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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
906 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 1,000▼ 115 vs year ago 1,021 · −11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 175▼ 51 vs year ago 328 · −15.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.22/cwt on 28 head, down $1.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 23 comparable sales and sits +46.47 against this barn's trailing median of $342.75.
Average price
$389.22
▼ 1.04 vs prior sale
28 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.19
vs FL average
−26.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542407.242,20717thin
Medium and Large 2547361.371,97511thin
One grade step is worth $45.87/cwt here — about $232 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 sale28 hd
389.22
—
FL average5 barns · 107 hd
388.03
+1.19
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−26.89
This barn, trailing median23 sales
342.75
+46.47
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—Low1,478213.773,16021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,279178.662,2858thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,134172.361,95526
CowsLean 85-90%Average842141.901,19413

Every lot

78 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324594.03/cwt590.00–640.001,92513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333549.55/cwt530.00–570.001,8302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363557.69/cwt540.00–570.002,0245
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2392470.98/cwt460.00–515.001,84612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403491.18/cwt485.00–520.001,9799
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437454.72/cwt430.00–470.001,98719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1451454.44/cwt450.00–455.002,0509
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474419.27/cwt400.00–435.001,9879
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513431.15/cwt415.00–495.002,21211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523400.78/cwt380.00–410.002,09619
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584393.18/cwt385.00–400.002,29611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631383.63/cwt375.00–390.002,42126
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705357.41/cwt345.00–370.002,5202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1234666.79/cwt655.00–700.001,5604
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273565.98/cwt540.00–600.001,5453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310567.73/cwt555.00–630.001,76021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331517.32/cwt500.00–550.001,7129
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359527.80/cwt510.00–555.001,8955
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377467.94/cwt425.00–495.001,76412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412428.81/cwt422.50–450.001,76721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432411.87/cwt400.00–420.001,77917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy456455.40/cwt450.00–465.002,07712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463404.12/cwt385.00–415.001,87117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465426.17/cwt420.00–435.001,98213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520413.62/cwt395.00–430.002,1518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527375.19/cwt360.00–390.001,9776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569395.52/cwt380.00–410.002,2518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570344.79/cwt310.00–365.001,9655
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605382.56/cwt375.00–390.002,3142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,2751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684324.91/cwt300.00–340.002,2225
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713370.26/cwt355.00–385.002,6402
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy750410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,0751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6741
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279657.76/cwt640.00–680.001,8354
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305620.00/cwt610.00–640.001,8913
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324541.07/cwt520.00–555.001,7537
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364563.30/cwt540.00–595.002,0507
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371504.67/cwt480.00–530.001,87213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415486.45/cwt470.00–510.002,0194
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425425.70/cwt400.00–465.001,80912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458436.30/cwt425.00–455.001,9984
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475396.71/cwt370.00–425.001,88419
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524374.40/cwt360.00–400.001,96212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526408.48/cwt395.00–435.002,14910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567353.31/cwt335.00–365.002,0036
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576409.88/cwt385.00–425.002,3614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631337.52/cwt315.00–350.002,1304
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665387.48/cwt385.00–390.002,5772
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685337.50/cwt330.00–345.002,3122
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728315.15/cwt300.00–330.002,2942
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2808244.94/cwt225.00–265.001,9792
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1868269.93/cwt265.00–275.002,3432
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1561
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4571
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2421
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380190.87/cwt180.00–200.002,6348
Bulls——1,483222.21/cwt208.00–231.003,29510
Bulls——1,723246.67/cwt235.00–254.004,2503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%815133.65/cwt130.00–140.001,0897
Cows—Lean 85-90%873151.52/cwt146.00–155.001,3236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085168.97/cwt162.00–176.001,83312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131158.07/cwt153.00–160.001,7885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202184.81/cwt179.00–190.002,2219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,210164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,258187.29/cwt184.00–190.002,3564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330172.05/cwt170.00–176.002,2883
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed889158.25/cwt149.00–173.001,4077
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,021219.79/cwt194.00–265.002,2447

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.