Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.50/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −156.47 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$226.50

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs FL average

−42.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	236.72	1,302	10thin
Medium and Large 2	548	211.90	1,162	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

226.50

—

FL average3 barns · 33 hd

240.50

−14.00

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−42.36

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−156.47

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	1,610	164.95	2,656	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	139.11	1,903	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	136.13	1,592	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	114.50	1,069	27

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	350–400	370	315.49/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,167	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	355.91/cwt	345.00–365.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	294.59/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	354.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	341.52/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,124	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	363.21/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	388.30/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	408.18/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,331	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	360.30/cwt	345.00–362.00	1,456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	253.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	219.69/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	402.26/cwt	390.00–415.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	355.55/cwt	345.00–365.00	960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	271.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	256.40/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	280.18/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	411.97/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	285.50/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,199	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	269.83/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,282	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	256.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	303.22/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,540	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	244.64/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	295.78/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	375.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	297.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	322.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	194.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	329.49/cwt	325.00–335.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	386.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	401.76/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,354	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,776	174.27/cwt	167.00–179.00	3,095	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	141.77/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,725	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	331.88/cwt	325.00–340.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	257.18/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	266.74/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	234.71/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	325.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	376.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	361.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	282.32/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	386.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	279.72/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	336.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,010	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	115.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,076	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	142.19/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,008	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	131.41/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,654	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	132.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,501	68
Bulls	—	—	1,453	159.37/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,316	8

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 798Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 221Year ago 297

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	221	345.00–365.00	355.91
17	250–300	270	345.00–365.00	355.55
19	300–350	329	335.00–355.00	341.52
15	350–400	370	305.00–325.00	315.49
33	400–450	420	275.00–295.00	285.50
33	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	269.83
5	500–550	528	245.00–265.00	253.74
5	550–600	572	210.00–230.00	219.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	325.00–335.00	329.49
4	250–300	273	325.00–340.00	331.88
4	300–350	334	320.00–330.00	322.25
6	350–400	365	285.00–300.00	294.59
5	400–450	409	255.00–270.00	266.74
4	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.76
3	500–550	515	225.00–240.00	234.71
4	550–600	573	190.00–200.00	194.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
4	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	386.98
3	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	354.61
3	400–450	415	330.00–340.00	336.43
4	450–500	461	275.00–285.00	282.32
3	500–550	530	275.00–290.00	279.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
11	300–350	326	400.00–420.00	408.18
6	350–400	381	370.00–390.00	375.50
3	400–450	415	360.00–365.00	363.21
7	450–500	476	290.00–310.00	297.52
15	500–550	508	295.00–305.00	303.22
5	550–600	575	260.00–280.00	271.23
5	600–650	624	250.00–265.00	256.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	370.00–385.00	376.74
4	250–300	284	385.00–400.00	388.30
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	365	355.00–365.00	361.39
7	400–450	432	320.00–340.00	325.29
2	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	523	250.00–265.00	257.18
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	630	220.00–230.00	223.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	225	390.00–415.00	402.26
6	250–300	278	405.00–425.00	411.97
8	300–350	337	400.00–410.00	401.76
7	350–400	367	380.00–390.00	386.19
11	400–450	404	345.00–362.00	360.30
5	450–500	478	290.00–305.00	295.78
5	500–550	524	270.00–290.00	280.18
9	550–600	575	250.00–270.00	256.40
2	600–650	623	235.00–255.00	244.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,776	167.00–179.00	174.27
8	—	1,453	155.00–164.00	159.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,217	137.00–149.00	141.77
3	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
68	—	1,135	127.00–136.00	132.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	100.00–108.00	103.88
24	—	929	110.00–120.00	115.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,412	137.00–147.00	142.19
6	—	1,259	129.00–136.00	131.41

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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