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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,217 head

▲ 337 vs last sale 880▲ 184 vs year ago 1,033 · +17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 357▼ 20 vs year ago 298 · −6.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady 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 $240.02/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −130.32 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$240.02

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs FL average

−40.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	243.34	1,342	29
Medium and Large 2	547	220.75	1,208	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale34 hd

240.02

—

FL average4 barns · 60 hd

245.44

−5.42

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−40.28

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−130.32

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	1,291	152.73	1,972	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,283	117.10	1,503	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	112.56	1,248	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	89.68	775	9thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	980	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,163	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	375.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,563	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	336.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,446	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	272.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,269	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	295.11/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,390	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	283.30/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,450	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	405.26/cwt	395.00–425.00	920	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	261	332.94/cwt	315.00–340.00	869	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	357.99/cwt	345.00–375.00	981	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	350.72/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,105	23
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	303.70/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,027	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	335.50/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,245	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	299.28/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,128	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	277.30/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,145	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	302.87/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,299	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	269.81/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,271	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	233.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,115	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	251.45/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,300	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	224.72/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,191	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	214.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,231	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	237.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,369	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	196.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,208	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	213.83/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,347	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	499.68/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,104	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	475.68/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,313	14
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	442.17/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,273	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	429.90/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,380	17
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	385.62/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,288	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	360.98/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,318	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	394.52/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,448	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	369.68/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,571	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	269.52/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,275	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	293.27/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,408	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	249.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,305	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	278.76/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,461	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	262.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,484	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	243.79/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,516	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,061	144.85/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,537	4
Bulls	—	—	1,256	151.61/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,904	14
Bulls	—	—	1,646	164.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,708	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	841	86.91/cwt	85.00–90.00	731	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	95.21/cwt	91.00–99.00	866	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	108.33/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,159	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	101.33/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,122	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	116.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,325	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,329	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	118.45/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,539	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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,217Last week 880Year ago 1,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 357Year ago 298

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	250	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
10	400–450	416	355.00–385.00	375.64
13	450–500	471	285.00–305.00	295.11
23	500–550	512	265.00–287.00	283.30
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	430	330.00–350.00	336.20
3	450–500	465	260.00–280.00	272.90
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	440.00–455.00	442.17
4	300–350	334	380.00–405.00	385.62
3	350–400	365	345.00–370.00	360.98
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	269.52
2	500–550	523	240.00–260.00	249.57
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	600	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	221	480.00–515.00	499.68
14	250–300	276	460.00–500.00	475.68
17	300–350	321	410.00–450.00	429.90
16	350–400	367	375.00–405.00	394.52
11	400–450	425	360.00–385.00	369.68
18	450–500	480	285.00–310.00	293.27
14	500–550	524	265.00–290.00	278.76
4	550–600	566	250.00–270.00	262.23
23	600–650	622	235.00–255.00	243.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	395.00–425.00	405.26
16	250–300	274	345.00–375.00	357.99
23	300–350	315	330.00–360.00	350.72
28	350–400	371	320.00–350.00	335.50
27	400–450	429	290.00–320.00	302.87
20	450–500	471	260.00–280.00	269.81
12	500–550	517	240.00–260.00	251.45
17	550–600	576	230.00–245.00	237.62
5	600–650	630	210.00–225.00	213.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
4	250–300	261	315.00–340.00	332.94
6	300–350	338	300.00–325.00	303.70
5	350–400	377	290.00–315.00	299.28
7	400–450	413	260.00–285.00	277.30
5	450–500	477	230.00–240.00	233.77
3	500–550	530	220.00–235.00	224.72
2	550–600	573	210.00–220.00	214.80
3	600–650	615	190.00–200.00	196.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	91.00–99.00	95.21
6	—	841	85.00–90.00	86.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,299	114.00–122.00	118.45
3	—	1,205	110.00–111.00	110.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,070	104.00–111.00	108.33
3	—	1,107	101.00–102.00	101.33
29	—	1,136	112.00–120.00	116.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,256	149.00–158.00	151.61
4	—	1,061	142.00–148.00	144.85
4	—	1,646	160.00–170.00	164.53

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.