Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-01-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 26
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
703 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 826▼ 197 vs year ago 900 · −21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 272▼ 42 vs year ago 183 · −23.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. sharply higher and feeder classes over 350 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.47/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 17 of 24 comparable sales and sits +15.13 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$385.47
13 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.45
vs FL average
−52.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547391.922,14411thin
Medium and Large 2525350.001,8382thin
One grade step is worth $41.92/cwt here — about $307 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 sale13 hd
385.47
—
FL average3 barns · 55 hd
403.92
−18.45
National average68 barns · 7,217 hd
437.65
−52.18
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
+15.13
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—Average1,656200.713,32333
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,360181.482,46813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236170.952,11352
CowsLean 85-90%Low969139.961,35610

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1165784.24/cwt760.00–800.001,2943
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4003
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1222766.72/cwt730.00–790.001,70211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273668.35/cwt650.00–690.001,8252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284716.58/cwt700.00–770.002,03518
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310684.92/cwt630.00–695.002,12314
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334574.49/cwt570.00–590.001,9194
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371581.04/cwt565.00–610.002,15610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380512.28/cwt500.00–540.001,9473
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411498.65/cwt495.00–500.002,0498
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473474.38/cwt450.00–500.002,24411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523447.39/cwt445.00–450.002,3402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573404.61/cwt395.00–415.002,3182
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622371.18/cwt350.00–390.002,3093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2173676.09/cwt650.00–710.001,1702
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1178763.07/cwt730.00–800.001,35813
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2209680.62/cwt650.00–690.001,4225
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227735.86/cwt700.00–770.001,67027
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265626.29/cwt620.00–630.001,6603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274679.40/cwt650.00–720.001,86220
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323608.03/cwt580.00–640.001,96420
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323546.74/cwt520.00–570.001,7662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365463.77/cwt435.00–480.001,6933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384499.60/cwt490.00–540.001,91814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426470.96/cwt450.00–495.002,00625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427411.24/cwt400.00–430.001,7565
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465407.58/cwt385.00–420.001,8953
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481440.70/cwt425.00–475.002,1207
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522394.63/cwt370.00–410.002,0605
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568389.66/cwt365.00–405.002,2136
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1178779.32/cwt750.00–830.001,3877
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218789.09/cwt760.00–810.001,72024
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230677.39/cwt660.00–720.001,5583
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2259683.17/cwt660.00–690.001,7695
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271740.05/cwt700.00–780.002,00614
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323593.26/cwt570.00–620.001,9162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328666.38/cwt630.00–700.002,18624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372579.12/cwt550.00–605.002,15414
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380512.28/cwt500.00–540.001,9473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423512.45/cwt495.00–545.002,1688
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423464.20/cwt450.00–480.001,9642
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465434.35/cwt415.00–445.002,0203
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474476.90/cwt450.00–495.002,26111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520453.78/cwt430.00–470.002,3607
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580396.58/cwt395.00–400.002,3003
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619388.32/cwt370.00–400.002,4047
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490184.77/cwt181.00–187.002,7533
Bulls——1,610196.08/cwt189.00–204.003,15719
Bulls——1,780213.05/cwt206.00–219.003,79211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925135.69/cwt135.00–137.001,2554
Cows—Lean 85-90%998142.81/cwt139.00–147.001,4256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115155.71/cwt152.00–158.001,7369
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255165.10/cwt160.00–170.002,07216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265179.49/cwt171.00–186.002,27127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360181.48/cwt171.00–186.002,46813

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.