Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.85/cwt on 11 head, down $32.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −44.11 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$338.85

▼ 32.51 vs prior sale

11 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$32.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.05

vs FL average

−77.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	344.71	1,836	9thin
Medium and Large 2	525	312.50	1,641	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.21/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

338.85

—

FL average3 barns · 29 hd

360.90

−22.05

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−77.27

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−44.11

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	1,500	197.73	2,966	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,245	168.17	2,094	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	160.67	1,834	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	137.72	1,397	26

Every lot, as filed

61 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	208	569.18/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	394.70/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	468.60/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	171	656.93/cwt	620.00–690.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	623.68/cwt	595.00–650.00	1,372	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	620.37/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,675	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	438.10/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	449.93/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.61/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	407.72/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	520.65/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	645.89/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,466	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	464.91/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,967	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	586.77/cwt	575.00–630.00	1,960	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	466.65/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,179	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	457.98/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	533.95/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	663.04/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	396.81/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	429.47/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	595.08/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,976	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	506.68/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	466.70/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	630.92/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,685	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	578.73/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	526.06/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	341.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	509.91/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	397.18/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	674.05/cwt	640.00–710.00	1,180	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	381.57/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	650.36/cwt	610.00–675.00	1,424	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	356.67/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	597.39/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	454.01/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	584.81/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	460.47/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	532.70/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	187.76/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,535	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	201.99/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,086	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	2,235	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	5,185	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	143.12/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,385	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	131.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,404	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	154.91/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,740	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	164.89/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,906	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	168.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,113	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,860	1

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 515Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 186Year ago 284

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady 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
3	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
6	200–250	208	525.00–580.00	569.18
4	250–300	284	500.00–545.00	509.91
4	300–350	323	450.00–490.00	468.60
4	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	423	365.00–400.00	381.57
2	450–500	473	340.00–375.00	356.67
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	171	620.00–690.00	656.93
24	200–250	220	595.00–650.00	623.68
15	250–300	272	550.00–610.00	578.73
21	300–350	324	500.00–555.00	526.06
12	350–400	372	425.00–475.00	449.93
15	400–450	415	415.00–450.00	438.10
8	450–500	483	385.00–420.00	394.70
7	500–550	521	325.00–355.00	341.88
2	550–600	573	345.00–365.00	354.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	650.00–680.00	663.04
21	200–250	227	620.00–680.00	645.89
15	250–300	270	590.00–640.00	620.37
16	300–350	334	575.00–630.00	586.77
12	350–400	375	500.00–555.00	520.65
15	400–450	423	445.00–495.00	464.91
7	450–500	467	440.00–480.00	466.65
3	500–550	530	390.00–430.00	407.72
2	550–600	573	380.00–415.00	396.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	323	520.00–550.00	533.95
4	350–400	384	450.00–485.00	457.98
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	580.00–620.00	597.39
3	200–250	215	560.00–600.00	584.81
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	315	520.00–540.00	532.70
7	350–400	382	450.00–490.00	460.47
2	400–450	423	420.00–440.00	429.47
3	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	150–200	175	640.00–710.00	674.05
28	200–250	219	610.00–675.00	650.36
26	250–300	267	600.00–650.00	630.92
14	300–350	332	580.00–640.00	595.08
7	350–400	379	500.00–520.00	506.68
7	400–450	424	445.00–490.00	466.70
8	450–500	475	440.00–475.00	454.01
2	500–550	523	390.00–405.00	397.18
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	184.00–191.00	187.76
6	—	1,528	196.00–208.00	201.99
1	—	2,235	232.00	232.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	147.00	147.00
38	—	1,123	149.00–159.00	154.91
55	—	1,156	160.00–175.00	164.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	968	139.00–147.00	143.12
12	—	1,068	129.00–135.00	131.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,251	160.00–175.00	168.87
1	—	1,170	159.00	159.00

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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