Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly 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 $369.35/cwt on 40 head, up $6.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.91 against this barn's trailing median of $434.26.

Average price

$369.35

▲ 6.91 vs prior sale

40 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs FL average

−36.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	384.11	2,074	23
Medium and Large 2	537	349.38	1,876	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $198 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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.43, low $352.46, median $434.26 across 34 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 sale40 hd

369.35

—

FL average6 barns · 215 hd

371.66

−2.31

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−36.22

This barn, trailing median34 sales

434.26

−64.91

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	1,633	196.36	3,206	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	134.25	1,696	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	123.64	1,498	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	489.39/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	449.22/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	525.98/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,425	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	346.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,991	7
Bulls	—	—	1,613	197.54/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	412.77/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	385.76/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,462	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	500.61/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	415.30/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	350.76/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	449.84/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	369.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	419.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	489.24/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.35/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,638	16
Bulls	—	—	1,713	208.28/cwt	203.00–218.00	3,568	3
Bulls	—	—	1,572	183.25/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	130.33/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,706	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	145.17/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,649	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	127.39/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,657	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	117.39/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	400.22/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,073	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	682.34/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	313.67/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	330.79/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	623.64/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	412.28/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	421.01/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,987	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	359.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	339.65/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	570.31/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	455.71/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	500.95/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	334.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	359.85/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	540.16/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	375.24/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	420.35/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	455.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,662	10

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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 738Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 162Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	510.00–540.00	525.98
12	300–350	330	470.00–510.00	489.39
9	350–400	376	440.00–460.00	449.22
18	400–450	418	400.00–425.00	412.28
10	450–500	455	380.00–390.00	385.05
15	500–550	519	330.00–370.00	350.76
7	550–600	574	330.00–360.00	346.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	400.00–430.00	412.77
13	350–400	379	370.00–400.00	385.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	480.00–500.00	489.24
12	300–350	320	440.00–460.00	449.84
9	350–400	369	410.00–430.00	419.16
16	400–450	425	375.00–395.00	385.35
9	450–500	466	365.00–375.00	369.34
8	500–550	510	310.00–320.00	314.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	480.00–520.00	500.61
8	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.30
10	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	390.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	214	670.00–700.00	682.34
10	250–300	275	600.00–650.00	623.64
10	300–350	325	560.00–580.00	570.31
12	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	500.95
10	400–450	420	440.00–470.00	455.71
13	450–500	472	400.00–440.00	421.01
14	500–550	518	385.00–415.00	400.22
9	550–600	574	350.00–370.00	359.06
9	600–650	628	330.00–352.00	339.65
8	650–700	668	320.00–342.00	330.79
7	700–750	716	305.00–320.00	313.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	315	530.00–550.00	540.16
10	350–400	365	440.00–470.00	455.41
17	400–450	424	410.00–430.00	420.35
16	450–500	473	360.00–390.00	375.24
10	500–550	515	345.00–375.00	359.85
7	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	334.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	194.00–199.00	197.54
3	—	1,713	203.00–218.00	208.28
3	—	1,572	175.00–187.00	183.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,309	123.00–135.00	130.33
14	—	1,136	143.00–148.00	145.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,301	126.00–130.00	127.39
6	—	1,063	116.00–120.00	117.39

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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