Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −143.52 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$239.45

26 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$16.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs FL average

−25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	241.41	1,313	23
Medium and Large 2	532	224.45	1,194	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.95/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale26 hd

239.45

—

FL average6 barns · 83 hd

245.83

−6.38

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−25.18

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−143.52

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	1,500	165.32	2,479	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	140.85	1,901	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	134.40	1,466	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	867	119.02	1,032	54

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	272.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,283	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	254.48/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,336	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	216.59/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.76/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	326.47/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	378.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	232.36/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,324	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	272.60/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,167	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	298.64/cwt	295.00–307.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	402.29/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	408.99/cwt	400.00–420.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	227.40/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	247.88/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	260.90/cwt	250.00–265.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	439.49/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	237.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,213	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	138.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,551	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	130.18/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,390	65
Bulls	—	—	1,290	156.66/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,085	145.95/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	170.72/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	229.18/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	239.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	254.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,057	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	107.83/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,018	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	120.42/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,032	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	141.56/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,893	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	404.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	444.67/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	351.52/cwt	345.00–360.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	345.26/cwt	335.00–355.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	389.76/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	254.15/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,202	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	245.88/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	241.29/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,267	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	273.00/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	282.69/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	384.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	230.11/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	418.17/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	447.29/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	292.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,211	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	275.20/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,054	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	375.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	251.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,304	12

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 1,141Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 442Last week 306Year ago 280

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	273	445.00–450.00	447.29
3	300–350	315	415.00–420.00	418.17
5	350–400	372	385.00–395.00	389.76
17	400–450	414	280.00–300.00	292.48
14	450–500	470	265.00–280.00	272.98
12	500–550	525	245.00–265.00	254.48
4	550–600	569	240.00–252.00	245.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	250	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.10
5	450–500	468	245.00–250.00	247.88
4	500–550	511	230.00–240.00	237.33
2	550–600	573	225.00–230.00	227.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	380.00–390.00	384.35
7	200–250	224	370.00–390.00	378.39
5	250–300	274	370.00–385.00	375.62
9	300–350	312	315.00–335.00	326.47
23	350–400	383	270.00–290.00	275.20
28	400–450	428	265.00–285.00	272.60
16	450–500	473	247.00–267.00	254.15
12	500–550	518	240.00–260.00	251.76
11	550–600	572	220.00–240.00	230.11
4	600–650	626	210.00–227.00	216.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	345.00–360.00	351.52
5	250–300	268	335.00–355.00	345.26
3	300–350	330	295.00–307.00	298.64
4	350–400	361	250.00–265.00	260.90
3	400–450	415	245.00–260.00	254.64
3	450–500	465	230.00–245.00	239.68
2	500–550	523	222.00–237.00	229.18
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–420.00	408.99
2	250–300	273	400.00–405.00	402.29
2	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.10
2	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	249.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	440.00–450.00	444.67
5	250–300	272	425.00–450.00	439.49
3	300–350	330	400.00–415.00	404.55
6	400–450	432	280.00–290.00	282.69
6	450–500	468	262.00–280.00	273.00
10	500–550	525	230.00–250.00	241.29
12	550–600	570	220.00–240.00	232.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	126.00	126.00
21	—	1,337	136.00–146.00	141.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,116	135.00–145.00	138.97
65	—	1,068	125.00–134.00	130.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	944	104.00–113.00	107.83
48	—	857	114.00–124.00	120.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	151.00–160.00	156.66
2	—	1,085	144.00–148.00	145.95
12	—	1,621	164.00–178.00	170.72

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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