Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.58/cwt on 41 head, down $2.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −3.26 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$434.58

▼ 2.05 vs prior sale

41 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs FL average

−19.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	440.41	2,356	26
Medium and Large 2	517	424.48	2,195	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $161 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.99, low $352.46, median $437.85 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

434.58

—

FL average7 barns · 304 hd

432.78

+1.80

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−19.14

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−3.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,646	223.67	3,682	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	182.98	2,412	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,286	169.50	2,180	28

Every lot, as filed

35 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,408	205.25/cwt	204.00–208.00	2,890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	179.81/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,375	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	202.45/cwt	199.00–203.00	2,636	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	169.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,180	28
Bulls	—	—	1,760	225.31/cwt	220.00–231.00	3,965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	248.02/cwt	244.00–251.00	4,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	679.26/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	524.64/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,177	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	410.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,131	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	487.27/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,012	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	387.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,010	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	636.89/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	455.88/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,147	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	434.68/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	424.48/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,195	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	595.53/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	419.84/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	609.71/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,994	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	463.85/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	430.68/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	419.46/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	559.21/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,063	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	519.73/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,923	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	449.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,911	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	407.72/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	560.48/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	468.06/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,722	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	511.05/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	465.18/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,954	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	445.21/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,092	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	560.62/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	639.76/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,002	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	714.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	444.62/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,268	15

How this sale compares

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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 690Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 194Year ago 262

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	204.00–208.00	205.25
4	—	1,760	220.00–231.00	225.31
2	—	1,775	244.00–251.00	248.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,321	175.00–188.00	179.81
7	—	1,302	199.00–203.00	202.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,286	165.00–175.00	169.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	225	700.00–730.00	714.00
12	250–300	270	670.00–690.00	679.26
16	300–350	313	630.00–650.00	639.76
16	400–450	415	510.00–540.00	524.64
15	500–550	510	440.00–450.00	444.62
11	550–600	569	430.00–440.00	434.68
6	600–650	608	415.00–420.00	417.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	281	620.00–650.00	636.89
15	300–350	327	600.00–620.00	609.71
15	350–400	369	540.00–580.00	559.21
14	400–450	413	475.00–500.00	487.27
15	450–500	471	445.00–465.00	455.88
15	500–550	517	415.00–435.00	424.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	540.00–580.00	560.48
16	350–400	370	510.00–530.00	519.73
16	400–450	425	440.00–460.00	449.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	269	580.00–610.00	595.53
18	300–350	325	540.00–580.00	560.62
12	400–450	420	460.00–470.00	465.18
12	450–500	470	440.00–450.00	445.21
11	500–550	519	400.00–420.00	410.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	323	500.00–520.00	511.05
13	350–400	368	450.00–490.00	468.06
11	400–450	424	420.00–440.00	430.68
14	450–500	463	410.00–430.00	419.84
15	500–550	519	380.00–395.00	387.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	440.00–490.00	463.85
12	350–400	370	400.00–440.00	419.46
10	400–450	423	400.00–415.00	407.72

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.

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