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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 29

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 378 vs last sale 850▲ 12 vs year ago 460 · +2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 283▲ 197 vs year ago 82 · +240.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly 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 $235.01/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −135.33 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$235.01

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs FL average

−33.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	240.36	1,328	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	218.96	1,165	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd

235.01

—

FL average4 barns · 36 hd

238.54

−3.53

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−33.37

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−135.33

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	1,559	143.38	2,235	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,247	123.15	1,536	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	113.51	1,242	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	95.62	871	40

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	282.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,340	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	271.44/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,425	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	260.03/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,487	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	169	427.22/cwt	415.00–435.00	722	5
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	173	393.70/cwt	385.00–405.00	681	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	362.35/cwt	345.00–370.00	797	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	314.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	859	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	340.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	943	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	322.91/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,027	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	296.98/cwt	290.00–305.00	959	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	318.91/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,161	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	292.05/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,089	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	253.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,013	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	284.85/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,191	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	273.78/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,292	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	238.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,243	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	218.44/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,142	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	241.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,397	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	150	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	615	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	168	443.79/cwt	435.00–450.00	746	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	790	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	423.27/cwt	410.00–435.00	918	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	395.77/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,033	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	389.30/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,257	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	366.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,185	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	377.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,406	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	357.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,332	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	332.31/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,389	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	271.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,303	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	254.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,223	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	255.96/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,467	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,401	127.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,539	138.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,128	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	149.08/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,385	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	854	88.58/cwt	84.00–93.00	756	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	99.41/cwt	95.00–104.00	936	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	106.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,137	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	114.19/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,226	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	123.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,458	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,221	126.46/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,544	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	117.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,553	8

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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 850Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 283Year ago 82

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	410.00	410.00
2	200–250	200	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	323	360.00–375.00	366.98
2	350–400	373	350.00–365.00	357.05
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	250.00–265.00	254.69
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	168	435.00–450.00	443.79
5	200–250	217	410.00–435.00	423.27
4	250–300	261	385.00–400.00	395.77
2	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	389.30
2	350–400	373	370.00–385.00	377.05
6	400–450	418	325.00–340.00	332.31
3	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	271.56
2	550–600	573	255.00–257.00	255.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	474	275.00–290.00	282.67
3	500–550	525	265.00–280.00	271.44
5	550–600	572	252.00–270.00	260.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	247.00	247.00
2	550–600	550	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	169	415.00–435.00	427.22
7	200–250	220	345.00–370.00	362.35
5	250–300	277	335.00–350.00	340.42
6	300–350	318	315.00–330.00	322.91
7	350–400	364	305.00–325.00	318.91
7	400–450	418	275.00–290.00	284.85
5	450–500	472	265.00–285.00	273.78
4	500–550	521	230.00–245.00	238.59
5	550–600	578	235.00–255.00	241.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	385.00–405.00	393.70
2	250–300	273	310.00–320.00	314.59
2	300–350	323	290.00–305.00	296.98
4	350–400	373	285.00–300.00	292.05
3	400–450	400	250.00–260.00	253.33
2	500–550	523	217.00–220.00	218.44
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,319	114.00–121.00	117.75
17	—	1,221	122.00–130.00	126.46
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,184	119.00–127.00	123.13
36	—	1,069	102.00–109.00	106.32
56	—	1,074	110.00–118.00	114.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	854	84.00–93.00	88.58
26	—	942	95.00–104.00	99.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,539	130.00–142.00	138.26
4	—	1,401	126.00–131.00	127.65
20	—	1,600	144.00–156.00	149.08

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.