Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.35/cwt on 17 head, up $40.50 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 24 comparable sales and sits −3.61 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$379.35

▲ 40.50 vs prior sale

17 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$38.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs FL average

−45.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	383.94	2,098	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	345.00	1,811	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale17 hd

379.35

—

FL average4 barns · 56 hd

380.51

−1.16

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−45.84

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−3.61

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	—	High	1,341	212.97	2,856	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	178.78	2,378	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	164.52	1,859	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	137.16	1,371	11

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	300–350	323	486.28/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	439.60/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,829	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	540.93/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	601.91/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	674.49/cwt	660.00–710.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	438.74/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	708.70/cwt	700.00–720.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	423.18/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,985	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	395.28/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	370.97/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	568.60/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	375.83/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	660.41/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	630.88/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,233	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	478.23/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	498.67/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	598.35/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	636.80/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,050	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	373.51/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	500.68/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	634.55/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,031	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	663.81/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,832	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	162	725.06/cwt	670.00–745.00	1,175	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	178.78/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	166.22/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,863	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	130.80/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	139.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,487	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	154.35/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,826	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	219.56/cwt	214.00–226.00	3,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,223	199.80/cwt	197.00–203.00	2,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	563.26/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	460.82/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	631.74/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	388.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,248	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	488.90/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,838	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	594.21/cwt	575.00–630.00	2,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	693.53/cwt	660.00–730.00	1,560	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	553.56/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	438.95/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	446.20/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	387.75/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	657.52/cwt	620.00–690.00	1,440	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	389.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	592.94/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	376.90/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	694.04/cwt	660.00–730.00	1,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	582.47/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	560.45/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,446	6

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 733Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 226Year ago 178

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly 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
2	150–200	150	650.00	650.00
2	200–250	223	560.00–610.00	582.47
6	250–300	258	520.00–570.00	560.45
4	300–350	323	470.00–505.00	486.28
5	350–400	359	415.00–455.00	446.20
3	400–450	430	380.00–405.00	387.75
2	450–500	473	365.00–390.00	376.90
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	150–200	169	660.00–730.00	694.04
16	200–250	219	620.00–690.00	657.52
12	250–300	277	580.00–640.00	601.91
15	300–350	324	520.00–570.00	540.93
27	350–400	376	460.00–510.00	488.90
17	400–450	416	420.00–455.00	439.60
12	450–500	469	395.00–440.00	423.18
8	500–550	524	380.00–415.00	395.28
7	550–600	572	350.00–390.00	370.97
3	600–650	625	350.00–360.00	354.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	700.00–720.00	708.70
3	200–250	230	660.00–710.00	674.49
4	250–300	275	640.00–680.00	660.41
14	300–350	322	620.00–650.00	636.80
19	350–400	354	590.00–640.00	630.88
2	400–450	423	475.00–525.00	498.67
4	450–500	474	460.00–495.00	478.23
5	500–550	522	425.00–450.00	438.74
4	600–650	624	355.00–395.00	375.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	605.00	605.00
2	250–300	273	580.00–620.00	598.35
2	300–350	323	550.00–590.00	568.60
6	350–400	350	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	150–200	162	670.00–745.00	725.06
16	200–250	225	660.00–730.00	693.53
16	250–300	276	630.00–700.00	663.81
26	300–350	320	600.00–660.00	634.55
4	350–400	370	575.00–630.00	594.21
4	400–450	424	485.00–525.00	500.68
4	450–500	474	445.00–475.00	460.82
1	500–550	500	450.00	450.00
11	550–600	578	380.00–400.00	388.97
4	600–650	616	360.00–380.00	373.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	173	610.00–660.00	631.74
1	200–250	200	620.00	620.00
2	250–300	273	570.00–620.00	592.94
2	300–350	323	540.00–590.00	563.26
4	350–400	373	535.00–570.00	553.56
3	400–450	430	425.00–470.00	438.95
3	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	523	380.00–400.00	389.57
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	176.00–181.00	178.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,121	159.00–174.00	166.22
4	—	1,183	150.00–156.00	154.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	129.00–133.00	130.80
8	—	1,066	135.00–145.00	139.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	214.00–226.00	219.56
2	—	1,223	197.00–203.00	199.80

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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