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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 1

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

839 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 858▼ 442 vs year ago 1,281 · −34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 242▼ 274 vs year ago 484 · −56.6%

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 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 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 $345.75/cwt on 66 head, up $5.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −26.00 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$345.75

▲ 5.81 vs prior sale

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$41.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.24

vs FL average

−25.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	370.61	2,011	26
Medium and Large 2	546	329.60	1,800	40

One grade step is worth $41.02/cwt here — about $212 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 sale66 hd

345.75

—

FL average7 barns · 266 hd

351.99

−6.24

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−25.64

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.76

−26.00

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	1,586	181.00	2,872	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	151.84	1,833	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	133.49	1,722	69

Every lot

47 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	213	707.88/cwt	650.00–770.00	1,508	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	566.64/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,519	10
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	648.22/cwt	600.00–700.00	1,744	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	529.61/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,684	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	480.63/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,538	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	563.42/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,820	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	515.55/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,846	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	436.56/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,620	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	474.34/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,788	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	375.54/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,577	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	451.42/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,900	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	413.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,763	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	409.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,897	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	364.84/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,715	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	389.14/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,031	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	344.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,805	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	316.11/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,789	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	345.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,972	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	327.79/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,039	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	305.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,906	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	318.41/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,127	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	510.45/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,123	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	576.19/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,515	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	513.45/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,391	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	439.53/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,406	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	468.78/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,505	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	373.59/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,367	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	413.21/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,537	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	439.36/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,643	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	340.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,411	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	414.03/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,739	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	375.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,588	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	363.76/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,666	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	326.35/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,553	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	339.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,760	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	313.53/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,624	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	329.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,907	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	312.35/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,930	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	354.89/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,650	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	319.52/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,671	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	310.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,763	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	175.52/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,491	7
Bulls	—	—	1,733	185.80/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,220	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	148.70/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,732	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	137.65/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,770	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	127.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,656	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	164.73/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,273	10

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 858Year ago 1,281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 242Year ago 484

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,286	134.00–143.00	137.65
29	—	1,296	120.00–130.00	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,165	142.00–158.00	148.70
10	—	1,380	160.00–169.00	164.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	173.00–176.00	175.52
8	—	1,733	181.00–188.00	185.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	220	500.00–520.00	510.45
15	250–300	271	500.00–530.00	513.45
14	300–350	320	430.00–450.00	439.53
13	350–400	372	400.00–425.00	413.21
14	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	375.44
17	450–500	476	310.00–340.00	326.35
9	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	313.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	366	360.00–390.00	373.59
10	400–450	415	330.00–350.00	340.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	263	550.00–600.00	576.19
11	300–350	321	460.00–480.00	468.78
11	350–400	374	430.00–450.00	439.36
19	400–450	420	400.00–430.00	414.03
15	450–500	458	350.00–380.00	363.76
12	500–550	518	330.00–350.00	339.86
9	550–600	579	325.00–335.00	329.34
10	600–650	618	300.00–325.00	312.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	354.89
10	500–550	523	300.00–340.00	319.52
12	550–600	568	300.00–320.00	310.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	540.00–590.00	566.64
12	300–350	318	520.00–540.00	529.61
13	350–400	377	460.00–490.00	474.34
15	400–450	426	400.00–425.00	413.77
10	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	364.84
19	500–550	524	330.00–360.00	344.50
21	550–600	566	300.00–330.00	316.11
9	600–650	624	300.00–310.00	305.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	460.00–500.00	480.63
13	350–400	371	420.00–450.00	436.56
10	400–450	420	360.00–390.00	375.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	213	650.00–770.00	707.88
11	250–300	269	600.00–700.00	648.22
15	300–350	323	550.00–580.00	563.42
11	350–400	358	500.00–535.00	515.55
11	400–450	421	435.00–470.00	451.42
16	450–500	463	400.00–420.00	409.73
15	500–550	522	370.00–410.00	389.14
11	550–600	571	340.00–350.00	345.35
23	600–650	622	315.00–340.00	327.79
7	650–700	668	310.00–325.00	318.41

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.