Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.47/cwt on 78 head, down $20.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −51.80 against this barn's trailing median of $404.26.

Average price

$352.47

▼ 20.92 vs prior sale

78 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$26.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.41

vs FL average

−35.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	367.65	1,991	34
Medium and Large 2	546	340.73	1,859	44

One grade step is worth $26.92/cwt here — about $131 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 sale78 hd

352.47

—

FL average7 barns · 306 hd

367.88

−15.41

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−35.94

This barn, trailing median12 sales

404.26

−51.80

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	1,609	211.66	3,406	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	152.50	1,949	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,363	142.53	1,943	64

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	350–400	376	409.01/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,538	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	414.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,335	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	469.66/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,728	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	589.46/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,851	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	329.17/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,028	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	642.17/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	304.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	365.23/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.48/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,745	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	385.56/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	373.73/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,562	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	511.09/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	440.08/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,646	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	525.06/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,386	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	355.24/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,663	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	475.17/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	445.14/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,603	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	349.76/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,469	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	546.37/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,765	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.32/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,664	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	409.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	312.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,914	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	455.30/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,452	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	349.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,830	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	365.55/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,054	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	369.75/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,926	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	410.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,904	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.30/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,079	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	573.61/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,549	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	329.78/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,890	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	588.37/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,518	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	747.78/cwt	700.00–800.00	1,683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	499.06/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	339.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	459.58/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,921	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	514.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,919	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	642.99/cwt	610.00–680.00	1,402	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	389.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	425.54/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	332.79/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,870	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	441.99/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,843	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	389.79/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,832	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	152.50/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,949	39
Bulls	—	—	1,609	211.66/cwt	205.00–227.00	3,406	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,800	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	146.74/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,025	41

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,190Last week 1,233Year ago 1,145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 283Year ago 270

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	400.00–430.00	414.58
17	350–400	376	400.00–420.00	409.01
18	400–450	420	340.00–360.00	349.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	200–250	218	610.00–680.00	642.99
19	250–300	258	570.00–610.00	588.37
18	300–350	320	480.00–520.00	499.06
16	350–400	368	460.00–480.00	469.66
20	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	425.54
12	450–500	463	380.00–400.00	389.73
16	500–550	520	330.00–350.00	339.81
19	550–600	562	325.00–340.00	332.79
17	600–650	612	300.00–320.00	312.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	264	500.00–550.00	525.06
15	300–350	319	440.00–470.00	455.30
21	350–400	374	430.00–450.00	440.08
15	400–450	427	370.00–400.00	385.56
14	450–500	468	340.00–370.00	355.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	225	700.00–800.00	747.78
15	250–300	268	620.00–670.00	642.17
17	300–350	314	570.00–610.00	589.46
18	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	514.50
12	400–450	418	450.00–470.00	459.58
17	450–500	464	400.00–420.00	410.27
17	500–550	521	360.00–380.00	369.75
17	550–600	562	350.00–380.00	365.55
15	600–650	616	320.00–340.00	329.17
16	650–700	670	300.00–320.00	310.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	270	550.00–600.00	573.61
19	300–350	323	530.00–560.00	546.37
17	350–400	366	460.00–490.00	475.17
18	400–450	415	400.00–440.00	420.48
18	450–500	483	350.00–380.00	365.23
24	500–550	523	340.00–360.00	349.86
20	550–600	573	320.00–340.00	329.78
11	600–650	619	300.00–310.00	304.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	326	500.00–525.00	511.09
22	350–400	360	440.00–450.00	445.14
15	400–450	418	360.00–390.00	373.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	424	400.00–420.00	409.69
16	450–500	475	340.00–360.00	350.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	417	430.00–455.00	441.99
12	450–500	470	380.00–400.00	389.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,278	146.00–164.00	152.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,333	130.00–140.00	135.02
41	—	1,380	142.00–155.00	146.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	205.00–227.00	211.66

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