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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 2
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
← Oct 26Nov 2latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 572▼ 429 vs year ago 761 · −56.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 124▼ 226 vs year ago 270 · −83.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 119▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 18.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Lighter receipts were seen due to heavy rains over the weekend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.47/cwt on 20 head, down $32.46 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −42.87 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$327.47
▼ 32.46 vs prior sale
20 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.04
vs FL average
−51.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553338.631,87315thin
Medium and Large 2558294.021,6415thin
One grade step is worth $44.61/cwt here — about $232 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 sale20 hd
327.47
—
FL average6 barns · 127 hd
325.44
+2.04
National average189 barns · 22,668 hd
379.00
−51.53
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−42.87
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—Average1,282155.831,9983thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,190119.381,4215thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,136119.351,35615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,285106.331,3666thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218706.52/cwt680.00–750.001,5407
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240640.42/cwt620.00–660.001,5372
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268639.88/cwt630.00–660.001,7153
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290583.16/cwt570.00–600.001,6913
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313595.59/cwt570.00–630.001,8645
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330533.03/cwt520.00–540.001,7593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364466.92/cwt450.00–495.001,7005
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378418.79/cwt400.00–440.001,5834
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419430.02/cwt410.00–450.001,8025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420404.04/cwt380.00–425.001,6975
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475367.91/cwt350.00–385.001,7485
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483368.45/cwt355.00–375.001,7803
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521361.06/cwt350.00–385.001,88110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530326.42/cwt320.00–340.001,7303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy562380.00/cwt375.00–385.002,1363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576356.20/cwt340.00–370.002,0528
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622338.38/cwt320.00–350.002,1053
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673317.70/cwt300.00–335.002,1382
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy213660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4062
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1231603.95/cwt590.00–640.001,3954
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260552.88/cwt540.00–570.001,4373
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284477.29/cwt465.00–490.001,3564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322405.13/cwt390.00–425.001,3053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329452.95/cwt430.00–480.001,49013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370418.85/cwt400.00–455.001,55013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378371.16/cwt350.00–395.001,4038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413393.31/cwt370.00–420.001,6249
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424349.42/cwt325.00–360.001,4828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470333.07/cwt320.00–345.001,56513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476368.60/cwt350.00–395.001,75513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521338.11/cwt320.00–355.001,7625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6053
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568336.54/cwt315.00–345.001,9129
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593285.04/cwt275.00–295.001,6902
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619302.51/cwt290.00–315.001,8734
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626276.98/cwt270.00–285.001,7345
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,9562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy760370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318427.32/cwt420.00–435.001,3592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370462.98/cwt445.00–495.001,71312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377418.38/cwt400.00–440.001,5776
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418424.67/cwt405.00–445.001,7757
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430388.26/cwt375.00–395.001,6703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461352.55/cwt330.00–370.001,6256
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470385.88/cwt370.00–405.001,81410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519355.85/cwt340.00–380.001,8476
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522317.64/cwt290.00–335.001,6586
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566335.57/cwt315.00–355.001,8998
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616321.05/cwt300.00–330.001,9785
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674306.11/cwt290.00–320.002,0634
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2693270.05/cwt255.00–285.001,8712
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725272.55/cwt270.00–275.001,9762
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0951
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7201
Bulls——1,338160.25/cwt158.00–163.002,1442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%997126.27/cwt124.00–127.001,2595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,190119.38/cwt117.00–125.001,4215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206115.89/cwt112.00–121.001,39810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,285106.33/cwt103.00–109.001,3666
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2921151.30/cwt118.00–240.001,39314

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.