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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 28

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

924 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 1,138▲ 68 vs year ago 856 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

261 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 185▲ 81 vs year ago 180 · +45.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower under light test. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances on plainer cattle 15.00 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 $364.29/cwt on 58 head, down $36.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 23 comparable sales and sits −7.47 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$364.29

▼ 36.73 vs prior sale

58 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.01

vs FL average

−35.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	385.81	2,097	22
Medium and Large 2	545	351.14	1,913	36

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $184 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 sale58 hd

364.29

—

FL average7 barns · 282 hd

381.30

−17.01

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−35.00

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

−7.47

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $371.76 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,505	211.71	3,186	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,501	183.99	2,762	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,277	166.05	2,121	51

Every lot

45 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	739.02/cwt	700.00–780.00	1,515	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	657.06/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,748	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	615.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,651	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	619.06/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,981	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	569.38/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,822	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	522.87/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,678	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	433.59/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,596	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	525.68/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,945	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	470.65/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,784	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	475.26/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,006	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	385.44/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,630	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	426.14/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,845	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	374.73/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,735	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	408.98/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,971	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	352.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,809	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	392.92/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,055	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	377.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,143	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	349.91/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	357.21/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,179	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	327.17/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,185	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	314.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,271	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	307.43/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,330	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	653.30/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,437	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	252	616.01/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,552	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	558.60/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,497	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	543.88/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,713	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	446.45/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,433	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	487.02/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,573	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	434.69/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,600	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	393.20/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,475	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	470.20/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,777	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	384.73/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,589	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	349.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,468	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	429.11/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,815	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	360.55/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,684	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	399.19/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,884	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	383.99/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,001	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	340.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,776	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	358.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,022	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,998	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	211.71/cwt	202.00–218.00	3,186	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	156.71/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,780	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,336	169.94/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,270	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	192.17/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,869	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,506	179.23/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,699	55

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 1,138Year ago 856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 185Year ago 180

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,493	190.00–202.00	192.17
55	—	1,506	175.00–183.00	179.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,136	151.00–162.00	156.71
36	—	1,336	165.00–173.00	169.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,505	202.00–218.00	211.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	630.00–680.00	653.30
13	250–300	252	600.00–630.00	616.01
17	300–350	315	530.00–560.00	543.88
14	350–400	378	460.00–480.00	470.20
12	400–450	423	400.00–460.00	429.11
15	450–500	472	380.00–420.00	399.19
11	500–550	521	370.00–400.00	383.99
9	550–600	564	350.00–365.00	358.50
12	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	324.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	530.00–590.00	558.60
10	300–350	323	475.00–500.00	487.02
14	350–400	368	420.00–450.00	434.69
16	400–450	413	370.00–400.00	384.73
19	450–500	467	345.00–375.00	360.55
9	500–550	521	330.00–350.00	340.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	425.00–465.00	446.45
10	350–400	375	375.00–410.00	393.20
10	400–450	420	340.00–360.00	349.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	205	700.00–780.00	739.02
11	250–300	266	640.00–680.00	657.06
14	300–350	320	600.00–640.00	619.06
24	350–400	370	500.00–550.00	525.68
25	400–450	422	450.00–500.00	475.26
15	450–500	482	390.00–430.00	408.98
12	500–550	523	375.00–410.00	392.92
10	550–600	568	370.00–385.00	377.27
16	600–650	610	340.00–375.00	357.21
8	650–700	668	310.00–345.00	327.17
7	700–750	722	300.00–325.00	314.54
6	750–800	758	300.00–315.00	307.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	600.00–630.00	615.98
12	300–350	320	550.00–590.00	569.38
17	350–400	379	450.00–490.00	470.65
17	400–450	433	410.00–440.00	426.14
14	450–500	463	365.00–385.00	374.73
16	500–550	513	340.00–365.00	352.68
20	550–600	570	345.00–355.00	349.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	510.00–540.00	522.87
15	350–400	368	420.00–445.00	433.59
12	400–450	423	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.