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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 25

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 654▼ 63 vs year ago 677 · −9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 184▼ 106 vs year ago 214 · −49.5%

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 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 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 $430.23/cwt on 27 head, up $5.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +2.65 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$430.23

▲ 5.31 vs prior sale

27 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs FL average

−47.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	437.64	2,404	17thin
Medium and Large 2	525	417.64	2,193	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $212 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 sale27 hd

430.23

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

432.02

−1.79

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−47.86

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	1,439	213.39	3,071	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	177.31	2,319	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	155.93	1,692	19

Every lot

34 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	705.35/cwt	680.00–730.00	1,524	15
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	670.26/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,857	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	545.24/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,690	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	665.52/cwt	640.00–690.00	2,090	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	593.37/cwt	570.00–615.00	1,917	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	604.69/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,225	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	544.50/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,031	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	508.11/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,905	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	514.37/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,150	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	444.43/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,871	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	475.44/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,011	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	472.54/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,202	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	437.98/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,098	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	417.64/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,193	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	448.29/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,362	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	430.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,431	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	630.70/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,356	16
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	617.09/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,623	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	575.53/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,813	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	490.23/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,608	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	417.08/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,506	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	449.73/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,642	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	489.05/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,800	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	411.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,757	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	441.20/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,893	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	435.14/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,015	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	394.68/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,875	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	419.42/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,181	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	198.16/cwt	195.00–209.00	2,715	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	228.62/cwt	220.00–236.00	3,448	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	163.15/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,752	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	146.01/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,608	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	166.92/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,970	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	183.32/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,533	19

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 654Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 184Year ago 214

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	365	440.00–460.00	449.73
9	400–450	427	400.00–420.00	411.46
10	450–500	475	380.00–410.00	394.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	480.00–500.00	490.23
9	350–400	361	400.00–430.00	417.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	215	600.00–660.00	630.70
9	250–300	263	600.00–630.00	617.09
11	300–350	315	570.00–580.00	575.53
12	350–400	368	470.00–510.00	489.05
11	400–450	429	430.00–450.00	441.20
10	450–500	463	430.00–440.00	435.14
10	500–550	520	400.00–440.00	419.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	216	680.00–730.00	705.35
25	250–300	277	650.00–690.00	670.26
19	300–350	314	640.00–690.00	665.52
16	350–400	368	590.00–620.00	604.69
12	400–450	418	500.00–530.00	514.37
7	450–500	466	460.00–490.00	472.54
7	500–550	527	440.00–460.00	448.29
10	550–600	565	420.00–440.00	430.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	570.00–615.00	593.37
12	350–400	373	530.00–560.00	544.50
10	400–450	423	460.00–490.00	475.44
17	450–500	479	425.00–450.00	437.98
10	500–550	525	410.00–425.00	417.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	530.00–560.00	545.24
7	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	508.11
7	400–450	421	440.00–450.00	444.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	195.00–209.00	198.16
4	—	1,508	220.00–236.00	228.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	161.00–170.00	166.92
19	—	1,382	178.00–190.00	183.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,074	156.00–169.00	163.15
8	—	1,101	143.00–150.00	146.01

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.