Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.02/cwt on 62 head, down $0.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −3.25 against this barn's trailing median of $404.26.

Average price

$401.02

▼ 0.62 vs prior sale

62 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$34.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs FL average

−18.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	420.48	2,265	27
Medium and Large 2	540	386.00	2,085	35

One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $180 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.

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 sale62 hd

401.02

—

FL average7 barns · 306 hd

403.32

−2.30

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−18.02

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.26

−3.25

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	1,630	228.45	3,724	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,452	182.85	2,654	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,252	162.14	2,031	33

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	—	—	1,630	228.45/cwt	217.00–242.00	3,724	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	180.00/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,687	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	199.35/cwt	196.00–206.00	2,418	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	165.92/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,112	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	158.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,955	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	721.15/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,572	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	498.04/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,087	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	634.50/cwt	610.00–660.00	2,043	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	407.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	435.40/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,038	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.09/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,109	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	429.71/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,234	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	343.46/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,274	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	447.36/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,125	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	659.05/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,733	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	369.84/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,275	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	574.59/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,126	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	390.57/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,050	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	601.31/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	378.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	574.03/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,854	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	422.23/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,942	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	449.65/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,911	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	364.57/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	551.81/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,495	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	535.84/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,940	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	324.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,027	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	495.92/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	396.40/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,835	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	460.22/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,684	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	425.20/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,828	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	525.69/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,708	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	479.99/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	416.23/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,781	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	392.21/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	628.62/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	392.32/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	535.42/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	500.19/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	459.57/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,949	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	453.32/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,464	9

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,138Last week 614Year ago 1,070

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 131Year ago 186

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,630	217.00–242.00	228.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,493	173.00–190.00	180.00
9	—	1,213	196.00–206.00	199.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,273	162.00–170.00	165.92
17	—	1,233	155.00–160.00	158.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	218	700.00–740.00	721.15
12	250–300	273	600.00–660.00	628.62
15	300–350	322	520.00–550.00	535.42
15	350–400	366	490.00–510.00	500.19
15	400–450	424	450.00–470.00	459.57
20	450–500	468	420.00–450.00	435.40
12	500–550	523	385.00–400.00	392.32
22	550–600	555	370.00–390.00	380.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	271	530.00–580.00	551.81
11	300–350	334	480.00–510.00	495.92
17	350–400	366	440.00–480.00	460.22
23	400–450	430	415.00–435.00	425.20
13	450–500	463	380.00–410.00	396.40
12	500–550	520	350.00–380.00	364.57
12	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	345.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	440.00–465.00	453.32
12	400–450	425	380.00–405.00	392.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	250–300	263	640.00–680.00	659.05
17	300–350	322	610.00–660.00	634.50
14	350–400	370	560.00–590.00	574.59
15	400–450	419	480.00–515.00	498.04
25	450–500	475	440.00–455.00	447.36
16	500–550	520	420.00–440.00	429.71
11	550–600	566	400.00–415.00	407.05
24	600–650	615	360.00–380.00	369.84
17	650–700	662	340.00–360.00	343.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	268	580.00–620.00	601.31
18	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	574.03
13	350–400	362	520.00–550.00	535.84
24	400–450	425	435.00–465.00	449.65
22	450–500	460	410.00–435.00	422.23
22	500–550	525	370.00–410.00	390.57
13	550–600	566	370.00–385.00	378.27
17	600–650	624	320.00–330.00	324.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	525.69
21	350–400	372	460.00–500.00	479.99
19	400–450	428	400.00–430.00	416.23

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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