Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-06-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 15
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▼ 463 vs last sale 1,068▼ 468 vs year ago 1,073 · −43.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 238▼ 9 vs year ago 240 · −3.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 3.00 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 $432.57/cwt on 58 head, down $11.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 22 comparable sales and sits +44.52 against this barn's trailing median of $388.06.
Average price
$432.57
▼ 11.19 vs prior sale
58 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.55
vs FL average
−26.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544436.122,37254
Medium and Large 2524384.712,0154thin
One grade step is worth $51.42/cwt here — about $358 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 sale58 hd
432.57
—
FL average7 barns · 300 hd
429.02
+3.55
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−26.48
This barn, trailing median22 sales
388.06
+44.52
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—High1,504215.283,23815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,326184.312,44423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170175.722,05581
CowsLean 85-90%Average907151.511,37419

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230697.39/cwt680.00–740.001,6043
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274647.68/cwt630.00–670.001,7757
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323558.60/cwt540.00–580.001,8042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331617.67/cwt600.00–650.002,0447
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373557.98/cwt530.00–590.002,08117
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373504.09/cwt490.00–520.001,8802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422488.89/cwt470.00–520.002,06316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468468.89/cwt435.00–485.002,19427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515392.94/cwt380.00–400.002,0243
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521447.85/cwt435.00–465.002,33331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575420.31/cwt400.00–445.002,41723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621389.47/cwt375.00–400.002,41912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2150600.00/cwt600.00–600.009001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180658.33/cwt650.00–680.001,1853
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,2201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215668.69/cwt640.00–690.001,4388
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283590.38/cwt580.00–630.001,6718
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311488.92/cwt460.00–500.001,5214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320538.48/cwt510.00–560.001,7239
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365412.37/cwt390.00–425.001,5053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375463.57/cwt450.00–480.001,73816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419449.33/cwt425.00–470.001,88320
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423404.20/cwt390.00–420.001,7102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468434.95/cwt410.00–450.002,03620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473381.67/cwt365.00–400.001,8052
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515371.18/cwt355.00–380.001,9123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526408.43/cwt390.00–430.002,14817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573339.41/cwt325.00–355.001,9452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574384.75/cwt370.00–400.002,2086
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625360.60/cwt345.00–385.002,2545
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1170778.17/cwt740.00–810.001,32310
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2173681.74/cwt660.00–710.001,1792
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,2803
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225704.11/cwt670.00–740.001,58418
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269657.21/cwt620.00–690.001,76812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273599.17/cwt590.00–610.001,6364
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327613.42/cwt590.00–640.002,0067
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327561.01/cwt550.00–580.001,8355
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379554.92/cwt540.00–590.002,1037
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423436.83/cwt425.00–450.001,8482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425476.39/cwt470.00–485.002,0253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465458.85/cwt435.00–470.002,13413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519443.80/cwt435.00–450.002,3035
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566398.39/cwt375.00–410.002,2558
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621392.34/cwt385.00–400.002,4364
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433204.36/cwt200.00–207.002,9285
Bulls——1,461213.84/cwt208.00–221.003,1247
Bulls——1,722236.86/cwt230.00–241.004,0793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%896146.56/cwt142.00–150.001,31310
Cows—Lean 85-90%919157.02/cwt152.00–161.001,4439
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124171.48/cwt165.00–175.001,92744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214182.32/cwt176.00–191.002,21334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310186.85/cwt178.00–194.002,44818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333163.06/cwt162.00–164.002,1743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385175.16/cwt175.00–176.002,4265

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.