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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 22

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

830 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 701▼ 235 vs year ago 1,065 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 165▼ 37 vs year ago 232 · −15.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 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 $369.05/cwt on 44 head, up $13.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −2.70 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$369.05

▲ 13.97 vs prior sale

44 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$28.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs FL average

−36.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	375.46	1,995	34
Medium and Large 2	525	347.26	1,823	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.20/cwt here — about $172 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 sale44 hd

369.05

—

FL average6 barns · 235 hd

369.70

−0.65

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−36.36

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

−2.70

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	—	Low	1,685	197.21	3,323	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	146.26	1,790	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	124.15	1,519	44

Every lot

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	664.97/cwt	640.00–700.00	1,456	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	626.84/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,711	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	578.72/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,580	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	515.70/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,650	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	579.46/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,872	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	549.72/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,781	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	415.41/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,516	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	489.52/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,801	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	453.40/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,682	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	386.22/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,587	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	420.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,743	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	455.54/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,913	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	409.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,877	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	375.24/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,756	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	389.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,980	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	347.26/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,823	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,005	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	326.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,025	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,137	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	521.11/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,407	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	473.11/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,329	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	494.42/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,597	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	449.69/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,461	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	413.16/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	419.59/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,532	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	386.96/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,439	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,680	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	374.82/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,556	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	409.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,720	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	340.23/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,436	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	385.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,784	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	345.84/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,639	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	310.62/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,612	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	344.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,792	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	325.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,836	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	197.21/cwt	192.00–206.00	3,067	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	179.70/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,848	7
Bulls	—	—	2,055	227.85/cwt	225.00–231.00	4,682	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	117.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,335	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	146.26/cwt	135.00–173.00	1,790	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	128.50/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,653	26

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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 701Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 165Year ago 232

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,585	175.00–183.00	179.70
6	—	1,555	192.00–206.00	197.21
4	—	2,055	225.00–231.00	227.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,224	135.00–173.00	146.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,286	124.00–134.00	128.50
18	—	1,133	115.00–120.00	117.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	219	640.00–700.00	664.97
13	250–300	273	610.00–640.00	626.84
12	300–350	323	570.00–590.00	579.46
12	350–400	368	480.00–500.00	489.52
10	400–450	420	440.00–470.00	455.54
12	450–500	458	400.00–420.00	409.84
20	500–550	508	380.00–400.00	389.85
14	550–600	565	350.00–360.00	354.91
9	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	326.56
6	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	319.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	273	560.00–600.00	578.72
17	300–350	324	540.00–560.00	549.72
15	350–400	371	440.00–470.00	453.40
18	400–450	415	410.00–430.00	420.12
12	450–500	468	360.00–390.00	375.24
10	500–550	525	335.00–360.00	347.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	500.00–530.00	515.70
10	350–400	365	400.00–430.00	415.41
9	400–450	411	370.00–400.00	386.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	270	500.00–540.00	521.11
20	300–350	323	480.00–510.00	494.42
10	350–400	373	440.00–460.00	450.34
12	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	409.64
12	450–500	463	370.00–400.00	385.41
12	500–550	520	330.00–360.00	344.57
9	550–600	564	320.00–330.00	325.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	281	460.00–490.00	473.11
10	300–350	325	440.00–460.00	449.69
12	350–400	365	410.00–430.00	419.59
24	400–450	415	360.00–390.00	374.82
13	450–500	474	330.00–360.00	345.84
11	500–550	519	300.00–320.00	310.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	400.00–430.00	413.16
13	350–400	372	370.00–400.00	386.96
19	400–450	422	330.00–350.00	340.23

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.