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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 7

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

881 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 841▼ 10 vs year ago 891 · −1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 126▼ 108 vs year ago 251 · −43.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.85/cwt on 58 head, up $3.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −43.38 against this barn's trailing median of $430.23.

Average price

$386.85

▲ 3.90 vs prior sale

58 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.17

vs FL average

−43.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	407.61	2,215	30
Medium and Large 2	551	364.61	2,007	28

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $208 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

386.85

—

FL average7 barns · 254 hd

367.68

+19.17

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−43.51

This barn, trailing median35 sales

430.23

−43.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $430.23 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,494	187.71	2,804	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	131.69	1,530	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	122.76	1,375	15

Every lot, as filed

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	677.42/cwt	640.00–730.00	1,517	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	636.32/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,693	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	602.48/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,886	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	554.42/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,791	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	514.31/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,672	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	478.13/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,740	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	420.81/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,557	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	539.47/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,023	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	462.88/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,912	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	415.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,715	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	432.03/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,000	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	390.26/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,846	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	384.78/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,993	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	419.67/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,186	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	395.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,239	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	349.48/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,010	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	355.97/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,200	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	330.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,245	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	316.33/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,281	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	535.41/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,462	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,315	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	514.30/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,646	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	472.73/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,541	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	475.28/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,740	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	421.87/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,565	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	377.16/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,403	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	417.35/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,732	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	383.12/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,628	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	378.12/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,732	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	351.20/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,654	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	320.43/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,673	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	353.76/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,850	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	340.27/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,923	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	330.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,030	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	322.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,144	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	176.13/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,492	4
Bulls	—	—	1,529	192.85/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,949	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	122.76/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,375	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	131.69/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,530	48

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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 841Year ago 891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 126Year ago 251

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	173.00–179.00	176.13
9	—	1,529	188.00–198.00	192.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,162	125.00–143.00	131.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,120	118.00–128.00	122.76

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	273	520.00–550.00	535.41
16	300–350	320	500.00–530.00	514.30
17	350–400	366	450.00–500.00	475.28
20	400–450	415	405.00–430.00	417.35
15	450–500	458	370.00–385.00	378.12
17	500–550	523	340.00–370.00	353.76
16	550–600	565	330.00–350.00	340.27
16	600–650	615	320.00–340.00	330.16
8	650–700	665	315.00–330.00	322.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	450.00–490.00	472.73
15	350–400	371	400.00–440.00	421.87
12	400–450	425	365.00–400.00	383.12
17	450–500	471	335.00–365.00	351.20
15	500–550	522	310.00–330.00	320.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	313	410.00–430.00	420.24
11	350–400	372	360.00–390.00	377.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	224	640.00–730.00	677.42
15	250–300	266	610.00–670.00	636.32
13	300–350	313	580.00–630.00	602.48
12	350–400	375	520.00–560.00	539.47
15	400–450	413	440.00–490.00	462.88
22	450–500	463	415.00–450.00	432.03
15	500–550	521	410.00–430.00	419.67
15	550–600	566	380.00–410.00	395.54
19	600–650	618	340.00–370.00	355.97
8	650–700	680	320.00–340.00	330.15
7	700–750	721	305.00–325.00	316.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	540.00–570.00	554.42
11	350–400	364	450.00–500.00	478.13
14	400–450	413	400.00–430.00	415.27
14	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	390.26
12	500–550	518	370.00–400.00	384.78
16	550–600	575	330.00–370.00	349.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	500.00–530.00	514.31
12	350–400	370	400.00–440.00	420.81

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.