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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 28

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

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Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▼ 629 vs last sale 1,244▼ 300 vs year ago 915 · −32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 186▼ 41 vs year ago 162 · −25.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $372.92/cwt on 41 head, up $11.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 35 comparable sales and sits −57.32 against this barn's trailing median of $430.23.

Average price

$372.92

▲ 11.24 vs prior sale

41 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$28.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.97

vs FL average

−62.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	386.96	2,116	21
Medium and Large 2	541	358.17	1,938	20

One grade step is worth $28.79/cwt here — about $178 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 sale41 hd

372.92

—

FL average7 barns · 205 hd

360.94

+11.97

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−62.23

This barn, trailing median35 sales

430.23

−57.32

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	—	Average	1,673	171.72	2,873	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	128.85	1,694	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	117.04	1,363	19

Every lot, as filed

37 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	631.96/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,694	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	563.31/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,532	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	520.94/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,667	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	605.90/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,963	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	565.57/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,855	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	459.31/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,667	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	414.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,533	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	522.89/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,945	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	442.77/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,860	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	409.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,720	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	381.40/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,617	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	409.68/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,905	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	374.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,752	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	407.00/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,120	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	370.36/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,937	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	339.89/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,931	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	364.91/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,098	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	330.79/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,087	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	532.14/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,415	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	486.04/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,541	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	454.70/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,464	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	415.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,342	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	395.56/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,456	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	446.00/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,673	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	344.46/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,440	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	364.76/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,532	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	396.91/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,675	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	357.34/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,662	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	337.94/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,585	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	313.79/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,619	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	340.92/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,786	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	173.77/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,867	15
Bulls	—	—	1,730	166.58/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,882	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	120.02/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,378	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,335	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	128.85/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,694	25

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 1,244Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 186Year ago 162

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,148	117.00–123.00	120.02
7	—	1,193	110.00–114.00	111.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,315	124.00–136.00	128.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,650	170.00–179.00	173.77
6	—	1,730	164.00–167.00	166.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	266	510.00–560.00	532.14
7	300–350	317	480.00–500.00	486.04
14	350–400	375	420.00–470.00	446.00
13	400–450	422	385.00–410.00	396.91
8	450–500	465	350.00–365.00	357.34
9	500–550	524	330.00–350.00	340.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
17	300–350	322	440.00–470.00	454.70
11	350–400	368	380.00–410.00	395.56
16	400–450	420	355.00–375.00	364.76
11	450–500	469	330.00–345.00	337.94
9	500–550	516	305.00–325.00	313.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	415.58
7	400–450	418	340.00–350.00	344.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	600.00–660.00	631.96
11	300–350	324	590.00–620.00	605.90
11	350–400	372	500.00–540.00	522.89
8	400–450	420	435.00–450.00	442.77
10	450–500	465	400.00–420.00	409.68
11	500–550	521	400.00–415.00	407.00
10	550–600	575	355.00–375.00	364.91
7	600–650	631	325.00–335.00	330.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	272	540.00–580.00	563.31
10	300–350	328	550.00–580.00	565.57
10	350–400	363	440.00–480.00	459.31
12	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	409.64
10	450–500	468	360.00–390.00	374.44
12	500–550	523	355.00–385.00	370.36
8	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	339.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	500.00–540.00	520.94
8	350–400	370	400.00–430.00	414.19
9	400–450	424	370.00–390.00	381.40

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.