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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 10
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
▼ 394 vs last sale 1,308▼ 376 vs year ago 1,290 · −29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 358▼ 48 vs year ago 314 · −15.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 104▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 14.00 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 $361.46/cwt on 34 head, down $42.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 24 comparable sales and sits −8.88 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$361.46
▼ 42.65 vs prior sale
34 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.41
vs FL average
−5.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543373.292,02717thin
Medium and Large 2534349.631,86817thin
One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $158 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 sale34 hd
361.46
—
FL average6 barns · 129 hd
367.87
−6.41
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−5.19
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−8.88
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—Average1,434212.703,0519thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,316168.762,22222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,145162.401,86035
CowsLean 85-90%High1,023135.961,39116

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1206729.64/cwt700.00–760.001,5036
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2227666.32/cwt650.00–690.001,5133
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267653.78/cwt640.00–660.001,7465
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275619.36/cwt600.00–640.001,7034
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,0701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307619.70/cwt600.00–650.001,9027
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333572.22/cwt565.00–580.001,9052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372508.45/cwt505.00–515.001,8916
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384553.05/cwt530.00–580.002,1248
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added403555.06/cwt545.00–565.002,2372
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425480.35/cwt470.00–500.002,0413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427408.53/cwt400.00–440.001,7446
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468438.33/cwt425.00–470.002,05136
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476400.76/cwt375.00–420.001,9086
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528345.07/cwt330.00–360.001,8222
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539409.98/cwt390.00–445.002,21013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553297.51/cwt295.00–300.001,6452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583383.24/cwt375.00–390.002,2343
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625378.89/cwt355.00–385.002,3688
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680353.09/cwt320.00–370.002,4013
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0634
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy200750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,5001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215645.35/cwt640.00–650.001,3882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233583.00/cwt570.00–590.001,3583
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266620.09/cwt590.00–640.001,6496
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272563.01/cwt540.00–580.001,5316
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320555.11/cwt535.00–590.001,7765
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320500.46/cwt475.00–520.001,60121
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376448.67/cwt425.00–465.001,68711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377480.83/cwt470.00–510.001,81310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425449.93/cwt430.00–470.001,91215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426387.32/cwt365.00–410.001,65018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462419.27/cwt400.00–445.001,9379
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477379.04/cwt350.00–395.001,80817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521352.94/cwt325.00–360.001,83913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522370.06/cwt365.00–385.001,9329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy564386.24/cwt385.00–390.002,1784
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569367.59/cwt360.00–375.002,0924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578338.89/cwt330.00–345.001,9594
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613349.92/cwt335.00–360.002,1453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627314.81/cwt300.00–325.001,9743
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223661.91/cwt630.00–680.001,4764
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235595.00/cwt590.00–600.001,3982
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268644.51/cwt605.00–660.001,7277
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272590.42/cwt560.00–600.001,6067
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320590.58/cwt560.00–600.001,89011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326519.75/cwt500.00–540.001,6947
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376539.96/cwt520.00–575.002,0309
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378497.82/cwt475.00–520.001,8823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419399.80/cwt375.00–415.001,6755
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423447.46/cwt425.00–465.001,8938
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469425.61/cwt395.00–450.001,9964
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480346.67/cwt340.00–350.001,6643
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523324.73/cwt300.00–340.001,6985
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525367.83/cwt350.00–385.001,9312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571343.87/cwt325.00–350.001,9634
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575280.17/cwt270.00–290.001,6112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628339.95/cwt325.00–345.002,1358
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640305.00/cwt300.00–315.001,9523
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675294.93/cwt290.00–300.001,9912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393203.27/cwt197.00–218.002,8326
Bulls——1,517231.57/cwt226.00–239.003,5133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830117.00/cwt117.00–117.009711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036149.04/cwt146.00–156.001,5445
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036131.31/cwt125.00–140.001,36010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105164.43/cwt158.00–169.001,81717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128172.49/cwt170.00–177.001,9468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228150.87/cwt141.00–155.001,85310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,263180.03/cwt179.00–181.002,2742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,312169.75/cwt160.00–175.002,22718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410148.60/cwt140.00–156.002,0952
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955198.44/cwt160.00–275.001,89563

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.