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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 21

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

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Feeder Cattle receipts

829 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 624▼ 380 vs year ago 1,209 · −31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 146▼ 51 vs year ago 226 · −22.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 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 $237.50/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −132.85 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$237.50

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$21.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.62

vs FL average

−22.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	241.54	1,311	35
Medium and Large 2	548	219.79	1,204	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale43 hd

237.50

—

FL average5 barns · 97 hd

230.87

+6.62

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−22.13

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−132.85

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	1,500	152.66	2,290	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,258	129.54	1,630	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	122.22	1,382	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	98.36	916	12

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	216	449.48/cwt	440.00–455.00	971	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	425.50/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,123	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	389.17/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,062	2
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	333	414.74/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,381	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	384.33/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,434	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	338.42/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,421	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	291.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,371	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	262.18/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,371	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	287.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,547	10
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	566	288.11/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,631	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	247.15/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,527	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	150	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	548	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	175	406.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	711	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	374.34/cwt	360.00–390.00	824	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	259	296.58/cwt	285.00–300.00	768	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	321.79/cwt	305.00–335.00	869	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	331.16/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,086	24
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	376	265.99/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,000	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	291.68/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,123	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	242.85/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,008	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	267.74/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,135	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	238.65/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,117	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	258.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,237	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	245.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,283	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	224.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,176	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	214.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,231	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	235.20/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,350	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,406	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	177	452.31/cwt	440.00–465.00	801	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	450.83/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,001	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	425.25/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,148	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	389.17/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,062	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	391.32/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,244	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	423.51/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,389	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	326.14/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,239	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	353.46/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,347	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	328.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,371	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	266.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,239	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	284.84/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,367	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	271.31/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,416	10
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	568	260.62/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,480	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	237.71/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,507	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,371	143.81/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,972	13
Bulls	—	—	1,580	156.83/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,478	7
Bulls	—	—	1,724	169.81/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,928	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	92.78/cwt	90.00–95.00	854	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	102.34/cwt	100.00–106.00	961	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	113.85/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,217	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	122.28/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,354	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	123.37/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,468	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	131.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,625	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	132.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,701	7

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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 624Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 146Year ago 226

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	365.00	365.00
5	250–300	259	285.00–300.00	296.58
5	300–350	336	295.00–310.00	297.68
7	350–400	376	260.00–275.00	265.99
3	400–450	415	230.00–250.00	242.85
5	450–500	468	230.00–245.00	238.65
4	500–550	523	220.00–230.00	224.78
4	550–600	573	210.00–220.00	214.80
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	175	390.00–420.00	406.00
5	200–250	220	360.00–390.00	374.34
15	250–300	270	305.00–335.00	321.79
24	300–350	328	320.00–345.00	331.16
15	350–400	385	285.00–310.00	291.68
35	400–450	424	255.00–280.00	267.74
19	450–500	479	250.00–270.00	258.23
21	500–550	522	235.00–255.00	245.77
14	550–600	574	225.00–245.00	235.20
3	600–650	625	220.00–230.00	224.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	177	440.00–465.00	452.31
3	200–250	222	440.00–465.00	450.83
4	250–300	270	410.00–440.00	425.25
4	300–350	328	420.00–430.00	423.51
13	350–400	381	345.00–370.00	353.46
3	400–450	418	320.00–335.00	328.05
13	450–500	480	275.00–295.00	284.84
10	500–550	522	265.00–280.00	271.31
6	550–600	568	250.00–270.00	260.62
4	600–650	634	237.00–240.00	237.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	273	380.00–400.00	389.17
5	300–350	318	380.00–400.00	391.32
6	350–400	380	320.00–340.00	326.14
2	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	266.45
4	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	440.00–455.00	449.48
6	250–300	264	415.00–440.00	425.50
12	300–350	333	410.00–430.00	414.74
11	350–400	373	375.00–395.00	384.33
8	400–450	420	325.00–350.00	338.42
15	450–500	471	280.00–300.00	291.08
10	500–550	538	280.00–295.00	287.56
6	550–600	566	275.00–295.00	288.11
6	600–650	618	237.00–255.00	247.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	380.00–400.00	389.17
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	523	255.00–270.00	262.18
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	90.00–95.00	92.78
7	—	939	100.00–106.00	102.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,287	127.00–135.00	132.19
3	—	1,190	119.00–126.00	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,107	119.00–126.00	122.28
15	—	1,069	109.00–117.00	113.85
13	—	1,233	128.00–135.00	131.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,580	151.00–160.00	156.83
13	—	1,371	139.00–148.00	143.81
5	—	1,724	165.00–173.00	169.81

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.