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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

669 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 629▼ 66 vs year ago 735 · −9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 165▼ 103 vs year ago 240 · −42.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady, with instances on heavier better quality cattle 5.00 higher.

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 $371.76/cwt on 45 head, up $1.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 22 comparable sales and sits +0.98 against this barn's trailing median of $370.78.

Average price

$371.76

▲ 1.96 vs prior sale

45 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$37.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs FL average

−58.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	392.56	2,126	20
Medium and Large 2	537	355.12	1,909	25

One grade step is worth $37.44/cwt here — about $217 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

371.76

—

FL average7 barns · 252 hd

366.66

+5.10

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−58.60

This barn, trailing median22 sales

370.78

+0.98

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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $370.78 across 22 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	1,524	188.49	2,872	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	130.04	1,584	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,308	122.84	1,607	47

Every lot, as filed

41 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. 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	218	683.56/cwt	660.00–710.00	1,490	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	622.35/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,606	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	573.12/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,570	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	589.45/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,874	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	510.31/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,633	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	554.43/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,819	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	460.38/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,713	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	505.76/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,892	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	414.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,567	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	459.29/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,952	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	385.44/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,650	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,807	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	410.32/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,949	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	374.53/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,779	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	399.85/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,051	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	359.61/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,852	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	349.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,978	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	385.26/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,196	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	344.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,129	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	332.85/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,203	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	485.83/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,312	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	534.46/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,496	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	513.76/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,593	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	460.17/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,454	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	415.35/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,321	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	450.51/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,640	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	409.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,495	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	421.96/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,768	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	342.76/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,457	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	373.32/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,590	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	345.19/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,633	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	369.02/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,775	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	349.10/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,826	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	334.82/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,892	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	331.19/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,047	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	319.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,167	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	196.41/cwt	190.00–206.00	2,905	11
Bulls	—	—	1,585	177.59/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,815	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	130.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,584	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	125.02/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,535	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,478	118.20/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,747	15

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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 629Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 165Year ago 240

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,585	170.00–185.00	177.59
11	—	1,479	190.00–206.00	196.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,218	126.00–140.00	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,228	121.00–128.00	125.02
15	—	1,478	115.00–119.00	118.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	280	520.00–550.00	534.46
15	300–350	310	500.00–530.00	513.76
19	350–400	364	430.00–470.00	450.51
15	400–450	419	405.00–440.00	421.96
13	450–500	481	360.00–380.00	369.02
15	500–550	523	340.00–360.00	349.10
12	550–600	565	325.00–345.00	334.82
7	600–650	618	320.00–340.00	331.19
7	650–700	679	315.00–325.00	319.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	470.00–500.00	485.83
14	300–350	316	450.00–480.00	460.17
10	350–400	365	400.00–420.00	409.59
13	400–450	426	360.00–390.00	373.32
12	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	345.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	415.35
8	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	342.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	660.00–710.00	683.56
13	250–300	258	600.00–650.00	622.35
10	300–350	318	580.00–600.00	589.45
13	350–400	374	490.00–520.00	505.76
14	400–450	425	440.00–480.00	459.29
20	450–500	475	400.00–420.00	410.32
10	500–550	513	390.00–410.00	399.85
10	550–600	570	370.00–400.00	385.26
10	600–650	618	330.00–360.00	344.57
5	650–700	662	325.00–345.00	332.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	274	550.00–590.00	573.12
14	300–350	328	540.00–570.00	554.43
19	350–400	372	440.00–480.00	460.38
21	400–450	430	410.00–430.00	420.24
14	450–500	475	360.00–390.00	374.53
14	500–550	515	340.00–380.00	359.61
11	550–600	566	340.00–360.00	349.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	320	500.00–520.00	510.31
8	350–400	378	400.00–430.00	414.50
10	400–450	428	370.00–400.00	385.44

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.