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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

815 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 558▲ 134 vs year ago 681 · +19.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 218▼ 67 vs year ago 259 · −25.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.53/cwt on 17 head, up $31.17 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +40.19 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$410.53

▲ 31.17 vs prior sale

17 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$53.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs FL average

−16.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	413.69	2,223	16thin
Medium and Large 2	500	360.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.69/cwt here — about $423 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale17 hd

410.53

—

FL average4 barns · 62 hd

405.60

+4.93

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−16.86

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

+40.19

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,433	212.87	3,051	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,239	179.10	2,218	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	168.70	1,950	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	145.79	1,346	17

Every lot

56 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	667.83/cwt	650.00–695.00	1,509	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	684.75/cwt	650.00–695.00	1,780	16
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	588.87/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,561	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	650.61/cwt	610.00–670.00	2,036	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	584.10/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,091	31
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	503.76/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,955	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	517.84/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,222	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	479.43/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,258	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	448.09/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,352	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	420.87/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,412	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	163	690.74/cwt	670.00–700.00	1,126	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	634.48/cwt	610.00–670.00	1,402	9
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	577.98/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,289	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	562.94/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,537	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	624.95/cwt	595.00–660.00	1,719	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	497.22/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,566	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	546.47/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,738	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	467.97/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,760	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	516.94/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,975	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	423.93/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,793	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	469.92/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,016	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	391.13/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,819	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	439.51/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,057	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,800	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	418.87/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,224	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	391.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,210	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,220	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	674.71/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,491	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	666.87/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,807	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	592.94/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,619	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,890	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	586.63/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,895	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	511.74/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,909	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	556.18/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,097	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	475.70/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,974	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	518.35/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,203	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	470.81/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,279	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	443.65/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,245	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	409.48/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,342	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	190.67/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,317	5
Bulls	—	—	1,446	207.43/cwt	199.00–214.00	2,999	8
Bulls	—	—	1,504	223.91/cwt	216.00–235.00	3,368	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	140.86/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,240	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	150.18/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,443	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,757	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	163.34/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,829	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	175.46/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,102	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,237	180.18/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,229	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,066	1

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 558Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 218Year ago 259

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	226	650.00–695.00	667.83
16	250–300	260	650.00–695.00	684.75
12	300–350	313	610.00–670.00	650.61
31	350–400	358	545.00–590.00	584.10
10	400–450	429	500.00–550.00	517.84
5	450–500	471	460.00–500.00	479.43
6	500–550	525	430.00–460.00	448.09
4	550–600	573	400.00–435.00	420.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	570.00–600.00	588.87
6	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	388	500.00–525.00	503.76
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	223	560.00–600.00	577.98
8	250–300	273	540.00–590.00	562.94
3	300–350	315	475.00–510.00	497.22
7	350–400	376	450.00–495.00	467.97
2	400–450	423	405.00–445.00	423.93
6	450–500	465	375.00–400.00	391.13
1	500–550	500	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	163	670.00–700.00	690.74
9	200–250	221	610.00–670.00	634.48
12	250–300	275	595.00–660.00	624.95
30	300–350	318	520.00–570.00	546.47
39	350–400	382	500.00–555.00	516.94
17	400–450	429	455.00–500.00	469.92
6	450–500	468	415.00–455.00	439.51
13	500–550	531	400.00–445.00	418.87
3	550–600	565	375.00–400.00	391.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	650.00–700.00	674.71
4	250–300	271	650.00–680.00	666.87
1	300–350	300	630.00	630.00
22	350–400	377	530.00–580.00	556.18
5	400–450	425	500.00–555.00	518.35
4	450–500	484	465.00–490.00	470.81
8	500–550	506	435.00–445.00	443.65
3	550–600	572	390.00–430.00	409.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	273	570.00–620.00	592.94
2	300–350	323	575.00–600.00	586.63
2	350–400	373	500.00–525.00	511.74
3	400–450	415	450.00–490.00	475.70
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	158.00	158.00
23	—	1,198	170.00–186.00	175.46
23	—	1,120	159.00–169.00	163.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	961	146.00–156.00	150.18
8	—	880	137.00–145.00	140.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,237	172.00–186.00	180.18
1	—	1,260	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,504	216.00–235.00	223.91
5	—	1,215	188.00–193.00	190.67
8	—	1,446	199.00–214.00	207.43

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.