Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, a lower undertone was noted. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.39/cwt on 72 head, up $11.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 24 comparable sales and sits −25.52 against this barn's trailing median of $378.91.

Average price

$353.39

▲ 11.89 vs prior sale

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$72.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.53

vs FL average

+15.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	355.42	1,941	70
Medium and Large 2	588	282.47	1,661	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.95/cwt here — about $280 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $378.91 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 sale72 hd

353.39

—

FL average7 barns · 267 hd

347.86

+5.53

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+15.37

This barn, trailing median24 sales

378.91

−25.52

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	1,424	191.17	2,723	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	145.10	2,039	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	141.32	1,706	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	119.81	1,123	10

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	421.14/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	483.42/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	137.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,941	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	131.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,471	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	123.66/cwt	117.50–129.00	1,106	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	110.83/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	197.99/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,990	4
Bulls	—	—	1,253	177.53/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	153.67/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,081	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	147.02/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	356.77/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	487.32/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,862	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	494.92/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	368.88/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	368.84/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,077	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	524.75/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	314.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	440.36/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,832	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	499.95/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	561.92/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	353.87/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	277.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	305.35/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,037	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	400.18/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	414.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	332.60/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	358.15/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	435.49/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,441	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	573.56/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	565.28/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	378.37/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,911	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	352.36/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	385.84/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,609	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	456.39/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	653.73/cwt	610.00–680.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.24/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	352.99/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,864	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	347.37/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,181	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	296.26/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	428.21/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	493.37/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	310.51/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	432.37/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	579.68/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	303.33/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	379.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	291.77/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	396.36/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,284	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	441.15/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	344.22/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	444.52/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	339.63/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,742	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	982	209.27/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,055	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	152.75/cwt	131.00–190.00	1,677	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	610.93/cwt	560.00–660.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	337.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	484.09/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	434.60/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,234	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	142.06/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,718	26

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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 941Last week 921Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 164Year ago 321

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 84Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	560.00–660.00	610.93
3	300–350	308	480.00–510.00	494.92
3	350–400	380	465.00–495.00	483.42
4	400–450	410	415.00–435.00	421.14
9	500–550	511	365.00–375.00	368.88
21	550–600	563	365.00–400.00	368.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	226	550.00–600.00	573.56
4	250–300	275	490.00–510.00	499.95
10	300–350	331	425.00–460.00	435.49
6	350–400	373	390.00–415.00	400.18
27	400–450	417	370.00–400.00	385.84
10	450–500	472	345.00–370.00	352.36
25	500–550	528	325.00–357.50	352.99
15	550–600	574	315.00–350.00	332.60
9	600–650	626	300.00–320.00	314.49
12	650–700	667	280.00–310.00	305.35
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	450.00–500.00	484.09
5	250–300	284	420.00–455.00	434.60
9	300–350	324	370.00–415.00	396.36
2	350–400	393	375.00–385.00	379.97
7	400–450	419	325.00–360.00	344.22
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	588	280.00–285.00	282.47
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	590.00	590.00
5	250–300	271	540.00–590.00	561.92
4	300–350	326	490.00–560.00	524.75
17	350–400	382	460.00–500.00	487.32
21	400–450	416	415.00–465.00	440.36
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	524	335.00–375.00	356.77
4	550–600	575	345.00–360.00	353.87
2	600–650	623	300.00–305.00	302.49
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	885	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	328	425.00–470.00	441.15
14	350–400	371	415.00–450.00	432.37
5	400–450	425	375.00–400.00	390.24
3	500–550	523	295.00–335.00	310.51
8	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	627	250.00–330.00	291.77
2	650–700	668	265.00–270.00	267.47
1	850–900	895	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	217	610.00–680.00	653.73
2	250–300	270	560.00–570.00	565.28
6	300–350	323	480.00–530.00	493.37
10	350–400	379	455.00–470.00	456.39
18	400–450	415	420.00–445.00	428.21
2	450–500	468	400.00–430.00	414.60
40	500–550	505	370.00–395.00	378.37
12	550–600	583	355.00–375.00	358.15
28	600–650	628	320.00–355.00	347.37
6	650–700	679	325.00–340.00	337.53
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
4	750–800	778	275.00–285.00	277.49
1	850–900	850	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	570.00–590.00	579.68
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	328	420.00–460.00	444.52
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	410.00–415.00	412.48
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	513	325.00–355.00	339.63
3	550–600	568	275.00–310.00	296.26
3	600–650	633	290.00–315.00	303.33
2	650–700	680	250.00–270.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	135.00–140.00	137.82
1	—	1,350	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,412	142.00–151.00	147.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,118	125.00–135.00	131.53
4	—	1,354	153.00–156.00	153.67
26	—	1,209	137.00–149.00	142.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	894	117.50–129.00	123.66
3	—	1,038	100.00–115.00	110.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	195.00–201.00	197.99
2	—	1,253	172.00–182.00	177.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	982	200.00–235.00	209.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,098	131.00–190.00	152.75

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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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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