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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-09

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

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Nov 2Nov 9latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

732 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 513▼ 226 vs year ago 958 · −23.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 57▼ 43 vs year ago 182 · −23.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Nov 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $382.41/cwt on 41 head, down $1.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −21.46 against this barn's trailing median of $403.87.

Average price

$382.41

▼ 1.95 vs prior sale

41 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$25.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.36

vs FL average

−36.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	389.79	2,149	29
Medium and Large 2	520	364.57	1,896	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.22/cwt here — about $253 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 sale41 hd

382.41

—

FL average5 barns · 165 hd

375.05

+7.36

National average182 barns · 28,189 hd

419.23

−36.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

403.87

−21.46

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 $403.87 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	1,542	175.64	2,708	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	128.71	1,483	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	116.63	1,246	27

Every lot

38 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	615.25/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,649	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	546.15/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,491	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	590.47/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,890	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	549.08/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,785	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	508.44/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,663	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	514.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,884	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.54/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,741	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	415.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,550	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	485.44/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,053	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	435.44/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,842	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	394.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,676	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	415.41/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,923	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	370.92/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,777	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	364.57/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,896	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	402.26/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,112	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	378.15/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,178	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	335.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,057	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	511.48/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,381	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	509.45/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,401	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	444.80/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,414	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	410.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,306	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	469.70/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,498	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	424.58/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,528	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	392.35/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,436	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	351.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,307	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	396.40/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,677	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	367.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,556	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	374.76/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,754	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	339.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,587	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	314.62/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,633	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	339.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,783	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	316.73/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,793	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,449	168.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,447	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	182.39/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,982	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	111.18/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,187	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	119.36/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,276	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	122.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,374	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	135.42/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,601	21

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 Nov 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 513Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 57Year ago 182

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
14	250–300	275	500.00–520.00	509.45
13	300–350	319	460.00–480.00	469.70
12	350–400	360	410.00–440.00	424.58
17	400–450	423	385.00–410.00	396.40
22	450–500	468	360.00–390.00	374.76
10	500–550	525	330.00–350.00	339.71
13	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	316.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	400.00–420.00	410.65
11	350–400	372	340.00–360.00	351.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	490.00–530.00	511.48
12	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	444.80
11	350–400	366	380.00–400.00	392.35
16	400–450	423	360.00–375.00	367.81
15	450–500	468	330.00–350.00	339.17
15	500–550	519	305.00–325.00	314.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	268	600.00–630.00	615.25
12	300–350	320	580.00–600.00	590.47
15	350–400	366	500.00–530.00	514.71
12	400–450	423	470.00–500.00	485.44
16	450–500	463	400.00–430.00	415.41
14	500–550	525	390.00–415.00	402.26
15	550–600	576	360.00–400.00	378.15
9	600–650	613	330.00–340.00	335.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	273	520.00–570.00	546.15
10	300–350	325	530.00–570.00	549.08
10	350–400	370	450.00–490.00	470.54
14	400–450	423	420.00–450.00	435.44
15	450–500	479	350.00–390.00	370.92
12	500–550	520	350.00–380.00	364.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	500.00–520.00	508.44
10	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.50
10	400–450	425	380.00–410.00	394.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,182	133.00–148.00	135.42
22	—	1,123	118.00–126.00	122.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	105.00–114.00	111.18
18	—	1,069	116.00–124.00	119.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	180.00–191.00	182.39
5	—	1,449	165.00–175.00	168.90

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.