Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.13/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −149.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$233.13

42 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs FL average

−25.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	237.44	1,279	36
Medium and Large 2	564	207.30	1,168	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $111 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 sale42 hd

233.13

—

FL average5 barns · 114 hd

234.55

−1.42

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−25.26

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−149.84

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	1,706	169.66	2,894	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	119.41	1,594	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	114.01	1,441	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	93.84	835	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	450–500	473	257.14/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	268.53/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	289.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,361	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	229.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	227.75/cwt	220.00–245.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	217.18/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	336.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	312.71/cwt	295.00–325.00	998	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	240.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,253	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	416.19/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	276.63/cwt	265.00–290.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	281.47/cwt	270.00–295.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	396.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	275.46/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,336	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	381.32/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	419.49/cwt	415.00–425.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	269.76/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	202.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	97.22/cwt	92.00–100.00	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	88.78/cwt	87.00–91.00	719	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	122.12/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,605	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	112.17/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	110.58/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,336	14
Bulls	—	—	1,522	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	211	339.20/cwt	325.00–345.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	277.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	104.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,304	13
Bulls	—	—	1,638	164.20/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,690	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	179.55/cwt	171.00–186.00	3,241	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	120.80/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,570	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	379.18/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	434.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,195	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	232.14/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	260.70/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	386.32/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	277.30/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	273.59/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	315.47/cwt	300.00–330.00	861	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	263.04/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,118	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	239.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	265.35/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,364	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	297.36/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	255.86/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,192	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	233.31/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,318	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	373.63/cwt	360.00–385.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	313.81/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,340	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	303.85/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,288	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	416.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,326	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	248.98/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,409	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	377.02/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	173	435.87/cwt	425.00–450.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	426.52/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	258.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	440.38/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	346.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	227.21/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,302	2

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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,274Last week 1,037Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 200Year ago 310

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	390.00–400.00	396.06
2	200–250	223	415.00–425.00	419.49
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	318	370.00–390.00	381.32
3	350–400	365	340.00–350.00	346.39
7	400–450	413	260.00–285.00	277.30
2	450–500	473	250.00–265.00	257.14
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	573	220.00–235.00	227.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	425.00–450.00	435.87
2	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
11	250–300	275	420.00–450.00	434.59
11	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	416.85
6	350–400	371	365.00–390.00	377.02
17	400–450	424	290.00–320.00	303.85
25	450–500	485	270.00–290.00	275.46
30	500–550	514	255.00–270.00	265.35
8	550–600	566	240.00–260.00	248.98
6	600–650	633	235.00–250.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	430.00–460.00	440.38
5	250–300	280	420.00–440.00	426.52
3	300–350	322	405.00–425.00	416.19
3	350–400	365	360.00–390.00	379.18
12	400–450	427	300.00–330.00	313.81
30	450–500	471	280.00–300.00	289.02
9	500–550	524	265.00–285.00	273.59
8	550–600	569	260.00–275.00	268.53
6	600–650	608	250.00–260.00	258.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	318	375.00–395.00	386.32
3	350–400	365	330.00–340.00	336.39
3	400–450	430	270.00–295.00	277.75
4	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	269.76
2	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	360.00–385.00	373.63
17	250–300	273	300.00–330.00	315.47
27	300–350	319	295.00–325.00	312.71
9	350–400	374	285.00–315.00	297.36
39	400–450	425	250.00–280.00	263.04
28	450–500	466	245.00–265.00	255.86
22	500–550	522	230.00–250.00	240.06
14	550–600	565	220.00–240.00	233.31
3	600–650	615	220.00–235.00	229.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	325.00–345.00	339.20
2	250–300	273	270.00–295.00	281.47
2	300–350	323	265.00–290.00	276.63
4	350–400	384	255.00–280.00	260.70
3	400–450	430	220.00–245.00	227.75
4	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	232.14
2	500–550	523	210.00–225.00	217.18
4	550–600	584	200.00–210.00	202.36
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	92.00–100.00	97.22
2	—	810	87.00–91.00	88.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	117.00–127.00	122.12
3	—	1,392	109.00–115.00	112.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,208	107.00–115.00	110.58
13	—	1,252	100.00–106.00	104.14
26	—	1,300	116.00–126.00	120.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	145.00–150.00	147.99
8	—	1,638	158.00–170.00	164.20
11	—	1,805	171.00–186.00	179.55

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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