Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.38/cwt on 76 head, down $13.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −30.88 against this barn's trailing median of $404.26.

Average price

$373.38

▼ 13.19 vs prior sale

76 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs FL average

−28.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	385.01	2,103	39
Medium and Large 2	549	361.13	1,984	37

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $119 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 sale76 hd

373.38

—

FL average7 barns · 285 hd

382.56

−9.18

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−28.50

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.26

−30.88

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	1,574	202.12	3,182	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	163.78	2,163	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,262	142.35	1,797	77

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	400–450	415	460.29/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,910	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,933	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	417.83/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	360.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,876	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	515.35/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	550.56/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	389.74/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	477.71/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	414.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,513	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	479.20/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	425.36/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,787	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	379.76/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,986	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	508.87/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,903	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	429.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,015	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	365.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,035	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	614.32/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,130	22
Bulls	—	—	1,739	216.82/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,770	7
Bulls	—	—	1,430	189.25/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,706	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	159.97/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,212	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	172.15/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,037	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,871	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	133.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,709	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	385.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,999	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	453.56/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,919	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	411.34/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,946	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	359.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,190	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	639.53/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,046	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	305.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,262	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	577.43/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,865	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	494.32/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,854	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	564.50/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	449.60/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,122	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	494.65/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	398.05/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,062	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	752.18/cwt	720.00–790.00	1,640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	664.69/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,808	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	434.64/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,825	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	370.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,922	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	617.89/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,656	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	530.18/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	599.22/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,935	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	420.32/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,976	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	455.29/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	571.91/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,550	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	379.63/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	354.82/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,022	22

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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,233Last week 1,004Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 206Year ago 280

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	268	600.00–640.00	617.89
20	300–350	323	580.00–620.00	599.22
17	350–400	369	520.00–540.00	530.18
23	400–450	415	445.00–475.00	460.29
22	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	420.32
15	500–550	519	360.00–380.00	370.38
22	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	354.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	530.00–570.00	550.56
12	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	479.20
14	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	425.36
18	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	389.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	218	720.00–790.00	752.18
15	250–300	272	650.00–680.00	664.69
22	300–350	320	630.00–650.00	639.53
15	350–400	372	550.00–580.00	564.50
17	400–450	424	480.00–510.00	494.65
15	450–500	472	440.00–460.00	449.60
17	500–550	518	390.00–405.00	398.05
22	550–600	568	370.00–380.00	374.93
17	600–650	609	350.00–365.00	359.57
12	650–700	665	330.00–350.00	340.15
7	700–750	734	300.00–310.00	305.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	271	550.00–590.00	571.91
16	300–350	318	500.00–530.00	515.35
14	350–400	383	440.00–470.00	455.29
15	400–450	429	410.00–425.00	417.83
20	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	379.63
15	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	360.76
14	550–600	560	340.00–350.00	345.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	324	460.00–490.00	477.71
20	350–400	365	400.00–430.00	414.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	600.00–630.00	614.32
17	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	577.43
17	350–400	375	480.00–510.00	494.32
15	400–450	423	440.00–470.00	453.56
15	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	411.34
17	500–550	519	380.00–390.00	385.15
11	550–600	557	360.00–370.00	365.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	500.00–520.00	508.87
15	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	429.55
12	500–550	523	370.00–390.00	379.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	420	420.00–450.00	434.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,739	212.00–220.00	216.82
8	—	1,430	185.00–193.00	189.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,383	150.00–168.00	159.97
25	—	1,183	170.00–175.00	172.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,248	145.00–155.00	149.95
36	—	1,278	130.00–140.00	133.70

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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