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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 2

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

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Feeder Cattle receipts

544 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 625▼ 109 vs year ago 653 · −16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 326▲ 52 vs year ago 170 · +30.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.14/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 12 of 19 comparable sales and sits +21.11 against this barn's trailing median of $376.03.

Average price

$397.14

10 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$51.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs FL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	417.89	2,190	6thin
Medium and Large 2	537	366.01	1,964	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.89/cwt here — about $227 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 sale10 hd

397.14

—

FL average1 barns · 10 hd

397.14

+0.00

This barn, trailing median19 sales

376.03

+21.11

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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $427.13, low $328.43, median $376.03 across 19 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	—	Average	1,456	194.68	2,834	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,296	173.01	2,242	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	163.13	1,988	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	139.90	1,399	11

Every lot

62 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,475	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	656.21/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,798	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	592.52/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,825	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	643.91/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,099	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	486.14/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,813	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	543.65/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,044	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	469.21/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,980	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	473.40/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,230	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	437.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,235	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	420.71/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,394	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	900	3
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	173	688.70/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,191	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	651.09/cwt	620.00–680.00	1,406	7
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	217	578.82/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,256	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	641.77/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,707	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	565.64/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,544	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	550.71/cwt	520.00–580.00	1,784	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	482.12/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,591	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	436.44/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,628	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	493.03/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,854	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	399.47/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,690	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	442.91/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,887	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	441.18/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,082	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	341.96/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,788	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	383.13/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,008	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	365.84/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,096	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	364.80/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,273	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	324.46/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,021	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	169	701.22/cwt	670.00–730.00	1,185	7
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	173	621.74/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,076	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	602.40/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,295	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	668.56/cwt	620.00–690.00	1,457	18
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	572.94/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,564	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	654.31/cwt	610.00–680.00	1,793	17
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	581.75/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,833	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	647.92/cwt	610.00–680.00	2,073	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	492.30/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,767	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	553.06/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,024	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	418.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,772	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	461.77/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,972	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	466.33/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,192	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	411.90/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,948	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	423.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,198	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	362.01/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,074	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,327	182.59/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,423	10
Bulls	—	—	1,358	190.35/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	216.26/cwt	205.00–221.00	3,683	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	135.47/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,253	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	143.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,526	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	155.51/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,824	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	167.23/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,065	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	146.87/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,858	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	173.01/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,242	18

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 625Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 326Year ago 170

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	150	600.00	600.00
8	200–250	217	550.00–600.00	578.82
2	250–300	273	545.00–590.00	565.64
3	300–350	330	470.00–510.00	482.12
2	350–400	373	420.00–455.00	436.44
2	400–450	423	390.00–410.00	399.47
2	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–355.00	341.96
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	623	310.00–340.00	324.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	680.00–700.00	688.70
7	200–250	216	620.00–680.00	651.09
8	250–300	266	600.00–670.00	641.77
13	300–350	324	520.00–580.00	550.71
10	350–400	376	465.00–515.00	493.03
20	400–450	426	420.00–465.00	442.91
3	450–500	472	425.00–455.00	441.18
11	500–550	524	365.00–405.00	383.13
8	550–600	573	350.00–390.00	365.84
5	600–650	623	350.00–375.00	364.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	308	560.00–600.00	592.52
2	350–400	373	465.00–510.00	486.14
2	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	620.00–680.00	656.21
4	300–350	326	620.00–680.00	643.91
7	350–400	376	530.00–565.00	543.65
3	400–450	422	450.00–495.00	469.21
4	450–500	471	460.00–485.00	473.40
4	500–550	511	430.00–440.00	437.33
5	550–600	569	405.00–430.00	420.71
1	600–650	600	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	169	670.00–730.00	701.22
18	200–250	218	620.00–690.00	668.56
17	250–300	274	610.00–680.00	654.31
14	300–350	320	610.00–680.00	647.92
18	350–400	366	520.00–575.00	553.06
12	400–450	427	445.00–485.00	461.77
3	450–500	470	455.00–475.00	466.33
5	500–550	519	400.00–440.00	423.47
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	600	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	600.00–650.00	621.74
3	200–250	215	590.00–610.00	602.40
2	250–300	273	550.00–600.00	572.94
3	300–350	315	550.00–600.00	581.75
5	350–400	359	465.00–500.00	492.30
2	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	418.93
2	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	411.90
2	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–375.00	362.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,173	150.00–159.00	155.51
2	—	1,265	146.00–148.00	146.87
34	—	1,235	161.00–176.00	167.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	925	132.00–139.00	135.47
6	—	1,063	140.00–150.00	143.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,296	165.00–176.00	173.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	188.00–193.00	190.35
10	—	1,327	178.00–186.00	182.59
6	—	1,703	205.00–221.00	216.26

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.