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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 2

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 478 vs last sale 695▼ 671 vs year ago 888 · −75.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 123▼ 200 vs year ago 265 · −75.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher under light test.

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 $454.86/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 29 of 28 comparable sales and sits +38.74 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$454.86

6 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.22

vs FL average

−28.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	454.86	2,388	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

454.86

—

FL average3 barns · 27 hd

454.64

+0.22

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−28.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+38.74

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	1,688	208.84	3,526	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	186.77	2,241	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	159.71	1,714	8thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	816.05/cwt	800.00–840.00	1,828	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	781.09/cwt	760.00–800.00	2,140	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	709.45/cwt	700.00–720.00	2,256	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	645.97/cwt	620.00–670.00	2,086	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	556.36/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,097	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	549.30/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,313	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	511.52/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,164	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	515.41/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,386	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	465.47/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,211	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	454.86/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,388	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	719.05/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,891	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	651.09/cwt	630.00–670.00	2,103	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	575.57/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,888	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	520.76/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,708	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	479.18/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,749	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	579.05/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,131	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	445.53/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,876	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	451.69/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,141	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	438.19/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,248	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	218.51/cwt	214.00–222.00	3,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	202.40/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,512	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	159.71/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,714	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	193.91/cwt	184.00–204.00	2,267	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	170.91/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,169	9

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 Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 695Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 123Year ago 265

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher under light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	700.00–740.00	719.05
6	300–350	323	630.00–670.00	651.09
6	350–400	368	560.00–600.00	579.05
7	450–500	474	440.00–460.00	451.69
5	500–550	513	430.00–450.00	438.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	550.00–600.00	575.57
9	400–450	421	420.00–465.00	445.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	500.00–540.00	520.76
8	350–400	365	460.00–500.00	479.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	800.00–840.00	816.05
11	250–300	274	760.00–800.00	781.09
6	300–350	318	700.00–720.00	709.45
9	400–450	421	540.00–560.00	549.30
8	450–500	463	500.00–530.00	515.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	620.00–670.00	645.97
7	350–400	377	540.00–580.00	556.36
9	400–450	423	490.00–530.00	511.52
8	450–500	475	450.00–480.00	465.47
6	500–550	525	450.00–460.00	454.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	200.00–207.00	202.40
2	—	1,618	214.00–222.00	218.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,269	167.00–181.00	170.91
20	—	1,169	184.00–204.00	193.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,073	155.00–165.00	159.71

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.