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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,069 head

▲ 344 vs last sale 725▲ 321 vs year ago 748 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

181 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 276▼ 26 vs year ago 207 · −12.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly 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 $421.31/cwt on 99 head, up $2.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 23 comparable sales and sits +49.55 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$421.31

▲ 2.55 vs prior sale

99 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$39.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs FL average

−37.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	423.69	2,308	93
Medium and Large 2	540	384.45	2,076	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.24/cwt here — about $232 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 sale99 hd

421.31

—

FL average6 barns · 305 hd

428.49

−7.18

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−37.74

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

+49.55

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $371.76 across 23 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	1,502	229.14	3,441	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	182.36	2,395	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	170.32	2,128	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	152.24	1,485	15

Every lot

61 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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	230	718.70/cwt	710.00–740.00	1,653	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	641.85/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,778	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	553.60/cwt	535.00–575.00	1,788	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	603.07/cwt	580.00–645.00	1,984	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	509.09/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,899	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	555.77/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,090	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	510.12/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,183	58
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	453.95/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,952	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	457.89/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,148	78
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	409.29/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,936	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	396.18/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,040	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	428.93/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,252	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	372.71/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,106	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	417.04/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,377	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	342.05/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,131	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	372.08/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,344	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	165	592.12/cwt	580.00–600.00	977	3
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	175	641.14/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,122	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	261	513.71/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,341	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	552.90/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,548	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	472.45/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,535	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	425.62/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,422	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	451.21/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,679	48
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	406.74/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,517	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	413.61/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,787	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	379.61/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,648	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	371.67/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,758	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	412.70/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,981	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	412.89/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,143	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	400.42/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,270	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	359.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,061	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	397.05/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,474	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	349.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,178	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,360	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	637.21/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,370	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	606.23/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,946	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,013	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	506.74/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,890	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	436.28/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,085	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	402.05/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,067	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	393.88/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,241	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	381.23/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,371	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	237.19/cwt	233.00–240.00	3,835	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	155.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,471	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	145.65/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,507	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	158.28/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,777	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	177.50/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,199	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	166.82/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,112	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	183.66/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,386	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1

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 →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,069Last week 725Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 276Year ago 207

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	175	620.00–670.00	641.14
13	250–300	280	540.00–590.00	552.90
18	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	472.45
48	350–400	372	425.00–475.00	451.21
39	400–450	432	400.00–445.00	413.61
38	450–500	480	400.00–440.00	412.70
17	500–550	519	390.00–430.00	412.89
6	550–600	567	380.00–415.00	400.42
2	600–650	623	385.00–410.00	397.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	580.00–600.00	592.12
4	250–300	261	485.00–525.00	513.71
4	300–350	334	420.00–445.00	425.62
2	350–400	373	395.00–420.00	406.74
4	400–450	434	375.00–395.00	379.61
2	450–500	473	355.00–390.00	371.67
2	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	359.61
2	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	349.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	710.00–740.00	718.70
15	250–300	277	620.00–680.00	641.85
28	300–350	329	580.00–645.00	603.07
34	350–400	376	530.00–590.00	555.77
58	400–450	428	490.00–545.00	510.12
78	450–500	469	430.00–480.00	457.89
52	500–550	525	410.00–455.00	428.93
41	550–600	570	395.00–435.00	417.04
17	600–650	630	360.00–400.00	372.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	323	535.00–575.00	553.60
2	350–400	373	495.00–525.00	509.09
3	400–450	430	440.00–485.00	453.95
2	450–500	473	395.00–425.00	409.29
3	500–550	515	380.00–405.00	396.18
3	550–600	565	350.00–385.00	372.71
4	600–650	623	330.00–355.00	342.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	600.00–660.00	637.21
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	373	495.00–520.00	506.74
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	600	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	680.00	680.00
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
5	300–350	321	580.00–625.00	606.23
1	350–400	350	575.00	575.00
7	450–500	478	430.00–450.00	436.28
13	500–550	514	375.00–415.00	402.05
10	550–600	569	380.00–405.00	393.88
3	600–650	622	360.00–395.00	381.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	157.00–160.00	158.28
16	—	1,239	172.00–187.00	177.50
26	—	1,266	162.00–171.00	166.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	141.00–149.00	145.65
10	—	946	154.00–160.00	155.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	179.00–188.00	183.66
1	—	1,430	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,617	233.00–240.00	237.19

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.