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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $447.38/cwt +14.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,690/hd at 378 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $338.92/cwt -57.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 470 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $410.68/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 431 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 790 1,352 821
Feeder cattle 654 1,105 559
Slaughter cattle 76 166 262
Replacement cattle 60 81 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 218 4 640.00–670.00 $652.64 $1,423 -23.92
250–295 267 10 580.00–635.00 $612.98 $1,637 -20.83
300–315 fancy 310 4 590.00–620.00 $600.04 $1,860 —
305–345 323 12 530.00–580.00 $554.77 $1,792 -38.21
350 fancy 350 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,872 —
350–390 373 16 460.00–495.00 $484.60 $1,808 -10.43
410–427 422 10 410.00–460.00 $441.96 $1,865 -2.29
450–495 469 8 380.00–415.00 $397.10 $1,862 -15.13
510–545 520 17 365.00–400.00 $383.51 $1,994 -8.71
550 fancy 550 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 —
565–580 572 5 340.00–360.00 $347.04 $1,985 -52.96
600–630 615 5 325.00–345.00 $332.09 $2,042 -25.41
654–681 666 16 320.00–330.00 $325.53 $2,168 +5.53
840 840 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,352 -5.00
950 950 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 3 540.00–600.00 $575.82 $1,353 -9.51
280–290 286 4 535.00–575.00 $557.69 $1,595 -16.32
310–345 326 8 475.00–520.00 $503.06 $1,640 +3.17
355–395 378 8 400.00–455.00 $429.79 $1,625 -28.94
420–445 430 3 350.00–370.00 $361.45 $1,554 -35.23
455–490 470 19 330.00–350.00 $338.92 $1,593 -57.26
530 530 2 325.00–350.00 $337.50 $1,789 -12.50
555–580 568 3 300.00–325.00 $315.16 $1,790 +12.87
710–720 715 2 250.00–275.00 $262.59 $1,878 -7.41
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
885 885 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,036 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 fancy 208 2 610.00–620.00 $614.82 $1,279 —
225–235 231 4 525.00–570.00 $548.51 $1,267 -33.11
265 fancy 265 2 540.00–550.00 $545.00 $1,444 —
260–295 281 10 490.00–530.00 $502.49 $1,412 -15.96
300–330 fancy 312 3 500.00–520.00 $506.52 $1,580 -25.89
300–345 321 8 460.00–495.00 $471.75 $1,514 +9.68
355–385 fancy 365 5 475.00–495.00 $486.16 $1,774 -1.55
365–395 381 20 410.00–465.00 $437.69 $1,668 +11.24
420–435 fancy 427 3 445.00–475.00 $456.60 $1,950 -23.40
405–448 432 15 395.00–425.00 $401.49 $1,734 -1.79
455–460 fancy 458 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,946 —
450–490 466 9 360.00–415.00 $393.29 $1,833 +20.99
500–545 525 12 325.00–360.00 $343.37 $1,803 +2.85
555–580 570 3 315.00–355.00 $331.93 $1,892 -2.65
585 fancy 585 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,106 -10.00
605 fancy 605 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,269 +7.22
606–645 614 11 295.00–327.50 $321.14 $1,972 +2.75
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 —
690 fancy 690 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,691 -30.00
700–725 713 2 275.00–280.00 $277.54 $1,979 +17.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 470.00–500.00 $485.16 $1,130 -31.46
255–260 258 2 440.00–475.00 $457.67 $1,181 -12.25
305–345 333 9 395.00–450.00 $410.91 $1,368 -1.70
355–395 376 9 360.00–400.00 $393.62 $1,480 +43.62
410–445 430 9 330.00–375.00 $353.40 $1,520 +8.43
465–495 482 6 325.00–350.00 $345.03 $1,663 +32.59
505–540 527 3 300.00–320.00 $309.81 $1,633 -16.80
645 645 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,806 +2.55
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 268 7 560.00–600.00 $577.47 $1,548 -2.53
310–345 335 4 520.00–540.00 $527.52 $1,767 -27.48
350–385 370 6 475.00–530.00 $495.70 $1,834 +19.55
400–445 415 4 410.00–445.00 $429.44 $1,782 -6.20
455–480 469 4 390.00–425.00 $401.04 $1,881 +6.29
505–545 523 5 350.00–380.00 $362.76 $1,897 -12.26
555–595 571 4 330.00–350.00 $341.32 $1,949 +8.39
600–635 618 2 320.00–330.00 $324.86 $2,008 -5.14
650–670 660 2 315.00–345.00 $329.77 $2,176 +9.77
755 755 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,038 ±0.00
865 865 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,269 —
260–270 265 2 495.00–500.00 $497.45 $1,318 -12.91
335–345 340 2 450.00–470.00 $460.15 $1,565 -1.19
375–395 385 2 400.00–425.00 $412.82 $1,589 -3.02
430–445 436 4 375.00–400.00 $392.39 $1,711 +15.17
450–495 474 7 360.00–395.00 $378.40 $1,794 +78.40
505–545 525 5 320.00–350.00 $331.98 $1,743 —
565–575 570 2 320.00–325.00 $322.52 $1,838 —
630–640 635 2 260.00–300.00 $279.84 $1,777 —
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 -70.00
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
830 830 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,394 -32.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1255 1073 80-85% 5 121.00–127.00 $124.50 $1,336 -21.82
790–1480 1098 80-85% 16 128.00–139.00 $134.02 $1,472 —
1180–1270 1215 80-85% 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,713 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1490 1258 75-80% 3 145.00–151.00 $147.84 $1,860 —
1065–1630 1320 75-80% 19 135.00–142.00 $138.83 $1,833 -2.31
1455 1455 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,819 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–970 941 85-90% 5 119.00–124.00 $121.04 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,286 -5.55
1230–1880 1505 7 186.00–197.00 $190.88 $2,873 —
1650–2260 1881 9 200.00–211.00 $204.97 $3,855 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–1135 fancy 931 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 25 200.00–275.00 $230.50 $2,146
595–1375 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 33 111.00–190.00 $142.83 $1,453

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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.