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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 11

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,233 head

▲ 229 vs last sale 1,004▲ 241 vs year ago 992 · +24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

283 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 206▲ 3 vs year ago 280 · +1.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $373.38/cwt on 76 head, down $13.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 23 comparable sales and sits +1.63 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$373.38

▼ 13.19 vs prior sale

76 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs FL average

−28.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	385.01	2,103	39
Medium and Large 2	549	361.13	1,984	37

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $119 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 sale76 hd

373.38

—

FL average7 barns · 285 hd

382.56

−9.18

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−28.45

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

+1.63

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

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	—	Low	1,574	202.12	3,182	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	163.78	2,163	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,262	142.35	1,797	77

Every lot

48 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	752.18/cwt	720.00–790.00	1,640	14
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	617.89/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,656	17
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	664.69/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,808	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	639.53/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,046	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	550.56/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,773	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	599.22/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,935	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	530.18/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,956	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	564.50/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,100	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	479.20/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,797	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	460.29/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,910	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	425.36/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,787	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	494.65/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,097	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	420.32/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,976	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	449.60/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,122	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	389.74/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,843	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	398.05/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,062	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	370.38/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,922	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,130	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	354.82/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,022	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	359.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,190	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.15/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,262	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	305.68/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,244	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	571.91/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,550	17
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	614.32/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,708	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	515.35/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,639	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	577.43/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,865	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	477.71/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,548	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	414.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,513	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	494.32/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,854	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	455.29/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,744	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	453.56/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,919	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	417.83/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,792	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	411.34/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,946	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	379.63/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,796	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	385.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,999	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	360.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,876	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	365.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,035	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,933	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	508.87/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,903	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	434.64/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,825	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	429.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,015	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	379.76/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,986	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	189.25/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,706	8
Bulls	—	—	1,739	216.82/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,770	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	172.15/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,037	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,871	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	133.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,709	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	159.97/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,212	55

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,233Last week 1,004Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 206Year ago 280

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	268	600.00–640.00	617.89
20	300–350	323	580.00–620.00	599.22
17	350–400	369	520.00–540.00	530.18
23	400–450	415	445.00–475.00	460.29
22	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	420.32
15	500–550	519	360.00–380.00	370.38
22	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	354.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	218	720.00–790.00	752.18
15	250–300	272	650.00–680.00	664.69
22	300–350	320	630.00–650.00	639.53
15	350–400	372	550.00–580.00	564.50
17	400–450	424	480.00–510.00	494.65
15	450–500	472	440.00–460.00	449.60
17	500–550	518	390.00–405.00	398.05
22	550–600	568	370.00–380.00	374.93
17	600–650	609	350.00–365.00	359.57
12	650–700	665	330.00–350.00	340.15
7	700–750	734	300.00–310.00	305.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	530.00–570.00	550.56
12	350–400	375	460.00–500.00	479.20
14	400–450	420	410.00–440.00	425.36
18	450–500	473	380.00–400.00	389.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	420	420.00–450.00	434.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	500.00–520.00	508.87
15	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	429.55
12	500–550	523	370.00–390.00	379.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	600.00–630.00	614.32
17	300–350	323	550.00–600.00	577.43
17	350–400	375	480.00–510.00	494.32
15	400–450	423	440.00–470.00	453.56
15	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	411.34
17	500–550	519	380.00–390.00	385.15
11	550–600	557	360.00–370.00	365.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	271	550.00–590.00	571.91
16	300–350	318	500.00–530.00	515.35
14	350–400	383	440.00–470.00	455.29
15	400–450	429	410.00–425.00	417.83
20	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	379.63
15	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	360.76
14	550–600	560	340.00–350.00	345.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	324	460.00–490.00	477.71
20	350–400	365	400.00–430.00	414.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,278	130.00–140.00	133.70
41	—	1,248	145.00–155.00	149.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,183	170.00–175.00	172.15
55	—	1,383	150.00–168.00	159.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	185.00–193.00	189.25
7	—	1,739	212.00–220.00	216.82

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.