Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

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 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.07/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −142.90 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$240.07

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs FL average

−11.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	242.10	1,320	25
Medium and Large 2	511	227.33	1,162	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about $159 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 sale29 hd

240.07

—

FL average4 barns · 55 hd

240.54

−0.47

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−11.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−142.90

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	1,410	162.66	2,293	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	154.83	1,979	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	144.30	1,614	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	125.83	1,163	42

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,306	156.12/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,039	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	154.57/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,839	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	135.35/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,479	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	386.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	227.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	237.18/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	271.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,278	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	221.02/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	347.32/cwt	335.00–360.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	336.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	315.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	241.27/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	267.55/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	256.49/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,462	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	322.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	326.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	266.30/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,118	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	268.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	119.38/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,085	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	128.41/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,194	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	147.44/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,783	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	157.29/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,046	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,595	70
Bulls	—	—	1,596	174.42/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	412.55/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	242.66/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,284	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	257.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,363	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	256.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,204	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	314.64/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	253.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	444.61/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	250.02/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,540	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	412.58/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	340.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	448.99/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	288.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	350.82/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	242.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	299.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	238.44/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,366	2

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 647Year ago 1,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 142Year ago 318

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	440.00–460.00	448.99
7	250–300	284	440.00–460.00	444.61
5	300–350	329	405.00–425.00	412.55
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	422	305.00–325.00	314.64
5	450–500	477	260.00–280.00	267.55
3	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	253.14
2	550–600	573	237.00–240.00	238.44
3	600–650	628	230.00–240.00	234.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	386.98
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	330	405.00–430.00	412.58
5	350–400	376	345.00–365.00	350.82
5	400–450	428	330.00–350.00	336.69
16	450–500	471	260.00–280.00	271.44
19	500–550	530	250.00–270.00	257.08
32	550–600	570	245.00–265.00	256.49
23	600–650	616	240.00–255.00	250.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–245.00	242.38
2	500–550	523	230.00–245.00	237.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	310.00–330.00	322.40
5	250–300	268	310.00–320.00	315.60
4	300–350	323	290.00–310.00	299.30
5	350–400	368	260.00–275.00	268.56
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
4	500–550	511	220.00–230.00	227.33
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	335.00–360.00	347.32
4	250–300	266	330.00–350.00	340.66
7	300–350	328	320.00–340.00	326.08
17	350–400	374	280.00–300.00	288.59
20	400–450	420	255.00–275.00	266.30
35	450–500	469	245.00–265.00	256.74
15	500–550	529	235.00–255.00	242.66
10	550–600	570	230.00–250.00	241.27
4	600–650	626	215.00–235.00	221.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	151.00–161.00	156.12
5	—	1,596	167.00–180.00	174.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,190	151.00–161.00	154.57
41	—	1,093	129.00–139.00	135.35
70	—	1,101	140.00–150.00	144.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	909	114.00–123.00	119.38
30	—	930	124.00–134.00	128.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	145.00–151.00	147.44
15	—	1,301	153.00–162.00	157.29

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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