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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

1,146 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $451.82/cwt +23.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 379 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.08/cwt +35.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 410 lb · 34 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $517.04/cwt +60.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 359 lb · 26 head
Okeechobee 3-weight heifers sold at $462/cwt Monday, in line with the state average — $2/cwt above the FL average ($460) and $30/cwt under Arcadia, FL (Wed) ($492). The class is down $59 from its early August peak of $499. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,146 1,221 0
Feeder cattle 940 941 0
Slaughter cattle 146 176 0
Replacement cattle 60 104 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 14.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 3 640.00–730.00 $671.53 $1,464 +17.80
260–285 270 14 600.00–630.00 $617.28 $1,667 +52.00
300–345 310 10 545.00–595.00 $576.03 $1,786 +82.66
350–365 359 26 490.00–525.00 $517.04 $1,856 +60.65
403–425 407 17 445.00–495.00 $456.21 $1,857 +28.00
450–490 464 8 395.00–450.00 $409.01 $1,898 -5.59
500–521 519 11 350.00–355.00 $354.56 $1,840 -23.81
555–590 580 8 320.00–360.00 $351.76 $2,040 -6.39
605 605 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,694 -67.37
670 670 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,976 -42.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 560.00–580.00 $570.10 $1,471 +50.10
300–335 318 4 490.00–535.00 $512.78 $1,631 +68.26
350–390 362 12 440.00–480.00 $455.40 $1,649 +55.40
415–448 440 19 375.00–430.00 $400.49 $1,762 -11.99
455–487 478 18 350.00–380.00 $359.60 $1,719 -0.40
540 540 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 -54.63
585 585 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,726 -1.26
695 695 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,842 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 227 3 540.00–580.00 $563.82 $1,280 -9.74
250–296 283 21 530.00–560.00 $546.09 $1,545 +46.14
310–325 fancy 318 2 540.00–545.00 $542.56 $1,725 +47.64
320–345 336 15 445.00–500.00 $482.36 $1,621 +46.87
350–395 379 44 430.00–480.00 $451.82 $1,712 +51.64
400–445 410 34 390.00–445.00 $426.08 $1,747 +40.24
450–485 468 25 365.00–400.00 $379.10 $1,774 +26.74
500–540 514 20 340.00–380.00 $352.59 $1,812 -0.40
520 fancy 520 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 +31.12
565 fancy 565 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,147 +11.16
560–595 573 4 340.00–365.00 $351.21 $2,012 +18.61
600–606 605 6 320.00–330.00 $327.51 $1,981 +13.02
660–665 663 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $2,006 -2.84
750–780 760 3 280.00–290.00 $285.07 $2,167 +10.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 227 3 500.00–520.00 $506.76 $1,150 +22.67
255–286 275 8 470.00–510.00 $489.06 $1,345 +54.46
310–345 326 7 395.00–440.00 $417.63 $1,361 +21.27
350–395 378 14 380.00–425.00 $399.70 $1,511 +19.73
405–445 428 12 350.00–385.00 $368.17 $1,576 +23.95
450–495 473 14 320.00–360.00 $345.54 $1,634 +20.54
505–525 518 6 310.00–330.00 $319.98 $1,657 —
550–590 573 4 300.00–325.00 $310.09 $1,777 +27.62
600 600 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,800 —
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 580.00–610.00 $595.47 $1,417 +5.47
285–290 288 3 540.00–560.00 $546.59 $1,574 -15.33
305–345 318 4 490.00–530.00 $511.85 $1,628 -12.90
350–385 367 5 440.00–480.00 $464.47 $1,705 -22.85
410–445 421 9 395.00–450.00 $413.48 $1,741 -26.88
450–490 478 13 350.00–390.00 $374.69 $1,791 -5.31
505 505 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,742 -11.77
560–595 579 4 300.00–345.00 $317.61 $1,839 -36.26
630–635 633 2 295.00–315.00 $304.96 $1,930 +2.47
654–655 654 8 270.00–275.00 $274.37 $1,794 —
710 710 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,952 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,375 —
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 -32.37
410–445 428 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,498 -40.24
475–490 480 3 290.00–330.00 $311.44 $1,495 —
560–590 575 2 275.00–290.00 $282.30 $1,623 -42.70
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 -7.47
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1160 1058 80-85% 3 150.00–155.00 $152.21 $1,610 —
885–1730 1177 80-85% 10 125.00–134.00 $130.39 $1,535 —
915–1625 1182 80-85% 24 135.00–146.00 $140.07 $1,656 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1490 1094 85-90% 8 111.00–123.00 $117.18 $1,282 —
1090–1360 1206 85-90% 4 128.00–130.00 $129.05 $1,556 —
1075–1455 1293 85-90% 3 100.00–102.00 $101.30 $1,310 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1315 1192 75-80% 7 147.00–159.00 $153.86 $1,834 —
1245–1300 1270 75-80% 3 140.00–145.00 $143.03 $1,816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1190 1145 2 155.00–157.00 $155.96 $1,786 —
1255–1710 1483 2 188.00–192.00 $189.69 $2,813 —
1650–1995 1866 6 172.00–181.00 $176.30 $3,290 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1125 fancy 944 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 195.00–270.00 $226.65 $2,140
705–1355 1041 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 124.00–190.00 $149.89 $1,560

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.