Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2025-07-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 14
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
986 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 1,099▼ 155 vs year ago 1,141 · −13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 292▼ 126 vs year ago 306 · −41.2%
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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 sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $344.36/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −43.70 against this barn's trailing median of $388.06.
Average price
$344.36
100 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,861
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.99
vs FL average
−28.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543347.791,88989
Medium and Large 2519316.601,64311thin
One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $246 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 sale100 hd
344.36
—
FL average4 barns · 218 hd
343.36
+0.99
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−28.07
This barn, trailing median22 sales
388.06
−43.70
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

22 sales
467421374328median 388.0603/0206/0807/2708/3111/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $341.73, median $388.06 across 22 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—Low1,655201.863,34212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,367169.982,32416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,188155.591,84850
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023133.061,36126

Every lot

67 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 1224622.46/cwt595.00–645.001,3944
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230554.35/cwt550.00–565.001,2753
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272586.83/cwt565.00–600.001,59614
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323555.26/cwt530.00–585.001,7939
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326493.44/cwt475.00–520.001,6097
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370454.85/cwt430.00–480.001,68326
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374402.26/cwt385.00–425.001,50413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429368.58/cwt350.00–385.001,58118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434398.83/cwt390.00–425.001,73132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472371.62/cwt350.00–390.001,75445
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477332.55/cwt325.00–345.001,5865
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507321.45/cwt300.00–325.001,6309
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524350.29/cwt340.00–370.001,83655
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573294.80/cwt290.00–300.001,6892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574343.74/cwt325.00–365.001,97334
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622292.75/cwt285.00–305.001,8215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623329.02/cwt315.00–345.002,05011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2150460.00/cwt460.00–460.006901
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1174537.48/cwt510.00–570.009354
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1221476.34/cwt445.00–495.001,0536
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270406.47/cwt390.00–420.001,09710
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271456.87/cwt430.00–480.001,23817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315388.29/cwt365.00–400.001,22313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322430.96/cwt405.00–455.001,38818
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366343.38/cwt325.00–350.001,2578
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378379.69/cwt360.00–410.001,43530
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420362.79/cwt345.00–385.001,52435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426330.76/cwt320.00–340.001,4095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465324.68/cwt315.00–330.001,5103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473353.36/cwt335.00–375.001,67136
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528303.60/cwt300.00–310.001,6034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531339.46/cwt325.00–365.001,80327
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575334.77/cwt325.00–350.001,92513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630286.71/cwt275.00–300.001,8063
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1177637.83/cwt620.00–670.001,1293
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215615.50/cwt600.00–625.001,3233
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215554.30/cwt545.00–565.001,1923
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263581.29/cwt560.00–590.001,5295
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265515.16/cwt490.00–530.001,3653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322559.44/cwt530.00–585.001,8015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373407.05/cwt390.00–425.001,5186
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374440.01/cwt430.00–455.001,6469
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424373.92/cwt365.00–385.001,5857
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433401.40/cwt390.00–435.001,7388
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471371.77/cwt350.00–382.001,75119
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472336.34/cwt325.00–345.001,5883
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522351.31/cwt340.00–365.001,8343
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563324.53/cwt300.00–335.001,8276
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615259.76/cwt250.00–265.001,5983
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623284.46/cwt270.00–300.001,7722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1691
Bulls——1,648192.76/cwt188.00–195.003,1774
Bulls——1,724210.18/cwt202.00–221.003,6247
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%977127.37/cwt124.00–132.001,24410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052136.61/cwt133.00–143.001,43716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163148.96/cwt144.00–152.001,73218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,165160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176156.36/cwt153.00–159.001,83923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267166.89/cwt162.00–172.002,1149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363164.74/cwt162.00–168.002,2457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396175.82/cwt171.00–181.002,4548

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.