Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.63/cwt on 32 head, up $2.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −1.21 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$436.63

▲ 2.05 vs prior sale

32 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs FL average

−22.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	444.32	2,428	22
Medium and Large 2	520	419.71	2,182	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $245 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 sale32 hd

436.63

—

FL average6 barns · 83 hd

434.88

+1.75

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−22.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−1.21

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	1,573	224.49	3,531	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	187.27	2,412	81

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,517	220.60/cwt	213.00–229.00	3,347	11
Bulls	—	—	1,777	238.77/cwt	233.00–251.00	4,243	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	180.92/cwt	162.00–197.00	2,383	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	207.99/cwt	200.00–214.00	2,481	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	455.45/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,904	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	435.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,045	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	452.14/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	659.08/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,142	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	477.30/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,210	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	610.56/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,198	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	434.94/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	671.07/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	514.47/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,186	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	480.25/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,998	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	622.27/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	609.00/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,937	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	495.47/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,586	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	471.20/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,772	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	449.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	419.71/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,182	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	410.75/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,959	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,786	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	515.60/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,934	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	505.20/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	586.32/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,554	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	409.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,118	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	549.53/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,748	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	449.59/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,902	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	570.78/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,844	12

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 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 923Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 292Year ago 198

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,517	213.00–229.00	220.60
3	—	1,777	233.00–251.00	238.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,317	162.00–197.00	180.92
19	—	1,193	200.00–214.00	207.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	265	550.00–620.00	586.32
22	300–350	318	530.00–570.00	549.53
12	350–400	370	500.00–510.00	505.20
10	400–450	418	440.00–470.00	455.45
10	450–500	470	430.00–440.00	435.11
17	500–550	517	400.00–420.00	409.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	320	480.00–510.00	495.47
25	350–400	376	455.00–485.00	471.20
12	400–450	425	410.00–430.00	420.24
11	450–500	477	400.00–420.00	410.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	264	650.00–690.00	671.07
14	300–350	325	640.00–680.00	659.08
16	350–400	360	590.00–630.00	610.56
12	400–450	425	500.00–530.00	514.47
14	450–500	463	470.00–485.00	477.30
12	500–550	520	440.00–465.00	452.14
10	550–600	578	430.00–440.00	434.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	271	600.00–640.00	622.27
13	300–350	318	600.00–620.00	609.00
9	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
15	400–450	416	470.00–490.00	480.25
10	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	449.63
10	500–550	520	410.00–430.00	419.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	570.78
14	350–400	375	500.00–530.00	515.60
16	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	449.59

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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