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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jun 22Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

852 head

▲ 448 vs last sale 404▼ 74 vs year ago 926 · −8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 30▼ 122 vs year ago 261 · −46.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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 $433.82/cwt on 52 head, down $10.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +17.69 against this barn's trailing median of $416.12.

Average price

$433.82

▼ 10.32 vs prior sale

52 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$26.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs FL average

−25.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	448.34	2,389	23
Medium and Large 2	532	422.29	2,247	29

One grade step is worth $26.05/cwt here — about $142 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 sale52 hd

433.82

—

FL average2 barns · 62 hd

436.91

−3.10

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−25.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

416.12

+17.69

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	—	Average	1,609	207.34	3,336	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	176.15	2,102	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	153.91	1,564	37

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	213	799.29/cwt	780.00–820.00	1,702	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	707.35/cwt	680.00–740.00	1,966	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	685.50/cwt	660.00–710.00	2,187	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	570.92/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,855	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	625.71/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,059	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	525.51/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,934	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	614.16/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,291	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	564.52/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,111	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	540.46/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,265	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	450.76/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,898	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	490.83/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,076	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	420.22/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,954	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	490.42/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,300	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	449.54/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,131	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	428.67/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,195	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	455.43/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,373	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	435.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,415	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	410.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,338	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	619.91/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,668	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	524.42/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,694	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	484.58/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,570	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	569.38/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,850	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	534.02/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,944	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	435.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,624	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	481.86/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,836	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	480.47/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,042	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	436.23/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,880	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	454.17/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,107	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	415.49/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,961	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	421.23/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,233	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	207.34/cwt	203.00–213.00	3,336	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	159.58/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,593	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	147.93/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,533	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	171.12/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,011	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	189.55/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,354	9

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 404Year ago 926

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 30Year ago 261

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,175	161.00–179.00	171.12
9	—	1,242	185.00–192.00	189.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	998	155.00–167.00	159.58
18	—	1,036	145.00–152.00	147.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	203.00–213.00	207.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	269	590.00–650.00	619.91
20	300–350	325	550.00–590.00	569.38
15	350–400	364	510.00–560.00	534.02
14	400–450	425	460.00–500.00	480.47
13	450–500	464	440.00–470.00	454.17
18	500–550	530	410.00–445.00	421.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	524.42
15	350–400	381	460.00–500.00	481.86
17	400–450	431	420.00–450.00	436.23
17	450–500	472	400.00–430.00	415.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	324	470.00–500.00	484.58
10	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	435.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	213	780.00–820.00	799.29
23	250–300	278	680.00–740.00	707.35
15	300–350	319	660.00–710.00	685.50
16	350–400	373	590.00–640.00	614.16
17	400–450	419	520.00–560.00	540.46
19	450–500	469	470.00–510.00	490.42
15	500–550	521	450.00–460.00	455.43
8	550–600	555	430.00–440.00	435.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	329	600.00–650.00	625.71
17	350–400	374	550.00–580.00	564.52
18	400–450	423	470.00–510.00	490.83
15	450–500	474	440.00–460.00	449.54
19	500–550	512	410.00–440.00	428.67
10	550–600	570	400.00–420.00	410.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	550.00–590.00	570.92
18	350–400	368	510.00–540.00	525.51
19	400–450	421	440.00–460.00	450.76
14	450–500	465	410.00–430.00	420.22

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.