Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2025-06-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 16
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 794▲ 364 vs year ago 709 · +51.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 175▲ 118 vs year ago 122 · +96.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.19/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −52.15 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$318.19
54 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.37
vs FL average
−15.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557320.101,78248
Medium and Large 2532302.961,6116thin
One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about $171 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 sale54 hd
318.19
—
FL average4 barns · 92 hd
319.56
−1.37
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−15.92
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−52.15
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

24 sales
425388350313median 370.3403/0205/1807/2008/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.53, low $327.47, median $370.34 across 24 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—Average1,406188.422,64920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,282167.002,14214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,126159.561,79763
CowsLean 85-90%Low973135.841,3219thin

Every lot

64 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,1401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223626.97/cwt600.00–660.001,3982
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276523.46/cwt500.00–550.001,4458
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315481.27/cwt455.00–495.001,51611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323426.28/cwt410.00–445.001,3772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384432.66/cwt420.00–470.001,66119
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384387.98/cwt380.00–415.001,4904
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2411378.24/cwt360.00–385.001,5554
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428408.86/cwt395.00–435.001,75028
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477366.05/cwt350.00–390.001,74623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512362.57/cwt335.00–370.001,85633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573343.99/cwt330.00–360.001,97133
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611324.60/cwt310.00–330.001,98317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2634279.73/cwt275.00–295.001,7738
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1218443.46/cwt425.00–460.009677
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265372.01/cwt350.00–385.009863
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274408.61/cwt390.00–435.001,12015
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300320.00/cwt320.00–320.009601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327366.76/cwt350.00–390.001,19943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359333.40/cwt310.00–340.001,1975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375362.11/cwt345.00–385.001,35839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2409319.56/cwt300.00–325.001,3075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417356.73/cwt330.00–370.001,48869
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471344.64/cwt325.00–365.001,62322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480306.25/cwt300.00–320.001,4703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511313.34/cwt295.00–320.001,6014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531336.77/cwt325.00–365.001,78820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573282.21/cwt275.00–290.001,6172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575308.19/cwt295.00–325.001,77228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625257.48/cwt245.00–275.001,60911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,1401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1241595.28/cwt590.00–660.001,43511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273528.60/cwt500.00–560.001,44310
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1309494.70/cwt460.00–505.001,52912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323426.28/cwt410.00–445.001,3772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373394.40/cwt385.00–405.001,4712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374441.76/cwt425.00–465.001,6524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423342.10/cwt335.00–350.001,4472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424378.79/cwt360.00–400.001,60612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480331.25/cwt325.00–345.001,5903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481361.77/cwt350.00–385.001,74012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515309.71/cwt300.00–315.001,5953
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524342.13/cwt330.00–355.001,79315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5132
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589294.80/cwt290.00–320.001,73612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5006
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622296.49/cwt290.00–305.001,8443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,214175.81/cwt168.00–180.002,1349
Bulls——1,525191.27/cwt185.00–197.002,9176
Bulls——1,609207.68/cwt200.00–219.003,3425
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0811
Cows—Lean 85-90%986137.19/cwt130.00–140.001,3538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094154.01/cwt150.00–158.001,68523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126145.22/cwt142.00–148.001,6354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147164.70/cwt159.00–169.001,88936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,254168.25/cwt164.00–175.002,11012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,2391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3871

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.