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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

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

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

966 head

▼ 251 vs last sale 1,217▲ 966 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 278▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 sharply 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 $253.22/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −117.12 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.

Average price

$253.22

27 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$33.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs FL average

−31.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	258.17	1,390	23
Medium and Large 2	535	224.79	1,203	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $187 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 sale27 hd

253.22

—

FL average5 barns · 101 hd

258.41

−5.19

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−31.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

370.34

−117.12

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	1,538	155.12	2,385	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,255	116.45	1,462	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	109.88	1,209	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	92.11	919	17

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	521.44/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,377	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	423.95/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,369	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	475.67/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,546	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	420.94/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,587	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	369.85/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,394	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	362.03/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,557	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	319.30/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,373	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	311.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,485	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	320.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,623	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	284.86/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,638	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	255.99/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,572	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	401.95/cwt	385.00–425.00	916	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	358.70/cwt	350.00–380.00	825	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	342.01/cwt	320.00–355.00	906	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	377.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,032	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	325.87/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,026	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	351.82/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,157	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	280.98/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,026	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	310.57/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,152	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	279.59/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,149	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	301.54/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,288	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	264.63/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,220	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	287.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,370	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	264.64/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,376	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	229.72/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,218	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	246.03/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,410	8
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	634	228.55/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,449	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	465.73/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,039	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	518.04/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,191	8
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	269	504.54/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,357	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	472.00/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,543	19
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	413.64/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,365	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	373.79/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,394	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	417.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,566	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	370.71/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,590	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	315.76/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,370	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	289.63/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,335	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	314.72/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,489	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	290.64/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,508	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	259.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,358	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	279.82/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,595	11
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	630	242.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,530	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,314	140.48/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,846	7
Bulls	—	—	1,530	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,387	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	166.21/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,849	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	86.62/cwt	82.00–90.00	831	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	95.11/cwt	91.00–99.00	969	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	99.91/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,026	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	108.07/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,146	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	115.08/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,345	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,173	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,290	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	117.31/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,485	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 966Last week 1,217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 278Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,714	161.00–172.00	166.21
7	—	1,314	138.00–146.00	140.48
3	—	1,530	154.00–158.00	156.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,060	103.00–111.00	108.07
35	—	1,169	112.00–120.00	115.08
11	—	1,027	95.00–102.00	99.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	82.00–90.00	86.62
11	—	1,019	91.00–99.00	95.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,266	113.00–121.00	117.31
2	—	1,173	110.00	110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	410.00–440.00	423.95
5	350–400	377	355.00–395.00	369.85
3	400–450	430	310.00–340.00	319.30
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	550	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	520.00	520.00
6	250–300	264	515.00–525.00	521.44
15	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	475.67
23	350–400	377	400.00–445.00	420.94
6	400–450	430	350.00–385.00	362.03
9	450–500	477	300.00–330.00	311.24
21	500–550	506	300.00–325.00	320.80
13	550–600	575	275.00–300.00	284.86
4	600–650	614	240.00–265.00	255.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	350.00–380.00	358.70
3	250–300	265	320.00–355.00	342.01
3	300–350	315	310.00–335.00	325.87
6	350–400	365	265.00–290.00	280.98
4	400–450	411	265.00–285.00	279.59
4	450–500	461	250.00–270.00	264.63
3	500–550	530	225.00–240.00	229.72
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
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
5	200–250	228	385.00–425.00	401.95
12	250–300	273	360.00–400.00	377.93
17	300–350	329	340.00–370.00	351.82
31	350–400	371	295.00–325.00	310.57
31	400–450	427	290.00–320.00	301.54
18	450–500	477	275.00–305.00	287.22
15	500–550	520	250.00–275.00	264.64
8	550–600	573	235.00–260.00	246.03
4	600–650	634	225.00–240.00	228.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	450.00–485.00	465.73
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	330	400.00–445.00	413.64
2	350–400	373	355.00–395.00	373.79
4	400–450	434	310.00–335.00	315.76
4	450–500	461	275.00–295.00	289.63
2	500–550	523	250.00–270.00	259.57
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	230	500.00–560.00	518.04
11	250–300	269	475.00–525.00	504.54
19	300–350	327	450.00–495.00	472.00
10	350–400	375	405.00–430.00	417.67
9	400–450	429	355.00–390.00	370.71
10	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	314.72
13	500–550	519	275.00–305.00	290.64
11	550–600	570	265.00–290.00	279.82
5	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	242.88

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.