Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.94/cwt on 58 head, down $12.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −53.85 against this barn's trailing median of $393.79.

Average price

$339.94

▼ 12.52 vs prior sale

58 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.98

vs FL average

−31.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	353.92	1,947	32
Medium and Large 2	547	322.74	1,765	26

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $182 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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $393.79 across 16 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

339.94

—

FL average6 barns · 298 hd

352.92

−12.98

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−31.06

This barn, trailing median16 sales

393.79

−53.85

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	1,619	190.31	3,081	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	160.63	2,191	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	138.50	1,794	74

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	128.41/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,559	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	171.33/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,099	19
Bulls	—	—	1,628	177.51/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,607	207.37/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,332	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	143.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,928	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	156.48/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,219	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	339.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,750	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	375.64/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,961	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	434.73/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,604	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	298.82/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,847	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.38/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	404.40/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	483.71/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	419.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	575.58/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	439.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	334.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,925	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,900	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	282.31/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,863	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	547.06/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	681.34/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,547	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	354.25/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,491	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	359.15/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	308.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	365.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	304.82/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	390.90/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,267	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	429.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,399	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	399.80/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	520.78/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,682	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	412.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,507	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	336.51/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	315.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	309.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	379.05/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	468.05/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,512	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	459.52/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	396.15/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,656	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.94/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,507	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	528.87/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	324.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.22/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,722	14

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 1,190Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 210Year ago 258

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,214	124.00–135.00	128.41
48	—	1,339	138.00–148.00	143.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,225	169.00–174.00	171.33
49	—	1,418	150.00–165.00	156.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	175.00–186.00	177.51
3	—	1,607	204.00–209.00	207.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	500.00–560.00	528.87
22	300–350	320	450.00–490.00	470.94
17	350–400	369	420.00–450.00	434.73
17	400–450	418	380.00–410.00	396.15
14	450–500	465	360.00–380.00	370.22
22	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	339.90
11	550–600	564	320.00–330.00	324.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	326	420.00–440.00	429.11
12	350–400	368	390.00–410.00	399.80
11	400–450	421	340.00–370.00	354.25
19	450–500	469	320.00–340.00	329.90
10	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	309.71
10	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	304.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	370.00–410.00	390.90
10	350–400	375	350.00–380.00	365.60
10	400–450	438	300.00–330.00	315.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	214	650.00–710.00	681.34
10	250–300	265	580.00–620.00	600.38
14	300–350	323	560.00–590.00	575.58
17	350–400	371	470.00–500.00	483.71
16	400–450	415	440.00–480.00	459.52
15	450–500	472	390.00–420.00	404.40
15	500–550	522	360.00–390.00	375.64
17	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	334.75
15	600–650	618	285.00–315.00	298.82
14	650–700	660	270.00–295.00	282.31
12	700–750	710	260.00–275.00	267.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	269	530.00–560.00	547.06
22	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	520.78
14	350–400	370	430.00–450.00	439.59
17	400–450	426	410.00–430.00	419.06
12	450–500	470	340.00–380.00	359.15
13	500–550	518	320.00–350.00	336.51
13	550–600	576	300.00–320.00	308.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	450.00–490.00	468.05
14	350–400	365	400.00–425.00	412.84
10	400–450	420	360.00–400.00	379.05

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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