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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 13

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

720 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 669▲ 14 vs year ago 706 · +2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 137▼ 128 vs year ago 255 · −50.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.39/cwt on 58 head, down $22.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −21.38 against this barn's trailing median of $370.78.

Average price

$349.39

▼ 22.36 vs prior sale

58 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$34.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.22

vs FL average

−82.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	366.85	1,976	29
Medium and Large 2	543	331.93	1,802	29

One grade step is worth $34.92/cwt here — about $174 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

349.39

—

FL average6 barns · 290 hd

365.61

−16.22

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−82.90

This barn, trailing median22 sales

370.78

−21.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $370.78 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,718	183.95	3,159	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,436	132.36	1,901	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	126.15	1,627	26

Every lot, as filed

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	687.53/cwt	640.00–730.00	1,533	14
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	572.94/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,524	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	636.64/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,706	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	588.88/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,920	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	505.43/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,653	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	550.76/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,806	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	517.58/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,910	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	466.00/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,748	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	415.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,559	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	460.83/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,949	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	387.94/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,649	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	422.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,807	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	365.48/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,718	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	410.53/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,950	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	380.58/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,979	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	337.14/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,753	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	344.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,960	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	325.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,859	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	339.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,085	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	538.10/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,415	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	494.52/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,558	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	455.45/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,453	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	415.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,343	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	444.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,655	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	396.80/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,488	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	415.62/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,758	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	378.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,613	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	350.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,537	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	362.93/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,684	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	330.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,542	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	339.56/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,739	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	309.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,610	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	327.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,844	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	326.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,006	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	174.03/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,950	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	193.86/cwt	186.00–204.00	3,373	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	126.15/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,627	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	132.36/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,901	53

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 Oct 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 669Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 137Year ago 255

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,436	128.00–140.00	132.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,290	121.00–130.00	126.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,740	186.00–204.00	193.86
6	—	1,695	171.00–177.00	174.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	263	500.00–580.00	538.10
12	300–350	315	480.00–510.00	494.52
21	350–400	372	430.00–460.00	444.79
22	400–450	423	400.00–430.00	415.62
15	450–500	464	350.00–375.00	362.93
17	500–550	512	330.00–350.00	339.56
14	550–600	563	320.00–335.00	327.60
11	600–650	614	320.00–335.00	326.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	440.00–470.00	455.45
18	350–400	375	380.00–415.00	396.80
11	400–450	426	370.00–390.00	378.74
19	450–500	467	320.00–340.00	330.15
12	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	309.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	400.00–430.00	415.81
13	400–450	438	340.00–360.00	350.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	266	550.00–590.00	572.94
18	300–350	328	530.00–570.00	550.76
12	350–400	375	440.00–490.00	466.00
12	400–450	428	410.00–435.00	422.13
18	450–500	470	350.00–380.00	365.48
16	500–550	520	325.00–350.00	337.14
13	550–600	571	320.00–330.00	325.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	223	640.00–730.00	687.53
16	250–300	268	610.00–660.00	636.64
15	300–350	326	580.00–600.00	588.88
17	350–400	369	500.00–535.00	517.58
16	400–450	423	440.00–480.00	460.83
21	450–500	475	390.00–430.00	410.53
18	500–550	520	360.00–400.00	380.58
11	550–600	569	340.00–350.00	344.39
15	600–650	614	330.00–350.00	339.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	327	490.00–520.00	505.43
12	350–400	375	400.00–430.00	415.60
10	400–450	425	375.00–400.00	387.94

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.