Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes unevenly steady and feeder classes less than 400 lbs. steady and over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.20/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −119.49 against this barn's trailing median of $421.70.

Average price

$302.20

37 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.29

vs FL average

+1.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	306.53	1,646	31
Medium and Large 2	540	279.86	1,511	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $348.28, median $421.70 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

302.20

—

FL average4 barns · 65 hd

288.92

+13.29

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+1.54

This barn, trailing median18 sales

421.70

−119.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,463	154.46	2,260	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	142.22	1,837	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	133.30	1,481	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	109.64	1,028	29

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	352.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	942	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	265.71/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	198.17/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	318.40/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	269.42/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	349.61/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	294.69/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	393.33/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	254.79/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	286.47/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	318.99/cwt	310.00–330.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	273.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	369.49/cwt	365.00–375.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	237.18/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	263.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	395.77/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	325.72/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	289.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,101	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	105.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,003	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	114.97/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,057	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	145.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,982	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,177	137.12/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,453	141.53/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,056	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	164.00/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	136.95/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,532	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	128.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,421	20
Bulls	—	—	1,392	150.18/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,091	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	391.55/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	394.55/cwt	380.00–405.00	876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	249.48/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	313.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	311.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,623	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	414.17/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	372.64/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,409	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	352.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	294.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	288.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	367.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	323.51/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,495	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	330.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,461	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	283.36/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	269.31/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,295	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	347.86/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,096	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	336.92/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,439	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.95/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,435	3

How this sale compares

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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 873Year ago 1,072

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 211Year ago 219

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes unevenly steady and feeder classes less than 400 lbs. steady and over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	340.00–360.00	352.40
14	250–300	267	340.00–360.00	352.87
11	300–350	315	335.00–355.00	347.86
4	350–400	370	310.00–325.00	318.40
15	400–450	418	272.00–292.00	283.36
20	450–500	481	265.00–280.00	269.31
6	500–550	524	245.00–265.00	254.79
3	550–600	565	252.00–255.00	253.95
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	310.00–330.00	318.99
2	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	323	322.00–330.00	325.72
3	350–400	380	285.00–300.00	289.61
5	400–450	418	255.00–270.00	263.61
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	523	225.00–240.00	232.18
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	630	195.00–205.00	198.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	365.00–375.00	369.49
4	250–300	261	385.00–400.00	395.77
3	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	380	345.00–360.00	349.61
3	400–450	430	310.00–320.00	313.10
2	450–500	473	260.00–272.00	265.71
2	500–550	523	230.00–245.00	237.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	222	380.00–405.00	394.55
2	250–300	273	405.00–425.00	414.17
10	300–350	329	385.00–400.00	393.33
4	350–400	384	365.00–375.00	367.28
17	400–450	442	330.00–340.00	330.53
6	450–500	478	280.00–300.00	288.12
2	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	625	242.00–260.00	249.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
8	300–350	331	385.00–405.00	391.55
12	350–400	378	365.00–385.00	372.64
26	400–450	427	330.00–350.00	336.92
20	450–500	462	320.00–327.00	323.51
22	500–550	521	300.00–320.00	311.53
9	550–600	576	285.00–305.00	294.31
8	600–650	623	260.00–280.00	269.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	480	290.00–305.00	294.69
3	500–550	515	280.00–290.00	286.47
3	550–600	565	270.00–275.00	273.24
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	952	100.00–110.00	105.31
13	—	919	111.00–121.00	114.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	140.00–152.00	145.40
5	—	1,177	134.00–139.00	137.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,119	133.00–145.00	136.95
20	—	1,102	125.00–132.00	128.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	138.00–146.00	141.53
9	—	1,554	159.00–170.00	164.00
11	—	1,392	146.00–156.00	150.18

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.

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