Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $250.42/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$250.42

138 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$5.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	251.60	1,039	108
Medium and Large 2	367	246.16	902	30

One grade step is worth $5.44/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale138 hd

250.42

—

FL average4 barns · 335 hd

250.77

−0.35

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	1,527	122.15	1,866	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,228	107.81	1,324	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	103.72	1,180	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	84.02	754	45

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	341.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	302.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	247.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	358.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	382.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	232.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	247.85/cwt	245.00–250.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	237.71/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	238.12/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	251.16/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	232.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,304	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	245.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,246	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	342.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	291.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	242.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,115	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	259.48/cwt	255.00–265.00	968	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	251.83/cwt	250.00–255.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	268.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	216.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	231.87/cwt	230.00–235.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	233.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	347.33/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	243.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,042	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	265.16/cwt	260.00–270.00	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	280.80/cwt	275.00–290.00	781	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	359.59/cwt	355.00–365.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	263.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	339.80/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	274.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	232.20/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	291.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	355.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	817	7
Bulls	—	—	1,554	120.50/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,873	9
Bulls	—	—	1,324	116.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,544	7
Bulls	—	—	1,646	127.51/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,099	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	107.21/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,313	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	107.81/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,324	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	86.20/cwt	81.00–90.00	778	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	78.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	689	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	98.04/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,030	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	103.83/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,150	23

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,068Last week 1,033Year ago 1,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 298Year ago 220

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Monday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	330.00	330.00
2	—	523	230.00–235.00	232.39
2	—	400	290.00	290.00
4	—	484	250.00–255.00	251.16
1	—	600	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	380.00–385.00	382.29
5	—	622	232.00–242.00	237.71
6	—	571	235.00–242.00	238.12
5	—	518	240.00–250.00	245.79
14	—	470	260.00–270.00	265.17
2	—	373	340.00–345.00	342.35
1	—	400	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	340.00–345.00	341.45
2	—	450	250.00	250.00
2	—	323	345.00–350.00	347.33
2	—	273	355.00–365.00	359.59
3	—	430	290.00–295.00	291.55
1	—	550	232.00	232.00
2	—	350	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	300.00–305.00	302.37
5	—	513	240.00–250.00	247.27
6	—	330	355.00–365.00	358.03
1	—	250	385.00	385.00
5	—	476	260.00–270.00	263.87
3	—	372	335.00–345.00	339.80
1	—	550	245.00	245.00
4	—	629	230.00–235.00	232.20
7	—	230	350.00–365.00	355.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	245.00–250.00	247.85
5	—	327	250.00–255.00	251.83
6	—	258	260.00–270.00	268.09
5	—	427	230.00–235.00	231.87
2	—	223	270.00–280.00	274.49
3	—	500	220.00	220.00
4	—	473	225.00–230.00	227.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	225.00–235.00	232.08
4	—	223	285.00–300.00	291.74
16	—	460	235.00–245.00	242.33
16	—	373	255.00–265.00	259.48
4	—	616	210.00–220.00	216.63
9	—	524	230.00–240.00	233.69
25	—	428	240.00–250.00	243.44
12	—	320	260.00–270.00	265.16
13	—	278	275.00–290.00	280.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,554	119.00–123.00	120.50
7	—	1,324	114.00–118.00	116.63
10	—	1,646	124.00–132.00	127.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,225	106.00–110.00	107.21
14	—	1,051	96.00–100.00	98.04
23	—	1,108	101.00–105.00	103.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	106.00–110.00	107.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	903	81.00–90.00	86.20
12	—	883	76.00–80.00	78.04

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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