Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $382.64/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 25 of 24 comparable sales and sits +173.78 against this barn's trailing median of $208.86.

Average price

$382.64

53 head · 337 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+100.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	342	385.45	1,320	39
Medium and Large 2	320	374.80	1,200	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $120 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $238.02, low $191.56, median $208.86 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 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

382.64

—

FL average7 barns · 204 hd

282.24

+100.40

This barn, trailing median24 sales

208.86

+173.78

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	1,517	131.20	1,990	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,284	120.04	1,541	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	114.49	1,258	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	93.42	796	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Medium and Large 1	—	481	280.56/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,349	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	429.66/cwt	425.00–435.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	396.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	312.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	332.10/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	265.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	326.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	288.07/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	342.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	262.39/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	367.05/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	250.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	342.55/cwt	335.00–355.00	942	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	254.80/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	238.94/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	418.86/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	332.59/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	266.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	327.90/cwt	320.00–335.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	357.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	342.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	436.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,183	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	272.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	361.14/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	411.34/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,357	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	129.28/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,900	4
Bulls	—	—	1,611	137.43/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,214	5
Bulls	—	—	1,375	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	109.24/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,187	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,254	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	123.57/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,611	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	97.14/cwt	91.00–102.00	905	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	90.63/cwt	87.00–99.00	719	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	115.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,258	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,403	9

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 Feb 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 869Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 216Year ago 270

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	270.00–290.00	280.56
3	—	222	425.00–435.00	429.66
1	—	550	265.00	265.00
17	—	271	425.00–445.00	436.38
2	—	523	270.00–275.00	272.39
3	—	380	355.00–375.00	361.14
6	—	330	405.00–425.00	411.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	390.00–400.00	396.35
1	—	450	255.00	255.00
2	—	423	310.00–315.00	312.37
5	—	259	415.00–420.00	418.86
2	—	373	335.00–350.00	342.05
1	—	200	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	325.00–340.00	332.10
1	—	450	290.00	290.00
2	—	523	260.00–265.00	262.39
4	—	373	360.00–375.00	367.05
2	—	250	440.00	440.00
2	—	573	250.00–260.00	254.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	240.00	240.00
2	—	373	335.00–350.00	342.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	260.00–270.00	265.87
4	—	524	240.00–260.00	250.23
12	—	275	335.00–355.00	342.55
5	—	319	320.00–340.00	332.59
6	—	429	260.00–280.00	266.41
4	—	211	350.00–360.00	357.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	320.00–330.00	326.29
3	—	380	285.00–295.00	288.07
1	—	400	255.00	255.00
3	—	465	237.00–240.00	238.94
2	—	300	300.00	300.00
3	—	230	320.00–335.00	327.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	127.00–131.00	129.28
5	—	1,611	133.00–140.00	137.43
2	—	1,375	118.00–121.00	119.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,087	105.00–111.00	109.24
28	—	1,090	112.00–118.00	115.45
9	—	1,150	119.00–125.00	122.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	109.00	109.00
8	—	1,304	121.00–125.00	123.57
3	—	1,320	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	932	91.00–102.00	97.14
8	—	793	87.00–99.00	90.63

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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