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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

765 head

▲ 548 vs last sale 217▲ 372 vs year ago 393 · +94.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 65▼ 117 vs year ago 211 · −55.5%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

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 $461.33/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 29 of 28 comparable sales and sits +45.21 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$461.33

18 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs FL average

−17.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	482.20	2,522	8thin
Medium and Large 2	523	444.64	2,325	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.56/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

461.33

—

FL average4 barns · 70 hd

470.02

−8.68

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−17.06

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+45.21

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	1,653	203.70	3,368	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	171.63	2,164	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	155.23	1,633	15

Every lot

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	793.30/cwt	770.00–820.00	1,745	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	773.85/cwt	750.00–800.00	2,113	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	639.06/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,045	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	705.31/cwt	680.00–730.00	2,264	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	582.74/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,871	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	629.45/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,297	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	583.99/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,161	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	551.40/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,321	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	500.22/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,111	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	524.76/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,430	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	423.43/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,982	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	469.47/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,221	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	482.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,522	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	444.64/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,325	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	738.13/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,978	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	566.61/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,802	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	640.56/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,063	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	574.49/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,114	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	519.59/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,912	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	469.20/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,755	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	409.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,716	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	493.96/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,089	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	444.47/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,889	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	469.46/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,174	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	419.46/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,942	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	427.14/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,242	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	195.42/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,097	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	220.27/cwt	213.00–225.00	3,943	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,633	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	167.05/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,095	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	183.65/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,349	16

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 217Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 65Year ago 211

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	268	700.00–780.00	738.13
15	300–350	322	620.00–660.00	640.56
24	350–400	368	550.00–600.00	574.49
8	400–450	423	470.00–520.00	493.96
18	450–500	463	450.00–490.00	469.46
6	500–550	525	415.00–440.00	427.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	540.00–590.00	566.61
12	350–400	368	500.00–540.00	519.59
18	400–450	425	430.00–460.00	444.47
8	450–500	463	400.00–440.00	419.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	450.00–490.00	469.20
13	400–450	419	400.00–420.00	409.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	220	770.00–820.00	793.30
22	250–300	273	750.00–800.00	773.85
15	300–350	321	680.00–730.00	705.31
20	350–400	365	610.00–650.00	629.45
9	400–450	421	530.00–570.00	551.40
18	450–500	463	510.00–540.00	524.76
8	500–550	523	470.00–495.00	482.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	620.00–660.00	639.06
20	350–400	370	560.00–610.00	583.99
19	400–450	422	480.00–520.00	500.22
14	450–500	473	450.00–490.00	469.47
10	500–550	523	430.00–460.00	444.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	321	560.00–600.00	582.74
17	450–500	468	410.00–435.00	423.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,585	189.00–200.00	195.42
4	—	1,790	213.00–225.00	220.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,279	174.00–188.00	183.65
42	—	1,254	159.00–169.00	167.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,052	150.00–160.00	155.23

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.