Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-06-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,068 head
▲ 404 vs last sale 664▲ 274 vs year ago 794 · +34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 157▲ 63 vs year ago 175 · +36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $443.76/cwt on 87 head, up $7.29 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 22 comparable sales and sits +55.71 against this barn's trailing median of $388.06.
Average price
$443.76
▲ 7.29 vs prior sale
87 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.77
vs FL average
−9.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528445.572,35484
Medium and Large 2549393.072,1573thin
One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale87 hd
443.76
—
FL average6 barns · 169 hd
438.00
+5.77
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−9.96
This barn, trailing median22 sales
388.06
+55.71
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—High1,584220.923,4998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,408185.262,6088thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,199176.002,11142
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,014154.121,56212

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215644.81/cwt620.00–660.001,3863
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1216691.79/cwt680.00–700.001,4944
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265611.45/cwt580.00–630.001,6203
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273657.13/cwt640.00–710.001,7946
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315565.40/cwt540.00–580.001,7816
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330613.64/cwt595.00–650.002,02513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373499.09/cwt485.00–515.001,8622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377540.93/cwt520.00–570.002,03922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416501.72/cwt470.00–520.002,08733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423443.93/cwt425.00–465.001,8782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8004
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464468.13/cwt445.00–480.002,17221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517447.31/cwt420.00–465.002,31368
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573384.61/cwt375.00–395.002,2042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576438.20/cwt430.00–450.002,52416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626399.78/cwt385.00–415.002,50333
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2150600.00/cwt600.00–600.009001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1169670.00/cwt630.00–690.001,1324
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223659.94/cwt620.00–690.001,47212
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227574.10/cwt560.00–600.001,3035
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274616.91/cwt590.00–650.001,69010
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280541.90/cwt530.00–570.001,5176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315483.57/cwt455.00–500.001,5236
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319525.44/cwt500.00–560.001,67617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377469.08/cwt450.00–500.001,76823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380417.28/cwt405.00–445.001,5863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2409413.47/cwt390.00–420.001,6915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429441.26/cwt425.00–470.001,89330
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459394.61/cwt375.00–400.001,8115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463436.35/cwt405.00–450.002,02074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508422.80/cwt390.00–430.002,14822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515372.65/cwt350.00–385.001,9193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571359.69/cwt350.00–380.002,0544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573324.80/cwt320.00–330.001,8612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628350.63/cwt335.00–370.002,2025
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2173661.74/cwt640.00–690.001,1452
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1178737.58/cwt720.00–790.001,3135
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2209648.28/cwt610.00–660.001,3555
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1224708.10/cwt680.00–750.001,5868
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4754
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279657.37/cwt640.00–700.001,83418
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2308580.65/cwt540.00–590.001,7886
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325628.07/cwt600.00–660.002,04113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373491.14/cwt470.00–515.001,8322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378542.16/cwt520.00–580.002,04926
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415447.49/cwt425.00–460.001,8573
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423493.17/cwt470.00–515.002,0868
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478451.62/cwt430.00–470.002,15922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480407.81/cwt400.00–425.001,9573
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508384.63/cwt360.00–390.001,9546
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514424.51/cwt395.00–440.002,18219
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574409.58/cwt390.00–430.002,35114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626388.40/cwt375.00–400.002,4317
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330201.29/cwt200.00–203.002,6772
Bulls——1,455215.64/cwt208.00–222.003,1383
Bulls——1,882239.28/cwt227.00–249.004,5033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%907145.48/cwt144.00–147.001,3203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049157.00/cwt151.00–160.001,6479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196180.86/cwt175.00–190.002,16324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212170.09/cwt166.00–174.002,06117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408185.26/cwt176.00–191.002,6088

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.