Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 14.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.36/cwt on 36 head, down $9.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −34.55 against this barn's trailing median of $378.91.

Average price

$344.36

▼ 9.03 vs prior sale

36 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$39.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.00

vs FL average

+12.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	355.26	1,866	26
Medium and Large 2	540	316.02	1,707	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.23/cwt here — about $160 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 $378.91 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 sale36 hd

344.36

—

FL average7 barns · 216 hd

329.36

+15.00

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+12.84

This barn, trailing median24 sales

378.91

−34.55

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	1,645	174.91	2,878	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,215	150.61	1,831	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	138.44	1,621	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	117.17	1,363	15

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	944	226.65/cwt	195.00–270.00	2,140	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	140.07/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,656	24
Bulls	—	—	1,483	189.69/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	152.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	117.18/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,282	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	101.30/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	456.21/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,857	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	511.85/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	149.89/cwt	124.00–190.00	1,560	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	542.56/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	570.10/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	319.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	400.49/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,762	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.54/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	399.70/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	506.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	489.06/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	310.09/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	512.78/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	311.44/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	417.63/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	354.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	368.17/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,576	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	359.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	455.40/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,649	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	671.53/cwt	640.00–730.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	282.30/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	426.08/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,747	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	563.82/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	617.28/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	351.76/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,040	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	351.21/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	576.03/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,786	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	595.47/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	327.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	374.69/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	482.36/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,621	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	304.96/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	464.47/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	352.59/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,812	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	409.01/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,898	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	546.59/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	413.48/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	274.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	546.09/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,545	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	317.61/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	451.82/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,712	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	517.04/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,856	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	379.10/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,774	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	176.30/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,290	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,556	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,192	153.86/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,834	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	130.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,535	10

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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 941Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 176Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 104Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 14.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	944	195.00–270.00	226.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,041	124.00–190.00	149.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,182	135.00–146.00	140.07
3	—	1,058	150.00–155.00	152.21
10	—	1,177	125.00–134.00	130.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	111.00–123.00	117.18
3	—	1,293	100.00–102.00	101.30
4	—	1,206	128.00–130.00	129.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	147.00–159.00	153.86
3	—	1,270	140.00–145.00	143.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	188.00–192.00	189.69
2	—	1,145	155.00–157.00	155.96
6	—	1,866	172.00–181.00	176.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	560.00–580.00	570.10
4	300–350	318	490.00–535.00	512.78
12	350–400	362	440.00–480.00	455.40
19	400–450	440	375.00–430.00	400.49
18	450–500	478	350.00–380.00	359.60
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	640.00–730.00	671.53
14	250–300	270	600.00–630.00	617.28
10	300–350	310	545.00–595.00	576.03
26	350–400	359	490.00–525.00	517.04
17	400–450	407	445.00–495.00	456.21
8	450–500	464	395.00–450.00	409.01
11	500–550	519	350.00–355.00	354.56
8	550–600	580	320.00–360.00	351.76
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	580.00–610.00	595.47
3	250–300	288	540.00–560.00	546.59
4	300–350	318	490.00–530.00	511.85
5	350–400	367	440.00–480.00	464.47
9	400–450	421	395.00–450.00	413.48
13	450–500	478	350.00–390.00	374.69
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	579	300.00–345.00	317.61
2	600–650	633	295.00–315.00	304.96
8	650–700	654	270.00–275.00	274.37
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	290.00–330.00	311.44
2	550–600	575	275.00–290.00	282.30
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	540.00–545.00	542.56
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	500.00–520.00	506.76
8	250–300	275	470.00–510.00	489.06
7	300–350	326	395.00–440.00	417.63
14	350–400	378	380.00–425.00	399.70
12	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	368.17
14	450–500	473	320.00–360.00	345.54
6	500–550	518	310.00–330.00	319.98
4	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	310.09
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	540.00–580.00	563.82
21	250–300	283	530.00–560.00	546.09
15	300–350	336	445.00–500.00	482.36
44	350–400	379	430.00–480.00	451.82
34	400–450	410	390.00–445.00	426.08
25	450–500	468	365.00–400.00	379.10
20	500–550	514	340.00–380.00	352.59
4	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	351.21
6	600–650	605	320.00–330.00	327.51
2	650–700	663	300.00–305.00	302.51
3	750–800	760	280.00–290.00	285.07

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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