Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.19/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −131.77 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$251.19

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs FL average

−24.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	257.23	1,423	16thin
Medium and Large 2	539	231.87	1,250	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $173 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 sale21 hd

251.19

—

FL average3 barns · 33 hd

252.27

−1.08

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−24.98

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−131.77

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	1,455	139.29	2,027	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	131.05	1,670	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	124.10	1,339	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	104.08	905	13

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	315.35/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	422.29/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	359.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	364.70/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	270.80/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	345.71/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	303.14/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,146	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	357.37/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	368.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	266.47/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	296.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	242.18/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.76/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	267.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,130	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	115.19/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,189	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	130.39/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,473	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	122.08/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,288	30
Bulls	—	—	1,438	126.33/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,817	5
Bulls	—	—	1,519	148.40/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,254	9
Bulls	—	—	1,373	136.41/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	306.88/cwt	300.00–315.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	386.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	96.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	877	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	106.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	913	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	131.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,689	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	274.61/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	394.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	281.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	204.82/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	385.57/cwt	370.00–388.00	1,581	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	318.64/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,517	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	428.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,195	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	291.91/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	376.20/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	284.40/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,226	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	251.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	328.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	397.76/cwt	395.00–399.00	1,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	285.65/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	319.68/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	277.30/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	224.64/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	404.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,354	11

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 504Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 243Year ago 336

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	420.00–425.00	422.29
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	363	395.00–399.00	397.76
22	400–450	410	370.00–388.00	385.57
3	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	319.68
12	500–550	511	300.00–320.00	315.35
6	550–600	569	275.00–295.00	285.65
2	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	380	365.00–375.00	368.07
2	400–450	423	355.00–360.00	357.37
2	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	386.98
2	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	364.70
2	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	359.73
3	450–500	465	290.00–300.00	296.45
3	500–550	515	260.00–270.00	266.47
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	420.00–440.00	428.21
11	300–350	335	400.00–420.00	404.17
2	350–400	373	390.00–400.00	394.70
3	400–450	430	370.00–390.00	376.20
7	450–500	476	310.00–330.00	318.64
6	500–550	533	290.00–297.00	291.91
2	550–600	573	265.00–285.00	274.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	273	320.00–340.00	328.97
10	300–350	323	335.00–355.00	345.71
9	350–400	378	295.00–315.00	303.14
20	400–450	431	280.00–300.00	284.40
4	450–500	474	270.00–285.00	277.30
5	500–550	512	260.00–275.00	270.80
11	550–600	572	240.00–260.00	251.06
2	600–650	623	215.00–235.00	224.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00–315.00	306.88
2	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	380	280.00–285.00	281.54
4	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	267.10
2	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	249.76
2	500–550	523	235.00–250.00	242.18
3	550–600	550	220.00–235.00	225.00
2	600–650	623	200.00–210.00	204.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,032	114.00–117.00	115.19
21	—	1,130	127.00–135.00	130.39
30	—	1,055	118.00–126.00	122.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	92.00–98.00	96.03
10	—	857	100.00–110.00	106.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,280	128.00–135.00	131.98
2	—	1,235	124.00–126.00	125.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	122.00–129.00	126.33
9	—	1,519	142.00–154.00	148.40
6	—	1,373	134.00–141.00	136.41

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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