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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $475.26/cwt -22.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,006/hd at 422 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $525.68/cwt -48.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,945/hd at 370 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $349.91/cwt -28.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 570 lb · 20 head
Okeechobee 4-weight steers sold at $450/cwt, running $10/cwt below the FL average ($460) and $38/cwt under Arcadia. The class is down $62 from its late-June peak of $485. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,185 1,323 1,036
Feeder cattle 924 1,138 856
Slaughter cattle 261 185 180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower under light test. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances on plainer cattle 15.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 12 700.00–780.00 $739.02 $1,515 —
250–280 266 11 640.00–680.00 $657.06 $1,748 -1.99
305–335 320 14 600.00–640.00 $619.06 $1,981 -15.44
360–380 370 24 500.00–550.00 $525.68 $1,945 -48.91
410–435 422 25 450.00–500.00 $475.26 $2,006 -22.78
475–490 482 15 390.00–430.00 $408.98 $1,971 -38.38
510–535 523 12 375.00–410.00 $392.92 $2,055 -36.79
550–585 568 10 370.00–385.00 $377.27 $2,143 -29.78
600–620 610 16 340.00–375.00 $357.21 $2,179 -12.63
655–680 668 8 310.00–345.00 $327.17 $2,185 -16.29
705–735 722 7 300.00–325.00 $314.54 $2,271 —
750–765 758 6 300.00–315.00 $307.43 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 10 600.00–630.00 $615.98 $1,651 +14.67
310–330 320 12 550.00–590.00 $569.38 $1,822 -4.65
370–390 379 17 450.00–490.00 $470.65 $1,784 -65.19
425–440 433 17 410.00–440.00 $426.14 $1,845 -23.51
450–475 463 14 365.00–385.00 $374.73 $1,735 -47.50
505–520 513 16 340.00–365.00 $352.68 $1,809 -37.89
560–580 570 20 345.00–355.00 $349.91 $1,994 -28.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 321 9 510.00–540.00 $522.87 $1,678 -2.82
360–375 368 15 420.00–445.00 $433.59 $1,596 -46.40
410–435 423 12 370.00–400.00 $385.44 $1,630 -30.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 10 630.00–680.00 $653.30 $1,437 -67.85
250–255 252 13 600.00–630.00 $616.01 $1,552 -12.61
310–320 315 17 530.00–560.00 $543.88 $1,713 +8.46
370–385 378 14 460.00–480.00 $470.20 $1,777 -29.99
410–435 423 12 400.00–460.00 $429.11 $1,815 -30.46
460–485 472 15 380.00–420.00 $399.19 $1,884 -36.21
510–535 521 11 370.00–400.00 $383.99 $2,001 -8.33
550–575 564 9 350.00–365.00 $358.50 $2,022 -21.59
605–625 615 12 320.00–330.00 $324.92 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 10 530.00–590.00 $558.60 $1,497 +6.79
310–335 323 10 475.00–500.00 $487.02 $1,573 -8.90
360–375 368 14 420.00–450.00 $434.69 $1,600 -25.53
405–420 413 16 370.00–400.00 $384.73 $1,589 -40.47
460–475 467 19 345.00–375.00 $360.55 $1,684 -35.85
510–535 521 9 330.00–350.00 $340.87 $1,776 -23.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 321 9 425.00–465.00 $446.45 $1,433 -6.87
360–390 375 10 375.00–410.00 $393.20 $1,474 —
405–435 420 10 340.00–360.00 $349.64 $1,468 -42.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1630 1493 80-85% 32 190.00–202.00 $192.17 $2,869 +12.17
1405–1650 1506 80-85% 55 175.00–183.00 $179.23 $2,699 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1305 1136 85-90% 15 151.00–162.00 $156.71 $1,780 —
1110–1505 1336 85-90% 36 165.00–173.00 $169.94 $2,270 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1620 1505 7 202.00–218.00 $211.71 $3,186 —

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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.