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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

811 head

▼ 355 vs last sale 1,166▼ 46 vs year ago 857 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

328 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 234▼ 117 vs year ago 445 · −26.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 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 $228.89/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −141.45 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$228.89

30 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$18.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs FL average

−8.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	233.16	1,229	23
Medium and Large 2	514	214.85	1,104	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.32/cwt here — about $125 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 sale30 hd

228.89

—

FL average6 barns · 134 hd

222.89

+6.00

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−8.12

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−141.45

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	1,605	147.80	2,372	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,264	125.60	1,587	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	116.85	1,303	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	95.83	939	23

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	354.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	968	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	333.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,266	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	292.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,236	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	315.64/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,345	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	256.76/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,179	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	276.86/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,321	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	256.71/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,330	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	214.74/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,245	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	236.44/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,386	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	226.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,415	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	261	295.77/cwt	285.00–300.00	772	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	317.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	877	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	279.46/cwt	265.00–285.00	869	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	300.36/cwt	290.00–315.00	985	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	240.90/cwt	230.00–245.00	870	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	257.91/cwt	250.00–270.00	972	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	237.27/cwt	225.00–240.00	968	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	253.24/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,079	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	221.45/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,030	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	238.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,135	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	217.32/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,104	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	237.42/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,223	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	217.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,244	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	378.99/cwt	370.00–390.00	845	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	364.43/cwt	355.00–370.00	966	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	389.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,060	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	392.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,267	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	317.05/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,183	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	335.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,280	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	296.54/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,272	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	274.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,181	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	242.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,145	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	263.68/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,255	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	233.05/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,217	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	143.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,156	21
Bulls	—	—	1,731	152.67/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,643	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	91.47/cwt	90.00–94.00	872	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	98.63/cwt	95.00–102.00	984	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	108.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,130	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	115.79/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,256	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	123.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,469	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,198	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,437	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	126.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,600	24

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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 1,166Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 234Year ago 445

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
11	350–400	380	330.00–340.00	333.05
6	400–450	426	310.00–325.00	315.64
18	450–500	477	265.00–285.00	276.86
30	500–550	518	245.00–265.00	256.71
23	550–600	586	232.00–250.00	236.44
6	600–650	624	220.00–235.00	226.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–360.00	354.59
2	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	285.00–300.00	292.10
5	450–500	459	245.00–260.00	256.76
6	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	580	210.00–225.00	214.74
2	600–650	600	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	355.00–370.00	364.43
2	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	317.05
3	400–450	430	270.00–285.00	274.65
2	450–500	473	235.00–250.00	242.14
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	370.00–390.00	378.99
6	250–300	272	375.00–400.00	389.54
4	300–350	323	385.00–400.00	392.19
12	350–400	381	330.00–350.00	335.90
18	400–450	429	290.00–310.00	296.54
9	450–500	476	255.00–275.00	263.68
3	500–550	522	225.00–245.00	233.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	310.00–330.00	317.87
12	300–350	328	290.00–315.00	300.36
25	350–400	377	250.00–270.00	257.91
32	400–450	426	245.00–265.00	253.24
19	450–500	476	230.00–250.00	238.52
18	500–550	515	225.00–244.00	237.42
5	550–600	571	205.00–225.00	217.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	285.00–300.00	295.77
4	300–350	311	265.00–285.00	279.46
8	350–400	361	230.00–245.00	240.90
6	400–450	408	225.00–240.00	237.27
3	450–500	465	215.00–225.00	221.45
6	500–550	508	205.00–220.00	217.32
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,045	104.00–110.00	108.09
36	—	1,192	120.00–128.00	123.22
43	—	1,085	111.00–119.00	115.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	90.00–94.00	91.47
14	—	998	95.00–102.00	98.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,269	123.00–130.00	126.07
2	—	1,198	119.00–121.00	119.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	135.00–139.00	137.08
22	—	1,731	149.00–159.00	152.67
21	—	1,500	140.00–148.00	143.72

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.