He was the brother of Visnupriya Devi and a resident of Vrndavana (CC. 1.8.67). Krsnadasa Kaviraja sought his permission before taking up the task of writing CC.
When Virabhadra Gosvami arrived at Vrndavana, Yadavacarya went with other devotees to welcome him. He was the disciple of Kasisvara Gosvami of Vrndavana. (BRK. 13.323-325, Prema-vilasa 18)
The family priests of Mahaprabhu at Navadvipa claim to be descendants of Yadavacarya.