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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

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

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 727▲ 453 vs year ago 391 · +115.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 171▼ 41 vs year ago 145 · −28.3%

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 5.00 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 $437.63/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 21 of 28 comparable sales and sits +21.51 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$437.63

25 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$29.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs FL average

−37.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	449.57	2,347	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	419.71	2,203	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.86/cwt here — about $143 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 sale25 hd

437.63

—

FL average4 barns · 84 hd

432.08

+5.54

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−37.93

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+21.51

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	—	High	1,666	195.57	3,258	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	176.76	2,291	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	154.85	1,648	13

Every lot

34 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	679.55/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,495	14
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	643.81/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,693	38
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	584.45/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,607	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	595.24/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,875	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	654.49/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,121	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	555.54/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,844	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	534.41/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,945	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	580.87/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,161	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	494.50/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,844	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	435.27/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,819	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	469.64/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,972	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	498.92/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,115	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	454.79/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,147	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	429.74/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,033	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	449.57/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,347	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	419.71/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,203	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	585.46/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,604	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	470.37/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,510	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	515.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,665	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	549.69/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,786	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	509.49/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,895	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	470.40/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,759	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	440.81/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,666	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	475.74/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,012	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	424.56/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,817	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	450.41/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,085	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	405.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,922	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	412.20/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,156	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	365.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,929	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	205.16/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,289	3
Bulls	—	—	1,697	190.78/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,238	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	154.85/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,648	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	170.65/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,102	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	184.78/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,550	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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 727Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 171Year ago 145

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	274	570.00–600.00	585.46
22	300–350	325	540.00–560.00	549.69
17	350–400	372	490.00–530.00	509.49
12	400–450	423	450.00–500.00	475.74
22	450–500	463	435.00–465.00	450.41
10	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	412.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	515.58
15	350–400	374	460.00–480.00	470.40
10	400–450	428	410.00–440.00	424.56
15	450–500	474	390.00–420.00	405.53
12	500–550	528	350.00–380.00	365.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	460.00–480.00	470.37
21	350–400	378	430.00–450.00	440.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	275	570.00–600.00	584.45
16	300–350	315	580.00–610.00	595.24
15	350–400	364	520.00–550.00	534.41
16	400–450	420	460.00–480.00	469.64
12	450–500	473	420.00–440.00	429.74
10	500–550	525	405.00–435.00	419.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	332	540.00–570.00	555.54
14	350–400	373	480.00–510.00	494.50
12	400–450	418	420.00–450.00	435.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	220	660.00–700.00	679.55
38	250–300	263	620.00–670.00	643.81
15	300–350	324	630.00–680.00	654.49
13	350–400	372	560.00–600.00	580.87
15	400–450	424	490.00–510.00	498.92
17	450–500	472	450.00–460.00	454.79
15	500–550	522	440.00–460.00	449.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	200.00–208.00	205.16
6	—	1,697	185.00–193.00	190.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,232	160.00–178.00	170.65
16	—	1,380	181.00–190.00	184.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,064	151.00–159.00	154.85

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.