Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-07-20

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 20
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,090 head
136 vs last sale 1,226 178 vs year ago 912 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
86 vs last sale 235 108 vs year ago 257 · 42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
72 vs last sale 68 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.46/cwt on 27 head, down $20.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits 4.50 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.
Average price
$378.46
20.98 vs prior sale
27 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.56
vs FL average
+2.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513385.761,98018thin
Medium and Large 2534363.851,9439thin
One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $36 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
436397359320median 382.9701/0502/2305/1107/1308/17
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 sale27 hd
378.46
FL average6 barns · 179 hd
398.02
−19.56
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
+2.65
This barn, trailing median24 sales
382.97
−4.50
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,405214.403,0127thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,294181.052,3439thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,139170.101,93726
CowsLean 85-90%High953143.001,36313

Every lot, as filed

85 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600556372.14/cwt370.00–385.002,06912
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500486383.05/cwt370.00–400.001,86211
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678367.27/cwt355.00–380.002,4902
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463432.19/cwt420.00–455.002,00111
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300268675.81/cwt640.00–700.001,81110
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400364573.47/cwt555.00–590.002,0877
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422492.71/cwt485.00–525.002,07910
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250222718.60/cwt700.00–760.001,59510
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472449.89/cwt440.00–465.002,12310
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450413467.72/cwt460.00–510.001,93221
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550511385.22/cwt380.00–405.001,96817
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350321597.52/cwt575.00–630.001,9185
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280600.65/cwt570.00–630.001,68211
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577401.28/cwt395.00–420.002,3154
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350319596.83/cwt560.00–620.001,90414
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550509383.46/cwt380.00–395.001,95219
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320558.77/cwt540.00–580.001,78814
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250224645.02/cwt630.00–680.001,4459
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650611378.78/cwt370.00–385.002,31412
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230645.43/cwt630.00–670.001,4844
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300269657.12/cwt650.00–680.001,7684
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3761
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463434.48/cwt410.00–450.002,01212
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785297.47/cwt295.00–300.002,3352
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563364.94/cwt355.00–375.002,0553
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450405525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1261
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250213790.00/cwt790.00–790.001,6832
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373537.00/cwt520.00–570.002,00314
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425446.08/cwt430.00–470.001,89614
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285636.78/cwt605.00–660.001,81514
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524401.06/cwt390.00–405.002,10222
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8602
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300260730.00/cwt730.00–730.001,8982
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234176.84/cwt174.00–182.002,1828
CowsLean 85-90%995156.94/cwt153.00–162.001,5624
CowsBoner 80-85%973158.74/cwt151.00–162.001,5453
Bulls1,900246.00/cwt246.00–246.004,6741
CowsLean 85-90%733125.34/cwt120.00–132.009193
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,275169.46/cwt168.00–171.002,1612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445190.12/cwt188.00–193.002,7473
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,190180.05/cwt178.00–182.002,1434
CowsBoner 80-85%1,121168.77/cwt164.00–172.001,89215
CowsLean 85-90%1,035142.53/cwt138.00–146.001,4756
Bulls1,232197.78/cwt193.00–201.002,4373
Bulls1,413220.48/cwt210.00–228.003,1153
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400353562.59/cwt530.00–590.001,9864
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350308653.41/cwt650.00–660.002,0133
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400360597.43/cwt595.00–600.002,1512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy930284.82/cwt260.00–350.002,6498
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed823154.91/cwt134.00–170.001,27510
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2998212.73/cwt170.00–255.002,12343
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373498.15/cwt480.00–520.001,8589
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9482
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483428.13/cwt400.00–440.002,0688
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328548.87/cwt535.00–570.001,8005
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250223555.17/cwt550.00–560.001,2382
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523370.67/cwt360.00–380.001,9397
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250221671.24/cwt640.00–690.001,4834
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422433.18/cwt400.00–450.001,82819
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431424.55/cwt400.00–445.001,83012
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400379489.34/cwt465.00–510.001,85519
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481380.45/cwt360.00–400.001,83063
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276542.53/cwt510.00–560.001,49712
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250228565.48/cwt540.00–580.001,2895
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2432
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300276593.51/cwt560.00–610.001,63810
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300289547.42/cwt530.00–560.001,5824
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379439.03/cwt420.00–460.001,66415
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327481.27/cwt445.00–500.001,57415
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516370.96/cwt360.00–375.001,91411
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600550395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1731
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324520.03/cwt490.00–550.001,68512
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615317.50/cwt300.00–335.001,9532
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9252
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450431455.54/cwt440.00–475.001,96321
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373482.13/cwt470.00–520.001,79819
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000955225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1491
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530375.02/cwt370.00–380.001,98812

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.