Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.75/cwt on 66 head, up $5.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −48.04 against this barn's trailing median of $393.79.

Average price

$345.75

▲ 5.81 vs prior sale

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$41.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.24

vs FL average

−25.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	370.61	2,011	26
Medium and Large 2	546	329.60	1,800	40

One grade step is worth $41.02/cwt here — about $212 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

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $393.79 across 16 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 sale66 hd

345.75

—

FL average7 barns · 266 hd

351.99

−6.24

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−25.64

This barn, trailing median16 sales

393.79

−48.04

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	1,586	181.00	2,872	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	151.84	1,833	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,290	133.49	1,722	69

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	164.73/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,273	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	148.70/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,732	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	127.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,656	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	137.65/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,770	40
Bulls	—	—	1,733	185.80/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,220	8
Bulls	—	—	1,419	175.52/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	318.41/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	363.76/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	468.78/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	329.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	409.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	648.22/cwt	600.00–700.00	1,744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	451.42/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	563.42/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	439.36/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	310.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	339.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	474.34/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	344.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	566.64/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	515.55/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	375.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,588	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	414.03/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,739	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	313.53/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	439.53/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,406	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	513.45/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,391	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	319.52/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	529.61/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,684	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	354.89/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	413.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	316.11/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,789	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	305.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	510.45/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	480.63/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	413.21/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	436.56/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	375.54/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	373.59/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,367	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	340.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,411	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	364.84/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	326.35/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,553	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	576.19/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	312.35/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	389.14/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,031	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	327.79/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,039	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	707.88/cwt	650.00–770.00	1,508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	345.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,972	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 (Tue)

Tue Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 858Year ago 1,281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 242Year ago 484

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,380	160.00–169.00	164.73
41	—	1,165	142.00–158.00	148.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,296	120.00–130.00	127.75
40	—	1,286	134.00–143.00	137.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,733	181.00–188.00	185.80
7	—	1,419	173.00–176.00	175.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	213	650.00–770.00	707.88
11	250–300	269	600.00–700.00	648.22
15	300–350	323	550.00–580.00	563.42
11	350–400	358	500.00–535.00	515.55
11	400–450	421	435.00–470.00	451.42
16	450–500	463	400.00–420.00	409.73
15	500–550	522	370.00–410.00	389.14
11	550–600	571	340.00–350.00	345.35
23	600–650	622	315.00–340.00	327.79
7	650–700	668	310.00–325.00	318.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	540.00–590.00	566.64
12	300–350	318	520.00–540.00	529.61
13	350–400	377	460.00–490.00	474.34
15	400–450	426	400.00–425.00	413.77
10	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	364.84
19	500–550	524	330.00–360.00	344.50
21	550–600	566	300.00–330.00	316.11
9	600–650	624	300.00–310.00	305.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	460.00–500.00	480.63
13	350–400	371	420.00–450.00	436.56
10	400–450	420	360.00–390.00	375.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	263	550.00–600.00	576.19
11	300–350	321	460.00–480.00	468.78
11	350–400	374	430.00–450.00	439.36
19	400–450	420	400.00–430.00	414.03
15	450–500	458	350.00–380.00	363.76
12	500–550	518	330.00–350.00	339.86
9	550–600	579	325.00–335.00	329.34
10	600–650	618	300.00–325.00	312.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	500.00–520.00	510.45
15	250–300	271	500.00–530.00	513.45
14	300–350	320	430.00–450.00	439.53
13	350–400	372	400.00–425.00	413.21
14	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.44
17	450–500	476	310.00–340.00	326.35
9	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	313.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	366	360.00–390.00	373.59
10	400–450	415	330.00–350.00	340.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	354.89
10	500–550	523	300.00–340.00	319.52
12	550–600	568	300.00–320.00	310.31

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