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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 5

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

885 head

▲ 231 vs last sale 654▼ 11 vs year ago 896 · −1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 76▼ 166 vs year ago 261 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 60▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $354.73/cwt on 46 head, down $11.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −33.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.23.

Average price

$354.73

▼ 11.89 vs prior sale

46 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.68

vs FL average

−75.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	384.04	2,078	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	339.10	1,864	30

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $214 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 sale46 hd

354.73

—

FL average6 barns · 249 hd

367.41

−12.68

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−75.63

This barn, trailing median21 sales

388.23

−33.50

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

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $341.73, median $388.23 across 21 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	—	Low	1,579	186.56	2,946	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,204	137.84	1,659	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	128.46	1,373	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	110.00	1,122	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	654.85/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,460	6
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	620.32/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,476	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	644.88/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,683	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	596.60/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,611	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	512.87/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,621	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	547.41/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,763	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	448.46/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,664	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	492.24/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,861	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	451.47/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,878	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	397.50/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,709	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	400.99/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,873	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	375.44/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,806	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	357.68/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,871	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	392.03/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,062	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	370.73/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,098	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	322.84/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,850	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	331.39/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,031	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	310.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,960	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	309.94/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,086	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	205	629.76/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,291	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	568.31/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,245	7
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	543.26/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,249	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	521.09/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,397	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	525.32/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,655	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	472.44/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,545	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	444.20/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,479	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	452.62/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,652	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	395.20/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,498	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	405.38/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,694	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	372.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,636	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	368.19/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,734	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	339.98/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,615	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	341.11/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,750	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	319.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,664	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	325.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,842	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,748	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	311.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,917	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,802	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	253.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,831	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	614.92/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,451	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	533.67/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,478	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	577.37/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,640	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	555.40/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,755	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	487.27/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,627	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	426.54/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,582	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	468.80/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,753	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	436.40/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,807	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	398.68/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,714	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	394.17/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,829	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	352.50/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,727	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	371.18/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,945	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	337.38/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,788	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	340.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,911	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	312.43/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,815	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,845	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	322.59/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,019	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,952	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,768	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,300	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	172.14/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,255	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	185.73/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,806	8
Bulls	—	—	1,940	198.40/cwt	194.00–205.00	3,849	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	122.19/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,278	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	129.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,387	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	139.58/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,563	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	134.35/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,599	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,803	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	953	217.93/cwt	185.00–240.00	2,077	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	132.10/cwt	112.50–180.00	1,341	47

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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 654Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 76Year ago 261

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 60Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 20.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	510.00–550.00	533.67
7	300–350	334	475.00–500.00	487.27
5	350–400	371	395.00–450.00	426.54
8	400–450	430	380.00–420.00	398.68
2	450–500	490	340.00–365.00	352.50
4	500–550	530	325.00–355.00	337.38
4	550–600	581	300.00–320.00	312.43
2	600–650	625	290.00–300.00	295.12
1	850–900	850	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	600.00–630.00	614.92
10	250–300	284	560.00–600.00	577.37
7	300–350	316	525.00–580.00	555.40
7	350–400	374	450.00–510.00	468.80
4	400–450	414	415.00–460.00	436.40
6	450–500	464	375.00–405.00	394.17
7	500–550	524	330.00–395.00	371.18
7	550–600	561	330.00–350.00	340.71
4	600–650	626	310.00–330.00	322.59
2	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	710	270.00–280.00	274.96
2	850–900	868	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	540.00–550.00	543.26
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
7	300–350	333	420.00–455.00	444.20
4	350–400	379	385.00–405.00	395.20
6	400–450	439	350.00–380.00	372.60
7	450–500	475	325.00–355.00	339.98
8	500–550	521	300.00–330.00	319.37
2	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	305.11
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	560.00–590.00	568.31
6	250–300	268	495.00–550.00	521.09
13	300–350	327	450.00–490.00	472.44
13	350–400	365	440.00–475.00	452.62
8	400–450	418	390.00–430.00	405.38
11	450–500	471	360.00–395.00	368.19
12	500–550	513	330.00–360.00	341.11
15	550–600	566	320.00–335.00	325.36
4	600–650	616	300.00–320.00	311.22
2	650–700	680	260.00–270.00	264.96
3	700–750	723	250.00–260.00	253.27
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	620.00–640.00	629.76
2	300–350	315	515.00–535.00	525.32
1	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	610.00–630.00	620.32
3	250–300	270	590.00–600.00	596.60
4	300–350	316	495.00–535.00	512.87
7	350–400	371	430.00–460.00	448.46
13	400–450	430	385.00–420.00	397.50
4	450–500	481	350.00–385.00	375.44
14	500–550	523	325.00–365.00	357.68
16	550–600	573	310.00–340.00	322.84
7	600–650	631	300.00–320.00	310.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	640.00–690.00	654.85
4	250–300	261	630.00–660.00	644.88
13	300–350	322	540.00–590.00	547.41
9	350–400	378	475.00–520.00	492.24
14	400–450	416	425.00–475.00	451.47
14	450–500	467	390.00–410.00	400.99
10	500–550	526	375.00–410.00	392.03
6	550–600	566	360.00–395.00	370.73
11	600–650	613	325.00–345.00	331.39
2	650–700	673	295.00–325.00	309.94
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	169.00–176.00	172.14
3	—	1,940	194.00–205.00	198.40
8	—	1,511	180.00–191.00	185.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	145.00–147.00	145.99
7	—	1,190	131.00–136.00	134.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,071	125.00–134.00	129.48
2	—	1,120	138.00–141.00	139.58
6	—	1,046	118.00–124.00	122.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,015	112.50–180.00	132.10

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	7	—	953	185.00–240.00	217.93

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.