Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-08-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 10
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
394 vs last sale 1,308 376 vs year ago 1,290 · 29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
92 vs last sale 358 48 vs year ago 314 · 15.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
34 vs last sale 104 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.46/cwt on 34 head, down $42.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits 21.51 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.
Average price
$361.46
42.65 vs prior sale
34 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.41
vs FL average
5.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543373.292,02717thin
Medium and Large 2534349.631,86817thin
One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $158 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
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 sale34 hd
361.46
FL average6 barns · 129 hd
367.87
−6.41
National average162 barns · 7,051 hd
366.69
−5.23
This barn, trailing median24 sales
382.97
−21.51
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
BullsAverage1,434212.703,0519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,316168.762,22222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,145162.401,86035
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023135.961,39116

Every lot, as filed

79 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
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528345.07/cwt330.00–360.001,8222
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378497.82/cwt475.00–520.001,8823
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426387.32/cwt365.00–410.001,65018
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235595.00/cwt590.00–600.001,3982
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300272590.42/cwt560.00–600.001,6067
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521352.94/cwt325.00–360.001,83913
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575280.17/cwt270.00–290.001,6112
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350326519.75/cwt500.00–540.001,6947
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600553297.51/cwt295.00–300.001,6452
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400372508.45/cwt505.00–515.001,8916
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333572.22/cwt565.00–580.001,9052
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627314.81/cwt300.00–325.001,9743
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419399.80/cwt375.00–415.001,6755
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480346.67/cwt340.00–350.001,6643
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300267653.78/cwt640.00–660.001,7465
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0634
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680353.09/cwt320.00–370.002,4013
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640305.00/cwt300.00–315.001,9523
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550539409.98/cwt390.00–445.002,21013
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425480.35/cwt470.00–500.002,0413
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425449.93/cwt430.00–470.001,91215
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578338.89/cwt330.00–345.001,9594
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376448.67/cwt425.00–465.001,68711
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477379.04/cwt350.00–395.001,80817
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320500.46/cwt475.00–520.001,60121
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250227666.32/cwt650.00–690.001,5133
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300272563.01/cwt540.00–580.001,5316
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250233583.00/cwt570.00–590.001,3583
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275619.36/cwt600.00–640.001,7034
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427408.53/cwt400.00–440.001,7446
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500476400.76/cwt375.00–420.001,9086
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250200750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600564386.24/cwt385.00–390.002,1784
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1831
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625378.89/cwt355.00–385.002,3688
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350300690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Bulls1,393203.27/cwt197.00–218.002,8326
Bulls1,517231.57/cwt226.00–239.003,5133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,105164.43/cwt158.00–169.001,81717
CowsLean 85-90%830117.00/cwt117.00–117.009711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,128172.49/cwt170.00–177.001,9468
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2955198.44/cwt160.00–275.001,89563
CowsLean 85-90%1,036131.31/cwt125.00–140.001,36010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228150.87/cwt141.00–155.001,85310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,263180.03/cwt179.00–181.002,2742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,312169.75/cwt160.00–175.002,22718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410148.60/cwt140.00–156.002,0952
CowsLean 85-90%1,036149.04/cwt146.00–156.001,5445
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571343.87/cwt325.00–350.001,9634
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569367.59/cwt360.00–375.002,0924
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400350600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628339.95/cwt325.00–345.002,1358
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320590.58/cwt560.00–600.001,89011
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250215645.35/cwt640.00–650.001,3882
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376539.96/cwt520.00–575.002,0309
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320555.11/cwt535.00–590.001,7765
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223661.91/cwt630.00–680.001,4764
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525367.83/cwt350.00–385.001,9312
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268644.51/cwt605.00–660.001,7277
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583383.24/cwt375.00–390.002,2343
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522370.06/cwt365.00–385.001,9329
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675294.93/cwt290.00–300.001,9912
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469425.61/cwt395.00–450.001,9964
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423447.46/cwt425.00–465.001,8938
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613349.92/cwt335.00–360.002,1453
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250206729.64/cwt700.00–760.001,5036
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450403555.06/cwt545.00–565.002,2372
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350307619.70/cwt600.00–650.001,9027
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300266620.09/cwt590.00–640.001,6496
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377480.83/cwt470.00–510.001,81310
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384553.05/cwt530.00–580.002,1248
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462419.27/cwt400.00–445.001,9379
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523324.73/cwt300.00–340.001,6985
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468438.33/cwt425.00–470.002,05136

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.