Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.14/cwt on 24 head, up $11.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +5.36 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$444.14

▲ 11.89 vs prior sale

24 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$35.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.10

vs FL average

−24.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	454.57	2,492	17thin
Medium and Large 2	521	418.81	2,182	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.76/cwt here — about $310 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.99, low $369.20, median $438.78 across 25 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 sale24 hd

444.14

—

FL average5 barns · 241 hd

433.03

+11.10

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−24.32

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

+5.36

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	—	Average	1,748	220.62	3,856	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	185.09	2,483	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	168.08	2,037	6thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,748	220.62/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,856	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	180.47/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,337	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	195.86/cwt	191.00–198.00	2,840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	168.08/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	449.78/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	641.74/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	621.28/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	787.94/cwt	750.00–840.00	1,702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	719.05/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	506.59/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	446.26/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	506.23/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	574.13/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,159	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	465.45/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,192	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	516.58/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	483.31/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	554.41/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	438.28/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	617.31/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	600.94/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	658.89/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	558.44/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	469.70/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	466.23/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	447.45/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	515.60/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	412.34/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	459.06/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	460.38/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	419.71/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,182	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	517.24/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,893	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	567.10/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	657.30/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	418.81/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	419.84/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,028	6

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 (Mon)

Mon Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 716Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 190Year ago 169

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	218.00–222.00	220.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,295	175.00–189.00	180.47
3	—	1,450	191.00–198.00	195.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	164.00–172.00	168.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	263	620.00–660.00	641.74
7	300–350	318	540.00–600.00	567.10
9	350–400	366	500.00–540.00	517.24
8	400–450	423	460.00–480.00	469.70
6	450–500	465	440.00–460.00	449.78
8	500–550	520	410.00–430.00	419.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	580.00–640.00	617.31
7	300–350	326	500.00–530.00	516.58
7	350–400	371	475.00–495.00	483.31
7	400–450	424	430.00–450.00	438.28
6	450–500	483	410.00–430.00	419.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	440.00–480.00	459.06
7	350–400	364	430.00–460.00	447.45
5	400–450	428	400.00–420.00	412.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	216	750.00–840.00	787.94
6	250–300	263	700.00–740.00	719.05
9	300–350	313	640.00–680.00	657.30
9	350–400	366	600.00–640.00	621.28
10	400–450	425	530.00–580.00	554.41
7	450–500	465	490.00–520.00	506.59
10	500–550	530	440.00–480.00	460.38
7	550–600	574	435.00–455.00	446.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	640.00–680.00	658.89
8	300–350	320	580.00–620.00	600.94
11	350–400	376	560.00–590.00	574.13
9	400–450	421	490.00–520.00	506.23
15	450–500	471	450.00–480.00	465.45
7	500–550	521	410.00–430.00	418.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	540.00–570.00	558.44
6	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	515.60
9	400–450	421	450.00–480.00	466.23

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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