Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.23/cwt on 20 head, up $18.52 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −1.74 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$381.23

▲ 18.52 vs prior sale

20 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.80

vs FL average

−32.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	383.88	2,110	17thin
Medium and Large 2	515	366.18	1,886	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $382.97 across 24 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 sale20 hd

381.23

—

FL average4 barns · 104 hd

397.03

−15.80

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−32.25

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−1.74

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	—	Low	1,428	191.56	2,735	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,246	168.27	2,097	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	156.89	1,800	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	136.92	1,326	15

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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 2	200–250	223	591.24/cwt	580.00–605.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	508.75/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	443.43/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	465.74/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,942	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	569.15/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,855	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	366.18/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	394.76/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,092	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	613.64/cwt	585.00–650.00	1,694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	431.90/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	479.60/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,822	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	569.06/cwt	545.00–595.00	2,140	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	637.31/cwt	610.00–675.00	2,071	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	388.65/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	468.93/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	662.71/cwt	630.00–690.00	1,465	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	497.12/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	529.71/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,209	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	488.29/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,246	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	564.37/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,111	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	375.95/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	677.74/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,810	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	436.12/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,303	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	475.40/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,249	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	646.74/cwt	610.00–680.00	2,089	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	168.27/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,097	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,233	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	137.81/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,341	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	160.75/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,887	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	150.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,662	34
Bulls	—	—	1,171	180.28/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,111	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	208.07/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,315	3
Bulls	—	—	1,459	191.30/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,791	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	172	763.35/cwt	730.00–790.00	1,313	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	429.52/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	663.48/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	508.53/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	468.93/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	575.58/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	733.13/cwt	690.00–770.00	1,642	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	381.43/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,170	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	528.07/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,213	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	716.33/cwt	680.00–750.00	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	344.64/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	671.74/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	571.53/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	389.29/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	368.34/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	434.81/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,091	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	433.79/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.70/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,725	3

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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 641Year ago 996

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 255Year ago 349

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	580.00–605.00	591.24
4	250–300	261	550.00–580.00	571.53
4	300–350	300	500.00–535.00	508.75
2	350–400	373	415.00–455.00	433.79
3	400–450	415	390.00–430.00	415.70
4	450–500	473	375.00–405.00	389.29
3	500–550	515	350.00–375.00	366.18
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	169	680.00–750.00	716.33
13	200–250	221	630.00–690.00	662.71
18	250–300	276	585.00–650.00	613.64
14	300–350	326	540.00–600.00	569.15
22	350–400	380	460.00–510.00	479.60
33	400–450	417	435.00–485.00	465.74
13	450–500	481	425.00–455.00	434.81
10	500–550	530	385.00–420.00	394.76
7	550–600	578	360.00–385.00	368.34
2	600–650	623	335.00–355.00	344.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	700.00	700.00
10	300–350	325	610.00–675.00	637.31
13	350–400	376	545.00–595.00	569.06
13	400–450	417	495.00–550.00	529.71
19	450–500	460	455.00–500.00	488.29
6	500–550	522	420.00–465.00	443.43
5	550–600	574	375.00–400.00	388.65
1	600–650	600	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
5	350–400	368	480.00–510.00	497.12
2	400–450	423	450.00–490.00	468.93
2	450–500	473	420.00–445.00	431.90
2	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	150–200	172	730.00–790.00	763.35
15	200–250	224	690.00–770.00	733.13
22	250–300	267	630.00–700.00	677.74
11	300–350	323	610.00–680.00	646.74
24	350–400	374	535.00–595.00	564.37
14	400–450	419	495.00–550.00	528.07
18	450–500	473	455.00–495.00	475.40
12	500–550	528	420.00–470.00	436.12
6	550–600	569	370.00–390.00	381.43
4	600–650	624	365.00–395.00	375.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	650.00–700.00	671.74
2	200–250	223	650.00–680.00	663.48
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	323	550.00–605.00	575.58
5	350–400	368	480.00–530.00	508.53
2	400–450	423	450.00–490.00	468.93
2	450–500	473	420.00–440.00	429.52
3	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	162.00–174.00	168.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	130.00–132.00	131.16
13	—	973	135.00–141.00	137.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,174	156.00–169.00	160.75
34	—	1,104	145.00–155.00	150.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	178.00–183.00	180.28
3	—	1,593	205.00–210.00	208.07
17	—	1,459	185.00–201.00	191.30

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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