Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-03-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 16
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
733 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 515▲ 56 vs year ago 677 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 186▼ 58 vs year ago 284 · −20.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.85/cwt on 11 head, down $32.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −31.49 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$338.85
▼ 32.51 vs prior sale
11 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.05
vs FL average
−77.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533344.711,8369thin
Medium and Large 2525312.501,6412thin
One grade step is worth $32.21/cwt here — about $195 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale11 hd
338.85
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FL average3 barns · 29 hd
360.90
−22.05
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−77.27
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−31.49
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
425388350313median 370.3403/0205/1807/2008/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.53, low $327.47, median $370.34 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,500197.732,96613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,245168.172,09414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,141160.671,83494
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,014137.721,39726

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2150600.00/cwt600.00–600.009001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1173663.04/cwt650.00–680.001,1472
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1227645.89/cwt620.00–680.001,46621
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270620.37/cwt590.00–640.001,67515
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323533.95/cwt520.00–550.001,7252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334586.77/cwt575.00–630.001,96016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375520.65/cwt500.00–555.001,95212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384457.98/cwt450.00–485.001,7594
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423464.91/cwt445.00–495.001,96715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467466.65/cwt440.00–480.002,1797
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530407.72/cwt390.00–430.002,1613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573396.81/cwt380.00–415.002,2742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2150600.00/cwt600.00–600.009003
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1171656.93/cwt620.00–690.001,12310
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2208569.18/cwt525.00–580.001,1846
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220623.68/cwt595.00–650.001,37224
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272578.73/cwt550.00–610.001,57415
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284509.91/cwt500.00–545.001,4484
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323468.60/cwt450.00–490.001,5144
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324526.06/cwt500.00–555.001,70421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4004
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372449.93/cwt425.00–475.001,67412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415438.10/cwt415.00–450.001,81815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423381.57/cwt365.00–400.001,6144
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473356.67/cwt340.00–375.001,6872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483394.70/cwt385.00–420.001,9068
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521341.88/cwt325.00–355.001,7817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573354.61/cwt345.00–365.002,0322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2173597.39/cwt580.00–620.001,0332
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1175674.05/cwt640.00–710.001,18016
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215584.81/cwt560.00–600.001,2573
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1219650.36/cwt610.00–675.001,42428
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267630.92/cwt600.00–650.001,68526
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315532.70/cwt520.00–540.001,6783
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332595.08/cwt580.00–640.001,97614
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379506.68/cwt500.00–520.001,9207
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382460.47/cwt450.00–490.001,7597
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423429.47/cwt420.00–440.001,8172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424466.70/cwt445.00–490.001,9797
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475454.01/cwt440.00–475.002,1578
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523397.18/cwt390.00–405.002,0772
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350187.76/cwt184.00–191.002,5356
Bulls——1,528201.99/cwt196.00–208.003,0866
Bulls——2,235232.00/cwt232.00–232.005,1851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968143.12/cwt139.00–147.001,38514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068131.42/cwt129.00–135.001,40412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123154.91/cwt149.00–159.001,74038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156164.89/cwt160.00–175.001,90655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,170159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,251168.87/cwt160.00–175.002,11313

This sale against other markets

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.