Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2025-06-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 23
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 1,073▲ 104 vs year ago 798 · +13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 240▲ 44 vs year ago 221 · +19.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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 $329.42/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −40.92 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$329.42
42 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.41
vs FL average
−6.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536332.091,77937
Medium and Large 2509309.651,5765thin
One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $203 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 sale42 hd
329.42
—
FL average4 barns · 142 hd
326.00
+3.41
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−6.49
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−40.92
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—Average1,493192.192,87014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,263170.372,15218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171162.671,90651
CowsLean 85-90%Average869138.291,20215

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272532.96/cwt500.00–555.001,45015
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273463.76/cwt450.00–480.001,2662
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325496.07/cwt475.00–525.001,6127
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334435.11/cwt425.00–470.001,4534
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2361395.43/cwt370.00–405.001,4284
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377432.11/cwt410.00–460.001,62921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423371.57/cwt355.00–390.001,5724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425416.34/cwt395.00–440.001,76916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477366.14/cwt350.00–390.001,74660
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5004
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513353.72/cwt325.00–365.001,81524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566343.97/cwt320.00–355.001,94724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620325.30/cwt310.00–335.002,01712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200375.00/cwt375.00–375.007501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1211445.42/cwt410.00–455.009406
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270427.22/cwt410.00–445.001,1538
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273378.76/cwt365.00–395.001,0342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333371.68/cwt360.00–400.001,23841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336330.36/cwt325.00–355.001,1105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359343.40/cwt320.00–350.001,2335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375373.80/cwt355.00–395.001,40220
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415327.85/cwt315.00–335.001,3613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426357.36/cwt340.00–380.001,52244
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465346.57/cwt320.00–360.001,61230
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473299.52/cwt290.00–310.001,4172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509309.65/cwt290.00–315.001,5765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526337.34/cwt325.00–355.001,77430
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577309.58/cwt300.00–325.001,7867
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223555.73/cwt540.00–575.001,2392
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233609.03/cwt600.00–640.001,4196
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270524.50/cwt495.00–555.001,41622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323456.63/cwt445.00–470.001,4752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326495.92/cwt475.00–525.001,6176
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373392.05/cwt385.00–400.001,4622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374425.92/cwt415.00–435.001,5934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419382.30/cwt360.00–400.001,6027
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423339.20/cwt325.00–355.001,4352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469351.34/cwt325.00–365.001,64815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529333.06/cwt325.00–345.001,7626
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573337.40/cwt335.00–340.001,9332
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623302.23/cwt295.00–310.001,8832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345176.68/cwt175.00–180.002,3763
Bulls——1,481189.66/cwt182.00–197.002,8097
Bulls——1,626208.25/cwt201.00–215.003,3864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%848141.30/cwt137.00–147.001,19810
Cows—Lean 85-90%912132.27/cwt129.00–136.001,2065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,125154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138161.21/cwt158.00–165.001,83512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145153.04/cwt149.00–156.001,75217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210170.91/cwt166.00–176.002,06822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,266174.32/cwt170.00–178.002,20712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283164.16/cwt161.00–167.002,1065

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.