Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.56/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −149.40 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$233.56

34 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$27.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs FL average

−24.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	237.68	1,277	29
Medium and Large 2	557	209.72	1,169	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

233.56

—

FL average3 barns · 60 hd

226.64

+6.92

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−24.25

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−149.40

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	1,401	137.97	1,933	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,188	130.00	1,544	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,047	118.75	1,244	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	98.64	904	9thin

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	250–300	270	317.84/cwt	305.00–330.00	858	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	344.41/cwt	335.00–355.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	214.64/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	278.21/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	314.47/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	274.61/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	322.79/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	229.75/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,314	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	274.50/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,304	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	302.10/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	352.58/cwt	340.00–360.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	270.74/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	237.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	249.69/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	259.71/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	222.78/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	261.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	324.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	217.18/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,136	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	109.63/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,152	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	124.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,306	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	118.69/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,243	19
Bulls	—	—	1,173	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	140.42/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	289.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	92.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	831	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	103.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	964	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	344.47/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	313.99/cwt	305.00–325.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	290.84/cwt	280.00–295.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	204.74/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	244.64/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	242.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,251	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	330.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	258.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	379.69/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	376.19/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	288.49/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	264.81/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,123	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	344.51/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	254.13/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,454	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	239.72/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,496	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	470.87/cwt	460.00–485.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	245.08/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	249.12/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,181	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	288.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,352	6

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 391Year ago 1,065

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 213Year ago 266

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	335.00–355.00	344.41
11	250–300	270	305.00–330.00	317.84
7	300–350	324	305.00–330.00	314.47
6	350–400	385	270.00–295.00	274.61
22	400–450	424	255.00–275.00	264.81
16	450–500	474	240.00–260.00	249.12
18	500–550	516	230.00–250.00	242.52
11	550–600	572	220.00–240.00	229.75
2	600–650	623	205.00–225.00	214.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	305.00–325.00	313.99
3	250–300	280	285.00–300.00	289.46
4	300–350	311	280.00–295.00	290.84
5	350–400	359	250.00–265.00	261.70
3	400–450	415	235.00–250.00	244.64
5	450–500	486	220.00–235.00	222.78
2	500–550	523	210.00–225.00	217.18
3	550–600	580	200.00–215.00	204.74
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	460.00–485.00	470.87
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	372	335.00–360.00	344.51
5	400–450	417	325.00–335.00	330.85
6	450–500	468	280.00–295.00	288.88
5	500–550	533	275.00–290.00	278.21
14	550–600	572	245.00–265.00	254.13
11	600–650	624	230.00–250.00	239.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	320.00–330.00	324.70
4	400–450	423	295.00–310.00	302.10
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	515	250.00–265.00	259.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	340.00–360.00	352.58
3	350–400	365	310.00–330.00	322.79
5	400–450	418	265.00–275.00	270.74
3	450–500	480	245.00–260.00	249.69
4	500–550	511	230.00–240.00	237.33
2	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	480.00	480.00
6	250–300	273	365.00–390.00	376.19
6	300–350	323	370.00–395.00	379.69
3	350–400	375	335.00–360.00	344.47
5	400–450	426	280.00–300.00	288.49
13	450–500	475	265.00–285.00	274.50
6	500–550	523	250.00–270.00	258.92
8	550–600	573	237.00–255.00	245.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	108.00–112.00	109.63
9	—	1,045	122.00–130.00	124.97
19	—	1,047	114.00–121.00	118.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	90.00–95.00	92.30
5	—	929	100.00–105.00	103.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,155	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	129.00–134.00	131.55
1	—	1,300	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,558	138.00–143.00	140.42

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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