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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 514▼ 32 vs year ago 597 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 153▲ 11 vs year ago 178 · +6.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.13/cwt on 31 head, down $6.65 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +16.01 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$432.13

▼ 6.65 vs prior sale

31 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$17.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs FL average

−21.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	437.77	2,380	21
Medium and Large 2	520	420.29	2,186	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.48/cwt here — about $194 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

432.13

—

FL average6 barns · 169 hd

438.00

−5.87

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−21.59

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+16.01

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,610	234.07	3,769	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	183.97	2,292	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	168.00	1,903	26

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	718.12/cwt	710.00–730.00	1,609	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	693.58/cwt	670.00–720.00	1,838	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	628.89/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,755	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	655.35/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,084	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	540.47/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,724	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	605.96/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,951	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	599.13/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,229	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	518.56/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,939	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	555.25/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,082	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	489.82/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,023	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	536.83/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,271	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	449.06/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,917	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	500.27/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,316	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	449.79/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,137	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	420.29/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,186	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	447.68/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,341	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	424.55/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,424	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	413.96/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,533	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	550.48/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,448	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	613.06/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,655	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	554.65/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,764	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	493.15/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,583	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	457.24/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,481	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	505.21/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,829	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	462.48/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,679	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	420.27/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,576	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	429.70/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,818	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	458.11/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,952	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	420.32/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,976	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	216.38/cwt	215.00–218.00	2,841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	230.84/cwt	226.00–235.00	3,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	245.34/cwt	241.00–254.00	4,343	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	168.00/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,903	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	179.03/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,224	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	195.34/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,452	23

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Mon Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 514Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 153Year ago 178

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	215.00–218.00	216.38
3	—	1,595	226.00–235.00	230.84
4	—	1,770	241.00–254.00	245.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,242	171.00–186.00	179.03
23	—	1,255	192.00–199.00	195.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,133	165.00–174.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	224	710.00–730.00	718.12
10	250–300	265	670.00–720.00	693.58
14	300–350	318	640.00–670.00	655.35
13	350–400	372	580.00–620.00	599.13
10	400–450	423	515.00–560.00	536.83
12	450–500	463	490.00–510.00	500.27
12	500–550	523	440.00–455.00	447.68
9	550–600	571	420.00–430.00	424.55
6	600–650	612	410.00–422.00	413.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	279	610.00–650.00	628.89
13	300–350	322	580.00–630.00	605.96
23	350–400	375	540.00–570.00	555.25
18	400–450	413	480.00–500.00	489.82
12	450–500	475	440.00–460.00	449.79
10	500–550	520	410.00–430.00	420.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	520.00–570.00	540.47
9	350–400	374	510.00–530.00	518.56
9	400–450	427	440.00–460.00	449.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	270	580.00–650.00	613.06
12	300–350	318	540.00–570.00	554.65
13	350–400	362	500.00–510.00	505.21
11	400–450	426	445.00–475.00	458.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	263	540.00–560.00	550.48
13	300–350	321	480.00–510.00	493.15
15	350–400	363	440.00–490.00	462.48
14	400–450	423	420.00–440.00	429.70
10	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	420.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	440.00–470.00	457.24
8	350–400	375	410.00–430.00	420.27

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.