Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes steady to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.09/cwt on 35 head, up $13.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 24 comparable sales and sits +25.13 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$408.09

▲ 13.66 vs prior sale

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$59.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs FL average

−7.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	421.75	2,270	27
Medium and Large 2	565	361.99	2,045	8thin

One grade step is worth $59.77/cwt here — about $224 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

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $382.97 across 24 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 sale35 hd

408.09

—

FL average6 barns · 120 hd

408.71

−0.62

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−7.74

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

+25.13

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	—	High	1,550	202.37	3,136	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	185.65	2,404	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	170.61	1,970	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	154.03	1,514	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	448.91/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,890	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	553.26/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	430.81/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	403.67/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	443.85/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,286	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	675.46/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	479.30/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,099	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	693.98/cwt	660.00–700.00	1,784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	567.19/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	483.47/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,253	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	445.74/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,077	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	486.02/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,100	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	425.77/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,210	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	446.86/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,516	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	657.49/cwt	620.00–690.00	1,795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	618.81/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	765.84/cwt	730.00–800.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	572.61/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	370.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	665.84/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	415.91/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,354	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	469.42/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,183	15
Bulls	—	—	1,667	220.62/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,678	7
Bulls	—	—	1,519	197.11/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,994	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	144.16/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,194	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	156.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,589	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	185.65/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,404	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	158.04/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	422.85/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,613	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	371.01/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	598.35/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	460.14/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,716	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	446.30/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	392.36/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	439.20/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	552.12/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	678.82/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	392.01/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	356.57/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	523.49/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	497.34/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	751.30/cwt	720.00–800.00	1,698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	625.70/cwt	595.00–655.00	2,027	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	585.03/cwt	555.00–615.00	2,170	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	565.60/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	518.79/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	404.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,561	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	166.84/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,929	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	177.03/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,022	27
Bulls	—	—	1,450	187.13/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	388.01/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	409.37/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	405.96/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,330	4

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 (Mon)

Mon Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 605Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 231Year ago 265

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes steady to 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	225	640.00–700.00	665.84
7	250–300	273	620.00–690.00	657.49
11	300–350	315	540.00–590.00	572.61
21	350–400	373	435.00–485.00	460.14
17	400–450	421	425.00–470.00	448.91
22	450–500	466	415.00–460.00	445.74
16	500–550	519	400.00–445.00	425.77
11	550–600	566	390.00–430.00	415.91
10	600–650	625	350.00–385.00	370.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	590.00	590.00
5	250–300	268	560.00–570.00	565.60
5	300–350	327	490.00–510.00	497.34
5	350–400	386	400.00–425.00	404.53
5	400–450	436	400.00–420.00	403.67
7	450–500	463	375.00–400.00	392.36
3	500–550	530	360.00–395.00	371.01
5	550–600	586	350.00–385.00	356.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	530.00–580.00	553.26
4	350–400	373	500.00–550.00	523.49
2	400–450	423	425.00–470.00	446.30
3	450–500	465	405.00–445.00	430.81
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	573	380.00–405.00	392.01
2	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	257	660.00–700.00	693.98
5	300–350	319	590.00–640.00	618.81
6	350–400	369	555.00–575.00	567.19
16	400–450	438	475.00–510.00	479.30
31	450–500	466	455.00–500.00	483.47
16	500–550	515	415.00–460.00	443.85
36	550–600	563	430.00–455.00	446.86
15	600–650	618	395.00–440.00	422.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	168	730.00–800.00	765.84
9	200–250	226	720.00–800.00	751.30
11	250–300	272	640.00–700.00	675.46
10	300–350	324	595.00–655.00	625.70
22	350–400	371	555.00–615.00	585.03
14	400–450	432	475.00–525.00	486.02
15	450–500	465	435.00–485.00	469.42
4	500–550	534	400.00–440.00	409.37
4	550–600	574	395.00–420.00	405.96
3	600–650	615	375.00–395.00	388.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	217	650.00–700.00	678.82
2	250–300	273	580.00–620.00	598.35
3	300–350	330	540.00–580.00	552.12
4	350–400	373	500.00–540.00	518.79
2	400–450	423	425.00–455.00	439.20
5	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,667	215.00–225.00	220.62
4	—	1,519	195.00–201.00	197.11
7	—	1,450	184.00–190.00	187.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	142.00–146.00	144.16
9	—	1,017	150.00–160.00	156.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	179.00–189.00	185.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	155.00–160.00	158.04
16	—	1,156	161.00–170.00	166.84
27	—	1,142	172.00–187.00	177.03

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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