Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $228.89/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −154.08 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$228.89

30 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$18.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs FL average

−8.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	233.16	1,229	23
Medium and Large 2	514	214.85	1,104	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.32/cwt here — about $125 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 sale30 hd

228.89

—

FL average6 barns · 134 hd

222.89

+6.00

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−8.12

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−154.08

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	1,605	147.80	2,372	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,264	125.60	1,587	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	116.85	1,303	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	95.83	939	23

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	226.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	315.64/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	236.44/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,386	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	364.43/cwt	355.00–370.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	317.05/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	237.42/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,223	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	300.36/cwt	290.00–315.00	985	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	238.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,135	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	214.74/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	292.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	274.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	256.76/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	240.90/cwt	230.00–245.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	217.32/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	237.27/cwt	225.00–240.00	968	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	108.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,130	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	123.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,469	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	115.79/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,256	43
Bulls	—	—	1,318	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	152.67/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,643	22
Bulls	—	—	1,500	143.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,156	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	242.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	221.45/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,030	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	91.47/cwt	90.00–94.00	872	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	98.63/cwt	95.00–102.00	984	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	126.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,600	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	233.05/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	378.99/cwt	370.00–390.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	354.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	279.46/cwt	265.00–285.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	295.77/cwt	285.00–300.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	333.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,266	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	335.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,280	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	263.68/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	389.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,060	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	392.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	253.24/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,079	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	257.91/cwt	250.00–270.00	972	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	256.71/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,330	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	276.86/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,321	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	296.54/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,272	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	317.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	217.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,244	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 1,166Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 234Year ago 445

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
11	350–400	380	330.00–340.00	333.05
6	400–450	426	310.00–325.00	315.64
18	450–500	477	265.00–285.00	276.86
30	500–550	518	245.00–265.00	256.71
23	550–600	586	232.00–250.00	236.44
6	600–650	624	220.00–235.00	226.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–360.00	354.59
2	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	285.00–300.00	292.10
5	450–500	459	245.00–260.00	256.76
6	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	580	210.00–225.00	214.74
2	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	355.00–370.00	364.43
2	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	317.05
3	400–450	430	270.00–285.00	274.65
2	450–500	473	235.00–250.00	242.14
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	370.00–390.00	378.99
6	250–300	272	375.00–400.00	389.54
4	300–350	323	385.00–400.00	392.19
12	350–400	381	330.00–350.00	335.90
18	400–450	429	290.00–310.00	296.54
9	450–500	476	255.00–275.00	263.68
3	500–550	522	225.00–245.00	233.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	310.00–330.00	317.87
12	300–350	328	290.00–315.00	300.36
25	350–400	377	250.00–270.00	257.91
32	400–450	426	245.00–265.00	253.24
19	450–500	476	230.00–250.00	238.52
18	500–550	515	225.00–244.00	237.42
5	550–600	571	205.00–225.00	217.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	285.00–300.00	295.77
4	300–350	311	265.00–285.00	279.46
8	350–400	361	230.00–245.00	240.90
6	400–450	408	225.00–240.00	237.27
3	450–500	465	215.00–225.00	221.45
6	500–550	508	205.00–220.00	217.32
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,045	104.00–110.00	108.09
36	—	1,192	120.00–128.00	123.22
43	—	1,085	111.00–119.00	115.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	953	90.00–94.00	91.47
14	—	998	95.00–102.00	98.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,269	123.00–130.00	126.07
2	—	1,198	119.00–121.00	119.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	135.00–139.00	137.08
22	—	1,731	149.00–159.00	152.67
21	—	1,500	140.00–148.00	143.72

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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