Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-02-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 9
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
750 vs last sale 133 59 vs year ago 824 · +7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
320 head
196 vs last sale 124 127 vs year ago 193 · +65.8%
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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.90/cwt on 18 head, up $36.43 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +38.94 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.
Average price
$421.90
36.43 vs prior sale
18 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,288
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.11
vs FL average
2.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542421.902,28818thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
436397359320median 382.9701/0502/2305/1107/1308/17
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 sale18 hd
421.90
FL average4 barns · 54 hd
419.79
+2.11
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−2.05
This barn, trailing median24 sales
382.97
+38.94
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
BullsHigh1,465199.052,91520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,366178.422,43722
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208173.582,09778
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020146.101,49118

Every lot, as filed

57 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625357.88/cwt345.00–380.002,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373491.14/cwt470.00–515.001,8322
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220717.26/cwt680.00–750.001,57829
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315561.75/cwt530.00–580.001,7703
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418498.79/cwt470.00–520.002,08529
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276749.95/cwt720.00–800.002,07011
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278685.67/cwt660.00–730.001,90635
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476467.07/cwt440.00–490.002,22321
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250200660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,3201
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350323613.26/cwt590.00–640.001,9814
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250211784.20/cwt770.00–790.001,6554
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1451
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315683.46/cwt660.00–695.002,1539
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423436.57/cwt420.00–455.001,8472
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572444.87/cwt440.00–450.002,5453
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523411.96/cwt400.00–425.002,1552
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419520.47/cwt490.00–540.002,18110
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423461.83/cwt450.00–475.001,9542
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474476.15/cwt460.00–490.002,2577
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365593.99/cwt565.00–605.002,16821
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4004
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267775.16/cwt735.00–800.002,07047
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250217777.85/cwt720.00–800.001,68822
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374571.19/cwt545.00–600.002,13613
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526459.58/cwt445.00–480.002,4176
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623407.05/cwt395.00–420.002,5362
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
CowsLean 85-90%987139.61/cwt136.00–142.001,3788
CowsLean 85-90%1,047151.30/cwt146.00–155.001,58410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,317179.16/cwt172.00–188.002,36020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167167.26/cwt161.00–171.001,95227
Bulls1,607217.12/cwt210.00–221.003,4896
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,853171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,1692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,104157.78/cwt155.00–160.001,7424
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241178.55/cwt172.00–188.002,21647
Bulls1,484194.95/cwt189.00–204.002,8939
Bulls1,259184.75/cwt183.00–187.002,3265
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273693.76/cwt680.00–710.001,8942
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200179795.03/cwt770.00–840.001,42312
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424514.17/cwt495.00–540.002,1809
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463488.14/cwt460.00–500.002,26013
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200165724.24/cwt700.00–740.001,1953
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525431.05/cwt410.00–450.002,26310
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564410.47/cwt400.00–415.002,3158
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373516.14/cwt495.00–540.001,9252
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315613.57/cwt585.00–630.001,9333
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375543.46/cwt520.00–575.002,03851
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350327608.24/cwt585.00–650.001,98919
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480414.38/cwt405.00–435.001,9893
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300284612.11/cwt600.00–655.001,7384
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430459.30/cwt450.00–480.001,9753
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323681.98/cwt650.00–720.002,20312
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522472.75/cwt450.00–490.002,4683

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.