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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▼ 292 vs last sale 906▼ 261 vs year ago 875 · −29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 277▼ 70 vs year ago 201 · −34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 25▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Breaking slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Boning and Lean slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $401.64/cwt on 44 head, down $5.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 23 comparable sales and sits +29.88 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.
Average price
$401.64
▼ 5.25 vs prior sale
44 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.28
vs FL average
−37.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543406.172,20436
Medium and Large 2559381.242,1338thin
One grade step is worth $24.93/cwt here — about $72 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 sale44 hd
401.64
—
FL average5 barns · 240 hd
434.92
−33.28
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
−37.51
This barn, trailing median23 sales
371.76
+29.88
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
451410368326median 371.7605/1207/0708/1809/2911/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,667232.953,88414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483182.022,69816
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,258166.422,09344
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,152140.281,61613

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1206725.18/cwt700.00–810.001,49411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255720.00/cwt700.00–740.001,8362
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318609.58/cwt580.00–650.001,9383
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328527.28/cwt500.00–530.001,72917
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368592.31/cwt565.00–620.002,1802
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378502.60/cwt475.00–520.001,90011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413493.71/cwt480.00–520.002,03913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424459.92/cwt440.00–475.001,95011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462460.33/cwt435.00–485.002,12715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478444.04/cwt425.00–465.002,1236
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530418.27/cwt400.00–435.002,2173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536407.92/cwt395.00–425.002,18627
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563400.92/cwt375.00–410.002,2579
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577359.02/cwt350.00–370.002,0725
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618334.93/cwt325.00–350.002,0704
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632343.20/cwt340.00–370.002,16912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1456
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218620.27/cwt600.00–660.001,3526
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230555.00/cwt550.00–560.001,2772
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy255690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,7601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278590.57/cwt580.00–630.001,6427
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2292550.00/cwt540.00–560.001,6063
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332563.67/cwt560.00–590.001,8718
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334535.30/cwt520.00–540.001,78817
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374524.44/cwt500.00–540.001,96117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389477.72/cwt450.00–495.001,8586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418474.06/cwt460.00–490.001,98211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433429.40/cwt410.00–440.001,8598
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460411.41/cwt400.00–435.001,8923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471429.89/cwt420.00–450.002,02511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507426.26/cwt415.00–450.002,1618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525376.32/cwt365.00–380.001,9764
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy530471.79/cwt460.00–490.002,5003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy570442.48/cwt440.00–445.002,5222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571390.80/cwt375.00–410.002,2317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591350.76/cwt325.00–365.002,0736
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619333.05/cwt325.00–340.002,0625
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622364.15/cwt350.00–380.002,2657
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy633440.16/cwt400.00–480.002,7862
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy670443.08/cwt410.00–490.002,9693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678316.23/cwt300.00–335.002,1444
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy720395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,8441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217732.53/cwt700.00–780.001,5905
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220596.82/cwt590.00–600.001,3133
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272647.26/cwt630.00–690.001,76114
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2279594.57/cwt580.00–610.001,6594
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1306631.99/cwt610.00–640.001,9345
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326565.83/cwt550.00–590.001,8455
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364560.51/cwt540.00–590.002,0408
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381505.51/cwt480.00–530.001,9265
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423496.14/cwt480.00–525.002,0994
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438446.75/cwt425.00–470.001,9576
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476462.83/cwt445.00–485.002,2035
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478401.74/cwt390.00–420.001,9205
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526398.99/cwt390.00–410.002,0995
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532368.28/cwt360.00–375.001,9593
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583373.33/cwt370.00–375.002,1773
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583337.40/cwt330.00–345.001,9672
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685331.59/cwt320.00–340.002,2713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778297.46/cwt295.00–300.002,3142
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,070230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563217.43/cwt216.00–219.003,3982
Bulls——1,656232.87/cwt225.00–238.003,85610
Bulls——1,828248.86/cwt245.00–253.004,5492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045126.22/cwt121.00–130.001,3193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066137.54/cwt132.00–141.001,4666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150178.52/cwt177.00–180.002,0537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184155.14/cwt146.00–160.001,83711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318167.93/cwt161.00–176.002,21326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,360154.94/cwt149.00–162.002,1074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430194.17/cwt192.00–197.002,7774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460169.51/cwt165.00–173.002,4752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508179.66/cwt175.00–186.002,70910
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2698305.73/cwt260.00–360.002,1344
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed936159.05/cwt130.00–180.001,48923
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,008288.47/cwt270.00–330.002,90810
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087197.79/cwt162.00–245.002,15051

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.