Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-08-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 24
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
941 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 921▲ 42 vs year ago 899 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 164▼ 145 vs year ago 321 · −45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 84▲ 104 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 2.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, a lower undertone was noted. 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 $353.39/cwt on 72 head, up $11.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −16.95 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$353.39
▲ 11.89 vs prior sale
72 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$280
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$72.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.53
vs FL average
+15.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546355.421,94170
Medium and Large 2588282.471,6612thin
One grade step is worth $72.95/cwt here — about $280 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 sale72 hd
353.39
—
FL average7 barns · 267 hd
347.86
+5.53
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
+15.37
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−16.95
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—Average1,424191.172,7236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,405145.102,03912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,207141.321,70637
CowsLean 85-90%Average937119.811,12310

Every lot

84 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1217653.73/cwt610.00–680.001,4195
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2238579.68/cwt570.00–590.001,3802
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270565.28/cwt560.00–570.001,5262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323493.37/cwt480.00–530.001,5946
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328444.52/cwt420.00–460.001,4583
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379456.39/cwt455.00–470.001,73010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413412.48/cwt410.00–415.001,7042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415428.21/cwt420.00–445.001,77718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468414.60/cwt400.00–430.001,9402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505378.37/cwt370.00–395.001,91140
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513339.63/cwt325.00–355.001,7422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568296.26/cwt275.00–310.001,6833
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583358.15/cwt355.00–375.002,08812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628347.37/cwt320.00–355.002,18128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633303.33/cwt290.00–315.001,9203
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679337.53/cwt325.00–340.002,2926
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,7682
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778277.49/cwt275.00–285.002,1594
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220484.09/cwt450.00–500.001,0653
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226573.56/cwt550.00–600.001,2967
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy270610.93/cwt560.00–660.001,6502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275499.95/cwt490.00–510.001,3754
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284434.60/cwt420.00–455.001,2345
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy308494.92/cwt480.00–510.001,5243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324396.36/cwt370.00–415.001,2849
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331435.49/cwt425.00–460.001,44110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373400.18/cwt390.00–415.001,4936
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380483.42/cwt465.00–495.001,8373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393379.97/cwt375.00–385.001,4932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410421.14/cwt415.00–435.001,7274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417385.84/cwt370.00–400.001,60927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419344.22/cwt325.00–360.001,4427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472352.36/cwt345.00–370.001,66310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy511368.88/cwt365.00–375.001,8859
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528352.99/cwt325.00–357.501,86425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy563368.84/cwt365.00–400.002,07721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574332.60/cwt315.00–350.001,90915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588282.47/cwt280.00–285.001,6612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626314.49/cwt300.00–320.001,9699
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667305.35/cwt280.00–310.002,03712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2691
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271561.92/cwt540.00–590.001,5235
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326524.75/cwt490.00–560.001,7114
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328441.15/cwt425.00–470.001,4474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371432.37/cwt415.00–450.001,60414
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382487.32/cwt460.00–500.001,86217
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416440.36/cwt415.00–465.001,83221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425390.24/cwt375.00–400.001,6595
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523310.51/cwt295.00–335.001,6243
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524356.77/cwt335.00–375.001,8695
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575353.87/cwt345.00–360.002,0354
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8698
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,8852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627291.77/cwt250.00–330.001,8293
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668267.47/cwt265.00–270.001,7872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0361
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1931
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,253177.53/cwt172.00–182.002,2242
Bulls——1,510197.99/cwt195.00–201.002,9904
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%894123.66/cwt117.50–129.001,1067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038110.83/cwt100.00–115.001,1503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118131.53/cwt125.00–135.001,4717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209142.06/cwt137.00–149.001,71826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354153.67/cwt153.00–156.002,0814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408137.82/cwt135.00–140.001,9415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412147.02/cwt142.00–151.002,0766
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy982209.27/cwt200.00–235.002,0556
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098152.75/cwt131.00–190.001,67743

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.