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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 3

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← May 20Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

987 head

▲ 294 vs last sale 693▲ 79 vs year ago 908 · +8.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

316 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 222▲ 124 vs year ago 192 · +64.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

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 $237.44/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −132.90 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$237.44

11 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs FL average

−35.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	242.11	1,268	8thin
Medium and Large 2	533	225.00	1,200	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

237.44

—

FL average4 barns · 41 hd

237.50

−0.06

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−35.59

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−132.90

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	—	Low	1,561	155.57	2,429	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,259	140.45	1,768	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	134.12	1,456	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	113.87	1,079	31

Every lot

50 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 2	323	376.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,218	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	391.88/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,332	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	344.59/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,258	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	361.99/cwt	357.00–372.00	1,347	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	361.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,478	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	278.10/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,315	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	295.72/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,416	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	261.78/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,369	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	286.44/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,504	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	272.84/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,563	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	251.79/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,606	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	324.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	697	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	353.55/cwt	340.00–365.00	764	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	314.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	880	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	333.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	957	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	345.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,103	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	316.98/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,024	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	302.81/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,111	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	277.05/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,033	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	277.39/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,159	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	274.52/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,298	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	241.41/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,255	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	417.91/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,137	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	403.51/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,315	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,215	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	359.69/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,378	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	298.28/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,414	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,460	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	264.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,385	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	256.90/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,467	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	245.40/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,531	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,045	5
Bulls	—	—	1,489	152.40/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,269	7
Bulls	—	—	1,746	165.74/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,894	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	118.62/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,108	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	106.36/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,031	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	129.59/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,387	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	139.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,533	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,259	140.45/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,768	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,521	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 693Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 222Year ago 192

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	216	340.00–365.00	353.55
14	250–300	287	330.00–350.00	333.50
5	300–350	319	340.00–350.00	345.64
14	350–400	367	292.00–310.00	302.81
20	400–450	418	270.00–290.00	277.39
2	450–500	473	265.00–285.00	274.52
7	500–550	520	230.00–250.00	241.41
1	550–600	550	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	315.00–330.00	324.30
3	250–300	280	310.00–325.00	314.46
2	300–350	323	310.00–325.00	316.98
2	350–400	373	270.00–285.00	277.05
3	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	550	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	350	347.00	347.00
3	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	264.78
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	410.00–425.00	417.91
4	300–350	326	395.00–410.00	403.51
7	350–400	383	355.00–375.00	359.69
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
18	450–500	474	290.00–310.00	298.28
1	500–550	500	292.00	292.00
4	550–600	571	252.00–262.00	256.90
5	600–650	624	237.00–257.00	245.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	370.00–385.00	376.98
3	350–400	365	335.00–350.00	344.59
2	450–500	473	270.00–287.00	278.10
2	500–550	523	257.00–267.00	261.78
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	340	390.00–410.00	391.88
8	350–400	372	357.00–372.00	361.99
15	400–450	409	345.00–365.00	361.43
5	450–500	479	290.00–310.00	295.72
3	500–550	525	280.00–295.00	286.44
4	550–600	573	265.00–280.00	272.84
8	600–650	638	250.00–260.00	251.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	145.00–147.00	145.78
7	—	1,746	159.00–171.00	165.74
7	—	1,489	149.00–157.00	152.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	934	114.00–122.00	118.62
12	—	969	102.00–111.00	106.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,070	124.00–134.00	129.59
1	—	1,300	117.00	117.00
61	—	1,099	135.00–145.00	139.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,259	135.00–146.00	140.45

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.