Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $284.17/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$284.17

84 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$21.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	435	302.92	1,316	10thin
Medium and Large 1	513	281.64	1,445	74

One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale84 hd

284.17

—

FL average7 barns · 427 hd

300.73

−16.56

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	1,440	127.97	1,843	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,246	117.98	1,470	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	113.52	1,251	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	97.52	939	31

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	373	247.35/cwt	245.00–250.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	329.59/cwt	325.00–335.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	261.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	231.21/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	239.80/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,178	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	241.32/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	260.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	247.64/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	258.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	323.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	361.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	273.43/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,430	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	394.59/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	297.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,370	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	391.20/cwt	385.00–395.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	347.35/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	412.91/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,123	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	409.72/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	248.21/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	350.45/cwt	340.00–355.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	298.14/cwt	295.00–305.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	351.83/cwt	345.00–360.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	359.80/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	396.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	227.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	238.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	229	405.45/cwt	400.00–415.00	928	6
Bulls	—	—	1,382	127.28/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,759	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	108.88/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,147	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,506	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,395	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	116.89/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,481	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	100.76/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,002	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	91.63/cwt	90.00–94.00	831	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	114.32/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,288	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	118.38/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,346	33

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 852Year ago 1,099

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 346Year ago 452

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	245.00–250.00	247.35
2	—	273	325.00–335.00	329.59
3	—	415	245.00–250.00	248.21
1	—	300	290.00	290.00
2	—	523	225.00–230.00	227.39
3	—	465	235.00–240.00	238.23
2	—	200	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	260.00–265.00	261.86
3	—	625	227.00–237.00	231.21
2	—	573	235.00–245.00	239.80
9	—	471	245.00–255.00	250.06
7	—	515	235.00–245.00	241.32
5	—	417	255.00–265.00	260.85
6	—	261	340.00–355.00	350.45
6	—	329	295.00–305.00	298.14
9	—	225	345.00–360.00	351.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	242.00–250.00	247.64
3	—	580	255.00–265.00	258.16
3	—	430	320.00–330.00	323.10
3	—	365	355.00–365.00	361.39
1	—	250	420.00	420.00
35	—	523	269.00–278.00	273.43
17	—	461	290.00–300.00	297.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	260.00	260.00
2	—	273	390.00–400.00	394.59
2	—	400	310.00	310.00
1	—	450	280.00	280.00
1	—	350	350.00	350.00
2	—	600	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	385.00–395.00	391.20
2	—	450	285.00	285.00
2	—	373	345.00–350.00	347.35
3	—	265	390.00–400.00	396.29
1	—	500	260.00	260.00
2	—	400	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	272	405.00–420.00	412.91
1	—	550	260.00	260.00
5	—	322	405.00–415.00	409.72
6	—	372	355.00–365.00	359.80
2	—	500	270.00	270.00
3	—	450	290.00	290.00
4	—	423	320.00–330.00	324.73
6	—	229	400.00–415.00	405.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	126.00–128.00	127.28
1	—	1,560	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,495	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,053	107.00–111.00	108.88
31	—	1,127	112.00–116.00	114.32
33	—	1,137	117.00–121.00	118.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	120.00–124.00	121.91
4	—	1,224	114.00	114.00
7	—	1,267	115.00–118.00	116.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	994	96.00–104.00	100.76
11	—	907	90.00–94.00	91.63

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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