Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.61/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −125.35 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$257.61

65 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$30.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs FL average

−11.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	259.52	1,400	61
Medium and Large 2	537	228.59	1,226	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $382.97 across 24 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 sale65 hd

257.61

—

FL average6 barns · 126 hd

249.88

+7.74

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−11.67

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−125.35

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	—	Average	1,503	150.13	2,257	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	144.59	1,876	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	132.45	1,475	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	110.57	1,000	30

Every lot, as filed

62 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	200–250	219	347.74/cwt	335.00–360.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.06/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	392.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	295.85/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,127	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	339.73/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	383.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	262.90/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,475	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	280.98/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	303.37/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	319.46/cwt	315.00–330.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	314.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	354.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	369.65/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	288.65/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,168	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	263.18/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	278.56/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,025	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	129.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,402	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	113.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,029	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	146.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,915	11
Bulls	—	—	1,471	152.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,239	8
Bulls	—	—	1,456	142.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,069	14
Bulls	—	—	1,656	166.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	120.65/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,421	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	140.54/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,588	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	932	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	373.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	233.27/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	366.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	259.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	267.18/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	405.51/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,099	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	302.57/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	268.30/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,282	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	277.55/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,196	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	376.30/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	390.15/cwt	375.00–400.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	285.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	275.99/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	256.02/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,324	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	328.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	397.29/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	304.72/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,472	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	408.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	260.56/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	376.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	348.66/cwt	340.00–355.00	934	6

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 709Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 122Year ago 333

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	180	370.00–380.00	373.33
4	200–250	219	335.00–360.00	347.74
6	250–300	268	340.00–355.00	348.66
8	300–350	324	320.00–340.00	328.36
17	350–400	381	290.00–310.00	295.85
40	400–450	431	270.00–290.00	277.55
77	450–500	478	262.00–280.00	268.30
30	500–550	517	245.00–264.00	256.02
31	550–600	561	255.00–264.00	262.90
2	600–650	623	227.00–240.00	233.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	280	315.00–330.00	319.46
4	300–350	334	300.00–315.00	303.37
5	350–400	368	270.00–285.00	278.56
6	400–450	408	255.00–265.00	263.18
10	450–500	464	245.00–255.00	251.80
2	500–550	523	225.00–240.00	232.18
2	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	280	375.00–392.00	380.06
4	300–350	323	365.00–375.00	369.65
1	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	461	270.00–285.00	280.98
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	400.00–420.00	408.70
6	200–250	218	375.00–400.00	390.15
9	250–300	271	395.00–415.00	405.51
8	300–350	315	380.00–400.00	392.53
6	350–400	381	370.00–390.00	376.30
4	400–450	421	330.00–350.00	339.73
7	450–500	468	290.00–310.00	302.57
3	500–550	522	280.00–290.00	284.86
3	550–600	575	257.00–265.00	260.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	273	395.00–400.00	397.29
4	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	383.51
5	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	376.65
5	400–450	400	334.00	334.00
11	450–500	483	300.00–320.00	304.72
6	500–550	531	280.00–300.00	285.60
4	550–600	580	270.00–290.00	275.99
2	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	323	360.00–375.00	366.98
3	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	354.61
3	400–450	430	310.00–325.00	314.65
5	450–500	468	280.00–295.00	288.65
2	500–550	523	260.00–275.00	267.18
2	550–600	573	255.00–265.00	259.80
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,080	124.00–134.00	129.81
13	—	1,178	118.00–123.00	120.65
32	—	1,130	135.00–147.00	140.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	904	110.00–120.00	113.85
9	—	905	100.00–106.00	102.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,311	140.00–152.00	146.10
1	—	1,150	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,471	148.00–157.00	152.23
14	—	1,456	138.00–145.00	142.08
6	—	1,656	160.00–170.00	166.10

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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