Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $292.93/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$292.93

103 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$22.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	297.29	1,120	83
Medium and Large 2	358	274.87	985	20

One grade step is worth $22.42/cwt here — about $135 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 sale103 hd

292.93

—

FL average6 barns · 379 hd

296.64

−3.71

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	—	Low	1,453	134.84	1,959	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,210	128.97	1,561	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	121.71	1,368	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	100.20	944	56

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	415	254.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	303.36/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	305.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	240.39/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	279.61/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	294.52/cwt	285.00–300.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	314.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	334.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	337.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	284.43/cwt	280.00–290.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	387.20/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	373.17/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	324.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	393.03/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,242	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	394.64/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,109	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	366.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	101.74/cwt	97.00–107.00	955	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	123.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,447	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	113.50/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,268	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	130.48/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,472	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	93.09/cwt	86.00–96.00	889	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	130.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,593	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	122.46/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,381	26
Bulls	—	—	1,212	123.78/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,500	6
Bulls	—	—	1,235	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	143.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,389	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	366.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	185	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	270.41/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	369.64/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	369.46/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	319.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,010	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	316.88/cwt	310.00–325.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	277.02/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,161	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	254.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	244.69/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	336.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	281.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	372.35/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,389	2

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 882Last week 440Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 149Year ago 183

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	245.00–260.00	254.64
2	—	550	220.00	220.00
3	—	315	285.00–300.00	294.52
2	—	223	310.00–320.00	314.49
2	—	175	280.00–290.00	284.43
2	—	273	310.00–325.00	316.88
3	—	480	240.00–255.00	244.69
3	—	365	275.00–285.00	281.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	295.00–315.00	303.36
4	—	173	300.00–320.00	305.65
4	—	574	235.00–245.00	240.39
17	—	283	330.00–350.00	334.66
12	—	472	260.00–280.00	270.41
16	—	316	310.00–325.00	319.75
11	—	419	265.00–285.00	277.02
9	—	522	245.00–265.00	254.76
2	—	223	330.00–345.00	336.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	270.00–290.00	279.61
1	—	200	375.00	375.00
1	—	250	385.00	385.00
2	—	423	335.00–340.00	337.37
4	—	324	380.00–395.00	387.20
2	—	373	370.00–375.00	372.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	335.00	335.00
1	—	350	340.00	340.00
3	—	315	370.00–375.00	373.17
2	—	423	320.00–330.00	324.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	380.00–400.00	393.03
6	—	281	390.00–405.00	394.64
1	—	450	335.00	335.00
2	—	400	355.00	355.00
2	—	223	360.00–375.00	366.74
2	—	185	375.00	375.00
6	—	372	360.00–380.00	369.64
1	—	500	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	340.00	340.00
2	—	323	360.00–375.00	366.98
3	—	280	365.00–380.00	369.46
2	—	200	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	939	97.00–107.00	101.74
10	—	955	86.00–96.00	93.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	118.00–126.00	123.16
11	—	1,220	127.00–135.00	130.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,117	109.00–117.00	113.50
24	—	1,128	127.00–135.00	130.48
26	—	1,128	118.00–126.00	122.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	119.00–127.00	123.78
2	—	1,235	128.00	128.00
9	—	1,662	140.00–149.00	143.74

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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