Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.28/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −149.69 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$233.28

23 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$28.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

vs FL average

−50.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	240.70	1,276	17thin
Medium and Large 2	548	212.23	1,162	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.48/cwt here — about $114 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

233.28

—

FL average2 barns · 36 hd

235.61

−2.33

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−50.04

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−149.69

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	—	Average	1,597	151.89	2,425	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,369	119.20	1,631	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	111.54	1,361	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	93.86	940	30

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	250–300	265	307.58/cwt	295.00–315.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	252.18/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	297.72/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,405	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	241.44/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	270.35/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,290	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	290.16/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,401	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	384.17/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	247.90/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	239.76/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	335.08/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,086	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	236.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	352.79/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.14/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	281.02/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,194	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	349.40/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	382.01/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	304.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	435.73/cwt	420.00–455.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	209.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	253.46/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	297.58/cwt	290.00–315.00	982	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	98.05/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,008	19
Bulls	—	—	1,542	149.80/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,310	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,302	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	121.22/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,656	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	116.42/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,483	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	109.59/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,307	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	115.56/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,621	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	102.88/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,171	16
Bulls	—	—	1,379	141.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	161.58/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,946	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	86.61/cwt	84.00–90.00	827	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	408.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,159	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	214.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	388.07/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	277.68/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	351.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	422.62/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	393.41/cwt	390.00–400.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	336.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,425	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	424.29/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	234.82/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	331.87/cwt	320.00–350.00	913	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	384.07/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,429	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	272.73/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	385.14/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,410	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	414.38/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,363	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	341.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	254.83/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	253.30/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,462	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	482.40/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,071	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	486.17/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	284.78/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	238.94/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	317.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,176	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	271.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,271	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 1,281Year ago 1,201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 196Year ago 255

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	340.00–365.00	351.24
3	250–300	265	295.00–315.00	307.58
3	300–350	330	290.00–315.00	297.58
3	350–400	380	270.00–295.00	277.68
4	400–450	434	250.00–265.00	253.46
3	450–500	465	235.00–255.00	247.90
3	500–550	530	210.00–225.00	214.72
3	550–600	565	200.00–215.00	209.73
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	390.00–400.00	393.41
19	250–300	275	320.00–350.00	331.87
18	300–350	324	320.00–350.00	335.08
10	350–400	371	300.00–330.00	317.04
26	400–450	425	270.00–295.00	281.02
29	450–500	477	260.00–285.00	270.35
12	500–550	518	230.00–250.00	241.44
5	550–600	559	235.00–240.00	238.94
2	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	273	375.00–395.00	384.17
4	300–350	311	370.00–395.00	388.07
2	350–400	373	340.00–360.00	349.40
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	267.14
2	500–550	523	245.00–260.00	252.18
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	480.00–495.00	486.17
4	250–300	274	410.00–440.00	424.29
6	300–350	322	405.00–440.00	422.62
9	350–400	372	370.00–395.00	384.07
6	400–450	413	320.00–350.00	341.13
14	450–500	472	285.00–310.00	297.72
2	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	284.78
6	550–600	581	250.00–265.00	254.83
3	600–650	615	230.00–245.00	239.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	222	460.00–500.00	482.40
16	250–300	284	400.00–430.00	408.20
14	300–350	329	400.00–440.00	414.38
18	350–400	366	365.00–395.00	385.14
13	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	336.78
18	450–500	483	285.00–310.00	290.16
5	500–550	528	265.00–285.00	272.73
10	550–600	577	245.00–265.00	253.30
4	600–650	616	225.00–240.00	234.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	420.00–455.00	435.73
3	250–300	265	360.00–395.00	382.01
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	365	340.00–360.00	352.79
4	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	304.73
5	450–500	468	260.00–280.00	271.54
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	565	230.00–240.00	236.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,028	92.00–100.00	98.05
11	—	955	84.00–90.00	86.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	105.00	105.00
16	—	1,366	118.00–126.00	121.22
5	—	1,403	115.00–117.00	115.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,274	114.00–122.00	116.42
44	—	1,193	106.00–113.00	109.59
16	—	1,138	98.00–104.00	102.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,542	146.00–155.00	149.80
4	—	1,379	138.00–145.00	141.73
7	—	1,823	157.00–167.00	161.58

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