	475.81/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	514.87/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	380.24/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	445.50/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	600.95/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	354.54/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	585.58/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,891	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	420.60/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	375.50/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,964	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	166.29/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,094	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	410.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	430.79/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	469.77/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,710	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	375.63/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	491.08/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	305.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	510.31/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	339.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	343.96/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	424.36/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	309.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	345.51/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,790	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	324.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	551.28/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	385.40/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,804	14

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 1,021Year ago 879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 272Year ago 277

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	215.00–221.00	218.44
3	—	1,250	185.00–195.00	188.81
3	—	1,510	201.00–210.00	204.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,160	142.00–155.00	149.34
32	—	1,040	132.00–140.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,290	146.00–160.00	154.25
19	—	1,259	162.00–170.00	166.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	223	620.00–700.00	663.15
17	250–300	274	600.00–660.00	629.87
24	300–350	323	570.00–600.00	585.58
15	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	514.70
18	400–450	418	440.00–470.00	455.45
12	450–500	465	390.00–415.00	402.90
22	500–550	520	370.00–390.00	380.38
19	550–600	562	340.00–370.00	354.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	270	550.00–590.00	571.48
13	300–350	324	530.00–560.00	544.54
19	350–400	364	450.00–490.00	469.77
15	400–450	416	400.00–430.00	414.63
12	450–500	465	360.00–380.00	370.22
26	500–550	518	330.00–360.00	345.51
10	550–600	565	300.00–310.00	305.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	500.00–520.00	510.31
13	350–400	362	410.00–440.00	424.36
10	400–450	418	360.00–390.00	375.63
15	450–500	469	330.00–350.00	339.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	220	610.00–640.00	626.02
12	250–300	263	580.00–620.00	600.95
21	300–350	322	500.00–530.00	514.87
14	350–400	370	470.00–510.00	491.08
10	400–450	418	400.00–440.00	420.60
14	450–500	468	370.00–400.00	385.40
8	500–550	523	360.00–390.00	375.50
10	550–600	568	330.00–350.00	340.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	530.00–570.00	551.28
14	300–350	323	460.00–490.00	475.81
8	350–400	373	430.00–460.00	445.50
10	400–450	410	370.00–390.00	380.24
11	450–500	459	330.00–360.00	343.96
11	500–550	516	310.00–340.00	324.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	410.00–450.00	430.79
10	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	410.47
6	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	355.15
9	450–500	469	300.00–320.00	309.10

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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