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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 4

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,004 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 924▲ 225 vs year ago 779 · +28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 261▼ 66 vs year ago 272 · −24.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.57/cwt on 68 head, up $22.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 23 comparable sales and sits +14.81 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$386.57

▲ 22.28 vs prior sale

68 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$32.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs FL average

−27.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	399.33	2,182	41
Medium and Large 2	540	367.20	1,982	27

One grade step is worth $32.13/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd

386.57

—

FL average5 barns · 233 hd

387.78

−1.21

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−27.67

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

+14.81

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $437.32, low $339.94, median $371.76 across 23 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	1,653	229.94	3,801	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,560	171.95	2,682	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,291	154.66	1,997	62

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	715.52/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,560	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	674.07/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,820	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	623.08/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,707	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	625.97/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,022	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	575.67/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,865	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	539.37/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,748	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	590.41/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,185	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	549.19/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,032	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	493.74/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,847	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	495.83/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,097	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	425.56/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,804	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	454.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,955	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	449.36/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,081	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	420.16/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,966	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	393.63/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,866	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	412.73/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,142	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	375.36/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,963	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	355.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,004	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	385.26/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,215	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	329.04/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,043	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	351.84/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,195	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	335.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,259	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	636.40/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,419	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	619.93/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,668	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	512.98/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,652	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	553.64/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,788	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	470.62/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,530	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	507.83/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,859	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	465.40/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,745	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	415.66/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,567	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	415.41/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,728	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	450.71/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,916	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	390.35/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,659	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	385.48/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,792	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	422.00/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,992	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	379.76/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,986	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,863	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	376.95/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,152	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	475.27/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,963	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	440.32/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,070	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	220.12/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	239.75/cwt	235.00–250.00	4,467	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	145.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,747	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,324	157.69/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,088	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,560	171.95/cwt	165.00–193.00	2,682	39

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 (Tue)

Tue Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 924Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 261Year ago 272

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,560	165.00–193.00	171.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,197	140.00–150.00	145.94
46	—	1,324	154.00–164.00	157.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	218.00–225.00	220.12
3	—	1,863	235.00–250.00	239.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	413	460.00–490.00	475.27
14	450–500	470	430.00–450.00	440.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	610.00–660.00	636.40
17	250–300	269	600.00–640.00	619.93
14	300–350	323	530.00–580.00	553.64
11	350–400	366	500.00–515.00	507.83
14	400–450	425	430.00–470.00	450.71
15	450–500	472	410.00–435.00	422.00
10	500–550	523	370.00–390.00	379.76
7	550–600	571	360.00–390.00	376.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	500.00–525.00	512.98
18	350–400	375	450.00–480.00	465.40
17	400–450	416	410.00–420.00	415.41
18	450–500	465	370.00–400.00	385.48
8	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	354.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	450.00–490.00	470.62
13	350–400	377	400.00–430.00	415.66
10	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	390.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	218	700.00–730.00	715.52
12	250–300	270	650.00–700.00	674.07
16	300–350	323	600.00–650.00	625.97
10	350–400	370	580.00–600.00	590.41
16	400–450	423	475.00–515.00	495.83
21	450–500	463	440.00–460.00	449.36
21	500–550	519	400.00–425.00	412.73
20	550–600	575	370.00–400.00	385.26
17	600–650	624	345.00–365.00	351.84
7	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	335.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	274	600.00–640.00	623.08
11	300–350	324	560.00–590.00	575.67
10	350–400	370	530.00–570.00	549.19
18	400–450	430	440.00–470.00	454.65
22	450–500	468	410.00–430.00	420.16
16	500–550	523	360.00–390.00	375.36
11	550–600	564	350.00–360.00	355.32
7	600–650	621	315.00–340.00	329.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	525.00–550.00	539.37
13	350–400	374	470.00–520.00	493.74
11	400–450	424	415.00–435.00	425.56
9	450–500	474	380.00–405.00	393.63

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.