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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 11

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

528 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 705▼ 9 vs year ago 537 · −1.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 284▲ 95 vs year ago 79 · +120.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher.

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 $392.53/cwt on 13 head, down $11.29 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 24 comparable sales and sits +22.19 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$392.53

▼ 11.29 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$48.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.97

vs FL average

−24.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	403.78	2,225	10thin
Medium and Large 2	517	355.00	1,834	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.78/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale13 hd

392.53

—

FL average7 barns · 87 hd

404.49

−11.97

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−24.58

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

+22.19

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	—	Average	1,530	215.61	3,298	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	172.99	2,642	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	169.04	2,073	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	145.33	1,495	10

Every lot

57 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	643.48/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,435	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	703.39/cwt	680.00–750.00	1,618	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	259	615.44/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,594	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	687.11/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,883	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,755	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	649.11/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,097	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	566.56/cwt	545.00–605.00	2,125	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	500.26/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,921	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	500.94/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,109	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	478.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,246	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	454.63/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,332	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	415.57/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,390	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	409.40/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,497	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	574.81/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,236	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	643.00/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,460	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	551.90/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,545	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	604.39/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,698	25
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	306	495.77/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,517	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	547.23/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,746	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	447.83/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,648	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	497.75/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,852	17
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	427	476.84/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,036	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	441.75/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,085	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	386.90/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,830	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	418.68/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,202	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	388.89/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,240	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	372.67/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,314	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	709.79/cwt	690.00–730.00	1,540	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	612.58/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,623	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	669.20/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,800	18
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	657.44/cwt	620.00–690.00	2,117	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	586.73/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,118	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	513.49/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,915	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	443.93/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,878	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	499.30/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,117	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	465.64/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,198	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	444.52/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,329	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	198.10/cwt	193.00–201.00	2,876	6
Bulls	—	—	1,556	214.61/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,339	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	229.24/cwt	218.00–235.00	3,611	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	145.92/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,534	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	161.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,923	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	151.88/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,845	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	171.78/cwt	166.00–181.00	2,123	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	172.99/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,642	3

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 705Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 284Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes steady to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	150.00–154.00	151.88
52	—	1,236	166.00–181.00	171.78
14	—	1,192	155.00–165.00	161.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	169.00–181.00	172.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,051	140.00–151.00	145.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	213.00–216.00	214.61
8	—	1,575	218.00–235.00	229.24
6	—	1,452	193.00–201.00	198.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	217	690.00–730.00	709.79
18	250–300	269	630.00–700.00	669.20
16	300–350	322	620.00–690.00	657.44
17	350–400	361	545.00–600.00	586.73
9	400–450	424	475.00–525.00	499.30
5	450–500	472	450.00–480.00	465.64
4	500–550	524	425.00–465.00	444.52
2	600–650	600	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
3	250–300	265	600.00–620.00	612.58
1	300–350	300	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	513.49
2	400–450	423	425.00–465.00	443.93
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	680.00–750.00	703.39
8	250–300	274	680.00–700.00	687.11
14	300–350	323	620.00–680.00	649.11
19	350–400	375	545.00–605.00	566.56
12	400–450	421	475.00–525.00	500.94
9	450–500	469	450.00–500.00	478.88
6	500–550	513	435.00–470.00	454.63
5	550–600	575	400.00–435.00	415.57
16	600–650	610	380.00–420.00	409.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	630.00–660.00	643.48
5	250–300	259	600.00–620.00	615.44
1	300–350	300	585.00	585.00
4	350–400	384	490.00–535.00	500.26
2	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	550.00–590.00	574.81
6	250–300	280	540.00–580.00	551.90
8	300–350	306	470.00–500.00	495.77
5	350–400	368	425.00–465.00	447.83
2	400–450	423	405.00–445.00	423.93
2	450–500	473	375.00–400.00	386.90
2	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	227	620.00–670.00	643.00
25	250–300	281	590.00–650.00	604.39
15	300–350	319	525.00–570.00	547.23
17	350–400	372	475.00–520.00	497.75
22	400–450	427	450.00–500.00	476.84
7	450–500	472	425.00–455.00	441.75
5	500–550	526	400.00–435.00	418.68
5	550–600	576	385.00–395.00	388.89
7	600–650	621	360.00–390.00	372.67

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.