Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-04-06

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 6
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 454▲ 34 vs year ago 524 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 217▼ 54 vs year ago 272 · −19.9%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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 19 of 24 comparable sales and sits +24.81 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543403.262,1917thin
Medium and Large 2523366.751,9182thin
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.

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
370.34
+24.81
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—Low1,480213.193,15617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,213181.842,2065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,157171.281,98296
CowsLean 85-90%Average937146.591,37414

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1150790.00/cwt790.00–790.001,1851
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2150690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,0351
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,3802
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224729.98/cwt700.00–750.001,6359
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265677.00/cwt650.00–690.001,79413
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273576.06/cwt560.00–595.001,5732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315581.75/cwt550.00–600.001,8333
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318650.94/cwt610.00–670.002,07012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372572.45/cwt540.00–600.002,13027
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373516.44/cwt500.00–535.001,9262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428531.93/cwt520.00–550.002,2774
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469487.16/cwt475.00–495.002,2854
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515412.94/cwt400.00–420.002,1273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523457.39/cwt455.00–460.002,3922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573414.41/cwt400.00–430.002,3752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623407.02/cwt385.00–430.002,5364
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2150600.00/cwt600.00–600.009001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1170670.77/cwt630.00–700.001,14013
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215598.60/cwt580.00–610.001,2873
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223668.40/cwt640.00–700.001,49141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263662.99/cwt610.00–680.001,74431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265581.45/cwt550.00–600.001,5416
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324553.70/cwt530.00–580.001,79425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330487.12/cwt475.00–515.001,6073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361469.07/cwt440.00–480.001,6934
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374512.83/cwt485.00–540.001,91821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414492.55/cwt480.00–500.002,0397
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465449.35/cwt425.00–465.002,0894
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516425.94/cwt415.00–435.002,1984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523366.75/cwt350.00–385.001,9182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580373.03/cwt360.00–385.002,1643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628359.71/cwt350.00–375.002,2595
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2165680.30/cwt650.00–700.001,1223
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1173760.79/cwt720.00–800.001,3167
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229723.35/cwt700.00–780.001,6569
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230654.49/cwt640.00–690.001,5053
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268671.32/cwt640.00–690.001,79913
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273582.94/cwt560.00–610.001,5912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323659.30/cwt650.00–670.002,1302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323570.58/cwt545.00–600.001,8432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368572.29/cwt540.00–600.002,10625
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373511.74/cwt500.00–525.001,9092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422550.95/cwt530.00–570.002,3253
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473475.56/cwt465.00–490.002,2496
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523401.75/cwt385.00–420.002,1012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525452.63/cwt430.00–470.002,3765
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573411.62/cwt390.00–435.002,3592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630426.59/cwt425.00–430.002,6883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,6551
Bulls——1,426203.40/cwt198.00–210.002,9006
Bulls——1,519221.68/cwt216.00–227.003,36710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%901140.69/cwt138.00–144.001,2685
Cows—Lean 85-90%957149.87/cwt145.00–155.001,4349
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151175.85/cwt169.00–185.002,02464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155164.07/cwt160.00–168.001,89527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,213181.84/cwt176.00–186.002,2065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244151.75/cwt150.00–155.001,8885

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.