Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 10.00 to 15.00 higher and feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $439.78/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 13 of 12 comparable sales and sits +59.08 against this barn's trailing median of $380.70.

Average price

$439.78

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+35.03

vs FL average

+22.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	439.78	2,300	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $403.37, low $336.00, median $380.70 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 sale2 hd

439.78

—

FL average7 barns · 93 hd

404.75

+35.03

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+22.67

This barn, trailing median12 sales

380.70

+59.08

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	1,492	221.90	3,310	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	190.14	2,449	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	173.46	2,283	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	147.91	1,747	7thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	450–500	474	458.32/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,172	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	673.93/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,429	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	547.50/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,289	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	423.93/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	433.83/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	674.37/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	439.78/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	535.75/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	464.72/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,203	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	721.28/cwt	700.00–745.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	390.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	411.21/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	588.03/cwt	565.00–625.00	2,223	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	700.45/cwt	660.00–725.00	1,884	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	651.84/cwt	625.00–675.00	2,092	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	629.17/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	767.94/cwt	750.00–800.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	639.63/cwt	610.00–670.00	2,053	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	727.41/cwt	685.00–760.00	1,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	680.22/cwt	660.00–720.00	1,823	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	601.01/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	500.82/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,878	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	568.81/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,815	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	517.40/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	531.74/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	543.16/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	472.68/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,985	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	618.73/cwt	585.00–650.00	1,689	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	465.88/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	583.60/cwt	565.00–605.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	584.88/cwt	565.00–615.00	2,164	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	215.32/cwt	209.00–222.00	3,277	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,767	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	178.91/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,412	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	193.35/cwt	187.00–204.00	2,457	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	150.75/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,484	235.09/cwt	226.00–244.00	3,489	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	180.16/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,416	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	157.07/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,169	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	168.80/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,157	35

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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 548Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 177Year ago 348

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 10.00 to 15.00 higher and feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	178	650.00–720.00	674.37
14	200–250	212	630.00–700.00	673.93
29	250–300	273	585.00–650.00	618.73
65	300–350	319	540.00–595.00	568.81
37	350–400	375	480.00–530.00	500.82
14	400–450	420	450.00–500.00	472.68
14	450–500	474	435.00–480.00	458.32
2	500–550	523	435.00–445.00	439.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
3	200–250	215	570.00–620.00	601.01
1	250–300	250	565.00	565.00
7	300–350	313	490.00–530.00	517.40
4	350–400	384	435.00–475.00	465.88
4	400–450	423	405.00–445.00	423.93
2	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	700.00–745.00	721.28
15	250–300	269	660.00–725.00	700.45
26	300–350	321	625.00–675.00	651.84
22	350–400	378	565.00–625.00	588.03
12	400–450	418	520.00–570.00	547.50
27	450–500	474	440.00–490.00	464.72
7	500–550	519	420.00–450.00	433.83
3	550–600	572	395.00–430.00	411.21
5	600–650	620	370.00–400.00	390.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	690.00	690.00
1	250–300	250	640.00	640.00
1	300–350	300	595.00	595.00
3	350–400	380	525.00–560.00	535.75
3	400–450	400	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	700.00	700.00
1	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
2	250–300	273	620.00–640.00	629.17
2	300–350	323	565.00–605.00	583.60
2	350–400	373	520.00–545.00	531.74
1	400–450	400	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	170	750.00–800.00	767.94
3	200–250	222	685.00–760.00	727.41
18	250–300	268	660.00–720.00	680.22
23	300–350	321	610.00–670.00	639.63
13	350–400	370	565.00–615.00	584.88
4	400–450	421	525.00–570.00	543.16
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,522	209.00–222.00	215.32
1	—	1,370	202.00	202.00
4	—	1,484	226.00–244.00	235.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	178.00–180.00	178.91
7	—	1,271	187.00–204.00	193.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	148.00–158.00	150.75
2	—	1,043	140.00–142.00	140.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,341	174.00–190.00	180.16
6	—	1,381	154.00–161.00	157.07
35	—	1,278	164.00–173.00	168.80

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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