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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 30

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,068 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 1,005▲ 4 vs year ago 1,064 · +0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 162▼ 90 vs year ago 236 · −38.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady 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 $230.47/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −139.87 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$230.47

30 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs FL average

−16.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	234.81	1,270	25
Medium and Large 2	557	208.77	1,163	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $107 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

230.47

—

FL average4 barns · 73 hd

222.61

+7.86

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−16.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−139.87

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	—	High	1,493	144.57	2,159	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	126.68	1,647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	117.88	1,292	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	864	99.21	857	9thin

Every lot

62 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	225	384.11/cwt	375.00–400.00	864	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	372.29/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,028	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	370.73/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,209	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	344.55/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,137	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	364.15/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,336	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	334.40/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,247	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	299.64/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,244	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	320.70/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,353	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	282.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,319	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	253.49/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,227	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	249.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,245	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	269.78/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,408	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	272.28/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,536	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	248.85/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,533	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	318.99/cwt	310.00–330.00	711	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	343.37/cwt	335.00–360.00	797	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	330.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	903	26
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	299.46/cwt	295.00–310.00	838	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	328.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,086	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	297.68/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,000	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	275.60/cwt	260.00–280.00	989	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	294.90/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,109	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	258.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,100	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	238.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,024	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	241.76/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,110	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	258.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,231	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	217.18/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,136	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	238.44/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,254	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	225.48/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,306	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	203.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,178	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	218.83/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,355	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	376.45/cwt	375.00–380.00	866	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	354.35/cwt	350.00–365.00	815	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	372.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,010	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	374.61/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,202	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	341.06/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,125	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	333.12/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,229	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	360.30/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,348	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	289.73/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,226	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	303.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,328	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	272.78/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,304	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	231.47/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,192	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	249.72/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,314	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	248.09/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,412	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	224.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,288	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	226.05/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,411	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,128	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	140.28/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,013	4
Bulls	—	—	1,614	149.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,417	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	854	94.58/cwt	93.00–95.00	808	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	102.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	897	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	114.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,202	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	106.47/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,159	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	123.82/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,421	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	121.67/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,472	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	131.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,830	6

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,068Last week 1,005Year ago 1,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 162Year ago 236

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	232	335.00–360.00	343.37
26	250–300	273	320.00–345.00	330.82
17	300–350	331	320.00–345.00	328.12
19	350–400	376	285.00–310.00	294.90
31	400–450	425	250.00–270.00	258.90
16	450–500	476	250.00–270.00	258.65
18	500–550	526	230.00–250.00	238.44
7	550–600	579	220.00–235.00	225.48
5	600–650	619	210.00–225.00	218.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	310.00–330.00	318.99
6	250–300	280	295.00–310.00	299.46
5	300–350	336	295.00–310.00	297.68
5	350–400	359	260.00–280.00	275.60
6	400–450	430	235.00–245.00	238.10
5	450–500	459	230.00–245.00	241.76
2	500–550	523	210.00–225.00	217.18
3	550–600	580	200.00–210.00	203.16
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	350.00–365.00	354.35
2	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	330	335.00–355.00	341.06
7	350–400	369	325.00–340.00	333.12
6	400–450	423	285.00–295.00	289.73
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	515	225.00–235.00	231.47
2	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	224.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	375.00–380.00	376.45
8	250–300	271	360.00–385.00	372.66
6	300–350	321	360.00–385.00	374.61
7	350–400	374	350.00–375.00	360.30
19	400–450	438	300.00–320.00	303.27
10	450–500	478	265.00–285.00	272.78
7	500–550	526	240.00–260.00	249.72
11	550–600	569	240.00–255.00	248.09
4	600–650	624	215.00–235.00	226.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	375.00–400.00	384.11
11	250–300	276	360.00–385.00	372.29
9	300–350	326	360.00–385.00	370.73
11	350–400	367	350.00–372.00	364.15
23	400–450	422	310.00–330.00	320.70
35	450–500	466	270.00–290.00	282.98
15	500–550	522	260.00–280.00	269.78
21	550–600	564	260.00–278.00	272.28
14	600–650	616	237.00–255.00	248.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	330	340.00–355.00	344.55
2	350–400	373	325.00–345.00	334.40
3	400–450	415	290.00–305.00	299.64
4	450–500	484	250.00–265.00	253.49
5	500–550	500	245.00–255.00	249.00
4	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,046	112.00–120.00	114.95
5	—	1,089	105.00–109.00	106.47
19	—	1,148	121.00–129.00	123.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	93.00–95.00	94.58
5	—	872	100.00–105.00	102.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	118.00–125.00	121.67
6	—	1,390	129.00–135.00	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,614	145.00–155.00	149.74
2	—	1,128	130.00–135.00	132.46
4	—	1,435	137.00–144.00	140.28

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.