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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 26

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

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Feeder Cattle receipts

932 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 899▼ 103 vs year ago 1,035 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 267▼ 61 vs year ago 309 · −19.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $368.53/cwt on 56 head, up $16.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.05 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$368.53

▲ 16.07 vs prior sale

56 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$55.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.32

vs FL average

−2.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	405.50	2,125	19thin
Medium and Large 2	545	349.54	1,905	37

One grade step is worth $55.96/cwt here — about $220 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 sale56 hd

368.53

—

FL average6 barns · 277 hd

356.20

+12.32

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−2.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−59.05

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $427.58 across 34 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	160.28	1,897	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	144.02	1,604	77

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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	263	607.88/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,599	17
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	538.55/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,481	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	584.48/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,835	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	489.18/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,565	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	534.04/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,720	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	513.51/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,905	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	472.13/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,775	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	421.86/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,607	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	414.38/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,753	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	464.12/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,973	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	419.57/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,930	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	380.43/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,796	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	363.90/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,885	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	405.50/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,125	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	337.33/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,916	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	319.80/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,992	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,070	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	520.40/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,660	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	415.70/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,330	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	463.64/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,498	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	390.99/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,423	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	463.49/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,706	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	429.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,589	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	444.48/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,840	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	365.18/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,515	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	405.16/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,690	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	354.60/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,660	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	396.24/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,874	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	315.78/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,629	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	335.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,737	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	330.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,857	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	307.60/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,747	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	302.29/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,883	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	137.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,416	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	146.87/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,688	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	157.33/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,861	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	168.97/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,002	18

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 (Wed)

Wed Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 932Last week 899Year ago 1,035

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 267Year ago 309

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,031	134.00–140.00	137.32
54	—	1,149	143.00–152.00	146.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,185	165.00–172.00	168.97
53	—	1,183	151.00–161.00	157.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	319	500.00–540.00	520.40
15	350–400	368	450.00–480.00	463.49
17	400–450	414	430.00–460.00	444.48
15	450–500	473	380.00–410.00	396.24
15	500–550	518	330.00–340.00	335.41
17	550–600	562	320.00–340.00	330.37
12	600–650	623	295.00–310.00	302.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	323	440.00–490.00	463.64
18	350–400	370	420.00–440.00	429.59
19	400–450	417	390.00–420.00	405.16
20	450–500	468	340.00–370.00	354.60
17	500–550	516	305.00–325.00	315.78
14	550–600	568	300.00–315.00	307.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	400.00–430.00	415.70
13	350–400	364	370.00–410.00	390.99
12	400–450	415	350.00–380.00	365.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	263	590.00–630.00	607.88
15	300–350	314	570.00–600.00	584.48
17	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	513.51
20	400–450	425	440.00–490.00	464.12
22	450–500	460	400.00–440.00	419.57
19	500–550	524	390.00–420.00	405.50
18	600–650	623	310.00–330.00	319.80
22	650–700	673	300.00–315.00	307.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	275	500.00–580.00	538.55
13	300–350	322	510.00–560.00	534.04
15	350–400	376	450.00–490.00	472.13
16	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	414.38
17	450–500	472	370.00–390.00	380.43
17	500–550	518	350.00–380.00	363.90
20	550–600	568	325.00–350.00	337.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	320	480.00–500.00	489.18
15	350–400	381	400.00–440.00	421.86

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.