Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2026-02-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 9
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
▲ 750 vs last sale 133▲ 59 vs year ago 824 · +7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
320 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 124▲ 127 vs year ago 193 · +65.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.90/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 25 of 24 comparable sales and sits +51.56 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$421.90
18 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,288
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.11
vs FL average
−2.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542421.902,28818thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
421.90
—
FL average4 barns · 54 hd
419.79
+2.11
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−2.05
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
+51.56
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—High1,465199.052,91520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,366178.422,43722
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208173.582,09778
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020146.101,49118

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1211784.20/cwt770.00–790.001,6554
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276749.95/cwt720.00–800.002,07011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315683.46/cwt660.00–695.002,1539
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323613.26/cwt590.00–640.001,9814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365593.99/cwt565.00–605.002,16821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419520.47/cwt490.00–540.002,18110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423461.83/cwt450.00–475.001,9542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474476.15/cwt460.00–490.002,2577
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522472.75/cwt450.00–490.002,4683
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523411.96/cwt400.00–425.002,1552
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572444.87/cwt440.00–450.002,5453
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,3201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220717.26/cwt680.00–750.001,57829
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278685.67/cwt660.00–730.001,90635
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284612.11/cwt600.00–655.001,7384
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315561.75/cwt530.00–580.001,7703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327608.24/cwt585.00–650.001,98919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373491.14/cwt470.00–515.001,8322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375543.46/cwt520.00–575.002,03851
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418498.79/cwt470.00–520.002,08529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423436.57/cwt420.00–455.001,8472
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476467.07/cwt440.00–490.002,22321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480414.38/cwt405.00–435.001,9893
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525431.05/cwt410.00–450.002,26310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564410.47/cwt400.00–415.002,3158
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625357.88/cwt345.00–380.002,2373
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2165724.24/cwt700.00–740.001,1953
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1179795.03/cwt770.00–840.001,42312
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4004
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1217777.85/cwt720.00–800.001,68822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267775.16/cwt735.00–800.002,07047
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273693.76/cwt680.00–710.001,8942
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315613.57/cwt585.00–630.001,9333
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323681.98/cwt650.00–720.002,20312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373516.14/cwt495.00–540.001,9252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374571.19/cwt545.00–600.002,13613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424514.17/cwt495.00–540.002,1809
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430459.30/cwt450.00–480.001,9753
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463488.14/cwt460.00–500.002,26013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526459.58/cwt445.00–480.002,4176
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623407.05/cwt395.00–420.002,5362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,259184.75/cwt183.00–187.002,3265
Bulls——1,484194.95/cwt189.00–204.002,8939
Bulls——1,607217.12/cwt210.00–221.003,4896
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%987139.61/cwt136.00–142.001,3788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047151.30/cwt146.00–155.001,58410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104157.78/cwt155.00–160.001,7424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167167.26/cwt161.00–171.001,95227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241178.55/cwt172.00–188.002,21647
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317179.16/cwt172.00–188.002,36020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,853171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,1692

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.