Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.87/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −145.09 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$237.87

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$28.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs FL average

−34.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	243.59	1,335	4thin
Medium and Large 2	500	215.00	1,075	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.59/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.90, low $334.36, median $382.97 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

237.87

—

FL average3 barns · 18 hd

248.29

−10.42

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−34.04

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−145.09

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	1,499	133.79	2,005	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	134.60	1,880	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	121.79	1,480	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	102.23	1,002	38

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,615	135.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,180	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,542	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	115.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,339	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	130.47/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,635	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	125.74/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,900	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	140.07/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,815	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	366.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	273.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	354.70/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	299.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	294.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	244.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	300.58/cwt	295.00–315.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	253.27/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	282.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	394.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	264.80/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	294.49/cwt	290.00–310.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	264.52/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	269.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	374.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.10/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	399.75/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	276.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	364.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	392.33/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,267	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	104.10/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,034	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	95.21/cwt	90.00–98.00	888	8
Bulls	—	—	1,241	125.64/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,559	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 882Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 241Year ago 143

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	133.00–139.00	135.00
6	—	1,241	122.00–129.00	125.64
2	—	1,865	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,246	120.00–127.00	123.76
34	—	1,162	110.00–118.00	115.25
17	—	1,253	128.00–138.00	130.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,511	123.00–131.00	125.74
14	—	1,296	134.00–144.00	140.07
1	—	2,015	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	993	100.00–110.00	104.10
8	—	933	90.00–98.00	95.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	315	360.00–370.00	366.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	250	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	323	390.00–395.00	392.33
3	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	374.80
2	550–600	573	265.00–275.00	269.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	280.00–290.00	282.98
3	300–350	315	270.00–280.00	276.35
3	350–400	380	270.00–280.00	273.07
4	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.10
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	500	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	295.00–315.00	300.58
4	300–350	334	290.00–310.00	294.49
4	350–400	374	290.00–310.00	299.70
4	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	294.73
2	450–500	473	255.00–275.00	264.52
2	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	244.78
2	550–600	573	240.00–245.00	242.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	364.65
2	350–400	373	350.00–360.00	354.70
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	390.00–405.00	399.75
6	300–350	318	385.00–400.00	394.76
2	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	382.35
2	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.10
2	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	264.80
2	600–650	623	247.00–260.00	253.27

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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