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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

710 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 738▼ 191 vs year ago 901 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 162▼ 92 vs year ago 237 · −38.8%

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 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 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 $369.35/cwt on 40 head, up $6.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.23 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$369.35

▲ 6.91 vs prior sale

40 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$34.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs FL average

−36.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	384.11	2,074	23
Medium and Large 2	537	349.38	1,876	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $198 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 sale40 hd

369.35

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FL average6 barns · 215 hd

371.66

−2.31

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−36.06

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−58.23

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	—	Low	1,633	196.36	3,206	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	134.25	1,696	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,212	123.64	1,498	16

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	214	682.34/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,460	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	623.64/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,715	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	540.16/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,702	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	570.31/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,854	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	500.61/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,652	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	455.41/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,662	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	500.95/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,843	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	415.30/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,549	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	455.71/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,914	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	420.35/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,782	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,659	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	421.01/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,987	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	375.24/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,775	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	359.85/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,853	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	400.22/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,073	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	334.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,900	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	359.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,061	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	339.65/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,133	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	330.79/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,210	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	313.67/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,246	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	525.98/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,425	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	489.24/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,365	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	449.84/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,439	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	412.77/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,358	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	489.39/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,615	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	419.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,547	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	449.22/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,689	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	385.76/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,462	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	412.28/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,723	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.35/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,638	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,752	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	369.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,721	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,606	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	350.76/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,820	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	346.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,991	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	183.25/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	197.54/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,186	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	208.28/cwt	203.00–218.00	3,568	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	117.39/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,248	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	145.17/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,649	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	127.39/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,657	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	130.33/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,706	39

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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 738Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 162Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	315	530.00–550.00	540.16
10	350–400	365	440.00–470.00	455.41
17	400–450	424	410.00–430.00	420.35
16	450–500	473	360.00–390.00	375.24
10	500–550	515	345.00–375.00	359.85
7	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	334.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	214	670.00–700.00	682.34
10	250–300	275	600.00–650.00	623.64
10	300–350	325	560.00–580.00	570.31
12	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	500.95
10	400–450	420	440.00–470.00	455.71
13	450–500	472	400.00–440.00	421.01
14	500–550	518	385.00–415.00	400.22
9	550–600	574	350.00–370.00	359.06
9	600–650	628	330.00–352.00	339.65
8	650–700	668	320.00–342.00	330.79
7	700–750	716	305.00–320.00	313.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	480.00–520.00	500.61
8	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.30
10	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	390.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	510.00–540.00	525.98
12	300–350	330	470.00–510.00	489.39
9	350–400	376	440.00–460.00	449.22
18	400–450	418	400.00–425.00	412.28
10	450–500	455	380.00–390.00	385.05
15	500–550	519	330.00–370.00	350.76
7	550–600	574	330.00–360.00	346.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	480.00–500.00	489.24
12	300–350	320	440.00–460.00	449.84
9	350–400	369	410.00–430.00	419.16
16	400–450	425	375.00–395.00	385.35
9	450–500	466	365.00–375.00	369.34
8	500–550	510	310.00–320.00	314.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	400.00–430.00	412.77
13	350–400	379	370.00–400.00	385.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	116.00–120.00	117.39
10	—	1,301	126.00–130.00	127.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,136	143.00–148.00	145.17
39	—	1,309	123.00–135.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	175.00–187.00	183.25
3	—	1,713	203.00–218.00	208.28
3	—	1,613	194.00–199.00	197.54

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.