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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jan 26

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

695 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 585▼ 256 vs year ago 951 · −26.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 155▼ 284 vs year ago 407 · −69.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00-15.00 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 $482.99/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 29 of 28 comparable sales and sits +66.87 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$482.99

29 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$34.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs FL average

−1.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	499.57	2,608	15thin
Medium and Large 2	518	465.22	2,410	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.35/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 sale29 hd

482.99

—

FL average4 barns · 85 hd

475.87

+7.11

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−1.11

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+66.87

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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.68, low $358.50, median $416.12 across 28 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	1,518	188.84	2,866	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	170.94	2,061	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	150.80	1,449	14

Every lot

33 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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	226	799.65/cwt	760.00–850.00	1,807	19
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	737.38/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,976	28
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	667.58/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,843	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	619.42/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,964	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	693.62/cwt	660.00–730.00	2,206	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	573.53/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,841	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	534.59/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,951	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	613.61/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,276	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	574.52/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,149	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	565.74/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,393	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	470.53/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,995	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	512.21/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,177	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	436.60/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,043	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	470.32/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,211	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	513.72/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,430	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	465.22/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,410	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	499.57/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,608	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	734.68/cwt	700.00–770.00	1,594	15
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	687.78/cwt	650.00–730.00	1,857	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	525.47/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,682	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	580.78/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,876	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	519.32/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,911	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	465.60/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,746	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	449.29/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,878	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	483.56/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,070	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	463.68/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,161	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	420.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,008	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	430.76/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,236	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	195.09/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,180	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	150.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,449	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	183.06/cwt	174.00–191.00	2,197	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	162.98/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,970	35

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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 585Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 155Year ago 407

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00-15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	200–250	226	760.00–850.00	799.65
28	250–300	268	700.00–780.00	737.38
20	300–350	318	660.00–730.00	693.62
19	350–400	371	600.00–630.00	613.61
20	400–450	423	540.00–590.00	565.74
17	450–500	473	500.00–530.00	513.72
15	500–550	522	490.00–510.00	499.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	276	650.00–690.00	667.58
19	300–350	317	600.00–640.00	619.42
17	350–400	374	560.00–590.00	574.52
10	400–450	425	500.00–525.00	512.21
14	450–500	470	460.00–480.00	470.32
14	500–550	518	450.00–480.00	465.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	560.00–590.00	573.53
12	350–400	365	520.00–550.00	534.59
13	400–450	424	460.00–480.00	470.53
11	450–500	468	420.00–450.00	436.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	217	700.00–770.00	734.68
22	250–300	270	650.00–730.00	687.78
16	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	580.78
22	350–400	368	500.00–540.00	519.32
15	400–450	428	470.00–500.00	483.56
15	450–500	466	450.00–480.00	463.68
15	500–550	519	410.00–450.00	430.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	510.00–540.00	525.47
14	350–400	375	450.00–480.00	465.60
19	400–450	418	440.00–460.00	449.29
10	450–500	478	410.00–430.00	420.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	189.00–200.00	195.09
3	—	1,405	180.00–185.00	182.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,209	155.00–171.00	162.98
23	—	1,200	174.00–191.00	183.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	961	145.00–155.00	150.80

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.