Arcadia Livestock Auction market report — October 21, 2026

Arcadia, FL · Wednesday sale · USDA report published 10/21/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

658

Last week 51 (+607)
Last year 178

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$379.34 /cwt

$2,059 per head · 47 hd
vs last week −1.53

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower, heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances on plainer feeder cattle 10.00 to 15.00 lower.
USDA Market News reporter, October 21, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 21

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	23	348 lb	$525.47	$1,829	−37.11	−93.24	$471.65 (34 hd)
400–499 lb	42	444 lb	$436.06	$1,935	−1.63	−35.50	$394.11 (38 hd)
500–599 lb	47	543 lb	$379.34	$2,059	−1.53	−25.88	$328.47 (25 hd)
600–699 lb	26	643 lb	$335.30	$2,155	−8.47	−14.94	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 21

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	28	342 lb	$427.50	$1,464	−48.40	−42.45	$397.73 (39 hd)
400–499 lb	33	446 lb	$385.04	$1,718	−13.04	−18.93	$345.83 (53 hd)
500–599 lb	50	536 lb	$325.86	$1,746	−17.04	−43.90	$307.28 (14 hd)
600–699 lb	18	639 lb	$288.86	$1,846	−41.38	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 21

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	4	1,281 lb	$139.98	$138.00–$145.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	37	1,229 lb	$128.56	$124.00–$134.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	17	1,045 lb	$124.00	$121.00–$131.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	11	1,166 lb	$114.86	$111.00–$118.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $375.86/cwt
4-week average: $386.64
13-week average: $386.97
4-week vs 13-week: −0.1%

52-wk low $366.37high $499.78

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 5, 2026): $317.97/cwt
4-week average: $315.82
13-week average: $315.82
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $313.67high $317.97

Sales in 2 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $322.21/cwt
4-week average: $336.08
13-week average: $351.42
4-week vs 13-week: −4.4%

52-wk low $322.21high $438.19

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Mar and lowest in Oct and Aug.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+3.9%	71%	7
Feb	+7.5%	100%	7
Mar	+6.6%	100%	7
Apr	+4.5%	88%	8
May	+2.3%	62%	8
Jun	+0.8%	50%	8
Jul	−1.8%	12%	8
Aug	−3.7%	25%	8
Sep	−3.0%	29%	7
Oct	−5.5%	14%	7
Nov	−3.5%	0%	7
Dec	−3.1%	14%	7

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Wed Oct 21	658	$379.34	—	$325.86
Mon Oct 19	562	$372.23	—	$315.92
Wed Oct 14	527	$380.87	—	$342.90
Mon Oct 12	541	$383.20	—	$343.07
Wed Oct 7	555	$407.61	$316.33	$347.22
Mon Oct 5	617	$387.95	$319.88	$339.42
Wed Sep 30	841	$405.55	—	$333.99
Mon Sep 28	516	$373.54	—	$334.64
Wed Sep 23	454	$384.11	$313.67	$349.53
Mon Sep 21	987	$390.94	—	$325.71
Wed Sep 16	470	$379.07	—	$340.19
Mon Sep 14	623	$370.96	—	$351.92
Wed Sep 9	520	$366.37	—	$341.40
Wed Sep 2	398	$375.59	—	$344.57
Mon Aug 31	409	$387.24	—	$357.93
Wed Aug 26	932	$405.50	—	$332.73
Mon Aug 24	816	$370.82	—	$337.32
Wed Aug 19	613	$368.41	—	$355.90
Mon Aug 17	505	$390.20	—	—
Wed Aug 12	1,021	$402.47	—	$382.25
Mon Aug 10	805	$407.02	—	$392.12
Wed Aug 5	908	$398.38	—	$380.34
Mon Aug 3	419	$466.56	—	$383.36
Wed Jul 29	595	$401.42	—	$400.65
Mon Jul 27	1,015	$390.29	—	$373.13
Wed Jul 22	853	$413.52	—	$384.45

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Florida sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Lakeland	58 mi	Oct 20	$352.85	$285.00†
Okeechobee Livestock Auction, Okeechobee	63 mi	Oct 20	$360.67	—
Columbia Livestock Auction, Lake City	211 mi	Oct 19	$391.65	—
Townsend Livestock Auction, Madison	243 mi	Oct 20	$365.29	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Wednesday	October 21, 2026	658	48	AMS_1422
Monday	October 19, 2026	562	46	AMS_1609

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)” (AMS_1422); “Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)” (AMS_1609). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.