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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 11

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

582 head

▼ 211 vs last sale 793▼ 135 vs year ago 717 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 278▼ 65 vs year ago 239 · −27.2%

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 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 $416.80/cwt on 19 head, down $45.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −10.77 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$416.80

▼ 45.37 vs prior sale

19 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$33.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs FL average

−55.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	432.61	2,219	10thin
Medium and Large 2	527	399.24	2,104	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.37/cwt here — about $115 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 sale19 hd

416.80

—

FL average3 barns · 29 hd

408.94

+7.86

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−55.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−10.77

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	1,483	199.07	2,951	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	163.93	2,022	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,219	153.40	1,870	30

Every lot

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	673.92/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,469	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	639.77/cwt	600.00–680.00	1,695	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	520.48/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,629	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	565.24/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,781	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	631.41/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,021	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	504.48/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,831	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	560.73/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,069	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	464.40/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,742	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	451.53/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,924	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	485.26/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,077	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	453.20/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,126	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	416.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,961	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	432.61/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,219	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	399.24/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,104	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	570.03/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,516	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	478.66/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,522	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	450.47/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,442	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	538.88/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,735	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	455.52/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,654	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	516.88/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,892	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	413.47/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,534	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	407.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,690	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	437.20/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,836	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	380.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,622	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	407.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,894	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,957	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	213.34/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,901	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	184.80/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,966	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	174.47/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,022	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	153.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,870	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	159.19/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,017	40

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 793Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 278Year ago 239

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	266	550.00–590.00	570.03
15	300–350	322	500.00–580.00	538.88
13	350–400	366	490.00–550.00	516.88
14	400–450	420	425.00–450.00	437.20
10	450–500	465	400.00–415.00	407.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	435.00–465.00	450.47
9	350–400	371	400.00–425.00	413.47
9	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	380.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	470.00–490.00	478.66
12	350–400	363	440.00–470.00	455.52
10	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	407.32
10	500–550	515	375.00–385.00	380.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	218	650.00–700.00	673.92
23	250–300	265	600.00–680.00	639.77
10	300–350	320	600.00–660.00	631.41
13	350–400	369	540.00–580.00	560.73
14	400–450	428	470.00–500.00	485.26
13	450–500	469	440.00–465.00	453.20
10	500–550	513	425.00–440.00	432.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	315	550.00–580.00	565.24
12	350–400	363	490.00–520.00	504.48
15	400–450	426	435.00–465.00	451.53
9	450–500	471	400.00–430.00	416.27
9	500–550	527	385.00–410.00	399.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	500.00–540.00	520.48
10	350–400	375	450.00–480.00	464.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	210.00–217.00	213.34
4	—	1,605	177.00–187.00	184.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,159	171.00–182.00	174.47
40	—	1,267	155.00–168.00	159.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,219	150.00–158.00	153.40

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.