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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 5

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

641 head

▼ 549 vs last sale 1,190▼ 389 vs year ago 1,030 · −37.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

255 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 317▼ 126 vs year ago 381 · −33.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.71/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 12 of 24 comparable sales and sits −7.63 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$362.71

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$57.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.69

vs FL average

−47.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	374.76	2,023	15thin
Medium and Large 2	538	317.50	1,707	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.26/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale19 hd

362.71

—

FL average2 barns · 39 hd

385.40

−22.69

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−47.39

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−7.63

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,535	197.72	3,035	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	172.79	2,343	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	159.00	1,890	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	136.71	1,407	22

Every lot

61 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,440	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,310	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,475	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	636.04/cwt	610.00–645.00	1,705	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	595.76/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,895	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	544.86/cwt	515.00–570.00	2,011	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	489.33/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,050	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	426.57/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,804	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	455.23/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,185	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	369.57/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,933	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	419.93/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,200	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	389.56/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,197	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	150	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	885	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	172	664.47/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,143	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	633.42/cwt	595.00–650.00	1,349	16
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	551.24/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,229	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	593.61/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,644	20
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	527.44/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,477	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	525.57/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,713	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	476.90/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,765	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	396.83/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,679	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	454.10/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,925	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	389.68/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,812	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	410.34/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,990	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	384.69/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,012	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	310.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,705	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	359.87/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,033	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	332.25/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,087	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	150	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	990	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	179	714.20/cwt	700.00–740.00	1,278	7
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,310	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	689.91/cwt	665.00–735.00	1,525	18
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	648.02/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,737	14
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	571.47/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,560	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	578.60/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,898	14
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	509.09/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,680	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	489.18/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,786	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	537.22/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,020	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	480.45/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,032	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	427.75/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,839	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	451.16/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,134	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	405.30/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,152	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	366.92/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,113	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,374	184.25/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,461	195.52/cwt	189.00–203.00	2,857	9
Bulls	—	—	1,894	220.55/cwt	208.00–228.00	4,177	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,216	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	138.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,451	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	156.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,835	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	168.00/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,019	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	148.49/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,786	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	164.07/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,043	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	173.88/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,382	16

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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 1,190Year ago 1,030

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 317Year ago 381

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	720.00	720.00
6	250–300	268	610.00–645.00	636.04
7	300–350	318	575.00–620.00	595.76
16	350–400	369	515.00–570.00	544.86
15	400–450	419	465.00–505.00	489.33
14	450–500	480	445.00–485.00	455.23
11	500–550	524	400.00–445.00	419.93
9	550–600	564	360.00–400.00	389.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	655.00	655.00
1	250–300	250	590.00	590.00
2	400–450	423	410.00–445.00	426.57
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	523	360.00–380.00	369.57
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	172	640.00–690.00	664.47
16	200–250	213	595.00–650.00	633.42
20	250–300	277	570.00–630.00	593.61
12	300–350	326	500.00–560.00	525.57
17	350–400	370	450.00–500.00	476.90
23	400–450	424	435.00–480.00	454.10
21	450–500	485	400.00–445.00	410.34
9	500–550	523	365.00–405.00	384.69
6	550–600	565	350.00–365.00	359.87
4	600–650	628	325.00–345.00	332.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	590.00	590.00
2	200–250	223	540.00–565.00	551.24
3	250–300	280	520.00–545.00	527.44
1	300–350	300	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	423	385.00–410.00	396.83
3	450–500	465	380.00–395.00	389.68
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	550	300.00–330.00	310.00
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	660.00	660.00
2	200–250	200	655.00	655.00
2	250–300	273	560.00–585.00	571.47
3	300–350	330	500.00–530.00	509.09
3	350–400	365	470.00–500.00	489.18
3	400–450	430	420.00–445.00	427.75
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	179	700.00–740.00	714.20
18	200–250	221	665.00–735.00	689.91
14	250–300	268	620.00–670.00	648.02
14	300–350	328	560.00–610.00	578.60
10	350–400	376	510.00–565.00	537.22
7	400–450	423	470.00–500.00	480.45
6	450–500	473	435.00–470.00	451.16
7	500–550	531	395.00–430.00	405.30
7	550–600	576	350.00–380.00	366.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	178.00–188.00	184.25
9	—	1,461	189.00–203.00	195.52
5	—	1,894	208.00–228.00	220.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,202	163.00–178.00	168.00
31	—	1,169	152.00–162.00	156.93
17	—	1,203	146.00–151.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,047	134.00–142.00	138.59
4	—	948	126.00–130.00	128.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	163.00–165.00	164.07
16	—	1,370	167.00–182.00	173.88

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.