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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

659 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 831▼ 185 vs year ago 844 · −21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 195▼ 46 vs year ago 266 · −17.3%

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 2.00 to 6.00 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 $448.05/cwt on 29 head, up $5.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.47 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$448.05

▲ 5.19 vs prior sale

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

vs FL average

−42.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	457.70	2,492	19thin
Medium and Large 2	528	429.72	2,269	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $223 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

448.05

—

FL average2 barns · 36 hd

443.77

+4.28

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−42.78

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

+20.47

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	—	High	1,638	220.13	3,605	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	172.19	2,225	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	158.68	1,826	34

Every lot

35 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	740.82/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,615	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	659.25/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,747	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	615.55/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,693	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	539.53/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,716	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	642.56/cwt	620.00–670.00	2,063	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	591.21/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,957	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	595.41/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,173	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	545.85/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,003	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	510.34/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,904	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	539.76/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,240	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	490.71/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,061	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	454.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,150	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	498.05/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,366	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	479.32/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,483	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	429.72/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,269	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	433.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,489	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	424.46/cwt	415.00–429.00	2,661	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	614.31/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,677	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	472.98/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,480	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	550.94/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,763	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	510.21/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,653	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	518.69/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,883	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	436.06/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,605	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	476.69/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,769	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	424.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,783	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	469.42/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,009	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	444.84/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,069	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	387.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,995	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	414.71/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,156	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,709	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	218.02/cwt	205.00–227.00	3,591	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	148.11/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,614	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	163.08/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,918	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	169.00/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,155	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	196.15/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,783	8

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 831Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 195Year ago 266

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	324	500.00–520.00	510.21
17	350–400	371	460.00–490.00	476.69
10	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	424.46
12	500–550	515	380.00–395.00	387.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	273	600.00–630.00	614.31
14	300–350	320	530.00–570.00	550.94
9	350–400	363	510.00–530.00	518.69
22	400–450	428	450.00–490.00	469.42
12	450–500	465	430.00–460.00	444.84
10	500–550	520	400.00–430.00	414.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	460.00–490.00	472.98
9	350–400	368	420.00–450.00	436.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	600.00–630.00	615.55
11	300–350	331	580.00–600.00	591.21
13	350–400	367	530.00–560.00	545.85
12	400–450	420	470.00–510.00	490.71
10	450–500	473	440.00–470.00	454.60
10	500–550	528	410.00–450.00	429.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	218	700.00–780.00	740.82
12	250–300	265	640.00–680.00	659.25
15	300–350	321	620.00–670.00	642.56
16	350–400	365	580.00–610.00	595.41
10	400–450	415	530.00–550.00	539.76
12	450–500	475	480.00–515.00	498.05
10	500–550	518	460.00–500.00	479.32
9	550–600	574	425.00–445.00	433.67
9	600–650	627	415.00–429.00	424.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	520.00–560.00	539.53
8	350–400	373	500.00–520.00	510.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	237.00	237.00
8	—	1,647	205.00–227.00	218.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,275	160.00–181.00	169.00
8	—	1,419	191.00–204.00	196.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,176	158.00–167.00	163.08
10	—	1,090	145.00–152.00	148.11

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.