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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

504 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 720▼ 207 vs year ago 711 · −29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 127▼ 68 vs year ago 194 · −35.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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 $346.29/cwt on 36 head, down $3.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −24.49 against this barn's trailing median of $370.78.

Average price

$346.29

▼ 3.10 vs prior sale

36 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$27.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.21

vs FL average

−92.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	360.67	1,954	17thin
Medium and Large 2	537	333.43	1,791	19thin

One grade step is worth $27.23/cwt here — about $163 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 sale36 hd

346.29

—

FL average7 barns · 236 hd

360.50

−14.21

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−92.98

This barn, trailing median22 sales

370.78

−24.49

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	1,634	182.42	2,981	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,474	127.21	1,875	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	121.18	1,514	36

Every lot, as filed

40 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	220	631.36/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,389	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	548.71/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,460	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	597.36/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,607	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	485.35/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,543	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	524.42/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,694	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	564.31/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,834	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	445.52/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,617	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	499.32/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,837	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	408.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,537	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	434.87/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,831	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	409.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,741	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	374.47/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,591	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	354.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,649	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	389.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,841	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	346.58/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,778	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	374.35/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,950	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	345.27/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,951	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	315.35/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,797	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	332.19/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,060	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	307.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,044	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	499.23/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,298	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	450.75/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,208	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	462.20/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,447	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	424.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,371	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	384.31/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,249	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	419.86/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,553	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	384.40/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,442	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	349.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,329	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	341.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,430	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	367.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,561	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	347.22/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,625	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	325.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,538	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	322.80/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,688	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	305.45/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,759	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	284.76/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,751	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	177.31/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,842	12
Bulls	—	—	1,688	191.17/cwt	185.00–208.00	3,227	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	123.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,491	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,346	116.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,565	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	127.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,875	33

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 720Year ago 711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 127Year ago 194

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	470.00–500.00	485.35
11	350–400	376	400.00–420.00	408.70
10	400–450	425	360.00–390.00	374.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	220	610.00–650.00	631.36
9	250–300	269	580.00–610.00	597.36
8	300–350	325	550.00–580.00	564.31
12	350–400	368	480.00–520.00	499.32
15	400–450	421	430.00–440.00	434.87
9	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	389.20
9	500–550	521	370.00–380.00	374.35
8	550–600	565	330.00–360.00	345.27
5	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	332.19
12	650–700	665	300.00–315.00	307.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	266	520.00–570.00	548.71
14	300–350	323	510.00–540.00	524.42
10	350–400	363	430.00–460.00	445.52
12	400–450	425	400.00–420.00	409.65
18	450–500	465	340.00–370.00	354.52
11	500–550	513	330.00–360.00	346.58
8	550–600	570	305.00–325.00	315.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	260	480.00–520.00	499.23
12	300–350	313	450.00–475.00	462.20
8	350–400	370	415.00–425.00	419.86
12	400–450	425	360.00–375.00	367.32
12	450–500	468	340.00–355.00	347.22
8	500–550	523	310.00–335.00	322.80
9	550–600	576	300.00–310.00	305.45
8	600–650	615	270.00–300.00	284.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	268	430.00–470.00	450.75
10	300–350	323	410.00–440.00	424.42
10	350–400	375	370.00–400.00	384.40
11	400–450	419	330.00–350.00	341.21
10	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	325.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	370.00–400.00	384.31
8	350–400	380	340.00–360.00	349.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,474	124.00–134.00	127.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,346	114.00–118.00	116.30
26	—	1,212	120.00–128.00	123.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,603	175.00–182.00	177.31
7	—	1,688	185.00–208.00	191.17

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.