Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends Available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.72/cwt on 9 head, up $16.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −57.98 against this barn's trailing median of $421.70.

Average price

$363.72

▲ 16.37 vs prior sale

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$67.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs FL average

−41.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	393.78	2,074	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	326.15	1,810	4thin

One grade step is worth $67.63/cwt here — about $264 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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $347.34, median $421.70 across 18 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

363.72

—

FL average6 barns · 279 hd

366.22

−2.51

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−41.85

This barn, trailing median18 sales

421.70

−57.98

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	1,324	187.40	2,481	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	136.18	1,763	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,039	135.95	1,412	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	117.86	1,236	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	444.25/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	403.28/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	302.29/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	499.89/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	462.07/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,465	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.52/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	581.62/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	392.22/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	412.23/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,979	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	676.56/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	372.30/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	518.45/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	476.15/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	334.58/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	332.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	394.75/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	318.39/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	435.64/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	633.81/cwt	605.00–660.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	367.78/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	555.00/cwt	520.00–565.00	1,809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,453	200.88/cwt	195.00–207.00	2,919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	174.30/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,716	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	128.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,288	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	146.32/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,551	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	136.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,434	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	138.90/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,467	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	136.31/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,779	11
Bulls	—	—	1,258	185.55/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,334	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	109.12/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,271	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	122.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,210	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	141.14/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	312.44/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	487.71/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	532.41/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,693	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	995	202.86/cwt	176.00–250.00	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	510.36/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	585.33/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	516.62/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	396.18/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	292.62/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	412.61/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	461.34/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	326.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	377.22/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	592.98/cwt	585.00–640.00	1,820	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	458.73/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	396.68/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	469.92/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,325	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	415.84/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	574.01/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,682	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	426.45/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,646	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	495.03/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,851	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	262.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,105Last week 940Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 146Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 60Year ago 0

No Trends Available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	660.00–690.00	676.56
4	250–300	274	605.00–660.00	633.81
34	300–350	307	585.00–640.00	592.98
14	350–400	374	480.00–520.00	495.03
22	400–450	415	410.00–465.00	444.25
21	450–500	480	395.00–430.00	412.23
4	500–550	521	375.00–415.00	392.22
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	620	357.50	357.50
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	860	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	570.00–600.00	585.33
15	250–300	293	570.00–580.00	574.01
16	300–350	335	485.00–530.00	499.89
12	350–400	367	440.00–470.00	458.73
9	400–450	431	395.00–400.00	396.68
3	450–500	467	380.00–415.00	396.18
2	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	585	290.00–315.00	302.29
2	600–650	615	285.00–300.00	292.62
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	217	560.00–600.00	581.62
5	250–300	268	495.00–550.00	518.45
28	300–350	317	440.00–500.00	462.07
17	350–400	386	400.00–440.00	426.45
5	400–450	430	380.00–410.00	403.28
7	450–500	462	350.00–395.00	372.30
8	500–550	530	335.00–370.00	340.52
3	550–600	572	320.00–355.00	334.58
3	600–650	625	305.00–325.00	318.39
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	510.00–570.00	532.41
2	350–400	365	480.00–495.00	487.71
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	615	350.00–385.00	367.78
1	650–700	670	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	705	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	510.00–520.00	516.62
17	250–300	282	450.00–485.00	469.92
8	300–350	318	375.00–430.00	412.61
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	433	340.00–350.00	344.97
2	450–500	493	300.00–325.00	312.44
3	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	326.61
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	618	275.00–280.00	277.45
2	650–700	665	250.00–275.00	262.59
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	580.00	580.00
6	300–350	326	520.00–565.00	555.00
4	350–400	380	465.00–500.00	476.15
5	400–450	424	415.00–455.00	435.64
8	450–500	475	380.00–425.00	394.75
3	500–550	513	370.00–380.00	375.02
5	550–600	569	330.00–340.00	332.93
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	658	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	500.00–520.00	510.36
7	300–350	335	445.00–485.00	461.34
3	350–400	368	400.00–450.00	415.84
3	400–450	425	350.00–400.00	377.22
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	195.00–207.00	200.88
2	—	1,558	170.00–178.00	174.30
15	—	1,258	180.00–191.00	185.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	128.00	128.00
11	—	1,305	133.00–139.00	136.31
3	—	1,315	140.00–142.00	141.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	125.00–131.00	128.76
3	—	1,060	143.00–148.00	146.32
16	—	1,049	132.00–140.00	136.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	108.00–111.00	109.12
6	—	990	116.00–125.00	122.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,056	120.00–160.00	138.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	995	176.00–250.00	202.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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