Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady 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 $240.02/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −142.94 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$240.02

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs FL average

−40.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	243.34	1,342	29
Medium and Large 2	547	220.75	1,208	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $134 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 sale34 hd

240.02

—

FL average4 barns · 60 hd

245.44

−5.42

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−40.28

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−142.94

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	1,291	152.73	1,972	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,283	117.10	1,503	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	112.56	1,248	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	89.68	775	9thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.98/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	249.57/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	237.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,369	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	475.68/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,313	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	295.11/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,390	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	336.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	335.50/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,245	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	302.87/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,299	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	269.52/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	385.62/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	196.50/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	224.72/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	442.17/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	303.70/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	233.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	299.28/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	332.94/cwt	315.00–340.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	214.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	95.21/cwt	91.00–99.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	86.91/cwt	85.00–90.00	731	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	118.45/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,539	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,329	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	108.33/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,159	20
Bulls	—	—	1,256	151.61/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	277.30/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,145	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	101.33/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,122	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	116.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,325	29
Bulls	—	—	1,061	144.85/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,537	4
Bulls	—	—	1,646	164.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	429.90/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,380	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	394.52/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	272.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	375.64/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,563	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.72/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,105	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	499.68/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	262.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	283.30/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,450	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	213.83/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	405.26/cwt	395.00–425.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	243.79/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,516	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	293.27/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,408	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	369.68/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	278.76/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	269.81/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,271	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	357.99/cwt	345.00–375.00	981	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	251.45/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,300	12

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,217Last week 880Year ago 1,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 357Year ago 298

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	250	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
10	400–450	416	355.00–385.00	375.64
13	450–500	471	285.00–305.00	295.11
23	500–550	512	265.00–287.00	283.30
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	430	330.00–350.00	336.20
3	450–500	465	260.00–280.00	272.90
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	440.00–455.00	442.17
4	300–350	334	380.00–405.00	385.62
3	350–400	365	345.00–370.00	360.98
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	269.52
2	500–550	523	240.00–260.00	249.57
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	221	480.00–515.00	499.68
14	250–300	276	460.00–500.00	475.68
17	300–350	321	410.00–450.00	429.90
16	350–400	367	375.00–405.00	394.52
11	400–450	425	360.00–385.00	369.68
18	450–500	480	285.00–310.00	293.27
14	500–550	524	265.00–290.00	278.76
4	550–600	566	250.00–270.00	262.23
23	600–650	622	235.00–255.00	243.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	395.00–425.00	405.26
16	250–300	274	345.00–375.00	357.99
23	300–350	315	330.00–360.00	350.72
28	350–400	371	320.00–350.00	335.50
27	400–450	429	290.00–320.00	302.87
20	450–500	471	260.00–280.00	269.81
12	500–550	517	240.00–260.00	251.45
17	550–600	576	230.00–245.00	237.62
5	600–650	630	210.00–225.00	213.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
4	250–300	261	315.00–340.00	332.94
6	300–350	338	300.00–325.00	303.70
5	350–400	377	290.00–315.00	299.28
7	400–450	413	260.00–285.00	277.30
5	450–500	477	230.00–240.00	233.77
3	500–550	530	220.00–235.00	224.72
2	550–600	573	210.00–220.00	214.80
3	600–650	615	190.00–200.00	196.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	91.00–99.00	95.21
6	—	841	85.00–90.00	86.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,299	114.00–122.00	118.45
3	—	1,205	110.00–111.00	110.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,070	104.00–111.00	108.33
3	—	1,107	101.00–102.00	101.33
29	—	1,136	112.00–120.00	116.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,256	149.00–158.00	151.61
4	—	1,061	142.00–148.00	144.85
4	—	1,646	160.00–170.00	164.53

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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