Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.80/cwt on 50 head, up $0.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 18 comparable sales and sits −10.18 against this barn's trailing median of $379.98.

Average price

$369.80

▲ 0.74 vs prior sale

50 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$42.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs FL average

−26.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	391.29	2,080	25
Medium and Large 2	542	348.31	1,889	25

One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about $191 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $379.98 across 18 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 sale50 hd

369.80

—

FL average6 barns · 196 hd

365.21

+4.59

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

−26.67

This barn, trailing median18 sales

379.98

−10.18

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	1,737	201.50	3,499	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	139.32	1,730	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	131.98	1,670	41

Every lot, as filed

39 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%	—	1,242	139.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,730	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	134.19/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,679	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	126.65/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,646	12
Bulls	—	—	1,741	198.66/cwt	194.00–207.00	3,459	7
Bulls	—	—	1,899	220.25/cwt	211.00–224.00	4,183	6
Bulls	—	—	1,536	182.97/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	478.52/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	443.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	306.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	375.68/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	421.69/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,763	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	469.57/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,784	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	325.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	405.21/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.48/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,765	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	545.69/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	375.51/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	335.89/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,434	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	524.65/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	469.29/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,971	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	625.52/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	419.45/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	379.59/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	511.29/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	420.21/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,983	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	330.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	211	713.32/cwt	690.00–730.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	365.29/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,900	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	573.48/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	326.69/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	408.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	371.18/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	335.41/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,553	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	407.16/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,097	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	438.55/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	522.58/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	492.73/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	363.07/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,037	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	579.84/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,798	10

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 830Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 195Year ago 181

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,242	135.00–146.00	139.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,251	132.00–137.00	134.19
12	—	1,300	124.00–130.00	126.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,741	194.00–207.00	198.66
6	—	1,899	211.00–224.00	220.25
5	—	1,536	180.00–188.00	182.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	266	470.00–490.00	478.52
9	300–350	324	430.00–460.00	443.79
11	350–400	371	400.00–420.00	408.69
13	400–450	424	360.00–380.00	371.18
14	450–500	463	320.00–350.00	335.41
9	500–550	513	300.00–315.00	306.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	261	500.00–540.00	522.58
11	300–350	326	470.00–510.00	492.73
9	350–400	364	430.00–450.00	438.55
14	400–450	423	400.00–410.00	405.21
14	450–500	470	360.00–390.00	375.48
13	500–550	516	320.00–330.00	325.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	368	360.00–390.00	375.51
13	400–450	427	320.00–350.00	335.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	550.00–590.00	573.48
12	300–350	325	530.00–560.00	545.69
21	350–400	380	450.00–490.00	469.57
15	400–450	418	400.00–440.00	421.69
13	450–500	469	360.00–390.00	375.68
14	500–550	520	350.00–380.00	365.29
11	550–600	571	320.00–335.00	326.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	211	690.00–730.00	713.32
15	250–300	272	600.00–650.00	625.52
10	300–350	310	570.00–590.00	579.84
10	350–400	355	500.00–550.00	524.65
14	400–450	420	450.00–490.00	469.29
21	450–500	472	400.00–440.00	420.21
16	500–550	515	390.00–425.00	407.16
9	550–600	561	350.00–380.00	363.07
7	600–650	619	325.00–335.00	330.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	500.00–520.00	511.29
10	350–400	365	400.00–440.00	419.45
10	400–450	423	370.00–390.00	379.59

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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