Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle fully steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.26/cwt on 36 head, down $13.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +9.56 against this barn's trailing median of $380.70.

Average price

$390.26

▼ 13.10 vs prior sale

36 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$65.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.96

vs FL average

−25.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	417.56	2,264	21
Medium and Large 2	546	352.05	1,922	15thin

One grade step is worth $65.50/cwt here — about $343 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $403.37, low $336.00, median $380.70 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 sale36 hd

390.26

—

FL average5 barns · 102 hd

403.22

−12.96

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−25.57

This barn, trailing median12 sales

380.70

+9.56

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	—	Low	1,494	200.62	2,998	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	171.36	2,075	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	167.95	2,841	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,242	157.89	1,961	28

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	696.59/cwt	660.00–730.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	690.29/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	615.95/cwt	570.00–650.00	2,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	465.53/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,202	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,479	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	277.74/cwt	260.00–295.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	313.05/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	652.91/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	435.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,048	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	412.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	568.09/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	450.35/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,914	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	402.87/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	641.90/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,399	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	390.18/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,411	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	737.70/cwt	730.00–745.00	1,402	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	454.74/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,933	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	435.33/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,494	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.43/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	348.71/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,333	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	465.03/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,730	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	430.33/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	502.91/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,137	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	563.39/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,056	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	442.86/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,325	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	182.61/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,347	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	153.57/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,996	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	165.66/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,885	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	159.88/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,927	10
Bulls	—	—	1,389	191.27/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,657	10
Bulls	—	—	1,845	231.79/cwt	230.00–235.00	4,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	402.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	561.15/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	604.66/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,385	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	440.32/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	585.80/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	407.66/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	372.66/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	475.61/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	470.99/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	383.84/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	539.69/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.71/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	319.68/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.38/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	495.18/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	513.08/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	533.15/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,440	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	433.69/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	427.86/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	445.35/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	686.59/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,510	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	655.42/cwt	640.00–670.00	1,757	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	385.39/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,197	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	380.65/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	444.29/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,657	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	172.80/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,072	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	173.93/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,917	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	473	503.23/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	523	460.12/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	430.22/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,465	10

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,069Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 181Year ago 188

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle fully steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	660.00–730.00	696.59
10	250–300	263	680.00–700.00	690.29
9	300–350	329	570.00–650.00	615.95
16	350–400	365	530.00–595.00	563.39
20	400–450	425	485.00–520.00	502.91
66	450–500	473	445.00–485.00	465.53
8	500–550	525	430.00–455.00	442.86
10	550–600	573	420.00–440.00	430.22
4	600–650	620	395.00–410.00	402.62
12	650–700	670	365.00–375.00	370.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	500.00–525.00	513.08
5	350–400	367	470.00–530.00	495.18
8	400–450	425	435.00–455.00	445.35
9	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	433.69
6	500–550	525	415.00–440.00	427.86
12	550–600	570	370.00–400.00	385.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	218	630.00–660.00	641.90
4	250–300	275	630.00–660.00	652.91
8	300–350	328	530.00–590.00	561.15
31	350–400	372	445.00–485.00	465.03
36	400–450	425	440.00–460.00	450.35
41	450–500	470	420.00–450.00	435.84
8	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	412.80
9	550–600	568	380.00–430.00	402.87
6	600–650	628	285.00–340.00	313.05
6	700–750	720	260.00–295.00	277.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	270	515.00–550.00	533.15
5	300–350	324	450.00–500.00	470.99
9	350–400	373	435.00–455.00	444.29
18	400–450	425	385.00–425.00	405.71
4	450–500	465	350.00–410.00	380.65
8	500–550	530	360.00–400.00	380.38
7	550–600	564	300.00–345.00	319.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	475.00–530.00	503.23
4	500–550	523	455.00–465.00	460.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	150–200	190	730.00–745.00	737.70
22	200–250	220	650.00–720.00	686.59
22	250–300	268	640.00–670.00	655.42
5	300–350	340	670.00	670.00
6	350–400	373	550.00–585.00	568.09
11	400–450	425	435.00–470.00	454.74
4	450–500	465	420.00–460.00	440.43
6	500–550	523	420.00–440.00	430.33
14	550–600	573	420.00–450.00	435.33
16	600–650	618	375.00–405.00	390.18
15	650–700	669	325.00–375.00	348.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	229	600.00–610.00	604.66
4	250–300	280	540.00–600.00	585.80
8	300–350	321	500.00–570.00	539.69
6	350–400	370	460.00–490.00	475.61
10	400–450	429	425.00–450.00	440.32
4	450–500	480	400.00–415.00	407.66
7	500–550	524	375.00–405.00	383.84
4	550–600	573	365.00–380.00	372.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,285	179.00–186.00	182.61
10	—	1,205	156.00–164.00	159.88
33	—	1,199	168.00–177.00	172.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,300	151.00–156.00	153.57
10	—	1,138	162.00–169.00	165.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,677	170.00–178.00	173.93
10	—	1,705	160.00–165.00	162.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,389	189.00–194.00	191.27
3	—	1,845	230.00–235.00	231.79

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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