Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-04-20

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 20
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
726 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 815▲ 332 vs year ago 394 · +84.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 192▲ 20 vs year ago 214 · +9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $422.64/cwt on 15 head, down $4.49 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 19 comparable sales and sits +46.60 against this barn's trailing median of $376.03.
Average price
$422.64
▼ 4.49 vs prior sale
15 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,298
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs FL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547426.592,33313thin
Medium and Large 2523396.962,0762thin
One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $257 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 sale15 hd
422.64
—
FL average1 barns · 15 hd
422.64
+0.00
This barn, trailing median19 sales
376.03
+46.60
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

19 sales
441399357314median 376.0303/0206/0807/2008/2411/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $427.13, low $328.43, median $376.03 across 19 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—High1,462231.593,38539
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,359185.612,5226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182170.792,01835
CowsLean 85-90%Low950150.501,43021

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1173740.22/cwt725.00–760.001,2812
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223702.47/cwt680.00–730.001,5672
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270670.73/cwt630.00–700.001,81112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324635.41/cwt600.00–660.002,05915
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379570.21/cwt550.00–610.002,16115
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380508.82/cwt495.00–540.001,9343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423461.30/cwt440.00–485.001,9512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431527.83/cwt525.00–535.002,2755
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480479.38/cwt470.00–500.002,3013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580438.16/cwt435.00–445.002,5413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1172684.01/cwt650.00–720.001,1765
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2219570.85/cwt550.00–590.001,2507
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220647.95/cwt610.00–680.001,42512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273508.35/cwt490.00–530.001,3882
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277566.18/cwt540.00–600.001,56817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322553.94/cwt520.00–580.001,78425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323488.60/cwt470.00–510.001,5782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369438.54/cwt425.00–450.001,6187
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380493.06/cwt470.00–520.001,87427
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425466.38/cwt445.00–495.001,98213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426412.08/cwt400.00–430.001,7557
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473443.81/cwt430.00–460.002,0996
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473386.90/cwt375.00–400.001,8304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524415.51/cwt395.00–440.002,1775
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1166732.36/cwt690.00–750.001,21610
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2211642.60/cwt600.00–660.001,3564
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229702.43/cwt680.00–740.001,6098
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273592.94/cwt570.00–620.001,6192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275665.46/cwt640.00–700.001,83016
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319566.85/cwt540.00–590.001,8087
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323630.74/cwt595.00–660.002,03720
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373585.49/cwt560.00–610.002,18419
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388506.02/cwt500.00–540.001,9636
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408469.54/cwt445.00–475.001,9166
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429504.83/cwt490.00–545.002,16615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473424.05/cwt405.00–445.002,0062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479468.63/cwt450.00–500.002,24511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523396.96/cwt385.00–410.002,0762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528440.89/cwt425.00–475.002,3288
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577403.70/cwt390.00–420.002,3295
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,309202.55/cwt200.00–207.002,6514
Bulls——1,347220.49/cwt214.00–225.002,9705
Bulls——1,501237.31/cwt229.00–247.003,56230
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923146.53/cwt144.00–150.001,35212
Cows—Lean 85-90%987155.80/cwt152.00–162.001,5389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103163.84/cwt160.00–167.001,80716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225170.44/cwt169.00–173.002,0887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261180.25/cwt174.00–191.002,27312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,359185.61/cwt181.00–192.002,5226

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.