Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-09-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 28
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
654 head
▼ 451 vs last sale 1,105▲ 95 vs year ago 559 · +17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 166▼ 186 vs year ago 262 · −71.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 81▲ 60 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 mostly steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $366.62/cwt on 28 head, up $19.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 22 comparable sales and sits −21.44 against this barn's trailing median of $388.06.
Average price
$366.62
▲ 19.27 vs prior sale
28 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.65
vs FL average
−48.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533375.862,00223
Medium and Large 2553324.101,7925thin
One grade step is worth $51.77/cwt here — about $210 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 sale28 hd
366.62
—
FL average7 barns · 227 hd
368.27
−1.65
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−48.04
This barn, trailing median22 sales
388.06
−21.44
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

22 sales
467421374328median 388.0603/0206/0807/2708/3111/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $341.73, median $388.06 across 22 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—Low1,690197.703,34217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,318139.401,83723
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,107132.911,47224
CowsLean 85-90%Average941121.041,1395thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218652.64/cwt640.00–670.001,4234
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235575.82/cwt540.00–600.001,3533
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267612.98/cwt580.00–635.001,63710
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2286557.69/cwt535.00–575.001,5954
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310600.04/cwt590.00–620.001,8604
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323554.77/cwt530.00–580.001,79212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326503.06/cwt475.00–520.001,6408
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy350535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373484.60/cwt460.00–495.001,80816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378429.79/cwt400.00–455.001,6258
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422441.96/cwt410.00–460.001,86510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430361.45/cwt350.00–370.001,5543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469397.10/cwt380.00–415.001,8628
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470338.92/cwt330.00–350.001,59319
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520383.51/cwt365.00–400.001,99417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530337.50/cwt325.00–350.001,7892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568315.16/cwt300.00–325.001,7903
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572347.04/cwt340.00–360.001,9855
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615332.09/cwt325.00–345.002,0425
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666325.53/cwt320.00–330.002,16816
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715262.59/cwt250.00–275.001,8782
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy208614.82/cwt610.00–620.001,2792
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1231548.51/cwt525.00–570.001,2674
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233485.16/cwt470.00–500.001,1302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2258457.67/cwt440.00–475.001,1812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265545.00/cwt540.00–550.001,4442
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281502.49/cwt490.00–530.001,41210
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy312506.52/cwt500.00–520.001,5803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321471.75/cwt460.00–495.001,5148
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333410.91/cwt395.00–450.001,3689
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365486.16/cwt475.00–495.001,7745
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376393.62/cwt360.00–400.001,4809
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381437.69/cwt410.00–465.001,66820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy427456.60/cwt445.00–475.001,9503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430353.40/cwt330.00–375.001,5209
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432401.49/cwt395.00–425.001,73415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy458425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9472
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466393.29/cwt360.00–415.001,8339
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482345.03/cwt325.00–350.001,6636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525343.37/cwt325.00–360.001,80312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527309.81/cwt300.00–320.001,6333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570331.93/cwt315.00–355.001,8923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614321.14/cwt295.00–327.501,97211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy690390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,9792
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2691
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265497.45/cwt495.00–500.001,3182
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268577.47/cwt560.00–600.001,5487
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335527.52/cwt520.00–540.001,7674
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340460.15/cwt450.00–470.001,5652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370495.70/cwt475.00–530.001,8346
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385412.82/cwt400.00–425.001,5892
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415429.44/cwt410.00–445.001,7824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436392.39/cwt375.00–400.001,7114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469401.04/cwt390.00–425.001,8814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474378.40/cwt360.00–395.001,7947
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523362.76/cwt350.00–380.001,8975
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525331.98/cwt320.00–350.001,7435
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570322.52/cwt320.00–325.001,8382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571341.32/cwt330.00–350.001,9494
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618324.86/cwt320.00–330.002,0082
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635279.84/cwt260.00–300.001,7772
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660329.77/cwt315.00–345.002,1762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2861
Bulls——1,505190.88/cwt186.00–197.002,8737
Bulls——1,881204.97/cwt200.00–211.003,8559
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%941121.04/cwt119.00–124.001,1395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073124.50/cwt121.00–127.001,3365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098134.02/cwt128.00–139.001,47216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,258147.84/cwt145.00–151.001,8603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320138.83/cwt135.00–142.001,83319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8191
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy931230.50/cwt200.00–275.002,14625
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017142.83/cwt111.00–190.001,45333

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.