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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

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

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

482 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 792▼ 463 vs year ago 945 · −49.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 186▼ 207 vs year ago 424 · −48.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 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 $456.53/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +28.96 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$456.53

18 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$40.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.90

vs FL average

−27.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	476.73	2,713	9thin
Medium and Large 2	571	436.34	2,492	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.39/cwt here — about $221 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 sale18 hd

456.53

—

FL average3 barns · 53 hd

465.44

−8.90

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−27.57

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

+28.96

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $427.58 across 34 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	1,677	206.60	3,464	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	180.52	2,440	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	158.30	1,607	32

Every lot

27 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	842.27/cwt	790.00–890.00	1,853	22
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	774.09/cwt	750.00–800.00	2,129	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	698.59/cwt	670.00–730.00	2,235	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	623.83/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,996	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	630.49/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,282	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	575.67/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,159	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	530.27/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,989	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	573.73/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,370	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	512.33/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,147	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	487.06/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,070	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	469.26/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,220	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	476.73/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,713	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	436.34/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,492	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	724.34/cwt	670.00–770.00	1,941	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	635.83/cwt	600.00–670.00	2,022	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	565.77/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,839	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	584.51/cwt	550.00–620.00	2,075	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	504.14/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,830	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	490.82/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,076	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	449.41/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,901	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	471.17/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,210	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	432.61/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,306	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	192.55/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	220.64/cwt	207.00–227.00	3,972	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	158.30/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,607	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	175.17/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,284	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	189.83/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,722	31

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 792Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 186Year ago 424

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	268	670.00–770.00	724.34
10	300–350	318	600.00–670.00	635.83
10	350–400	355	550.00–620.00	584.51
15	400–450	423	475.00–510.00	490.82
11	450–500	469	460.00–480.00	471.17
8	500–550	533	425.00–440.00	432.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	540.00–590.00	565.77
12	350–400	363	480.00–530.00	504.14
10	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	449.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	600.00–650.00	623.83
10	350–400	375	550.00–600.00	575.67
17	400–450	419	505.00–520.00	512.33
12	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	469.26
9	550–600	571	420.00–450.00	436.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	520.00–540.00	530.27
8	400–450	425	475.00–500.00	487.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	200–250	220	790.00–890.00	842.27
18	250–300	275	750.00–800.00	774.09
20	300–350	320	670.00–730.00	698.59
17	350–400	362	610.00–650.00	630.49
15	400–450	413	560.00–590.00	573.73
9	550–600	569	470.00–485.00	476.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	185.00–196.00	192.55
3	—	1,800	207.00–227.00	220.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,304	168.00–181.00	175.17
31	—	1,434	185.00–201.00	189.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,015	151.00–167.00	158.30

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.