Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.26/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −167.44 against this barn's trailing median of $421.70.

Average price

$254.26

52 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$20.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs FL average

−13.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	257.76	1,385	43
Medium and Large 2	547	237.51	1,299	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $348.28, median $421.70 across 18 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 sale52 hd

254.26

—

FL average5 barns · 176 hd

248.19

+6.07

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−13.94

This barn, trailing median18 sales

421.70

−167.44

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	1,503	145.39	2,185	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	129.74	1,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	115.39	1,252	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	99.21	879	18

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	294.65/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	236.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	299.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	204.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	248.37/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,170	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	374.25/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,063	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	260.67/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,196	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	353.79/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	245.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	906	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	317.23/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,358	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	354.65/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	182.80/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	353.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	349.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	283.11/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	264.75/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	233.23/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,308	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	121.41/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	122.10/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,405	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	107.33/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,124	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	114.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,215	38
Bulls	—	—	1,280	134.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,344	143.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	285.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	154.85/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,947	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	92.95/cwt	90.00–96.00	810	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	102.34/cwt	99.00–106.00	914	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	132.52/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	232.65/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	214.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	332.05/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	240.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	230.48/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	251.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,435	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	294.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	262.52/cwt	255.00–275.00	995	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	382.06/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	235.78/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	376.18/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	229.89/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,191	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	365.38/cwt	350.00–375.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	234.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,451	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	276.42/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,330	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	382.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,242	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	327.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	890	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	311.53/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,357	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	209	371.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	308.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	257.90/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,078	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	326.23/cwt	320.00–345.00	754	5

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 881Year ago 1,242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 463Year ago 350

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	340.00–360.00	349.17
3	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	353.03
2	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.05
3	400–450	430	290.00–305.00	294.65
6	450–500	458	250.00–268.00	264.75
5	500–550	536	240.00–245.00	240.93
4	550–600	561	220.00–238.00	233.23
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	209	360.00–375.00	371.74
6	250–300	273	375.00–390.00	382.06
32	300–350	325	370.00–390.00	382.10
11	350–400	375	345.00–365.00	353.79
17	400–450	428	310.00–330.00	317.23
40	450–500	481	270.00–290.00	276.42
28	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	260.94
15	550–600	570	240.00–260.00	251.83
45	600–650	619	230.00–240.00	234.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	273	290.00–310.00	299.17
5	300–350	327	280.00–295.00	285.50
7	350–400	369	240.00–250.00	245.42
6	400–450	415	230.00–240.00	236.43
7	450–500	469	225.00–235.00	230.48
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
3	600–650	615	175.00–187.00	182.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	320.00–345.00	326.23
23	250–300	272	315.00–340.00	327.10
11	300–350	327	300.00–320.00	308.21
25	350–400	379	255.00–275.00	262.52
31	400–450	418	245.00–265.00	257.90
25	450–500	471	240.00–260.00	248.37
10	500–550	518	222.00–235.00	229.89
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	623	200.00–210.00	204.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	323	350.00–360.00	354.65
2	350–400	373	277.00–290.00	283.11
2	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.10
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	350.00–375.00	365.38
14	250–300	284	370.00–390.00	374.25
7	300–350	327	370.00–385.00	376.18
10	350–400	366	300.00–317.00	311.53
2	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	294.73
11	450–500	459	245.00–265.00	260.67
9	500–550	537	234.00–245.00	235.78
5	550–600	573	225.00–240.00	232.65
2	600–650	623	210.00–220.00	214.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	119.00–124.00	121.41
6	—	1,335	127.00–135.00	132.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,151	119.00–129.00	122.10
12	—	1,047	105.00–109.00	107.33
38	—	1,062	110.00–118.00	114.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	871	90.00–96.00	92.95
12	—	893	99.00–106.00	102.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	131.00–137.00	134.04
12	—	1,344	140.00–149.00	143.65
7	—	1,903	151.00–160.00	154.85

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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