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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 4

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

793 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 514▲ 197 vs year ago 596 · +33.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 128▼ 2 vs year ago 280 · −0.7%

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $462.18/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +34.60 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$462.18

29 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$34.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.28

vs FL average

−13.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	473.92	2,445	19thin
Medium and Large 2	518	439.86	2,278	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.06/cwt here — about $167 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 sale29 hd

462.18

—

FL average4 barns · 70 hd

443.90

+18.28

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−13.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

+34.60

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	1,605	211.83	3,400	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	168.02	2,125	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	155.17	1,884	33

Every lot

33 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	693.84/cwt	670.00–720.00	1,492	20
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	671.11/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,812	30
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	615.69/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,681	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	549.76/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,748	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	600.40/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,915	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	656.15/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,132	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	601.47/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,153	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	547.65/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,032	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	484.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,842	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	544.73/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,277	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	493.85/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,079	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	459.53/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,939	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	519.49/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,400	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	473.92/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,445	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	439.86/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,278	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	580.75/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,539	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	559.52/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,751	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	476.36/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,491	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	515.48/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,624	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	495.31/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,798	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	455.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,662	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	544.56/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,993	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	495.52/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,051	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	410.47/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,732	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	445.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,894	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	428.00/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,999	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	480.42/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,306	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	409.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,125	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	198.21/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,801	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	219.26/cwt	212.00–226.00	3,749	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	155.17/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,884	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	183.30/cwt	178.00–197.00	2,244	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	166.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,114	108

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 514Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 128Year ago 280

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
14	250–300	265	560.00–600.00	580.75
22	300–350	313	540.00–580.00	559.52
13	350–400	366	530.00–560.00	544.56
17	400–450	414	480.00–510.00	495.52
20	450–500	480	460.00–500.00	480.42
13	500–550	519	400.00–420.00	409.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	315	500.00–530.00	515.48
16	350–400	363	480.00–510.00	495.31
18	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	445.53
15	450–500	467	415.00–440.00	428.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	313	460.00–490.00	476.36
10	350–400	365	440.00–470.00	455.41
13	400–450	422	400.00–420.00	410.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	600.00–630.00	615.69
15	300–350	319	580.00–620.00	600.40
11	350–400	371	530.00–570.00	547.65
19	400–450	421	480.00–510.00	493.85
10	500–550	518	430.00–450.00	439.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	215	670.00–720.00	693.84
30	250–300	270	640.00–700.00	671.11
20	300–350	325	630.00–680.00	656.15
19	350–400	358	580.00–620.00	601.47
14	400–450	418	530.00–560.00	544.73
19	450–500	462	500.00–540.00	519.49
19	500–550	516	460.00–490.00	473.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	540.00–560.00	549.76
10	350–400	380	470.00–500.00	484.61
13	400–450	422	450.00–470.00	459.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	195.00–207.00	198.21
11	—	1,710	212.00–226.00	219.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,268	160.00–175.00	166.75
9	—	1,224	178.00–197.00	183.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,214	151.00–160.00	155.17

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.