Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2026-06-01

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 1
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 596▼ 230 vs year ago 744 · −30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 221▼ 95 vs year ago 248 · −38.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $438.78/cwt on 14 head, down $13.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 28 comparable sales and sits +22.66 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.
Average price
$438.78
▼ 13.90 vs prior sale
14 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,367
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.86
vs FL average
−20.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540438.782,36714thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
438.78
—
FL average6 barns · 87 hd
436.92
+1.86
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−20.41
This barn, trailing median28 sales
416.12
+22.66
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

28 sales
467426385345median 416.1203/0206/0107/2709/2111/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.68, low $358.50, median $416.12 across 28 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,606224.123,5997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,187190.442,26060
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,103174.931,92916

Every lot

30 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1214713.55/cwt700.00–730.001,5277
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273629.08/cwt610.00–650.001,71712
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275693.64/cwt670.00–720.001,90818
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318658.35/cwt630.00–690.002,09422
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3321552.09/cwt530.00–570.001,7727
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324596.39/cwt580.00–620.001,9327
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363609.31/cwt590.00–630.002,21212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365555.21/cwt540.00–570.002,02712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373514.30/cwt500.00–530.001,9188
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418525.27/cwt510.00–540.002,19612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421482.98/cwt470.00–500.002,0339
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3423445.44/cwt430.00–460.001,8846
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466483.89/cwt470.00–500.002,2559
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475446.31/cwt430.00–460.002,12013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518448.86/cwt440.00–460.002,3257
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561428.70/cwt420.00–435.002,4057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273598.72/cwt580.00–620.001,6358
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275528.91/cwt510.00–550.001,4558
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315494.52/cwt480.00–510.001,5588
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323571.16/cwt540.00–600.001,84512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370519.46/cwt500.00–540.001,92214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376463.25/cwt450.00–480.001,74213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416478.61/cwt460.00–500.001,9919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461454.04/cwt440.00–470.002,09311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471430.12/cwt410.00–450.002,02614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510409.80/cwt400.00–420.002,0908
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,606224.12/cwt216.00–235.003,5997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103174.93/cwt170.00–178.001,92916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140183.24/cwt170.00–190.002,08939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273203.82/cwt199.00–212.002,59521

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.