Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −149.89 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$233.08

25 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$22.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs FL average

−7.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	237.64	1,279	20
Medium and Large 2	528	214.82	1,135	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

233.08

—

FL average6 barns · 94 hd

225.53

+7.54

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−7.01

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−149.89

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	1,292	143.18	1,849	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,269	124.06	1,574	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	115.79	1,265	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	96.71	875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	571	244.80/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,398	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	263.85/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,227	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	306.37/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	320.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	239.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,254	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	288.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	325.12/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	233.70/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	244.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	232.21/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	234.69/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	311.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	311.74/cwt	305.00–320.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	214.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,123	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	124.06/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,574	10
Bulls	—	—	1,275	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	121.46/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,337	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	105.49/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,218	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	113.56/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,195	23
Bulls	—	—	1,233	140.06/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	224.73/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	293.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	258.78/cwt	245.00–265.00	939	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	98.94/cwt	96.00–100.00	897	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	234.64/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	378.03/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	383.58/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	299.43/cwt	290.00–305.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	362.58/cwt	350.00–370.00	961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	349.55/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	261.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	266.12/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,120	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	343.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,305	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	277.13/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,311	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	332.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	905	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	247.85/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	271.79/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,307	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	351.43/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,279	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	260.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,469	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	381.36/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,056	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	383.16/cwt	375.00–400.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	235.23/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	336.33/cwt	325.00–350.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	280.86/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,056	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	319.36/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,032	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	250.66/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	326.94/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,399	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	385.75/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,065	13

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 811Year ago 1,313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 328Year ago 420

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	375.00–400.00	383.16
13	250–300	276	375.00–400.00	385.75
9	300–350	330	370.00–395.00	378.03
31	350–400	380	335.00–360.00	343.44
6	400–450	429	300.00–320.00	306.37
16	450–500	473	265.00–285.00	277.13
8	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	247.85
8	550–600	571	235.00–255.00	244.80
2	600–650	623	225.00–245.00	234.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
6	250–300	265	350.00–370.00	362.58
6	300–350	330	345.00–360.00	349.55
9	350–400	360	310.00–330.00	325.12
3	400–450	430	285.00–295.00	288.10
10	450–500	477	245.00–260.00	250.66
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	565	215.00–230.00	224.73
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	325.00–350.00	336.33
12	250–300	272	325.00–340.00	332.57
15	300–350	323	305.00–330.00	319.36
47	350–400	376	270.00–295.00	280.86
22	400–450	421	255.00–275.00	266.12
17	450–500	465	250.00–270.00	263.85
13	500–550	523	230.00–250.00	239.76
7	550–600	566	225.00–240.00	233.70
2	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	305.00–320.00	311.74
3	250–300	265	290.00–305.00	299.43
7	300–350	313	280.00–300.00	293.70
7	350–400	363	245.00–265.00	258.78
8	400–450	417	235.00–250.00	244.00
6	450–500	480	230.00–245.00	234.69
4	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	214.78
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	623	190.00–200.00	194.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	300	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	377	315.00–330.00	320.57
5	400–450	409	300.00–315.00	311.74
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	573	225.00–240.00	232.21
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	375.00–390.00	381.36
5	300–350	328	375.00–395.00	383.58
18	350–400	364	335.00–360.00	351.43
11	400–450	428	320.00–340.00	326.94
36	450–500	481	265.00–285.00	271.79
11	500–550	519	250.00–270.00	261.05
20	550–600	564	250.00–265.00	260.51
11	600–650	620	225.00–245.00	235.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,269	119.00–127.00	124.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,101	118.00–126.00	121.46
11	—	1,155	101.00–108.00	105.49
23	—	1,052	109.00–117.00	113.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
3	—	907	96.00–100.00	98.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,233	138.00–142.00	140.06
5	—	1,330	145.00–150.00	147.49

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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