Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-07-06

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 6
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,121 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 825▲ 22 vs year ago 1,099 · +2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
307 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 219▲ 15 vs year ago 292 · +5.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.95/cwt on 11 head, down $35.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +2.61 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$372.95
▼ 35.15 vs prior sale
11 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.20
vs FL average
−43.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510425.002,1681thin
Medium and Large 2534367.741,96410thin
One grade step is worth $57.26/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd
372.95
—
FL average3 barns · 41 hd
391.14
−18.20
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−43.16
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
+2.61
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

24 sales
425388350313median 370.3403/0205/1807/2008/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.53, low $327.47, median $370.34 across 24 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—High1,559222.363,46721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,343177.392,3825thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,025170.381,74742
CowsLean 85-90%High896145.171,30129

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215703.10/cwt690.00–720.001,5123
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1226755.40/cwt740.00–780.001,70710
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255723.33/cwt715.00–740.001,8443
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283671.29/cwt650.00–690.001,9008
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318657.60/cwt635.00–700.002,09110
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2336623.83/cwt610.00–635.002,0964
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1354627.88/cwt595.00–630.002,22317
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383546.08/cwt520.00–555.002,0914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414538.38/cwt510.00–560.002,22932
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429487.23/cwt475.00–490.002,09011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462473.55/cwt472.50–485.002,18812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477461.16/cwt450.00–472.502,20036
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2504447.53/cwt445.00–465.002,2568
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624409.10/cwt400.00–410.002,55311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658443.32/cwt440.00–445.002,9173
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2686355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4354
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230628.61/cwt600.00–640.001,4465
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5843
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1261654.67/cwt630.00–670.001,7095
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272547.47/cwt500.00–580.001,4897
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324603.59/cwt570.00–620.001,9566
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,0641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330465.08/cwt445.00–500.001,53532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy354627.23/cwt585.00–630.002,22017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377498.42/cwt490.00–545.001,87920
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381450.54/cwt425.00–470.001,71721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy404546.05/cwt525.00–570.002,2064
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423475.51/cwt450.00–500.002,01117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426423.47/cwt390.00–440.001,80429
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481454.70/cwt440.00–465.002,18714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482401.36/cwt375.00–420.001,9358
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534367.74/cwt325.00–375.001,96410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3252
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,9971
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1221732.91/cwt700.00–760.001,6206
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2237670.81/cwt600.00–690.001,5907
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279679.18/cwt660.00–690.001,89510
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288596.82/cwt590.00–600.001,7193
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325634.81/cwt605.00–670.002,06310
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336566.07/cwt550.00–585.001,9027
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365602.97/cwt590.00–610.002,2013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373529.73/cwt490.00–550.001,9764
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412545.29/cwt520.00–595.002,24713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429476.14/cwt455.00–510.002,0437
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457472.80/cwt465.00–490.002,1619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459425.07/cwt390.00–455.001,9514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513443.78/cwt425.00–450.002,2774
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532395.40/cwt375.00–405.002,10412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4813
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663403.62/cwt395.00–420.002,6764
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4661
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,6952
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6641
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,9261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6301
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355186.01/cwt184.00–188.002,5202
Bulls——1,379211.64/cwt200.00–219.002,9198
Bulls——1,727236.76/cwt226.00–250.004,08911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%848130.95/cwt125.00–138.001,1109
Cows—Lean 85-90%869158.39/cwt155.00–165.001,3769
Cows—Lean 85-90%957145.99/cwt140.00–151.001,39711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,013170.61/cwt165.00–176.001,72826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,037179.13/cwt178.00–180.001,8589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055158.29/cwt150.00–163.001,6707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343177.39/cwt176.00–180.002,3825

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.