Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Breaking slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Boning and Lean slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.64/cwt on 44 head, down $5.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 12 comparable sales and sits −2.63 against this barn's trailing median of $404.26.

Average price

$401.64

▼ 5.25 vs prior sale

44 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$24.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.28

vs FL average

−37.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	406.17	2,204	36
Medium and Large 2	559	381.24	2,133	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.93/cwt here — about $72 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 sale44 hd

401.64

—

FL average5 barns · 240 hd

434.92

−33.28

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−37.51

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.26

−2.63

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	—	Average	1,667	232.95	3,884	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	182.02	2,698	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	166.42	2,093	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	140.28	1,616	13

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	460.33/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,127	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	334.93/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	359.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	443.08/cwt	410.00–490.00	2,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	206	725.18/cwt	700.00–810.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	400.92/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,257	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	596.82/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	609.58/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	390.80/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	560.51/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	493.71/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,039	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	732.53/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	620.27/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	631.99/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	373.33/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	474.06/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	524.44/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,961	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	647.26/cwt	630.00–690.00	1,761	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	496.14/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	331.59/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	398.99/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	426.26/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	590.57/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	563.67/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	407.92/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,186	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	633	440.16/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	364.15/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	471.79/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	316.23/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	462.83/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,203	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	179.66/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,709	10
Bulls	—	—	1,656	232.87/cwt	225.00–238.00	3,856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	155.14/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,837	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	178.52/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,053	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	167.93/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,213	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	126.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,319	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	194.17/cwt	192.00–197.00	2,777	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	248.86/cwt	245.00–253.00	4,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,563	217.43/cwt	216.00–219.00	3,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	154.94/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,107	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	137.54/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,466	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	169.51/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,052	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,008	288.47/cwt	270.00–330.00	2,908	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	305.73/cwt	260.00–360.00	2,134	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	936	159.05/cwt	130.00–180.00	1,489	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	197.79/cwt	162.00–245.00	2,150	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	333.05/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	550.00/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	418.27/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	502.60/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	429.40/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	350.76/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	444.04/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	477.72/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	401.74/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	376.32/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	411.41/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	565.83/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	429.89/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,025	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,070	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	535.30/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,788	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	368.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	446.75/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	343.20/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,169	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	527.28/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,729	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	459.92/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,950	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	505.51/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	594.57/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	337.40/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	720.00/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	592.31/cwt	565.00–620.00	2,180	2

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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 906Year ago 875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 277Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	206	700.00–810.00	725.18
2	250–300	255	700.00–740.00	720.00
3	300–350	318	580.00–650.00	609.58
2	350–400	368	565.00–620.00	592.31
13	400–450	413	480.00–520.00	493.71
15	450–500	462	435.00–485.00	460.33
27	500–550	536	395.00–425.00	407.92
9	550–600	563	375.00–410.00	400.92
12	600–650	632	340.00–370.00	343.20
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	600.00	600.00
17	300–350	328	500.00–530.00	527.28
11	350–400	378	475.00–520.00	502.60
11	400–450	424	440.00–475.00	459.92
6	450–500	478	425.00–465.00	444.04
3	500–550	530	400.00–435.00	418.27
5	550–600	577	350.00–370.00	359.02
4	600–650	618	325.00–350.00	334.93
6	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	590.00–600.00	596.82
4	250–300	279	580.00–610.00	594.57
5	300–350	326	550.00–590.00	565.83
5	350–400	381	480.00–530.00	505.51
6	400–450	438	425.00–470.00	446.75
5	450–500	478	390.00–420.00	401.74
3	500–550	532	360.00–375.00	368.28
2	550–600	583	330.00–345.00	337.40
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	778	295.00–300.00	297.46
1	1050–1100	1,070	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	217	700.00–780.00	732.53
14	250–300	272	630.00–690.00	647.26
5	300–350	306	610.00–640.00	631.99
8	350–400	364	540.00–590.00	560.51
4	400–450	423	480.00–525.00	496.14
5	450–500	476	445.00–485.00	462.83
5	500–550	526	390.00–410.00	398.99
3	550–600	583	370.00–375.00	373.33
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	685	320.00–340.00	331.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	690.00	690.00
1	350–400	360	570.00	570.00
1	400–450	415	550.00	550.00
3	500–550	530	460.00–490.00	471.79
2	550–600	570	440.00–445.00	442.48
2	600–650	633	400.00–480.00	440.16
3	650–700	670	410.00–490.00	443.08
1	700–750	720	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	600.00–660.00	620.27
7	250–300	278	580.00–630.00	590.57
8	300–350	332	560.00–590.00	563.67
17	350–400	374	500.00–540.00	524.44
11	400–450	418	460.00–490.00	474.06
11	450–500	471	420.00–450.00	429.89
8	500–550	507	415.00–450.00	426.26
7	550–600	571	375.00–410.00	390.80
7	600–650	622	350.00–380.00	364.15
4	650–700	678	300.00–335.00	316.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	550.00–560.00	555.00
3	250–300	292	540.00–560.00	550.00
17	300–350	334	520.00–540.00	535.30
6	350–400	389	450.00–495.00	477.72
8	400–450	433	410.00–440.00	429.40
3	450–500	460	400.00–435.00	411.41
4	500–550	525	365.00–380.00	376.32
6	550–600	591	325.00–365.00	350.76
5	600–650	619	325.00–340.00	333.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,508	175.00–186.00	179.66
4	—	1,430	192.00–197.00	194.17
2	—	1,460	165.00–173.00	169.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,184	146.00–160.00	155.14
7	—	1,150	177.00–180.00	178.52
26	—	1,318	161.00–176.00	167.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	121.00–130.00	126.22
4	—	1,360	149.00–162.00	154.94
6	—	1,066	132.00–141.00	137.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,656	225.00–238.00	232.87
2	—	1,828	245.00–253.00	248.86
2	—	1,563	216.00–219.00	217.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,008	270.00–330.00	288.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	698	260.00–360.00	305.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,087	162.00–245.00	197.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	936	130.00–180.00	159.05

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle