Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.25/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −154.71 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$228.25

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs FL average

−24.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	234.47	1,278	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	210.63	1,152	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $126 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

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 sale23 hd

228.25

—

FL average4 barns · 52 hd

227.70

+0.55

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−24.43

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−154.71

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	—	High	1,553	142.54	2,214	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	124.24	1,750	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	118.47	1,420	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	97.57	930	22

Every lot, as filed

58 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	550–600	572	232.60/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	233.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	261.41/cwt	250.00–270.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	214.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	376.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	341.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	327.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	246.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,183	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	381.70/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	264.68/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	287.10/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	336.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	349.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	207.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	319.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	259.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	261.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	212.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	92.02/cwt	89.00–96.00	933	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	101.41/cwt	97.00–105.00	924	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	121.23/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,725	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	126.50/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,768	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	116.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,366	40
Bulls	—	—	1,692	147.76/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	301.19/cwt	290.00–310.00	807	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	108.55/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,138	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	124.13/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,606	30
Bulls	—	—	1,432	138.35/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,981	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	315.12/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,005	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	277.70/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,300	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	242.29/cwt	235.00–245.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	284.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	309.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	252.37/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	371.47/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,357	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	328.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	285.51/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	270.80/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	295.84/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	352.99/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	264.41/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,126	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	352.35/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	280.94/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,458	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	277.25/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	235.78/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,240	10

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 1,068Year ago 969

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 146Year ago 174

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady 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
2	200–250	223	330.00–355.00	341.24
7	250–300	283	325.00–340.00	328.95
8	300–350	319	300.00–325.00	315.12
6	350–400	378	280.00–300.00	285.51
15	400–450	426	255.00–275.00	264.41
12	450–500	479	240.00–260.00	246.93
10	500–550	526	230.00–245.00	235.78
7	550–600	572	225.00–240.00	232.60
2	600–650	623	210.00–220.00	214.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	315.00–325.00	319.49
5	250–300	268	290.00–310.00	301.19
3	300–350	330	280.00–295.00	284.55
5	350–400	368	250.00–270.00	261.41
4	400–450	411	235.00–245.00	242.29
10	450–500	464	230.00–235.00	233.40
4	500–550	534	210.00–220.00	212.34
2	550–600	573	200.00–215.00	207.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	435.00	435.00
8	250–300	275	365.00–380.00	371.47
3	300–350	330	375.00–380.00	376.52
9	350–400	378	345.00–370.00	352.99
7	400–450	424	300.00–320.00	309.00
13	450–500	472	280.00–295.00	287.50
15	500–550	519	270.00–290.00	280.94
8	550–600	578	270.00–290.00	277.25
4	600–650	619	245.00–260.00	252.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	373	320.00–335.00	327.05
2	400–450	423	280.00–295.00	287.10
3	450–500	465	255.00–270.00	264.68
3	500–550	530	260.00–265.00	261.57
3	550–600	565	250.00–265.00	259.73
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	340.00–360.00	349.17
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	365	330.00–340.00	336.39
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	425.00	425.00
5	250–300	276	375.00–390.00	381.70
2	350–400	373	350.00–355.00	352.35
5	400–450	421	290.00–305.00	295.84
12	450–500	468	265.00–285.00	277.70
5	500–550	528	265.00–280.00	270.80
1	600–650	600	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	89.00–96.00	92.02
13	—	911	97.00–105.00	101.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	117.00–123.00	121.23
8	—	1,398	124.00–132.00	126.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,168	112.00–120.00	116.96
11	—	1,048	106.00–111.00	108.55
30	—	1,294	121.00–129.00	124.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,692	144.00–154.00	147.76
9	—	1,432	135.00–141.00	138.35
1	—	1,260	128.00	128.00

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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