Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $421.31/cwt on 99 head, up $2.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +17.05 against this barn's trailing median of $404.26.

Average price

$421.31

▲ 2.55 vs prior sale

99 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$39.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs FL average

−37.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	423.69	2,308	93
Medium and Large 2	540	384.45	2,076	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.24/cwt here — about $232 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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $352.47, median $404.26 across 12 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 sale99 hd

421.31

—

FL average6 barns · 305 hd

428.49

−7.18

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−37.74

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.26

+17.05

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	—	Low	1,502	229.14	3,441	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	182.36	2,395	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	170.32	2,128	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	152.24	1,485	15

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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	350–400	372	451.21/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,679	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	412.70/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,981	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	372.08/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,344	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	510.12/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,183	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	413.61/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,787	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	412.89/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,143	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	552.90/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	400.42/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	393.88/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,241	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	402.05/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,067	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	472.45/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,535	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	603.07/cwt	580.00–645.00	1,984	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	457.89/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,148	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	641.85/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	428.93/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,252	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	397.05/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	606.23/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,946	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	158.28/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	145.65/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,507	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	155.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,471	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	183.66/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,386	8
Bulls	—	—	1,155	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,368	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	177.50/cwt	172.00–187.00	2,199	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	506.74/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	637.21/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	342.05/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	425.62/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	406.74/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	371.67/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	453.95/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	379.61/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	509.09/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	396.18/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	349.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	592.12/cwt	580.00–600.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	513.71/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	409.29/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	555.77/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,090	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	641.14/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	417.04/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,377	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	372.71/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	553.60/cwt	535.00–575.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	359.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,061	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	166.82/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,112	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	237.19/cwt	233.00–240.00	3,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	718.70/cwt	710.00–740.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	381.23/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	436.28/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,085	7

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 (Tue)

Tue Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,069Last week 725Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 276Year ago 207

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	175	620.00–670.00	641.14
13	250–300	280	540.00–590.00	552.90
18	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	472.45
48	350–400	372	425.00–475.00	451.21
39	400–450	432	400.00–445.00	413.61
38	450–500	480	400.00–440.00	412.70
17	500–550	519	390.00–430.00	412.89
6	550–600	567	380.00–415.00	400.42
2	600–650	623	385.00–410.00	397.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	580.00–600.00	592.12
4	250–300	261	485.00–525.00	513.71
4	300–350	334	420.00–445.00	425.62
2	350–400	373	395.00–420.00	406.74
4	400–450	434	375.00–395.00	379.61
2	450–500	473	355.00–390.00	371.67
2	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–370.00	359.61
2	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	349.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	710.00–740.00	718.70
15	250–300	277	620.00–680.00	641.85
28	300–350	329	580.00–645.00	603.07
34	350–400	376	530.00–590.00	555.77
58	400–450	428	490.00–545.00	510.12
78	450–500	469	430.00–480.00	457.89
52	500–550	525	410.00–455.00	428.93
41	550–600	570	395.00–435.00	417.04
17	600–650	630	360.00–400.00	372.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	323	535.00–575.00	553.60
2	350–400	373	495.00–525.00	509.09
3	400–450	430	440.00–485.00	453.95
2	450–500	473	395.00–425.00	409.29
3	500–550	515	380.00–405.00	396.18
3	550–600	565	350.00–385.00	372.71
4	600–650	623	330.00–355.00	342.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	600.00–660.00	637.21
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	300	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	373	495.00–520.00	506.74
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	680.00	680.00
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
5	300–350	321	580.00–625.00	606.23
1	350–400	350	575.00	575.00
7	450–500	478	430.00–450.00	436.28
13	500–550	514	375.00–415.00	402.05
10	550–600	569	380.00–405.00	393.88
3	600–650	622	360.00–395.00	381.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	157.00–160.00	158.28
16	—	1,239	172.00–187.00	177.50
26	—	1,266	162.00–171.00	166.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	141.00–149.00	145.65
10	—	946	154.00–160.00	155.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	179.00–188.00	183.66
1	—	1,430	172.00	172.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,617	233.00–240.00	237.19

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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