Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2026-06-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 23
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 1,069▲ 452 vs year ago 548 · +82.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 181▼ 13 vs year ago 188 · −6.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle fully steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.26/cwt on 36 head, down $13.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 23 comparable sales and sits +47.51 against this barn's trailing median of $342.75.
Average price
$390.26
▼ 13.10 vs prior sale
36 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.96
vs FL average
−25.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542417.562,26421
Medium and Large 2546352.051,92215thin
One grade step is worth $65.50/cwt here — about $343 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 sale36 hd
390.26
—
FL average5 barns · 102 hd
403.22
−12.96
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−25.57
This barn, trailing median23 sales
342.75
+47.51
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
417378339300median 342.7505/1907/0708/1809/2911/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $403.37, low $313.61, median $342.75 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,494200.622,99813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211171.362,07549
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,692167.952,84119
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,242157.891,96128

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220696.59/cwt660.00–730.001,5324
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263690.29/cwt680.00–700.001,81510
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325513.08/cwt500.00–525.001,6686
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329615.95/cwt570.00–650.002,0269
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365563.39/cwt530.00–595.002,05616
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367495.18/cwt470.00–530.001,8175
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425502.91/cwt485.00–520.002,13720
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425445.35/cwt435.00–455.001,8938
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465433.69/cwt425.00–450.002,0179
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473465.53/cwt445.00–485.002,20266
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525442.86/cwt430.00–455.002,3258
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525427.86/cwt415.00–440.002,2466
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570385.39/cwt370.00–400.002,19712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573430.22/cwt420.00–440.002,46510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620402.62/cwt395.00–410.002,4964
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670370.07/cwt365.00–375.002,47912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218641.90/cwt630.00–660.001,3998
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270533.15/cwt515.00–550.001,44022
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275652.91/cwt630.00–660.001,7964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324470.99/cwt450.00–500.001,5265
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328561.15/cwt530.00–590.001,8418
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372465.03/cwt445.00–485.001,73031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373444.29/cwt435.00–455.001,6579
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425450.35/cwt440.00–460.001,91436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425405.71/cwt385.00–425.001,72418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465380.65/cwt350.00–410.001,7704
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470435.84/cwt420.00–450.002,04841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Replacement473503.23/cwt475.00–530.002,3808
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement523460.12/cwt455.00–465.002,4064
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523412.80/cwt400.00–425.002,1598
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530380.38/cwt360.00–400.002,0168
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564319.68/cwt300.00–345.001,8037
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568402.87/cwt380.00–430.002,2889
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628313.05/cwt285.00–340.001,9666
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720277.74/cwt260.00–295.002,0006
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1190737.70/cwt730.00–745.001,40216
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220686.59/cwt650.00–720.001,51022
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2229604.66/cwt600.00–610.001,3859
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268655.42/cwt640.00–670.001,75722
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280585.80/cwt540.00–600.001,6404
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321539.69/cwt500.00–570.001,7328
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,2785
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370475.61/cwt460.00–490.001,7606
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373568.09/cwt550.00–585.002,1196
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425454.74/cwt435.00–470.001,93311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429440.32/cwt425.00–450.001,88910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465440.43/cwt420.00–460.002,0484
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480407.66/cwt400.00–415.001,9574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523430.33/cwt420.00–440.002,2516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524383.84/cwt375.00–405.002,0117
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573435.33/cwt420.00–450.002,49414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573372.66/cwt365.00–380.002,1354
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618390.18/cwt375.00–405.002,41116
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669348.71/cwt325.00–375.002,33315
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,389191.27/cwt189.00–194.002,65710
Bulls——1,845231.79/cwt230.00–235.004,2773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138165.66/cwt162.00–169.001,88510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199172.80/cwt168.00–177.002,07233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205159.88/cwt156.00–164.001,92710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285182.61/cwt179.00–186.002,3476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,300153.57/cwt151.00–156.001,99618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,677173.93/cwt170.00–178.002,9179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705162.57/cwt160.00–165.002,77210

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.