Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower under light test. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances on plainer cattle 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.29/cwt on 58 head, down $36.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −39.97 against this barn's trailing median of $404.26.

Average price

$364.29

▼ 36.73 vs prior sale

58 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.01

vs FL average

−35.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	385.81	2,097	22
Medium and Large 2	545	351.14	1,913	36

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $184 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 sale58 hd

364.29

—

FL average7 barns · 282 hd

381.30

−17.01

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−35.00

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.26

−39.97

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	1,505	211.71	3,186	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,501	183.99	2,762	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,277	166.05	2,121	51

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	192.17/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,869	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	156.71/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,780	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,336	169.94/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,270	36
Bulls	—	—	1,505	211.71/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,186	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,506	179.23/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,699	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	358.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	392.92/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	525.68/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,945	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	314.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,271	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	357.21/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,179	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	360.55/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,684	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	352.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,809	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	653.30/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,998	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	616.01/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,552	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	377.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,143	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	569.38/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	349.91/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	543.88/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,713	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	657.06/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	408.98/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,971	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	487.02/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	393.20/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	385.44/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	615.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	739.02/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	470.20/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	558.60/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,497	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	433.59/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	446.45/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	384.73/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	619.06/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,981	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	475.26/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,006	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	340.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	470.65/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,784	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	434.69/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	522.87/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,678	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	374.73/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	426.14/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	307.43/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	327.17/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,185	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	399.19/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,884	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.99/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,001	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	429.11/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	349.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,468	10

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 1,138Year ago 856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 185Year ago 180

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,493	190.00–202.00	192.17
55	—	1,506	175.00–183.00	179.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,136	151.00–162.00	156.71
36	—	1,336	165.00–173.00	169.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,505	202.00–218.00	211.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	630.00–680.00	653.30
13	250–300	252	600.00–630.00	616.01
17	300–350	315	530.00–560.00	543.88
14	350–400	378	460.00–480.00	470.20
12	400–450	423	400.00–460.00	429.11
15	450–500	472	380.00–420.00	399.19
11	500–550	521	370.00–400.00	383.99
9	550–600	564	350.00–365.00	358.50
12	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	324.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	530.00–590.00	558.60
10	300–350	323	475.00–500.00	487.02
14	350–400	368	420.00–450.00	434.69
16	400–450	413	370.00–400.00	384.73
19	450–500	467	345.00–375.00	360.55
9	500–550	521	330.00–350.00	340.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	425.00–465.00	446.45
10	350–400	375	375.00–410.00	393.20
10	400–450	420	340.00–360.00	349.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	205	700.00–780.00	739.02
11	250–300	266	640.00–680.00	657.06
14	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	619.06
24	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	525.68
25	400–450	422	450.00–500.00	475.26
15	450–500	482	390.00–430.00	408.98
12	500–550	523	375.00–410.00	392.92
10	550–600	568	370.00–385.00	377.27
16	600–650	610	340.00–375.00	357.21
8	650–700	668	310.00–345.00	327.17
7	700–750	722	300.00–325.00	314.54
6	750–800	758	300.00–315.00	307.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	600.00–630.00	615.98
12	300–350	320	550.00–590.00	569.38
17	350–400	379	450.00–490.00	470.65
17	400–450	433	410.00–440.00	426.14
14	450–500	463	365.00–385.00	374.73
16	500–550	513	340.00–365.00	352.68
20	550–600	570	345.00–355.00	349.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	510.00–540.00	522.87
15	350–400	368	420.00–445.00	433.59
12	400–450	423	370.00–400.00	385.44

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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