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Okeechobee Livestock Auction Market Report

Okeechobee, Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 6, 2026

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $420.24/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 430 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $410.32/cwt -9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 475 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $450.51/cwt +11.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 364 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 806 794 975
Feeder cattle 669 629 735
Slaughter cattle 137 165 240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady, with instances on heavier better quality cattle 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 10 660.00–710.00 $683.56 $1,490 -29.76
250–265 258 13 600.00–650.00 $622.35 $1,606 -3.17
300–335 318 10 580.00–600.00 $589.45 $1,874 +9.61
365–385 374 13 490.00–520.00 $505.76 $1,892 -18.89
410–440 425 14 440.00–480.00 $459.29 $1,952 -10.00
460–490 475 20 400.00–420.00 $410.32 $1,949 -9.89
505–520 513 10 390.00–410.00 $399.85 $2,051 -7.31
560–580 570 10 370.00–400.00 $385.26 $2,196 +22.19
600–635 618 10 330.00–360.00 $344.57 $2,129 +13.80
650–670 662 5 325.00–345.00 $332.85 $2,203 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 274 9 550.00–590.00 $573.12 $1,570 -0.36
315–340 328 14 540.00–570.00 $554.43 $1,819 +8.74
360–385 372 19 440.00–480.00 $460.38 $1,713 -9.19
420–440 430 21 410.00–430.00 $420.24 $1,807 -1.45
460–490 475 14 360.00–390.00 $374.53 $1,779 -1.15
505–525 515 14 340.00–380.00 $359.61 $1,852 -5.68
550–585 566 11 340.00–360.00 $349.40 $1,978 +22.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 18 500.00–520.00 $510.31 $1,633 -0.98
365–390 378 8 400.00–430.00 $414.50 $1,567 -4.95
415–440 428 10 370.00–400.00 $385.44 $1,650 +5.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 14 520.00–550.00 $534.46 $1,496 +11.88
305–315 310 15 500.00–530.00 $513.76 $1,593 +21.03
355–375 364 19 430.00–470.00 $450.51 $1,640 +11.96
405–435 419 15 405.00–440.00 $421.96 $1,768 +16.75
470–490 481 13 360.00–380.00 $369.02 $1,775 -6.46
510–535 523 15 340.00–360.00 $349.10 $1,826 +23.62
555–575 565 12 325.00–345.00 $334.82 $1,892 —
605–635 618 7 320.00–340.00 $331.19 $2,047 —
665–690 679 7 315.00–325.00 $319.20 $2,167 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 10 470.00–500.00 $485.83 $1,312 +7.31
300–325 316 14 450.00–480.00 $460.17 $1,454 +16.38
350–380 365 10 400.00–420.00 $409.59 $1,495 +0.90
410–440 426 13 360.00–390.00 $373.32 $1,590 +2.14
455–490 473 12 340.00–350.00 $345.19 $1,633 +9.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 8 400.00–430.00 $415.35 $1,321 —
410–440 425 8 335.00–350.00 $342.76 $1,457 +6.87

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1315 1228 85-90% 32 121.00–128.00 $125.02 $1,535 —
1115–1610 1478 85-90% 15 115.00–119.00 $118.20 $1,747 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1510 1218 80-85% 19 126.00–140.00 $130.04 $1,584 -9.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1750 1479 11 190.00–206.00 $196.41 $2,905 —
1565–1605 1585 8 170.00–185.00 $177.59 $2,815 —

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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.