Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-01-19

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 19
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
87 vs last sale 913 302 vs year ago 1,128 · 26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
3 vs last sale 269 145 vs year ago 417 · 34.8%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $413.89/cwt on 24 head, up $1.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 19 comparable sales and sits +12.26 against this barn's trailing median of $401.63.
Average price
$413.89
1.76 vs prior sale
24 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs FL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548420.482,30520
Medium and Large 2524380.961,9954thin
One grade step is worth $39.53/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales
441400358316median 401.6301/0502/2306/0807/2008/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $427.13, low $330.39, median $401.63 across 19 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 sale24 hd
413.89
FL average1 barns · 24 hd
413.89
+0.00
This barn, trailing median19 sales
401.63
+12.26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,466194.932,85812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,348168.982,27812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,159158.211,83488
CowsLean 85-90%Low969134.121,30025

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430508.66/cwt490.00–545.002,1877
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250228701.61/cwt680.00–750.001,60016
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400380559.87/cwt540.00–595.002,12815
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563371.15/cwt345.00–385.002,09014
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415471.85/cwt445.00–485.001,95816
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274652.73/cwt620.00–690.001,78814
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470448.41/cwt425.00–470.002,10817
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517392.62/cwt375.00–405.002,03014
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450411416.88/cwt395.00–425.001,7134
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473421.67/cwt405.00–440.001,9942
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473477.02/cwt450.00–500.002,25610
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523449.57/cwt440.00–460.002,3512
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375504.75/cwt480.00–535.001,89316
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624376.15/cwt360.00–400.002,3477
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570394.72/cwt375.00–405.002,2505
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450400450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7851
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515392.94/cwt380.00–400.002,0243
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200172715.94/cwt680.00–750.001,2319
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573354.61/cwt345.00–365.002,0322
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400383575.75/cwt560.00–600.002,2058
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318620.85/cwt600.00–640.001,9746
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275705.89/cwt675.00–745.001,94119
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422515.30/cwt490.00–540.002,17513
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527444.71/cwt420.00–465.002,34411
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624372.34/cwt365.00–380.002,3234
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574390.87/cwt380.00–410.002,2449
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200172797.35/cwt770.00–815.001,3719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184163.12/cwt157.00–170.001,93153
CowsLean 85-90%974128.46/cwt125.00–132.001,25112
CowsLean 85-90%965139.34/cwt135.00–142.001,34513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,348168.98/cwt163.00–174.002,27812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,114152.08/cwt146.00–156.001,69429
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157144.49/cwt143.00–145.001,6726
Bulls1,828222.06/cwt219.00–225.004,0592
Bulls1,468193.86/cwt188.00–203.002,8466
Bulls1,283182.97/cwt180.00–185.002,3484
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350309553.30/cwt530.00–560.001,7105
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515392.94/cwt380.00–400.002,0243
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200150700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250209690.62/cwt660.00–700.001,4435
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7852
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465430.81/cwt405.00–445.002,0033
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450400445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7802
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273637.52/cwt610.00–670.001,7402
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350329610.08/cwt585.00–650.002,00731
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250222769.82/cwt730.00–800.001,70920
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250223642.47/cwt620.00–670.001,4332
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473396.67/cwt380.00–415.001,8762
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273585.64/cwt565.00–610.001,5992
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470470.47/cwt450.00–490.002,21111
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4852
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333513.30/cwt500.00–555.001,70921
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200150600.00/cwt600.00–600.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625342.96/cwt330.00–360.002,1443
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380445.75/cwt435.00–470.001,6943

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.