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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

654 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 582▼ 177 vs year ago 831 · −21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 174▼ 93 vs year ago 277 · −33.6%

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 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 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 $424.93/cwt on 20 head, up $8.12 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −2.65 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$424.93

▲ 8.12 vs prior sale

20 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs FL average

−47.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	439.71	2,286	10thin
Medium and Large 2	528	410.14	2,166	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $121 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 sale20 hd

424.93

—

FL average4 barns · 45 hd

421.73

+3.19

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−47.19

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−2.65

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	1,572	205.66	3,232	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	170.54	2,218	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	150.25	1,485	33

Every lot

38 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	695.52/cwt	680.00–710.00	1,516	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	649.58/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,767	15
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	600.92/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,641	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	619.38/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,982	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	580.73/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,893	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	539.70/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,781	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	465.96/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,696	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	514.39/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,903	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	573.83/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,140	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,765	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	464.56/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,960	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	495.70/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,127	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	429.79/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,020	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	465.19/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,200	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	439.71/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,286	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,166	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	424.84/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,655	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	649.52/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,364	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	543.89/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,469	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	599.90/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,626	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	435.42/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,402	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	545.58/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,762	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	480.78/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,553	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	444.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,637	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	481.81/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,778	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	414.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,546	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	438.40/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,833	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	442.05/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,857	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	387.70/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,814	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	421.10/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,983	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	357.64/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,856	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	400.21/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,133	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	195.50/cwt	188.00–201.00	2,577	6
Bulls	—	—	1,789	214.36/cwt	208.00–225.00	3,835	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	144.77/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,343	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	152.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,540	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	182.02/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,146	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	166.12/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,238	39

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 582Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 174Year ago 277

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	273	580.00–620.00	600.92
9	300–350	326	570.00–590.00	580.73
10	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	514.39
17	400–450	422	450.00–480.00	464.56
10	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	429.79
10	500–550	528	400.00–420.00	410.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	680.00–710.00	695.52
15	250–300	272	630.00–670.00	649.58
20	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	619.38
14	350–400	373	550.00–600.00	573.83
9	400–450	429	490.00–500.00	495.70
12	450–500	473	460.00–470.00	465.19
10	500–550	520	430.00–450.00	439.71
6	600–650	625	405.00–445.00	424.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	530.00–550.00	539.70
11	350–400	364	450.00–480.00	465.96
10	400–450	420	410.00–430.00	420.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	210	630.00–670.00	649.52
11	250–300	271	570.00–640.00	599.90
10	300–350	323	530.00–560.00	545.58
15	350–400	369	465.00–500.00	481.81
14	400–450	420	430.00–455.00	442.05
11	450–500	471	410.00–435.00	421.10
10	500–550	533	385.00–415.00	400.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	530.00–560.00	543.89
10	300–350	323	460.00–500.00	480.78
14	350–400	368	440.00–450.00	444.76
17	400–450	418	410.00–460.00	438.40
10	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	387.70
7	500–550	519	345.00–375.00	357.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	420.00–450.00	435.42
12	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	414.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	188.00–201.00	195.50
7	—	1,789	208.00–225.00	214.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,347	157.00–172.00	166.12
15	—	1,179	178.00–190.00	182.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,011	148.00–158.00	152.30
9	—	928	142.00–146.00	144.77

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.