Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-01-12

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 12
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
913 head
▲ 272 vs last sale 641▼ 83 vs year ago 996 · −8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
269 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 255▼ 80 vs year ago 349 · −22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.23/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 17 of 24 comparable sales and sits +10.89 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$381.23
20 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,076
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.80
vs FL average
−32.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550383.882,11017thin
Medium and Large 2515366.181,8863thin
One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd
381.23
—
FL average4 barns · 104 hd
397.03
−15.80
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−32.25
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
+10.89
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

24 sales
425388350313median 370.3403/0205/1807/2008/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.53, low $327.47, median $370.34 across 24 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—Low1,428191.562,73524
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,246168.272,0976thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,148156.891,80090
CowsLean 85-90%Low969136.921,32615

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325637.31/cwt610.00–675.002,07110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368497.12/cwt480.00–510.001,8295
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376569.06/cwt545.00–595.002,14013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417529.71/cwt495.00–550.002,20913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423468.93/cwt450.00–490.001,9842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460488.29/cwt455.00–500.002,24619
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473431.90/cwt420.00–445.002,0432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522443.43/cwt420.00–465.002,3156
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574388.65/cwt375.00–400.002,2315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1169716.33/cwt680.00–750.001,21110
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1221662.71/cwt630.00–690.001,46513
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223591.24/cwt580.00–605.001,3182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2261571.53/cwt550.00–580.001,4924
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276613.64/cwt585.00–650.001,69418
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300508.75/cwt500.00–535.001,5264
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326569.15/cwt540.00–600.001,85514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373433.79/cwt415.00–455.001,6182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380479.60/cwt460.00–510.001,82222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415415.70/cwt390.00–430.001,7253
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417465.74/cwt435.00–485.001,94233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473389.29/cwt375.00–405.001,8414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481434.81/cwt425.00–455.002,09113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515366.18/cwt350.00–375.001,8863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530394.76/cwt385.00–420.002,09210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578368.34/cwt360.00–385.002,1297
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623344.64/cwt335.00–355.002,1472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1172763.35/cwt730.00–790.001,31312
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2173671.74/cwt650.00–700.001,1622
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223663.48/cwt650.00–680.001,4802
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1224733.13/cwt690.00–770.001,64215
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267677.74/cwt630.00–700.001,81022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323646.74/cwt610.00–680.002,08911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323575.58/cwt550.00–605.001,8592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368508.53/cwt480.00–530.001,8715
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374564.37/cwt535.00–595.002,11124
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419528.07/cwt495.00–550.002,21314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423468.93/cwt450.00–490.001,9842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473475.40/cwt455.00–495.002,24918
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473429.52/cwt420.00–440.002,0322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528436.12/cwt420.00–470.002,30312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569381.43/cwt370.00–390.002,1706
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624375.95/cwt365.00–395.002,3464
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,171180.28/cwt178.00–183.002,1114
Bulls——1,459191.30/cwt185.00–201.002,79117
Bulls——1,593208.07/cwt205.00–210.003,3153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940131.16/cwt130.00–132.001,2332
Cows—Lean 85-90%973137.81/cwt135.00–141.001,34113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104150.52/cwt145.00–155.001,66234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174160.75/cwt156.00–169.001,88756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,246168.27/cwt162.00–174.002,0976

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.