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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 12

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

825 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 647▼ 234 vs year ago 1,059 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

361 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 142▲ 43 vs year ago 318 · +13.5%

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 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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 $240.07/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −130.27 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$240.07

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs FL average

−11.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	242.10	1,320	25
Medium and Large 2	511	227.33	1,162	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $159 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 sale29 hd

240.07

—

FL average4 barns · 55 hd

240.54

−0.47

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−11.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−130.27

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	1,410	162.66	2,293	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	154.83	1,979	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	144.30	1,614	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	125.83	1,163	42

Every lot

52 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	412.58/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,362	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	350.82/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,319	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	336.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,441	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	271.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,278	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	242.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,146	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	237.18/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,240	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	257.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,363	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	256.49/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,462	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	250.02/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,540	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	322.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	693	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	347.32/cwt	335.00–360.00	771	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	340.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	906	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	315.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	846	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	299.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	967	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	326.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,070	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	268.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	988	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	288.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	266.30/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,118	20
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	469	256.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,204	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	227.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,162	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	242.66/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,284	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	241.27/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,375	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	221.02/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,384	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	448.99/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,001	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	444.61/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,263	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	386.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,250	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	412.55/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,357	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	314.64/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,328	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	267.55/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	253.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,342	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	238.44/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,366	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,475	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,306	156.12/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,039	9
Bulls	—	—	1,596	174.42/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,784	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	119.38/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,085	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	128.41/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,194	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	135.35/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,479	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,595	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	154.57/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,839	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,209	147.44/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,783	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	157.29/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,046	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 647Year ago 1,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 142Year ago 318

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	440.00–460.00	448.99
7	250–300	284	440.00–460.00	444.61
5	300–350	329	405.00–425.00	412.55
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	422	305.00–325.00	314.64
5	450–500	477	260.00–280.00	267.55
3	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	253.14
2	550–600	573	237.00–240.00	238.44
3	600–650	628	230.00–240.00	234.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	386.98
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	330	405.00–430.00	412.58
5	350–400	376	345.00–365.00	350.82
5	400–450	428	330.00–350.00	336.69
16	450–500	471	260.00–280.00	271.44
19	500–550	530	250.00–270.00	257.08
32	550–600	570	245.00–265.00	256.49
23	600–650	616	240.00–255.00	250.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–245.00	242.38
2	500–550	523	230.00–245.00	237.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	310.00–330.00	322.40
5	250–300	268	310.00–320.00	315.60
4	300–350	323	290.00–310.00	299.30
5	350–400	368	260.00–275.00	268.56
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
4	500–550	511	220.00–230.00	227.33
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	335.00–360.00	347.32
4	250–300	266	330.00–350.00	340.66
7	300–350	328	320.00–340.00	326.08
17	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	288.59
20	400–450	420	255.00–275.00	266.30
35	450–500	469	245.00–265.00	256.74
15	500–550	529	235.00–255.00	242.66
10	550–600	570	230.00–250.00	241.27
4	600–650	626	215.00–235.00	221.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	151.00–161.00	156.12
5	—	1,596	167.00–180.00	174.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,190	151.00–161.00	154.57
41	—	1,093	129.00–139.00	135.35
70	—	1,101	140.00–150.00	144.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	909	114.00–123.00	119.38
30	—	930	124.00–134.00	128.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	145.00–151.00	147.44
15	—	1,301	153.00–162.00	157.29

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.