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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 25

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

858 head

▼ 332 vs last sale 1,190▼ 29 vs year ago 887 · −3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

242 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 210▼ 16 vs year ago 258 · −6.2%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 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 $339.94/cwt on 58 head, down $12.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −31.82 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$339.94

▼ 12.52 vs prior sale

58 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.98

vs FL average

−31.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	353.92	1,947	32
Medium and Large 2	547	322.74	1,765	26

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale58 hd

339.94

—

FL average6 barns · 298 hd

352.92

−12.98

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−31.06

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

−31.82

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	1,619	190.31	3,081	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	160.63	2,191	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	138.50	1,794	74

Every lot

43 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	214	681.34/cwt	650.00–710.00	1,458	11
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	600.38/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,591	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	547.06/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,472	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	575.58/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,859	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	520.78/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,682	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	468.05/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,512	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	412.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,507	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	439.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,626	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	483.71/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,795	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	459.52/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,907	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	379.05/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,592	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	419.06/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,785	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	359.15/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,688	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	404.40/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,909	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	336.51/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,743	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	375.64/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,961	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	334.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,925	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	308.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,780	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	298.82/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,847	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	282.31/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,863	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,900	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	528.87/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,402	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	470.94/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,507	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	324	390.90/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,267	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	429.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,399	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	399.80/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,471	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	434.73/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,604	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	365.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,371	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	396.15/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,656	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	354.25/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,491	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	315.09/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,380	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.22/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,722	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,547	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	339.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,750	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	309.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,610	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	324.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,831	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	304.82/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,737	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,607	207.37/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,332	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	177.51/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,890	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	128.41/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,559	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	171.33/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,099	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,339	143.97/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,928	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	156.48/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,219	49

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 1,190Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 210Year ago 258

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,214	124.00–135.00	128.41
48	—	1,339	138.00–148.00	143.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,225	169.00–174.00	171.33
49	—	1,418	150.00–165.00	156.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	175.00–186.00	177.51
3	—	1,607	204.00–209.00	207.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	265	500.00–560.00	528.87
22	300–350	320	450.00–490.00	470.94
17	350–400	369	420.00–450.00	434.73
17	400–450	418	380.00–410.00	396.15
14	450–500	465	360.00–380.00	370.22
22	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	339.90
11	550–600	564	320.00–330.00	324.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	326	420.00–440.00	429.11
12	350–400	368	390.00–410.00	399.80
11	400–450	421	340.00–370.00	354.25
19	450–500	469	320.00–340.00	329.90
10	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	309.71
10	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	304.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	370.00–410.00	390.90
10	350–400	375	350.00–380.00	365.60
10	400–450	438	300.00–330.00	315.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	214	650.00–710.00	681.34
10	250–300	265	580.00–620.00	600.38
14	300–350	323	560.00–590.00	575.58
17	350–400	371	470.00–500.00	483.71
16	400–450	415	440.00–480.00	459.52
15	450–500	472	390.00–420.00	404.40
15	500–550	522	360.00–390.00	375.64
17	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	334.75
15	600–650	618	285.00–315.00	298.82
14	650–700	660	270.00–295.00	282.31
12	700–750	710	260.00–275.00	267.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	269	530.00–560.00	547.06
22	300–350	323	500.00–540.00	520.78
14	350–400	370	430.00–450.00	439.59
17	400–450	426	410.00–430.00	419.06
12	450–500	470	340.00–380.00	359.15
13	500–550	518	320.00–350.00	336.51
13	550–600	576	300.00–320.00	308.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	450.00–490.00	468.05
14	350–400	365	400.00–425.00	412.84
10	400–450	420	360.00–400.00	379.05

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.