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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jun 17

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 700▼ 374 vs year ago 933 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 164▼ 112 vs year ago 279 · −40.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $446.44/cwt on 24 head, up $11.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +18.86 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$446.44

▲ 11.86 vs prior sale

24 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.33

vs FL average

−12.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	452.80	2,346	18thin
Medium and Large 2	520	427.36	2,222	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $123 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

446.44

—

FL average6 barns · 288 hd

429.11

+17.33

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−12.61

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

+18.86

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $427.58 across 34 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	1,694	226.50	3,838	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	183.49	2,178	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	169.43	1,852	20

Every lot

37 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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	737.01/cwt	710.00–760.00	1,607	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	645.69/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,763	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	718.20/cwt	680.00–760.00	1,997	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	608.99/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,906	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	580.39/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,875	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	639.69/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,079	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	599.31/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,175	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	554.04/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,017	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	518.24/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,938	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	491.29/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,029	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	452.51/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,905	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	535.74/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,266	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	444.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,046	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	480.47/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,282	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	452.80/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,346	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	427.36/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,222	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	406.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,538	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	698.47/cwt	660.00–730.00	1,565	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	632.71/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,696	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	534.65/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,700	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	580.62/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,887	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	477.74/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,572	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	514.69/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,868	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.81/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,742	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	424.70/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,584	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	434.12/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,841	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	460.24/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,956	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	418.78/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,943	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	445.16/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,083	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	388.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,016	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	419.67/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,195	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	211.38/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,185	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	227.19/cwt	220.00–231.00	3,744	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	248.16/cwt	245.00–251.00	5,075	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	169.43/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,852	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	181.65/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,116	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	194.09/cwt	191.00–197.00	2,552	8

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 (Wed)

Wed Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 700Year ago 933

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 164Year ago 279

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

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	224	660.00–730.00	698.47
8	250–300	268	600.00–670.00	632.71
8	300–350	325	560.00–600.00	580.62
12	350–400	363	500.00–530.00	514.69
10	400–450	425	450.00–470.00	460.24
10	450–500	468	435.00–455.00	445.16
8	500–550	523	410.00–430.00	419.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	460.00–500.00	477.74
10	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	424.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	520.00–550.00	534.65
8	350–400	370	450.00–490.00	470.81
9	400–450	424	425.00–445.00	434.12
7	450–500	464	410.00–430.00	418.78
7	500–550	519	380.00–400.00	388.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	710.00–760.00	737.01
8	250–300	278	680.00–760.00	718.20
8	300–350	325	630.00–650.00	639.69
10	350–400	363	580.00–620.00	599.31
16	400–450	423	510.00–560.00	535.74
12	450–500	475	465.00–495.00	480.47
18	500–550	518	440.00–465.00	452.80
5	600–650	625	400.00–410.00	406.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	620.00–670.00	645.69
13	300–350	313	600.00–620.00	608.99
11	350–400	364	540.00–570.00	554.04
9	400–450	413	480.00–500.00	491.29
8	450–500	460	435.00–455.00	444.78
6	500–550	520	420.00–435.00	427.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	570.00–590.00	580.39
7	350–400	374	510.00–530.00	518.24
7	400–450	421	440.00–470.00	452.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,093	165.00–176.00	169.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,315	191.00–197.00	194.09
46	—	1,165	175.00–187.00	181.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	210.00–212.00	211.38
2	—	2,045	245.00–251.00	248.16
3	—	1,648	220.00–231.00	227.19

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.