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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 4

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

504 head

▼ 378 vs last sale 882▼ 10 vs year ago 514 · −1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

243 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 241▲ 100 vs year ago 143 · +69.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.87/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −132.47 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$237.87

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs FL average

−34.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	243.59	1,335	4thin
Medium and Large 2	500	215.00	1,075	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.59/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

237.87

—

FL average3 barns · 18 hd

248.29

−10.42

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−34.04

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−132.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.53, low $327.47, median $370.34 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,499	133.79	2,005	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	134.60	1,880	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	121.79	1,480	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	102.23	1,002	38

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	399.75/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,099	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	394.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,255	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	364.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,178	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	382.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,426	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	354.70/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,323	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	337.10/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,426	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	264.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,517	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	253.27/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,578	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	300.58/cwt	295.00–315.00	824	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	282.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	792	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	276.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	871	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	294.49/cwt	290.00–310.00	984	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	299.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,121	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	273.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,038	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	294.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,247	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	267.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,130	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	264.52/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,251	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	244.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,280	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,389	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	366.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,154	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	392.33/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,267	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	374.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,394	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	269.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,546	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,241	125.64/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,559	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	135.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,180	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,872	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	95.21/cwt	90.00–98.00	888	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	104.10/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,034	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	115.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,339	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,542	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	130.47/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,635	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	140.07/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,815	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	125.74/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,900	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,418	1

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Mar 4, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 882Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 241Year ago 143

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	133.00–139.00	135.00
6	—	1,241	122.00–129.00	125.64
2	—	1,865	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,246	120.00–127.00	123.76
34	—	1,162	110.00–118.00	115.25
17	—	1,253	128.00–138.00	130.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	123.00–131.00	125.74
14	—	1,296	134.00–144.00	140.07
1	—	2,015	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	993	100.00–110.00	104.10
8	—	933	90.00–98.00	95.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	315	360.00–370.00	366.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	250	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	323	390.00–395.00	392.33
3	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	374.80
2	550–600	573	265.00–275.00	269.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	280.00–290.00	282.98
3	300–350	315	270.00–280.00	276.35
3	350–400	380	270.00–280.00	273.07
4	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.10
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	500	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	295.00–315.00	300.58
4	300–350	334	290.00–310.00	294.49
4	350–400	374	290.00–310.00	299.70
4	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	294.73
2	450–500	473	255.00–275.00	264.52
2	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	244.78
2	550–600	573	240.00–245.00	242.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	364.65
2	350–400	373	350.00–360.00	354.70
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	390.00–405.00	399.75
6	300–350	318	385.00–400.00	394.76
2	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	382.35
2	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.10
2	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	264.80
2	600–650	623	247.00–260.00	253.27

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.