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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 8

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

904 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 798▼ 109 vs year ago 1,013 · −10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 221▲ 28 vs year ago 297 · +9.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

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 $226.50/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −143.84 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$226.50

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs FL average

−42.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	236.72	1,302	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	211.90	1,162	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about $140 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 sale17 hd

226.50

—

FL average3 barns · 33 hd

240.50

−14.00

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−42.36

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−143.84

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	1,610	164.95	2,656	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	139.11	1,903	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	136.13	1,592	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	114.50	1,069	27

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	386.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,250	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	408.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,331	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	354.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,348	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	375.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,431	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	363.21/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,507	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	336.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,396	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	282.32/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	297.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,416	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	303.22/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,540	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	279.72/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,483	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	271.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,560	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	256.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,599	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	355.91/cwt	345.00–365.00	787	7
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	329.49/cwt	325.00–335.00	735	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	355.55/cwt	345.00–365.00	960	17
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	331.88/cwt	325.00–340.00	906	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	341.52/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,124	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	322.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,076	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	294.59/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,075	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	315.49/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,167	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	266.74/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,091	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	285.50/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,199	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	269.83/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,282	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	234.71/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,209	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	253.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,340	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	219.69/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,257	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	194.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,116	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	376.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	840	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	402.26/cwt	390.00–415.00	905	11
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	411.97/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,145	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	388.30/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,103	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	401.76/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,354	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	361.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,319	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	386.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,417	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	360.30/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,456	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	325.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,405	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	295.78/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,414	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	257.18/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,345	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	280.18/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,468	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	256.40/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,474	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	244.64/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,524	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,406	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	159.37/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,316	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,776	174.27/cwt	167.00–179.00	3,095	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	115.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,076	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,010	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	132.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,501	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	141.77/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,725	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,259	131.41/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,654	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	142.19/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,008	15

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 798Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 221Year ago 297

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	221	345.00–365.00	355.91
17	250–300	270	345.00–365.00	355.55
19	300–350	329	335.00–355.00	341.52
15	350–400	370	305.00–325.00	315.49
33	400–450	420	275.00–295.00	285.50
33	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	269.83
5	500–550	528	245.00–265.00	253.74
5	550–600	572	210.00–230.00	219.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	325.00–335.00	329.49
4	250–300	273	325.00–340.00	331.88
4	300–350	334	320.00–330.00	322.25
6	350–400	365	285.00–300.00	294.59
5	400–450	409	255.00–270.00	266.74
4	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.76
3	500–550	515	225.00–240.00	234.71
4	550–600	573	190.00–200.00	194.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	386.98
3	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	354.61
3	400–450	415	330.00–340.00	336.43
4	450–500	461	275.00–285.00	282.32
3	500–550	530	275.00–290.00	279.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
11	300–350	326	400.00–420.00	408.18
6	350–400	381	370.00–390.00	375.50
3	400–450	415	360.00–365.00	363.21
7	450–500	476	290.00–310.00	297.52
15	500–550	508	295.00–305.00	303.22
5	550–600	575	260.00–280.00	271.23
5	600–650	624	250.00–265.00	256.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	370.00–385.00	376.74
4	250–300	284	385.00–400.00	388.30
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	365	355.00–365.00	361.39
7	400–450	432	320.00–340.00	325.29
2	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	523	250.00–265.00	257.18
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	630	220.00–230.00	223.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	225	390.00–415.00	402.26
6	250–300	278	405.00–425.00	411.97
8	300–350	337	400.00–410.00	401.76
7	350–400	367	380.00–390.00	386.19
11	400–450	404	345.00–362.00	360.30
5	450–500	478	290.00–305.00	295.78
5	500–550	524	270.00–290.00	280.18
9	550–600	575	250.00–270.00	256.40
2	600–650	623	235.00–255.00	244.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,776	167.00–179.00	174.27
8	—	1,453	155.00–164.00	159.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,217	137.00–149.00	141.77
3	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
68	—	1,135	127.00–136.00	132.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	100.00–108.00	103.88
24	—	929	110.00–120.00	115.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,412	137.00–147.00	142.19
6	—	1,259	129.00–136.00	131.41

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.