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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 29

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

681 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 872▲ 68 vs year ago 613 · +11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 205▲ 83 vs year ago 144 · +57.6%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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 $450.06/cwt on 49 head, up $6.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +22.48 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$450.06

▲ 6.06 vs prior sale

49 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$4.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs FL average

−30.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	452.60	2,455	20
Medium and Large 2	548	448.31	2,458	29

One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale49 hd

450.06

—

FL average4 barns · 99 hd

447.94

+2.12

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−30.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

+22.48

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	1,744	210.81	3,676	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	175.45	2,501	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	160.82	1,833	45

Every lot

36 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	658.17/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,817	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	608.55/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,680	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	634.17/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,017	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	440.17/cwt	320.00–550.00	1,426	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	585.69/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,903	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	609.31/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,212	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	515.52/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,871	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	553.89/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,077	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	500.85/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,094	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	534.17/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,238	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	497.12/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,312	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	454.84/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,183	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	460.29/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,394	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	480.96/cwt	440.00–520.00	2,515	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,514	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	417.84/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,390	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	418.79/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,571	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	574.11/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,608	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	544.70/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,754	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	500.78/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,618	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	451.21/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,462	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	460.54/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,704	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	504.40/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,886	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	414.61/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,576	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	430.18/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,777	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	465.44/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,969	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	410.26/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,941	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	454.53/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,159	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	389.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,000	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	424.71/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,230	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	194.84/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,078	4
Bulls	—	—	1,908	226.77/cwt	223.00–230.00	4,327	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	155.14/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,634	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	164.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,972	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	189.47/cwt	187.00–203.00	2,370	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	173.87/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,512	80

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 872Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 205Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	276	630.00–680.00	658.17
18	300–350	318	620.00–650.00	634.17
14	350–400	363	590.00–630.00	609.31
11	400–450	419	520.00–550.00	534.17
12	450–500	465	480.00–515.00	497.12
10	500–550	520	450.00–470.00	460.29
10	550–600	565	440.00–450.00	444.91
10	600–650	614	405.00–440.00	418.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	276	600.00–620.00	608.55
14	300–350	325	570.00–600.00	585.69
21	350–400	375	540.00–570.00	553.89
15	400–450	418	490.00–510.00	500.85
16	450–500	480	440.00–470.00	454.84
14	500–550	523	440.00–520.00	480.96
15	550–600	572	410.00–425.00	417.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	320.00–550.00	440.17
12	350–400	363	500.00–530.00	515.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	323	480.00–520.00	500.78
18	350–400	370	440.00–480.00	460.54
14	400–450	413	420.00–440.00	430.18
12	450–500	473	400.00–420.00	410.26
10	500–550	513	380.00–400.00	389.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	430.00–470.00	451.21
14	350–400	380	400.00–430.00	414.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	280	550.00–600.00	574.11
17	300–350	322	530.00–560.00	544.70
15	350–400	374	490.00–520.00	504.40
14	400–450	423	450.00–480.00	465.44
18	450–500	475	440.00–470.00	454.53
12	500–550	525	410.00–440.00	424.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,908	223.00–230.00	226.77
4	—	1,580	191.00–200.00	194.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,445	165.00–180.00	173.87
9	—	1,251	187.00–203.00	189.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,198	160.00–171.00	164.61
18	—	1,053	151.00–158.00	155.14

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.