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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, May 20

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 594▼ 200 vs year ago 862 · −23.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 139▼ 101 vs year ago 288 · −35.1%

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 steady to 10.00 higher with instances on lightweight calves 15.00 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 $444.75/cwt on 22 head, up $3.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +17.17 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$444.75

▲ 3.01 vs prior sale

22 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$32.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

vs FL average

−29.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	459.42	2,389	12thin
Medium and Large 2	520	427.14	2,221	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.28/cwt here — about $168 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 sale22 hd

444.75

—

FL average7 barns · 103 hd

454.31

−9.56

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−29.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

+17.17

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	1,680	231.10	3,882	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	185.80	2,451	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,244	167.56	2,084	33

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	772.38/cwt	720.00–830.00	1,622	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	724.45/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,949	17
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	648.36/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,783	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	565.59/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,799	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	619.06/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,981	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	683.64/cwt	650.00–720.00	2,208	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	564.48/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,049	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	609.28/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,218	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	520.47/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,962	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	550.59/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,323	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	456.80/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,937	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	495.35/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,130	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	495.52/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,299	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	457.97/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,143	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	459.42/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,389	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	427.14/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,221	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	686.88/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,497	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	575.85/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,526	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	634.21/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,738	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	587.83/cwt	550.00–630.00	1,899	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	520.62/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,692	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	463.85/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,508	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	414.36/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,500	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	526.60/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,975	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	471.91/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,793	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	475.54/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,997	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	440.35/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,867	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	449.30/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,107	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	420.70/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,994	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	419.47/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,190	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	218.38/cwt	212.00–229.00	3,616	8
Bulls	—	—	1,701	242.41/cwt	234.00–254.00	4,123	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	203.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,194	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	167.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,084	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	182.96/cwt	173.00–194.00	2,485	55

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 May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 594Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 139Year ago 288

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 10.00 higher with instances on lightweight calves 15.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,701	234.00–254.00	242.41
8	—	1,656	212.00–229.00	218.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,358	173.00–194.00	182.96
9	—	1,080	200.00–210.00	203.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,244	160.00–175.00	167.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	218	670.00–700.00	686.88
13	250–300	274	600.00–670.00	634.21
18	300–350	323	550.00–630.00	587.83
12	350–400	375	505.00–550.00	526.60
20	400–450	420	460.00–490.00	475.54
11	450–500	469	440.00–460.00	449.30
13	500–550	522	410.00–430.00	419.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	560.00–590.00	575.85
14	300–350	325	500.00–540.00	520.62
14	350–400	380	450.00–495.00	471.91
17	400–450	424	430.00–450.00	440.35
11	450–500	474	410.00–430.00	420.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	440.00–490.00	463.85
13	350–400	362	400.00–430.00	414.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	210	720.00–830.00	772.38
17	250–300	269	700.00–750.00	724.45
20	300–350	323	650.00–720.00	683.64
13	350–400	364	590.00–630.00	609.28
17	400–450	422	530.00–570.00	550.59
15	450–500	464	480.00–510.00	495.52
12	500–550	520	445.00–475.00	459.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	620.00–680.00	648.36
12	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	619.06
12	350–400	363	550.00–580.00	564.48
20	400–450	430	480.00–510.00	495.35
16	450–500	468	440.00–475.00	457.97
10	500–550	520	415.00–440.00	427.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	540.00–590.00	565.59
15	350–400	377	510.00–530.00	520.47
11	400–450	424	440.00–470.00	456.80

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.