Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.80/cwt on 5 head, down $29.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits −41.17 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$341.80

▼ 29.57 vs prior sale

5 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.76

vs FL average

−71.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	341.80	1,903	5thin

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

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 sale5 hd

341.80

—

FL average3 barns · 29 hd

384.56

−42.76

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−71.98

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−41.17

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	1,436	193.55	2,779	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	173.11	2,250	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	163.56	1,946	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	143.14	1,403	9thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,489	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	174.05/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,257	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	136.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,114	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,082	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	167.77/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,020	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	371.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	594.00/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	418.33/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	471.43/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,782	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	612.20/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	179	639.01/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,144	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	542.94/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.40/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	574.31/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	625.65/cwt	625.00–630.00	1,489	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	631.86/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,611	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.39/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,607	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	338.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	437.27/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	404.62/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	452.35/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	384.57/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	500.42/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	597.71/cwt	575.00–605.00	1,255	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	473.16/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	158.48/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,824	35
Bulls	—	—	1,475	195.74/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,887	8
Bulls	—	—	1,344	184.89/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,485	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	447.99/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	578.56/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	384.20/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	211	526.95/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	394.18/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	427.22/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	356.98/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	350.55/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	406.32/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	423.79/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	503.95/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	578.00/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	603.27/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,056	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 (Mon)

Mon Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 544Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 222Year ago 191

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,027	140.00–150.00	145.00
2	—	815	135.00–138.00	136.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,297	168.00–179.00	174.05
1	—	1,335	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	150.00	150.00
52	—	1,204	162.00–177.00	167.77
35	—	1,151	154.00–161.00	158.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	192.00–200.00	195.74
6	—	1,344	183.00–187.00	184.89
1	—	1,675	228.00	228.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	150–200	179	610.00–670.00	639.01
6	200–250	225	580.00–620.00	594.00
10	250–300	267	590.00–630.00	612.20
8	300–350	321	540.00–600.00	578.56
27	350–400	378	450.00–500.00	471.43
8	400–450	408	440.00–450.00	447.99
4	450–500	471	400.00–435.00	418.33
4	500–550	530	360.00–400.00	371.93
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
10	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	323	490.00–520.00	503.95
2	350–400	373	405.00–445.00	423.79
2	400–450	423	370.00–400.00	384.20
4	450–500	484	350.00–380.00	356.98
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	273	520.00–570.00	542.94
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	238	625.00–630.00	625.65
18	250–300	255	580.00–640.00	631.86
3	300–350	325	560.00–590.00	574.31
2	350–400	373	450.00–455.00	452.35
4	400–450	421	430.00–445.00	437.27
6	450–500	474	390.00–430.00	404.62
2	500–550	523	375.00–395.00	384.57
2	550–600	573	390.00–395.00	392.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	150–200	175	580.00–640.00	603.27
70	200–250	210	575.00–605.00	597.71
15	250–300	263	530.00–590.00	578.00
11	300–350	324	450.00–500.00	473.16
31	350–400	365	410.00–455.00	440.39
6	400–450	424	395.00–425.00	406.32
6	450–500	479	345.00–370.00	350.55
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	571	325.00–350.00	338.50
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	550.00	550.00
4	200–250	211	495.00–540.00	526.95
3	250–300	280	490.00–525.00	500.42
3	300–350	315	405.00–440.00	427.22
3	350–400	365	375.00–405.00	394.18
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00

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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