Okeechobee Livestock Auction market report — October 20, 2026

Okeechobee, FL · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

441

Last week 127 (+314)
Last year 194

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$360.67 /cwt

$1,954 per head · 17 hd
vs last week −6.19

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	20	351 lb	$525.32	$1,843	−25.69	−18.95	$491.54 (24 hd)
400–499 lb	24	440 lb	$417.74	$1,840	−14.54	+0.51	$376.57 (30 hd)
500–599 lb	17	542 lb	$360.67	$1,954	−6.19	−24.16	$333.43 (19 hd)
600–699 lb	17	652 lb	$314.64	$2,051	−24.86	−21.97	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	20	336 lb	$445.26	$1,495	−17.61	+29.86	$404.41 (20 hd)
400–499 lb	24	446 lb	$357.27	$1,595	−36.99	+6.11	$333.55 (21 hd)
500–599 lb	17	551 lb	$313.61	$1,728	−20.54	−14.72	—
600–699 lb	8	615 lb	$284.76	$1,751	−41.91	−25.76	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	33	1,474 lb	$127.21	$124.00–$134.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	26	1,212 lb	$123.06	$120.00–$128.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	10	1,346 lb	$116.30	$114.00–$118.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $359.14/cwt
4-week average: $374.63
13-week average: $375.97
4-week vs 13-week: −0.4%

52-wk low $348.62high $460.68

Steers 700–799 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $275.00/cwt
4-week average: $282.50
13-week average: $286.09
4-week vs 13-week: −1.3%

52-wk low $270.33high $357.41

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $315.46/cwt
4-week average: $330.25
13-week average: $344.62
4-week vs 13-week: −4.2%

52-wk low $315.46high $429.27

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Mar and lowest in Oct and Aug.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.7%	57%	7
Feb	+7.7%	100%	7
Mar	+5.0%	100%	7
Apr	+3.5%	88%	8
May	+3.2%	75%	8
Jun	+1.7%	50%	8
Jul	−1.4%	25%	8
Aug	−3.8%	38%	8
Sep	−2.4%	29%	7
Oct	−5.5%	0%	7
Nov	−2.9%	14%	7
Dec	−2.9%	29%	7

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	441	$360.67	—	$313.61
Mon Oct 19	434	$356.54	$275.00†	$319.94
Tue Oct 13	595	$366.85	—	$334.16
Tue Oct 6	530	$392.56	—	$342.75
Mon Oct 5	885	$384.04	$290.00†	$332.36
Tue Sep 29	500	$391.29	—	$325.48
Mon Sep 28	654	$375.22	—	$341.08
Tue Sep 22	545	$375.46	—	$336.38
Mon Sep 21	1,105	$393.78	—	$338.90
Tue Sep 15	489	$381.50	—	$343.16
Tue Sep 8	585	$371.22	—	$337.22
Tue Sep 1	839	$370.61	—	$335.35
Mon Aug 31	940	$353.38	—	$352.36
Tue Aug 25	677	$353.92	$267.55	$334.83
Mon Aug 24	941	$373.70	$276.99	$345.34
Tue Aug 18	1,190	$367.65	—	$336.00
Mon Aug 17	921	$352.15	$275.00†	$349.08
Tue Aug 11	1,233	$385.01	$305.68	$377.39
Mon Aug 10	914	$404.97	$280.00	$369.30
Tue Aug 4	640	$399.33	—	$378.60
Mon Aug 3	1,308	$395.97	—	$417.67
Tue Jul 28	667	$385.81	$311.26	$372.52
Mon Jul 27	867	$370.95	—	$332.00
Tue Jul 21	712	$420.48	—	$384.41

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Florida sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Arcadia Livestock Auction, Arcadia	63 mi	Oct 21	$379.34	—
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, Lakeland	89 mi	Oct 20	$352.85	$285.00†
Columbia Livestock Auction, Lake City	231 mi	Oct 19	$391.65	—
Townsend Livestock Auction, Madison	272 mi	Oct 20	$365.29	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	441	48	AMS_1419
Monday	October 19, 2026	434	44	AMS_1608

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)” (AMS_1419); “Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)” (AMS_1608). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.