Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.41/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 9 of 12 comparable sales and sits +17.71 against this barn's trailing median of $380.70.

Average price

$398.41

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$49.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs FL average

−19.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	405.20	2,221	25
Medium and Large 2	537	355.98	1,910	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.22/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $403.37, low $336.00, median $380.70 across 12 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 sale29 hd

398.41

—

FL average7 barns · 120 hd

402.80

−4.38

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−19.85

This barn, trailing median12 sales

380.70

+17.71

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	—	High	1,396	223.54	3,121	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	183.88	2,427	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	176.22	2,105	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	150.14	1,583	8thin

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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 2	350–400	365	445.57/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	604.49/cwt	590.00–640.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	536.74/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	411.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	389.35/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	536.74/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	361.96/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	621.74/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,076	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	150.87/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,654	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	184.68/cwt	176.00–192.00	2,417	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	154.52/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,091	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	243.32/cwt	235.00–257.00	3,932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	172	714.47/cwt	690.00–740.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	392.07/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	446.13/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,914	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	411.38/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,197	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	441.83/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	541.40/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	441.52/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,274	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	553.22/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	456.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	674.15/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	531.95/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	440.06/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,473	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	662.62/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	688.10/cwt	650.00–720.00	1,879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	467.46/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,248	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	508.35/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	788.99/cwt	780.00–800.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	391.90/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	389.35/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	486.16/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,823	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	773.88/cwt	750.00–800.00	1,726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	605.82/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,272	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	602.59/cwt	575.00–640.00	2,260	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	389.59/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	569.21/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	654.86/cwt	635.00–700.00	2,168	15
Bulls	—	—	1,234	209.12/cwt	203.00–214.00	2,581	11
Bulls	—	—	1,398	223.57/cwt	215.00–233.00	3,126	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	169.02/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,030	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	180.98/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,146	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	605.40/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,907	3

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 (Tue)

Tue May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 638Year ago 731

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 192Year ago 153

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	600.00–650.00	621.74
3	200–250	230	590.00–640.00	604.49
2	250–300	273	490.00–530.00	508.35
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	365	420.00–460.00	445.57
6	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	411.83
2	450–500	473	380.00–405.00	391.90
2	500–550	523	350.00–375.00	361.96
2	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	172	690.00–740.00	714.47
3	200–250	225	650.00–720.00	674.15
8	250–300	273	540.00–600.00	569.21
4	300–350	328	525.00–550.00	531.95
12	350–400	375	470.00–515.00	486.16
29	400–450	429	430.00–475.00	446.13
9	450–500	470	420.00–465.00	441.83
17	500–550	534	400.00–435.00	411.38
8	550–600	578	375.00–415.00	392.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	315	580.00–620.00	605.40
2	350–400	373	525.00–550.00	536.74
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	523	375.00–405.00	389.35
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	750.00–800.00	773.88
4	250–300	273	650.00–720.00	688.10
15	300–350	331	635.00–700.00	654.86
9	350–400	375	575.00–640.00	602.59
5	400–450	419	530.00–575.00	553.22
5	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	456.85
1	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	571	370.00–410.00	389.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	300	625.00	625.00
2	350–400	373	525.00–550.00	536.74
2	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	523	375.00–405.00	389.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	780.00–800.00	788.99
1	250–300	250	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	325	650.00–680.00	662.62
15	350–400	375	580.00–640.00	605.82
8	400–450	426	520.00–570.00	541.40
16	450–500	481	450.00–500.00	467.46
15	500–550	515	415.00–455.00	441.52
12	550–600	562	415.00–450.00	440.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	145.00	145.00
7	—	1,096	146.00–156.00	150.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,309	176.00–192.00	184.68
1	—	1,490	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	154.00–155.00	154.52
35	—	1,201	164.00–173.00	169.02
62	—	1,186	174.00–190.00	180.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,616	235.00–257.00	243.32
11	—	1,234	203.00–214.00	209.12
15	—	1,398	215.00–233.00	223.57

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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