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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 19
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,029 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 885▲ 229 vs year ago 800 · +28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 95▼ 168 vs year ago 263 · −63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 78▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.94/cwt on 17 head, up $30.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 24 comparable sales and sits −10.40 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$359.94
▲ 30.36 vs prior sale
17 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+22.35
vs FL average
−16.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523359.941,88217thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
359.94
—
FL average7 barns · 257 hd
337.58
+22.35
National average187 barns · 22,169 hd
376.86
−16.92
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−10.40
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
425388350313median 370.3403/0205/1807/2008/3111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,481184.632,73421
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,172131.681,54328
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,117127.571,42535

Every lot

73 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2228521.54/cwt500.00–540.001,1892
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267612.97/cwt590.00–650.001,6376
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273466.04/cwt450.00–480.001,2723
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322534.35/cwt490.00–560.001,7216
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338452.66/cwt430.00–485.001,5309
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371412.81/cwt390.00–430.001,5327
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373468.02/cwt440.00–475.001,74628
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418369.51/cwt350.00–380.001,54513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9276
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423418.93/cwt400.00–440.001,7722
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478406.50/cwt370.00–415.001,9437
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483338.64/cwt325.00–360.001,6364
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508360.08/cwt340.00–380.001,8297
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520316.35/cwt300.00–330.001,6453
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555348.29/cwt330.00–365.001,9333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,8972
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy215620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3331
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2691
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270486.67/cwt470.00–520.001,3143
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279444.53/cwt425.00–475.001,2405
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315437.10/cwt420.00–460.001,37710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324384.76/cwt370.00–410.001,2478
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369427.28/cwt410.00–440.001,5776
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384359.46/cwt330.00–380.001,38015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426330.88/cwt320.00–345.001,41012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430401.57/cwt400.00–415.001,7279
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432367.78/cwt350.00–395.001,58931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476347.80/cwt330.00–370.001,65625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477315.19/cwt300.00–325.001,5037
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy516387.93/cwt370.00–390.002,00210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517320.91/cwt310.00–330.001,6595
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,8192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7257
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy719301.93/cwt290.00–325.002,17115
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy760280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1281
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8171
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy850245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263552.57/cwt545.00–560.001,4532
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322490.31/cwt470.00–510.001,5793
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340412.68/cwt400.00–425.001,4032
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372436.69/cwt420.00–460.001,6247
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383390.07/cwt380.00–400.001,4942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423382.81/cwt375.00–390.001,6192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467355.10/cwt340.00–380.001,6585
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573320.02/cwt305.00–340.001,8344
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2281
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,364184.24/cwt178.00–189.002,51310
Bulls——1,453172.26/cwt170.00–177.002,5034
Bulls——1,664192.27/cwt190.00–195.003,1997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084133.66/cwt133.00–136.001,4496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119126.72/cwt123.00–131.001,41828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,152130.45/cwt124.00–135.001,50319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,213137.95/cwt137.00–140.001,6737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,215121.48/cwt120.00–123.001,4762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978135.49/cwt116.00–180.001,32522

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.