Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

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 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.50/cwt on 42 head, down $2.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +5.65 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$443.50

▼ 2.94 vs prior sale

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$31.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.09

vs FL average

−24.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	456.79	2,439	24
Medium and Large 2	546	425.77	2,324	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.02/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale42 hd

443.50

—

FL average5 barns · 164 hd

438.40

+5.09

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−24.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

+5.65

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	1,663	211.71	3,521	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	177.64	2,451	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	164.05	1,947	23

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,663	211.71/cwt	205.00–218.00	3,521	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	173.52/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,462	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	188.26/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,406	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	164.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,947	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	698.11/cwt	680.00–710.00	1,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	413.40/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	742.22/cwt	700.00–780.00	2,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	784.02/cwt	740.00–830.00	1,693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	461.43/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,381	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	491.52/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,276	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	558.46/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,306	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	617.73/cwt	600.00–635.00	2,236	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	654.24/cwt	630.00–680.00	2,159	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	449.06/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	520.81/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	469.42/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,009	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	571.00/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,107	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	506.78/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,123	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	430.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,238	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	609.62/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,963	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	453.02/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	668.89/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	420.13/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	433.90/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,848	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	398.56/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	576.64/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	527.99/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	476.55/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	526.97/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	575.58/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	579.38/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	651.64/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	459.57/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,114	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	424.81/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,188	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	436.06/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	456.33/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,492	9

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 559Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 167Year ago 139

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	205.00–218.00	211.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,419	165.00–182.00	173.52
19	—	1,278	185.00–191.00	188.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,187	160.00–170.00	164.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	227	680.00–710.00	698.11
12	250–300	275	620.00–680.00	651.64
10	300–350	320	560.00–600.00	579.38
15	350–400	379	500.00–540.00	520.81
18	400–450	428	450.00–490.00	469.42
14	450–500	460	440.00–480.00	459.57
14	500–550	515	415.00–435.00	424.81
7	550–600	571	405.00–425.00	413.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	550.00–600.00	576.64
13	300–350	318	510.00–550.00	527.99
13	350–400	376	460.00–490.00	476.55
13	400–450	426	420.00–445.00	433.90
9	500–550	524	390.00–410.00	398.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	440.00–470.00	456.33
9	350–400	368	420.00–450.00	436.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	216	740.00–830.00	784.02
16	250–300	270	700.00–780.00	742.22
14	300–350	330	630.00–680.00	654.24
21	350–400	362	600.00–635.00	617.73
17	400–450	413	540.00–580.00	558.46
25	450–500	463	475.00–510.00	491.52
15	500–550	516	450.00–475.00	461.43
9	550–600	564	440.00–460.00	449.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	650.00–690.00	668.89
13	300–350	322	600.00–620.00	609.62
13	350–400	369	550.00–590.00	571.00
13	400–450	419	490.00–520.00	506.78
9	450–500	466	440.00–470.00	453.02
10	500–550	520	420.00–440.00	430.29
8	550–600	578	410.00–430.00	420.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	560.00–590.00	575.58
9	350–400	363	510.00–540.00	526.97

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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