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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 16

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 378▼ 94 vs year ago 477 · −19.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 95▼ 37 vs year ago 127 · −29.1%

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 mostly 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 $405.64/cwt on 7 head, down $31.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −10.48 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$405.64

▼ 31.99 vs prior sale

7 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.31

vs FL average

−66.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	405.64	2,134	7thin

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 sale7 hd

405.64

—

FL average3 barns · 32 hd

410.95

−5.31

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−66.48

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

−10.48

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	1,542	197.25	3,042	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	165.89	1,949	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	153.09	1,519	10

Every lot

25 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	213	678.59/cwt	640.00–720.00	1,445	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	643.36/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,724	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	593.86/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,657	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	618.25/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,960	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	569.20/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,816	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	512.76/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,887	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	560.80/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,103	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	441.32/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,871	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	445.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,087	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	405.64/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,134	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	259	517.57/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,341	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	563.87/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,545	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	424.41/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,350	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	515.19/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,664	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	479.10/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,552	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	481.28/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,761	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	441.10/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,636	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	410.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,539	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	428.65/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,783	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	367.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,910	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	185.74/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	214.52/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,314	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	153.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,519	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	172.64/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,020	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	162.18/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,910	20

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 378Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 95Year ago 127

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	550.00–580.00	563.87
8	300–350	323	510.00–520.00	515.19
9	350–400	366	460.00–500.00	481.28
9	400–450	416	420.00–440.00	428.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	410.00–440.00	424.41
8	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	410.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	259	500.00–530.00	517.57
11	300–350	324	460.00–500.00	479.10
7	350–400	371	430.00–450.00	441.10
8	500–550	520	360.00–375.00	367.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	580.00–610.00	593.86
9	300–350	319	560.00–580.00	569.20
10	350–400	368	500.00–525.00	512.76
11	400–450	424	430.00–450.00	441.32
7	500–550	526	400.00–410.00	405.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	213	640.00–720.00	678.59
12	250–300	268	620.00–670.00	643.36
9	300–350	317	600.00–640.00	618.25
12	350–400	375	540.00–580.00	560.80
17	450–500	469	440.00–450.00	445.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	183.00–190.00	185.74
2	—	1,545	208.00–220.00	214.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,170	170.00–178.00	172.64
20	—	1,178	155.00–167.00	162.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	148.00–158.00	153.09

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.