Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.53/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −151.44 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$231.53

37 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$20.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

vs FL average

−10.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	233.71	1,259	33
Medium and Large 2	524	213.53	1,118	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.18/cwt here — about $141 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 sale37 hd

231.53

—

FL average5 barns · 127 hd

228.27

+3.26

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−10.35

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−151.44

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	1,482	156.14	2,313	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	140.69	1,780	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,069	134.10	1,434	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	119.69	1,109	65

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	234.29/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,232	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	269.22/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,271	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	318.98/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	373.49/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	248.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	233.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,212	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	232.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,322	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	263.78/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	266.37/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	369.30/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	234.71/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	217.23/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	249.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,372	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	139.58/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,509	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	131.14/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,389	75
Bulls	—	—	1,113	147.30/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,639	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	157.40/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	235.68/cwt	230.00–242.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	204.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,071	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	112.35/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,053	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	121.53/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,123	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	141.44/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,784	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	133.19/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	298.30/cwt	295.00–310.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	214.71/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	286.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.55/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,342	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	406.35/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	218.08/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	422.58/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	362.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	434.49/cwt	430.00–440.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	328.77/cwt	320.00–345.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	254.00/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,087	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	239.96/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,512	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	251.05/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,433	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	315.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,351	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	366.34/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	232.37/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	221.49/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	247.54/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,154	29

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 853Year ago 1,257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 385Year ago 586

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	278	320.00–345.00	328.77
7	300–350	316	305.00–330.00	318.98
16	350–400	377	260.00–280.00	266.37
32	400–450	428	245.00–265.00	254.00
29	450–500	466	235.00–255.00	247.54
23	500–550	526	225.00–245.00	234.29
10	550–600	568	225.00–240.00	232.37
3	600–650	622	215.00–230.00	221.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	295.00–310.00	298.30
3	300–350	330	280.00–300.00	286.06
2	350–400	373	245.00–255.00	249.70
2	400–450	423	230.00–242.00	235.68
4	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	515	205.00–220.00	214.71
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	400.00–410.00	406.35
6	350–400	369	355.00–375.00	366.34
9	400–450	428	310.00–330.00	315.76
34	450–500	472	260.00–280.00	269.22
22	500–550	523	245.00–265.00	256.55
12	550–600	571	240.00–260.00	251.05
12	600–650	630	235.00–250.00	239.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	360.00–380.00	369.30
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.76
3	500–550	515	225.00–240.00	234.71
2	600–650	623	210.00–225.00	217.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
5	300–350	318	365.00–380.00	373.49
2	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	480	245.00–255.00	248.13
2	500–550	523	200.00–210.00	204.78
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	430.00–440.00	434.49
3	250–300	265	410.00–430.00	422.58
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	360.00–365.00	362.35
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	481	260.00–275.00	263.78
9	500–550	520	220.00–240.00	233.14
8	550–600	569	220.00–240.00	232.29
3	600–650	625	210.00–230.00	218.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	120.00–126.00	123.71
50	—	1,081	136.00–146.00	139.58
75	—	1,059	127.00–135.00	131.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	937	108.00–115.00	112.35
52	—	924	116.00–124.00	121.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,261	137.00–147.00	141.44
2	—	1,305	131.00–135.00	133.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	144.00–150.00	147.30
1	—	1,830	165.00	165.00
7	—	1,537	152.00–164.00	157.40

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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