Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

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 class

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 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +8.52 against this barn's trailing median of $380.70.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	407.24	2,207	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	361.37	1,975	11thin

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.

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 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 median12 sales

380.70

+8.52

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	1,478	213.77	3,160	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	178.66	2,285	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	172.36	1,955	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	842	141.90	1,194	13

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	337.52/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	244.94/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	491.18/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	400.78/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,096	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	504.67/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	454.44/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	567.73/cwt	555.00–630.00	1,760	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	527.80/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	594.03/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	393.18/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	357.41/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	486.45/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	269.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	428.81/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,767	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	413.62/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	395.52/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	431.15/cwt	415.00–495.00	2,212	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	657.76/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	409.88/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	426.17/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	666.79/cwt	655.00–700.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	370.26/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	387.48/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	408.48/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,149	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	436.30/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	563.30/cwt	540.00–595.00	2,050	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	620.00/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,891	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	172.05/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,288	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	158.07/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,380	190.87/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,634	8
Bulls	—	—	1,723	246.67/cwt	235.00–254.00	4,250	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	151.52/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,323	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	353.31/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	425.70/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,809	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	382.56/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	374.40/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,962	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	396.71/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,884	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	467.94/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	565.98/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	470.98/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,846	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	315.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	411.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,779	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	404.12/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,871	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	541.07/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	375.19/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	454.72/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,987	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	344.79/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	517.32/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	549.55/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	419.27/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	889	158.25/cwt	149.00–173.00	1,407	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	219.79/cwt	194.00–265.00	2,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	557.69/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	383.63/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,421	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	324.91/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,222	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	222.21/cwt	208.00–231.00	3,295	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	184.81/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,221	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	168.97/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,833	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	187.29/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,356	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	455.40/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,077	12

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 906Last week 1,000Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 175Year ago 328

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	660.00	660.00
7	300–350	324	520.00–555.00	541.07
13	350–400	371	480.00–530.00	504.67
12	400–450	425	400.00–465.00	425.70
19	450–500	475	370.00–425.00	396.71
12	500–550	524	360.00–400.00	374.40
6	550–600	567	335.00–365.00	353.31
4	600–650	631	315.00–350.00	337.52
2	650–700	685	330.00–345.00	337.50
2	700–750	728	300.00–330.00	315.15
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	808	225.00–265.00	244.94
1	850–900	880	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	915	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	975	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	640.00–680.00	657.76
3	300–350	305	610.00–640.00	620.00
7	350–400	364	540.00–595.00	563.30
4	400–450	415	470.00–510.00	486.45
4	450–500	458	425.00–455.00	436.30
10	500–550	526	395.00–435.00	408.48
4	550–600	576	385.00–425.00	409.88
2	650–700	665	385.00–390.00	387.48
2	850–900	868	265.00–275.00	269.93
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	324	590.00–640.00	594.03
5	350–400	363	540.00–570.00	557.69
9	400–450	403	485.00–520.00	491.18
9	450–500	451	450.00–455.00	454.44
11	500–550	513	415.00–495.00	431.15
11	550–600	584	385.00–400.00	393.18
26	600–650	631	375.00–390.00	383.63
2	700–750	705	345.00–370.00	357.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	333	530.00–570.00	549.55
12	350–400	392	460.00–515.00	470.98
19	400–450	437	430.00–470.00	454.72
9	450–500	474	400.00–435.00	419.27
19	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	400.78
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	655.00–700.00	666.79
21	300–350	310	555.00–630.00	567.73
5	350–400	359	510.00–555.00	527.80
21	400–450	412	422.50–450.00	428.81
13	450–500	465	420.00–435.00	426.17
8	500–550	520	395.00–430.00	413.62
8	550–600	569	380.00–410.00	395.52
2	600–650	605	375.00–390.00	382.56
2	700–750	713	355.00–385.00	370.26
1	750–800	775	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	456	450.00–465.00	455.40
1	500–550	500	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	655	500.00	500.00
1	750–800	750	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	540.00–600.00	565.98
9	300–350	331	500.00–550.00	517.32
12	350–400	377	425.00–495.00	467.94
17	400–450	432	400.00–420.00	411.87
17	450–500	463	385.00–415.00	404.12
6	500–550	527	360.00–390.00	375.19
5	550–600	570	310.00–365.00	344.79
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	684	300.00–340.00	324.91
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	170.00–176.00	172.05
4	—	1,258	184.00–190.00	187.29
1	—	1,210	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	153.00–160.00	158.07
9	—	1,202	179.00–190.00	184.81
12	—	1,085	162.00–176.00	168.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	146.00–155.00	151.52
7	—	815	130.00–140.00	133.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,380	180.00–200.00	190.87
3	—	1,723	235.00–254.00	246.67
10	—	1,483	208.00–231.00	222.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	889	149.00–173.00	158.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,021	194.00–265.00	219.79

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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