Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.22/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −129.74 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$253.22

27 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$33.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs FL average

−31.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	258.17	1,390	23
Medium and Large 2	535	224.79	1,203	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd

253.22

—

FL average5 barns · 101 hd

258.41

−5.19

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−31.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−129.74

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	1,538	155.12	2,385	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,255	116.45	1,462	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	109.88	1,209	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	92.11	919	17

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,714	166.21/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,849	9
Bulls	—	—	1,314	140.48/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,846	7
Bulls	—	—	1,530	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,387	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	108.07/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,146	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	115.08/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,345	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	99.91/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	280.98/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	369.85/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	325.87/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	229.72/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	279.59/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	423.95/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	319.30/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	472.00/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,543	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	373.79/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	259.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	413.64/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	315.76/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	289.63/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	310.57/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,152	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	370.71/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	417.67/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,566	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	314.72/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	401.95/cwt	385.00–425.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	246.03/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	465.73/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	86.62/cwt	82.00–90.00	831	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	95.11/cwt	91.00–99.00	969	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	117.31/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,485	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	504.54/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,357	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	279.82/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	264.63/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	342.01/cwt	320.00–355.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	358.70/cwt	350.00–380.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	320.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,623	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	475.67/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,546	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	518.04/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	351.82/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,157	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	242.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	290.64/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,508	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	311.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	362.03/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	521.44/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	255.99/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	420.94/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,587	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	264.64/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,376	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	377.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,032	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	228.55/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	287.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,370	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	301.54/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,288	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	284.86/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,638	13

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 966Last week 1,217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 278Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,714	161.00–172.00	166.21
7	—	1,314	138.00–146.00	140.48
3	—	1,530	154.00–158.00	156.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,060	103.00–111.00	108.07
35	—	1,169	112.00–120.00	115.08
11	—	1,027	95.00–102.00	99.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	959	82.00–90.00	86.62
11	—	1,019	91.00–99.00	95.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,266	113.00–121.00	117.31
2	—	1,173	110.00	110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	410.00–440.00	423.95
5	350–400	377	355.00–395.00	369.85
3	400–450	430	310.00–340.00	319.30
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	520.00	520.00
6	250–300	264	515.00–525.00	521.44
15	300–350	325	450.00–500.00	475.67
23	350–400	377	400.00–445.00	420.94
6	400–450	430	350.00–385.00	362.03
9	450–500	477	300.00–330.00	311.24
21	500–550	506	300.00–325.00	320.80
13	550–600	575	275.00–300.00	284.86
4	600–650	614	240.00–265.00	255.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	350.00–380.00	358.70
3	250–300	265	320.00–355.00	342.01
3	300–350	315	310.00–335.00	325.87
6	350–400	365	265.00–290.00	280.98
4	400–450	411	265.00–285.00	279.59
4	450–500	461	250.00–270.00	264.63
3	500–550	530	225.00–240.00	229.72
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	385.00–425.00	401.95
12	250–300	273	360.00–400.00	377.93
17	300–350	329	340.00–370.00	351.82
31	350–400	371	295.00–325.00	310.57
31	400–450	427	290.00–320.00	301.54
18	450–500	477	275.00–305.00	287.22
15	500–550	520	250.00–275.00	264.64
8	550–600	573	235.00–260.00	246.03
4	600–650	634	225.00–240.00	228.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	450.00–485.00	465.73
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	330	400.00–445.00	413.64
2	350–400	373	355.00–395.00	373.79
4	400–450	434	310.00–335.00	315.76
4	450–500	461	275.00–295.00	289.63
2	500–550	523	250.00–270.00	259.57
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	230	500.00–560.00	518.04
11	250–300	269	475.00–525.00	504.54
19	300–350	327	450.00–495.00	472.00
10	350–400	375	405.00–430.00	417.67
9	400–450	429	355.00–390.00	370.71
10	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	314.72
13	500–550	519	275.00–305.00	290.64
11	550–600	570	265.00–290.00	279.82
5	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	242.88

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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