Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $395.15/cwt on 9 head, up $15.80 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 24 comparable sales and sits +12.18 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$395.15

▲ 15.80 vs prior sale

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$36.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs FL average

−33.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	403.26	2,191	7thin
Medium and Large 2	523	366.75	1,918	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.51/cwt here — about $273 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 sale9 hd

395.15

—

FL average4 barns · 54 hd

397.44

−2.29

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−33.21

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

+12.18

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	1,480	213.19	3,156	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,213	181.84	2,206	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	171.28	1,982	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	146.59	1,374	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	450–500	465	449.35/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	598.60/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	366.75/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	414.41/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	457.39/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	662.99/cwt	610.00–680.00	1,744	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	553.70/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,794	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	487.16/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	531.93/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	576.06/cwt	560.00–595.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	412.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	581.75/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	650.94/cwt	610.00–670.00	2,070	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	516.44/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	407.02/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	729.98/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	572.45/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,130	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	677.00/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,794	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	452.63/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	426.59/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	723.35/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	572.29/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,106	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	671.32/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,799	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	550.95/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,325	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,434	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	140.69/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,268	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	164.07/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,895	27
Bulls	—	—	1,420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	181.84/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,206	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,888	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	175.85/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,024	64
Bulls	—	—	1,519	221.68/cwt	216.00–227.00	3,367	10
Bulls	—	—	1,426	203.40/cwt	198.00–210.00	2,900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	654.49/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	680.30/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	411.62/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	401.75/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	511.74/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	469.07/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	373.03/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	492.55/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,039	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	659.30/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	582.94/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	570.58/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	359.71/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	668.40/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,491	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	670.77/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,140	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	487.12/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	760.79/cwt	720.00–800.00	1,316	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	475.56/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	581.45/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	512.83/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,918	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	425.94/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,198	4

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 454Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 217Year ago 272

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	150–200	170	630.00–700.00	670.77
41	200–250	223	640.00–700.00	668.40
31	250–300	263	610.00–680.00	662.99
25	300–350	324	530.00–580.00	553.70
21	350–400	374	485.00–540.00	512.83
7	400–450	414	480.00–500.00	492.55
4	450–500	465	425.00–465.00	449.35
4	500–550	516	415.00–435.00	425.94
3	550–600	580	360.00–385.00	373.03
5	600–650	628	350.00–375.00	359.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
3	200–250	215	580.00–610.00	598.60
6	250–300	265	550.00–600.00	581.45
3	300–350	330	475.00–515.00	487.12
4	350–400	361	440.00–480.00	469.07
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	523	350.00–385.00	366.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	690.00	690.00
2	200–250	200	690.00	690.00
2	250–300	273	560.00–595.00	576.06
3	300–350	315	550.00–600.00	581.75
2	350–400	373	500.00–535.00	516.44
1	400–450	400	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	515	400.00–420.00	412.94
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	790.00	790.00
9	200–250	224	700.00–750.00	729.98
13	250–300	265	650.00–690.00	677.00
12	300–350	318	610.00–670.00	650.94
27	350–400	372	540.00–600.00	572.45
4	400–450	428	520.00–550.00	531.93
4	450–500	469	475.00–495.00	487.16
2	500–550	523	455.00–460.00	457.39
2	550–600	573	400.00–430.00	414.41
4	600–650	623	385.00–430.00	407.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	173	720.00–800.00	760.79
9	200–250	229	700.00–780.00	723.35
13	250–300	268	640.00–690.00	671.32
2	300–350	323	650.00–670.00	659.30
25	350–400	368	540.00–600.00	572.29
3	400–450	422	530.00–570.00	550.95
6	450–500	473	465.00–490.00	475.56
5	500–550	525	430.00–470.00	452.63
2	550–600	573	390.00–435.00	411.62
3	600–650	630	425.00–430.00	426.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	650.00–700.00	680.30
3	200–250	230	640.00–690.00	654.49
2	250–300	273	560.00–610.00	582.94
2	300–350	323	545.00–600.00	570.58
2	350–400	373	500.00–525.00	511.74
2	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	523	385.00–420.00	401.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	957	145.00–155.00	149.87
5	—	901	138.00–144.00	140.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,155	160.00–168.00	164.07
5	—	1,244	150.00–155.00	151.75
64	—	1,151	169.00–185.00	175.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	176.00–186.00	181.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	187.00	187.00
10	—	1,519	216.00–227.00	221.68
6	—	1,426	198.00–210.00	203.40

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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