Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.31/cwt on 13 head, down $23.21 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −13.65 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$369.31

▼ 23.21 vs prior sale

13 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$35.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.83

vs FL average

−48.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	377.61	2,101	10thin
Medium and Large 2	517	341.67	1,765	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.94/cwt here — about $336 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $382.97 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

369.31

—

FL average7 barns · 80 hd

410.14

−40.83

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−48.95

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−13.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,642	225.62	3,705	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	183.09	2,458	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	173.41	2,035	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	152.88	1,558	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	674.81/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	514.09/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	485.12/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	359.52/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	587.98/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	648.56/cwt	630.00–670.00	2,088	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	493.24/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	431.46/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	513.77/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	665.32/cwt	635.00–690.00	1,796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	731.24/cwt	710.00–760.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	665.01/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,470	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	715.77/cwt	680.00–750.00	1,210	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	753.39/cwt	715.00–790.00	1,680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	480.41/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	485.18/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,839	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	585.94/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,150	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	333.68/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	404.74/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,121	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	220.23/cwt	210.00–226.00	3,310	4
Bulls	—	—	1,277	200.85/cwt	199.00–205.00	2,565	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,510	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	184.10/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,425	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	588.60/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	563.18/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,146	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	464.14/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	384.43/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	514.85/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	433.07/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	591.06/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	462.85/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	604.30/cwt	595.00–615.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	565.89/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	455.70/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	445.25/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	598.71/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	654.31/cwt	625.00–690.00	2,113	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	671.08/cwt	630.00–700.00	1,812	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	609.23/cwt	585.00–650.00	1,694	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	667.98/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	412.75/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	164.01/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,988	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	175.02/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,042	41
Bulls	—	—	1,880	240.17/cwt	233.00–249.00	4,515	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	172	733.60/cwt	700.00–770.00	1,262	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	512.80/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,102	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	476.61/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,178	11

How this sale compares

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 528Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 174Year ago 213

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	650.00–690.00	674.81
4	250–300	261	570.00–610.00	598.71
2	300–350	323	595.00–615.00	604.30
2	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	514.09
3	400–450	415	450.00–470.00	462.85
2	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	710.00–760.00	731.24
10	250–300	270	635.00–690.00	665.32
10	300–350	322	630.00–670.00	648.56
32	350–400	381	550.00–595.00	563.18
4	400–450	411	475.00–500.00	493.24
5	450–500	472	450.00–500.00	480.41
2	500–550	523	445.00–485.00	464.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	150–200	169	680.00–750.00	715.77
18	200–250	221	630.00–700.00	665.01
37	250–300	278	585.00–650.00	609.23
11	300–350	332	500.00–555.00	513.77
15	350–400	379	465.00–515.00	485.18
11	400–450	414	465.00–500.00	485.12
7	450–500	474	415.00–460.00	431.46
4	500–550	524	395.00–415.00	404.74
6	550–600	578	345.00–385.00	359.52
9	600–650	627	315.00–350.00	333.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	150	650.00	650.00
4	200–250	223	570.00–610.00	587.98
4	250–300	261	530.00–580.00	565.89
7	300–350	339	450.00–495.00	455.70
7	350–400	356	420.00–450.00	445.25
3	400–450	430	405.00–430.00	412.75
5	450–500	477	375.00–400.00	384.43
2	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	150–200	172	700.00–770.00	733.60
12	200–250	223	715.00–790.00	753.39
24	250–300	270	630.00–700.00	671.08
19	300–350	323	625.00–690.00	654.31
25	350–400	367	550.00–610.00	585.94
11	400–450	410	475.00–525.00	512.80
11	450–500	457	455.00–480.00	476.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	650.00–690.00	667.98
2	250–300	273	575.00–610.00	591.06
2	300–350	323	570.00–610.00	588.60
5	350–400	377	500.00–540.00	514.85
4	400–450	434	425.00–460.00	433.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	210.00–226.00	220.23
5	—	1,277	199.00–205.00	200.85
10	—	1,880	233.00–249.00	240.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	140.00	140.00
5	—	971	154.00–157.00	155.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,317	177.00–190.00	184.10
1	—	1,700	169.00	169.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,212	160.00–168.00	164.01
41	—	1,167	169.00–184.00	175.02

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.

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