Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-07-27

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 27
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
867 head
▼ 223 vs last sale 1,090▼ 342 vs year ago 1,209 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 149▼ 155 vs year ago 264 · −58.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 140▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.36/cwt on 27 head, down $44.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −35.98 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$334.36
▼ 44.10 vs prior sale
27 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−39.19
vs FL average
−26.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539334.911,80526
Medium and Large 2530320.001,6961thin
One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd
334.36
—
FL average7 barns · 226 hd
373.54
−39.19
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−26.16
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−35.98
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—Average1,817215.393,91314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,287191.962,47014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,158170.841,97936
CowsLean 85-90%High830149.821,2436thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224650.96/cwt630.00–680.001,4587
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245605.00/cwt590.00–620.001,4822
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2263571.67/cwt555.00–590.001,5032
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269613.02/cwt600.00–640.001,64914
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312571.37/cwt550.00–600.001,7839
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333489.90/cwt470.00–505.001,63111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358486.23/cwt480.00–500.001,74117
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381440.61/cwt430.00–460.001,6797
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407440.68/cwt425.00–465.001,79414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427389.34/cwt380.00–420.001,66221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474381.04/cwt375.00–385.001,80614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485421.01/cwt420.00–425.002,0425
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508390.05/cwt380.00–410.001,9814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535363.73/cwt350.00–370.001,94614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564364.59/cwt360.00–370.002,05612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572358.25/cwt340.00–365.002,04918
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607331.66/cwt325.00–360.002,01315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618308.22/cwt295.00–320.001,9053
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2203554.81/cwt540.00–570.001,1262
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224585.62/cwt580.00–600.001,3127
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1264571.56/cwt555.00–590.001,5098
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287504.25/cwt490.00–540.001,44710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323486.03/cwt465.00–515.001,57015
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336421.36/cwt400.00–450.001,41629
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372425.18/cwt410.00–445.001,58212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374392.26/cwt370.00–405.001,46720
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8571
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421368.35/cwt330.00–375.001,5519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422393.69/cwt380.00–410.001,66123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471382.26/cwt360.00–405.001,8007
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471336.60/cwt325.00–350.001,58518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520333.00/cwt325.00–350.001,73213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554330.81/cwt300.00–335.001,83311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy578369.85/cwt365.00–375.002,1382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215655.00/cwt650.00–660.001,4084
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230589.78/cwt580.00–600.001,3562
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2274521.01/cwt490.00–540.001,4288
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283599.91/cwt590.00–610.001,6982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319544.20/cwt525.00–570.001,7369
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328489.34/cwt465.00–510.001,6058
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371484.43/cwt465.00–520.001,79712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380433.36/cwt405.00–455.001,64715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418406.15/cwt395.00–440.001,69815
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420380.42/cwt370.00–390.001,59811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475382.43/cwt365.00–400.001,81710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480346.37/cwt330.00–355.001,6634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525355.12/cwt340.00–370.001,8645
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528318.49/cwt305.00–330.001,6823
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570355.13/cwt340.00–370.002,0242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572320.82/cwt315.00–325.001,8356
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618305.01/cwt300.00–310.001,8853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674283.66/cwt275.00–290.001,9124
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775275.03/cwt270.00–280.002,1313
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,606211.72/cwt205.00–220.003,4006
Bulls——1,825195.26/cwt190.00–200.003,5632
Bulls——2,025225.77/cwt225.00–230.004,5726
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%723132.95/cwt127.50–138.009612
Cows—Lean 85-90%778152.56/cwt145.00–159.001,1872
Cows—Lean 85-90%988163.95/cwt160.00–168.001,6202
Cows—Boner 80-85%998157.78/cwt154.00–164.001,5759
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159182.13/cwt180.00–186.002,1116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227173.21/cwt168.00–178.002,12521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,278197.78/cwt194.00–201.002,5288
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298184.20/cwt179.00–190.002,3916
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy916271.05/cwt250.00–315.002,4835
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077201.69/cwt165.00–245.002,17231

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.