Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2026-05-19

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 19
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 638▼ 202 vs year ago 731 · −27.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 192▲ 63 vs year ago 153 · +41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.41/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 20 of 23 comparable sales and sits +55.66 against this barn's trailing median of $342.75.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548405.202,22125
Medium and Large 2537355.981,9104thin
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.

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 median23 sales
342.75
+55.66
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

23 sales
417378339300median 342.7505/1907/0708/1809/2911/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $403.37, low $313.61, median $342.75 across 23 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,396223.543,12134
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,320183.882,42717
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195176.222,10599
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,055150.141,5838thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223788.99/cwt780.00–800.001,7592
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325662.62/cwt650.00–680.002,1543
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373536.74/cwt525.00–550.002,0022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375605.82/cwt580.00–640.002,27215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426541.40/cwt520.00–570.002,3068
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481467.46/cwt450.00–500.002,24816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515441.52/cwt415.00–455.002,27415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523389.35/cwt375.00–405.002,0362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562440.06/cwt415.00–450.002,47312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1172714.47/cwt690.00–740.001,2293
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2173621.74/cwt600.00–650.001,0762
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225674.15/cwt650.00–720.001,5173
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230604.49/cwt590.00–640.001,3903
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273569.21/cwt540.00–600.001,5548
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273508.35/cwt490.00–530.001,3882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328531.95/cwt525.00–550.001,7454
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365445.57/cwt420.00–460.001,6263
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375486.16/cwt470.00–515.001,82312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423411.83/cwt400.00–425.001,7426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429446.13/cwt430.00–475.001,91429
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470441.83/cwt420.00–465.002,0779
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473391.90/cwt380.00–405.001,8542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523361.96/cwt350.00–375.001,8932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534411.38/cwt400.00–435.002,19717
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578392.07/cwt375.00–415.002,2668
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223773.88/cwt750.00–800.001,7266
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273688.10/cwt650.00–720.001,8794
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315605.40/cwt580.00–620.001,9073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331654.86/cwt635.00–700.002,16815
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373536.74/cwt525.00–550.002,0022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375602.59/cwt575.00–640.002,2609
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419553.22/cwt530.00–575.002,3185
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463456.85/cwt450.00–460.002,1155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523389.35/cwt375.00–405.002,0362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571389.59/cwt370.00–410.002,2256
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,234209.12/cwt203.00–214.002,58111
Bulls——1,398223.57/cwt215.00–233.003,12615
Bulls——1,616243.32/cwt235.00–257.003,9328
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%765145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096150.87/cwt146.00–156.001,6547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186180.98/cwt174.00–190.002,14662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201169.02/cwt164.00–173.002,03035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309184.68/cwt176.00–192.002,41716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353154.52/cwt154.00–155.002,0912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5481

This sale against other markets

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.