Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.65/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −146.31 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$236.65

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs FL average

−7.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	239.81	1,285	19thin
Medium and Large 2	517	216.67	1,119	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $166 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 sale22 hd

236.65

—

FL average5 barns · 86 hd

234.62

+2.03

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−7.76

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−146.31

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	1,378	162.02	2,232	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,258	152.16	1,914	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	141.26	1,588	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	123.62	1,141	31

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	450–500	473	227.14/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	219.88/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	290.94/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,076	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	367.11/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	377.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	266.28/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,145	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	272.12/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,301	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	267.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	386.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	214.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	237.34/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	255.42/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	382.23/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,189	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	155.60/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,066	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,146	147.34/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	144.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,643	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	135.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,490	51
Bulls	—	—	1,390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,071	1
Bulls	—	—	1,274	157.95/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	171.79/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,597	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	114.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	919	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	125.85/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,198	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	457.30/cwt	440.00–465.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	319.47/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	293.57/cwt	290.00–310.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	195.78/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	242.69/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,272	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	422.29/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	233.52/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,474	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	344.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	926	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	237.18/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,347	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	408.80/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	252.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,176	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	368.03/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	343.46/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	231.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	261.21/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,364	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	270.13/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,307	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	245.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,262	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	401.81/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	413.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	327.26/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,060	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	251.38/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,433	11

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 825Year ago 1,093

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 361Year ago 505

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	336	290.00–310.00	293.57
4	350–400	373	260.00–275.00	267.05
2	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	473	220.00–235.00	227.14
2	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	623	190.00–202.00	195.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	370.00–385.00	377.82
18	250–300	269	330.00–355.00	344.24
13	300–350	324	315.00–340.00	327.26
11	350–400	370	280.00–300.00	290.94
31	400–450	430	260.00–280.00	266.28
44	450–500	466	240.00–260.00	252.26
14	500–550	524	235.00–250.00	242.69
5	550–600	569	220.00–240.00	231.74
10	600–650	620	210.00–225.00	219.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
8	250–300	266	400.00–420.00	413.93
9	300–350	334	395.00–420.00	401.81
10	350–400	369	355.00–375.00	367.11
4	400–450	430	335.00–355.00	343.46
22	450–500	484	265.00–285.00	270.13
24	500–550	522	255.00–270.00	261.21
11	550–600	570	240.00–260.00	251.38
19	600–650	631	225.00–245.00	233.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	311	375.00–385.00	382.23
2	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	463	245.00–260.00	255.42
4	500–550	534	235.00–245.00	237.34
2	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	623	210.00–220.00	214.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	440.00–465.00	457.30
2	250–300	273	420.00–425.00	422.29
5	300–350	326	405.00–415.00	408.80
3	350–400	372	360.00–375.00	368.03
2	400–450	423	310.00–330.00	319.47
12	450–500	478	265.00–285.00	272.12
21	500–550	515	230.00–250.00	245.10
6	550–600	568	225.00–245.00	237.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	315	380.00–390.00	386.35
2	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	450	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,328	151.00–161.00	155.60
8	—	1,146	142.00–150.00	147.34
1	—	1,105	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,138	140.00–150.00	144.37
51	—	1,099	130.00–139.00	135.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	804	110.00–118.00	114.34
25	—	952	119.00–129.00	125.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,274	154.00–160.00	157.95
3	—	1,512	167.00–177.00	171.79

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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