Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.71/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −145.26 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$237.71

32 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs FL average

−7.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	238.28	1,263	31
Medium and Large 2	500	220.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $163 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.

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 sale32 hd

237.71

—

FL average4 barns · 81 hd

242.36

−4.66

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−7.36

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−145.26

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	1,592	163.47	2,603	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,272	149.38	1,900	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	137.78	1,545	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	119.32	1,093	25

Every lot, as filed

52 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	350–400	366	367.08/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	264.34/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,004	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	247.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,053	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	320.12/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	207.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	254.64/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,299	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	238.43/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,249	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	237.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	229.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	294.55/cwt	290.00–305.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	327.79/cwt	320.00–340.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	232.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	239.61/cwt	235.00–250.00	911	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	112.25/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,032	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	122.65/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,122	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	149.38/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,900	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	128.29/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,383	9
Bulls	—	—	1,721	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,750	4
Bulls	—	—	1,318	149.91/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	224.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	144.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,637	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	134.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,513	34
Bulls	—	—	1,636	171.39/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	392.33/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	395.39/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	280.87/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	339.96/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	379.52/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	426.74/cwt	420.00–435.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	325.64/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,332	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	251.18/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	347.89/cwt	340.00–365.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	237.27/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	266.25/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	401.09/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,127	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	262.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	242.23/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,153	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	238.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,245	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	229.38/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,427	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	239.24/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,330	7

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 1,297Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 368Year ago 356

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	420.00–435.00	426.74
2	300–350	323	390.00–395.00	392.33
4	350–400	366	355.00–375.00	367.08
11	400–450	409	310.00–330.00	325.64
7	450–500	462	255.00–270.00	266.25
13	500–550	510	240.00–260.00	254.64
10	550–600	572	240.00–260.00	251.18
23	600–650	622	220.00–237.00	229.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	370.00–385.00	379.52
4	350–400	384	337.00–350.00	339.96
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	229	340.00–365.00	347.89
11	250–300	277	320.00–340.00	327.79
8	300–350	321	310.00–330.00	320.12
13	350–400	380	255.00–275.00	264.34
26	400–450	425	240.00–260.00	247.75
10	450–500	476	235.00–255.00	242.23
26	500–550	522	230.00–250.00	238.47
5	550–600	573	232.00–245.00	237.27
9	600–650	635	230.00–240.00	232.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
4	250–300	250	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	330	290.00–305.00	294.55
9	350–400	380	235.00–250.00	239.61
3	400–450	415	220.00–235.00	229.64
4	450–500	473	220.00–230.00	224.76
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	611	200.00–210.00	207.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	473	230.00–245.00	237.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	435.00	435.00
7	250–300	281	395.00–415.00	401.09
7	300–350	331	390.00–410.00	395.39
3	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	416	270.00–290.00	280.87
5	450–500	470	250.00–270.00	262.72
38	500–550	524	228.00–245.00	238.43
7	550–600	556	235.00–240.00	239.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	919	108.00–115.00	112.25
17	—	915	118.00–127.00	122.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,272	144.00–154.00	149.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,078	127.00–130.00	128.29
28	—	1,135	140.00–150.00	144.27
34	—	1,121	131.00–139.00	134.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	155.00–165.00	159.77
3	—	1,318	148.00–151.00	149.91
7	—	1,636	166.00–179.00	171.39

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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