Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $291.22/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$291.22

97 head · 374 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$5.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	292.06	1,106	81
Medium and Large 2	351	286.97	1,009	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.10/cwt here — about $97 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 sale97 hd

291.22

—

FL average7 barns · 546 hd

270.78

+20.44

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	1,525	128.00	1,952	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,267	115.71	1,466	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	112.10	1,240	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	91.47	812	40

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	—	478	243.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	228.24/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	285.95/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	340.53/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	294.50/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	420.77/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	322.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	268.39/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	388.51/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,274	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	267.35/cwt	265.00–270.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	377.33/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	292.26/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	260.25/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	353.63/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	348.34/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	434.66/cwt	430.00–440.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	338.21/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	391.35/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	421.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	240.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,368	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	281.80/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	322.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	222.08/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	270.81/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	286.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	314.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	239.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	330.72/cwt	325.00–340.00	919	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	290.95/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	337.35/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	283.33/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	376.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	346.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	751	13
Bulls	—	—	1,525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,952	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	92.44/cwt	88.00–96.00	823	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	84.64/cwt	83.00–86.00	736	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	107.41/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,145	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	114.52/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,483	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	112.41/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,214	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	117.60/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,387	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,482	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	107.95/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,398	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 987Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 391Year ago 276

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	240.00–250.00	243.22
8	—	568	235.00–245.00	240.81
5	—	363	275.00–285.00	281.80
9	—	312	315.00–325.00	322.06
5	—	621	217.00–227.00	222.08
7	—	420	265.00–275.00	270.81
4	—	524	235.00–245.00	239.13
19	—	278	325.00–340.00	330.72
13	—	217	340.00–350.00	346.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	225.00–230.00	228.24
3	—	230	320.00–330.00	322.90
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
2	—	373	265.00–270.00	267.35
3	—	300	305.00	305.00
4	—	273	310.00–320.00	314.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	285.00–287.00	285.95
2	—	250	395.00	395.00
2	—	523	275.00–280.00	277.39
2	—	323	375.00–380.00	377.33
2	—	350	335.00	335.00
1	—	600	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	337.00–345.00	340.53
10	—	476	290.00–300.00	294.50
5	—	267	415.00–425.00	420.77
1	—	200	435.00	435.00
6	—	579	265.00–275.00	268.39
8	—	328	385.00–395.00	388.51
3	—	522	290.00–295.00	292.26
5	—	622	255.00–265.00	260.25
4	—	361	350.00–355.00	353.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	420.00	420.00
1	—	400	325.00	325.00
2	—	373	335.00–340.00	337.35
2	—	473	280.00–287.00	283.33
2	—	250	400.00	400.00
3	—	330	375.00–380.00	376.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	345.00–355.00	348.34
6	—	220	430.00–440.00	434.66
3	—	415	335.00–340.00	338.21
3	—	315	385.00–395.00	391.35
7	—	266	415.00–425.00	421.10
3	—	530	285.00–290.00	286.57
2	—	473	290.00–292.00	290.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	890	88.00–96.00	92.44
5	—	869	83.00–86.00	84.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,066	105.00–109.00	107.41
16	—	1,080	110.00–114.00	112.41
17	—	1,179	115.00–119.00	117.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	112.00–116.00	114.52
11	—	1,246	117.00–121.00	118.96
4	—	1,295	107.00–110.00	107.95

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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