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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 22

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

853 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 1,027▼ 33 vs year ago 886 · −3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 257▼ 82 vs year ago 295 · −27.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 10.00 lower.

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 $395.64/cwt on 67 head, down $41.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.94 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$395.64

▼ 41.00 vs prior sale

67 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$29.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

vs FL average

−23.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	413.52	2,234	27
Medium and Large 2	541	383.56	2,074	40

One grade step is worth $29.96/cwt here — about $160 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 sale67 hd

395.64

—

FL average7 barns · 306 hd

394.34

+1.29

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−23.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−31.94

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	1,647	223.05	3,674	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	186.43	2,471	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	161.93	1,920	26

Every lot

42 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	738.26/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,698	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	626.86/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,686	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	676.92/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,855	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	589.45/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,874	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	634.58/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,043	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	554.42/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,791	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	574.50/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,143	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	539.66/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,013	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	496.60/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,867	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	519.42/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,166	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	430.83/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,822	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	475.53/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,040	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	424.84/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,967	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	397.06/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,862	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	450.16/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,129	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	420.43/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,195	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	390.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,037	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	404.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,280	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	374.58/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,120	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	357.91/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,237	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	334.20/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,216	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	668.64/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,471	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	626.17/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,678	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	551.48/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,489	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	508.88/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,659	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	540.23/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,772	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	504.52/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,826	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	466.46/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,717	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	425.61/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,575	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	394.76/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,638	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	423.07/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,781	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	449.06/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,913	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	425.40/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,974	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	389.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,831	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	393.28/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,041	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	359.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,871	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	374.74/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,155	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	223.05/cwt	215.00–231.00	3,674	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	152.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,654	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	165.95/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,045	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	184.63/cwt	170.00–197.00	2,419	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,481	204.41/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,027	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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 1,027Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 257Year ago 295

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	269	610.00–650.00	626.86
10	300–350	318	580.00–600.00	589.45
14	350–400	373	530.00–550.00	539.66
17	400–450	429	460.00–490.00	475.53
12	450–500	463	415.00–435.00	424.84
23	500–550	522	380.00–400.00	390.20
17	550–600	566	360.00–390.00	374.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	230	700.00–780.00	738.26
11	250–300	274	660.00–700.00	676.92
15	300–350	322	620.00–650.00	634.58
14	350–400	373	560.00–590.00	574.50
17	400–450	417	500.00–540.00	519.42
14	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	450.16
15	500–550	522	410.00–430.00	420.43
12	550–600	563	400.00–410.00	404.89
9	600–650	625	345.00–385.00	357.91
7	650–700	663	330.00–360.00	334.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	540.00–570.00	554.42
15	350–400	376	480.00–510.00	496.60
12	400–450	423	410.00–450.00	430.83
11	450–500	469	390.00–405.00	397.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	650.00–690.00	668.64
10	250–300	268	600.00–650.00	626.17
16	300–350	328	530.00–550.00	540.23
15	350–400	362	490.00–520.00	504.52
17	400–450	426	440.00–460.00	449.06
17	450–500	464	410.00–440.00	425.40
11	500–550	519	380.00–405.00	393.28
10	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	374.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	530.00–570.00	551.48
15	300–350	326	500.00–520.00	508.88
13	350–400	368	450.00–480.00	466.46
19	400–450	421	415.00–430.00	423.07
22	450–500	470	380.00–400.00	389.57
16	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	359.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	370	410.00–440.00	425.61
10	400–450	415	385.00–405.00	394.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,082	150.00–158.00	152.87
18	—	1,232	160.00–172.00	165.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,481	200.00–212.00	204.41
80	—	1,310	170.00–197.00	184.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,647	215.00–231.00	223.05

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.