Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady and feeder classes steady to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.76/cwt on 95 head, down $18.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 12 comparable sales and sits +14.50 against this barn's trailing median of $404.26.

Average price

$418.76

▼ 18.56 vs prior sale

95 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

vs FL average

−34.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	421.17	2,244	90
Medium and Large 2	538	375.43	2,021	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.73/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $352.47, median $404.26 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

418.76

—

FL average7 barns · 295 hd

432.95

−14.19

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−34.96

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.26

+14.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,445	224.75	3,249	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	175.84	2,434	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	173.25	2,098	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	151.27	1,601	6thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	651.90/cwt	620.00–685.00	1,754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	373.49/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	416.01/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	532.58/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	435.80/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,639	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	597.01/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	378.92/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	543.32/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	419.68/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	437.88/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,071	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	378.07/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	394.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	404.35/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	658.60/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	382.65/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	536.63/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	457.49/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	364.61/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	331.25/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	369.43/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	170.62/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,471	5
Bulls	—	—	1,371	216.56/cwt	209.00–221.00	2,969	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	181.54/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,425	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	159.97/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,886	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	168.70/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,073	61
Bulls	—	—	1,527	232.22/cwt	224.00–244.00	3,546	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	492.90/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,119	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	588.43/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	535.46/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,083	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	656.01/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	401.35/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,296	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	474.82/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	416.77/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,950	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	573.30/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	341.87/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	439.17/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,104	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	429.22/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,219	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	418.80/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,797	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	636.97/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	172	733.59/cwt	700.00–770.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	544.46/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,053	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	718.22/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	372.05/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	323.40/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	389.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	502.79/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	402.37/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	497.37/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	448.93/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	500.42/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,117	26
Bulls	—	—	1,128	201.91/cwt	197.00–206.00	2,278	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	145.47/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	157.07/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	180.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,157	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	416.39/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,907	6

How this sale compares

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jun 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 471Year ago 1,109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 262Year ago 132

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady and feeder classes steady to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	172	700.00–770.00	733.59
3	200–250	225	700.00–750.00	718.22
10	250–300	269	620.00–685.00	651.90
7	300–350	315	565.00–580.00	573.30
24	350–400	389	530.00–580.00	535.46
11	400–450	430	475.00–515.00	492.90
15	450–500	473	425.00–445.00	437.88
5	500–550	522	370.00–400.00	389.71
4	550–600	574	355.00–390.00	372.05
4	600–650	628	305.00–340.00	323.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	640.00–670.00	658.60
3	250–300	265	575.00–610.00	597.01
3	300–350	330	525.00–550.00	532.58
3	350–400	365	475.00–510.00	497.37
3	400–450	415	435.00–470.00	457.49
3	450–500	465	385.00–415.00	404.35
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	272	640.00–670.00	656.01
6	300–350	324	570.00–620.00	588.43
23	350–400	377	520.00–580.00	544.46
26	400–450	423	475.00–525.00	500.42
49	450–500	479	425.00–470.00	439.17
64	500–550	517	400.00–445.00	429.22
26	550–600	572	380.00–420.00	401.35
8	600–650	616	350.00–385.00	373.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	525.00–550.00	536.63
3	350–400	365	490.00–510.00	502.79
2	400–450	423	430.00–470.00	448.93
6	450–500	458	400.00–420.00	416.39
3	500–550	515	360.00–395.00	382.65
2	550–600	573	355.00–375.00	364.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	610.00–670.00	636.97
7	250–300	265	510.00–560.00	543.32
18	300–350	323	450.00–500.00	474.82
50	350–400	376	420.00–465.00	435.80
27	400–450	429	405.00–450.00	418.80
15	450–500	468	400.00–440.00	416.77
3	500–550	530	405.00–440.00	416.01
6	550–600	578	370.00–400.00	378.92
4	600–650	623	325.00–360.00	341.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
5	300–350	327	405.00–445.00	419.68
3	350–400	365	380.00–415.00	402.37
6	400–450	408	370.00–400.00	394.54
8	450–500	467	360.00–390.00	378.07
3	500–550	530	360.00–390.00	369.43
4	550–600	550	325.00–350.00	331.25
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	168.00–172.00	170.62
7	—	1,336	174.00–189.00	181.54
1	—	1,400	162.00	162.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,179	156.00–163.00	159.97
61	—	1,229	164.00–174.00	168.70
60	—	1,198	175.00–190.00	180.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	141.00–148.00	145.47
3	—	1,042	154.00–159.00	157.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,371	209.00–221.00	216.56
16	—	1,527	224.00–244.00	232.22
2	—	1,128	197.00–206.00	201.91

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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