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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

1,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $327.79/cwt +28.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,039/hd at 622 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $316.11/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 566 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.03/cwt +17.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 420 lb · 19 head
Okeechobee 5-weight steers sold at $346/cwt Tuesday, running $8/cwt below the FL average ($354) and $29/cwt under Arcadia, FL (Mon) ($375). FL 5-weight steers are down $64/cwt from their mid-July peak of $411. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,049 1,100 1,765
Feeder cattle 839 858 1,281
Slaughter cattle 210 242 484

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 10 650.00–770.00 $707.88 $1,508 +26.54
255–285 269 11 600.00–700.00 $648.22 $1,744 +47.84
310–335 323 15 550.00–580.00 $563.42 $1,820 -12.16
350–365 358 11 500.00–535.00 $515.55 $1,846 +31.84
410–435 421 11 435.00–470.00 $451.42 $1,900 -8.10
450–475 463 16 400.00–420.00 $409.73 $1,897 +5.33
510–535 522 15 370.00–410.00 $389.14 $2,031 +13.50
560–585 571 11 340.00–350.00 $345.35 $1,972 +10.60
610–635 622 23 315.00–340.00 $327.79 $2,039 +28.97
655–685 668 7 310.00–325.00 $318.41 $2,127 +36.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 10 540.00–590.00 $566.64 $1,519 +19.58
305–330 318 12 520.00–540.00 $529.61 $1,684 +8.83
365–390 377 13 460.00–490.00 $474.34 $1,788 +34.75
410–440 426 15 400.00–425.00 $413.77 $1,763 -5.29
455–485 470 10 360.00–370.00 $364.84 $1,715 +5.69
515–535 524 19 330.00–360.00 $344.50 $1,805 +7.99
550–580 566 21 300.00–330.00 $316.11 $1,789 +7.14
615–635 624 9 300.00–310.00 $305.48 $1,906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 12 460.00–500.00 $480.63 $1,538 +12.58
360–380 371 13 420.00–450.00 $436.56 $1,620 +23.72
405–435 420 10 360.00–390.00 $375.54 $1,577 -3.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 10 550.00–600.00 $576.19 $1,515 +47.32
310–330 321 11 460.00–480.00 $468.78 $1,505 -2.16
365–385 374 11 430.00–450.00 $439.36 $1,643 +4.63
415–425 420 19 400.00–430.00 $414.03 $1,739 +17.88
450–465 458 15 350.00–380.00 $363.76 $1,666 -6.46
510–525 518 12 330.00–350.00 $339.86 $1,760 -0.04
565–590 579 9 325.00–335.00 $329.34 $1,907 +4.66
610–625 618 10 300.00–325.00 $312.35 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 10 500.00–520.00 $510.45 $1,123 —
260–280 271 15 500.00–530.00 $513.45 $1,391 —
305–335 320 14 430.00–450.00 $439.53 $1,406 +10.42
365–380 372 13 400.00–425.00 $413.21 $1,537 +13.41
410–435 423 14 360.00–390.00 $375.44 $1,588 +21.19
460–490 476 17 310.00–340.00 $326.35 $1,553 -3.55
505–535 518 9 300.00–325.00 $313.53 $1,624 +3.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 366 15 360.00–390.00 $373.59 $1,367 +7.99
410–420 415 10 330.00–350.00 $340.12 $1,411 +25.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 465 14 350.00–360.00 $354.89 $1,650 —
510–535 523 10 300.00–340.00 $319.52 $1,671 —
550–585 568 12 300.00–320.00 $310.31 $1,763 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1735 1286 85-90% 40 134.00–143.00 $137.65 $1,770 —
1155–1410 1296 85-90% 29 120.00–130.00 $127.75 $1,656 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1310 1165 80-85% 41 142.00–158.00 $148.70 $1,732 —
1310–1450 1380 80-85% 10 160.00–169.00 $164.73 $2,273 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1590 1419 7 173.00–176.00 $175.52 $2,491 —
1455–1900 1733 8 181.00–188.00 $185.80 $3,220 —

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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.