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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 22

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

850 head

▲ 342 vs last sale 508▲ 318 vs year ago 532 · +59.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

283 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 228▲ 26 vs year ago 257 · +10.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 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 $252.57/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −117.77 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$252.57

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$19.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs FL average

−17.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	254.77	1,377	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	235.00	1,234	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale18 hd

252.57

—

FL average5 barns · 50 hd

245.61

+6.96

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−17.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−117.77

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	—	High	1,473	145.99	2,151	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	128.95	1,643	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	121.48	1,379	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	104.34	970	41

Every lot

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	165	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	677	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	755	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	408.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	870	18
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	393.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,014	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	282.14/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,335	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	264.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,252	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	289.78/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,516	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	263.27/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,506	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	177	352.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	625	6
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	180	314.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	566	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	318.99/cwt	310.00–330.00	711	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	344.67/cwt	335.00–360.00	782	16
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	348.71/cwt	340.00–357.00	945	37
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	323.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	918	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	329.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,038	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	349.39/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,118	42
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	326.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,191	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	274.64/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,159	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	252.10/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,066	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	265.01/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,251	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	257.02/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,339	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	251.01/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,438	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	165	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	611	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	189	401.75/cwt	400.00–410.00	759	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	398.79/cwt	390.00–415.00	893	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	392.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,056	18
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	370.58/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,197	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	388.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,259	24
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	387.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,376	42
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	342.91/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,457	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	285.19/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,349	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	264.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,385	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,356	134.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,818	6
Bulls	—	—	1,414	155.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,201	7
Bulls	—	—	1,575	146.34/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,305	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	97.12/cwt	91.00–101.00	879	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	108.09/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,018	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	113.29/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,202	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	120.25/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,356	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,176	123.11/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,448	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	128.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,533	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	131.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,736	11

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)

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 508Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 228Year ago 257

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	177	340.00–360.00	352.83
16	200–250	227	335.00–360.00	344.67
37	250–300	271	340.00–357.00	348.71
42	300–350	320	340.00–356.00	349.39
3	350–400	365	320.00–330.00	326.39
3	400–450	422	265.00–285.00	274.64
7	450–500	472	255.00–275.00	265.01
10	500–550	521	245.00–265.00	257.02
6	550–600	573	245.00–260.00	251.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	310.00–320.00	314.58
2	200–250	223	310.00–330.00	318.99
4	250–300	284	320.00–335.00	323.30
3	300–350	315	320.00–335.00	329.52
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	245.00–260.00	252.10
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	410.00	410.00
18	200–250	213	390.00–415.00	408.22
6	250–300	258	385.00–395.00	393.09
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	473	275.00–290.00	282.14
2	500–550	523	285.00–295.00	289.78
5	550–600	572	255.00–270.00	263.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	370.00–385.00	377.50
2	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	264.76
2	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	370.00	370.00
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	323	365.00–377.00	370.58
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	264.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	189	400.00–410.00	401.75
7	200–250	224	390.00–415.00	398.79
18	250–300	269	380.00–400.00	392.48
24	300–350	324	380.00–400.00	388.46
42	350–400	355	370.00–390.00	387.74
7	400–450	425	335.00–355.00	342.91
13	450–500	473	275.00–295.00	285.19
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,061	108.00–115.00	113.29
26	—	1,193	125.00–133.00	128.46
41	—	1,128	116.00–124.00	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	905	91.00–101.00	97.12
27	—	942	102.00–112.00	108.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,319	127.00–135.00	131.60
5	—	1,176	119.00–126.00	123.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	152.00–160.00	155.64
11	—	1,575	141.00–150.00	146.34
6	—	1,356	131.00–137.00	134.07

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.