Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.14/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −134.83 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$248.14

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

vs FL average

−29.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	258.78	1,401	10thin
Medium and Large 2	536	234.83	1,259	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale18 hd

248.14

—

FL average4 barns · 41 hd

254.95

−6.81

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−29.08

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−134.83

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	1,607	136.13	2,188	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	128.32	1,682	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	121.08	1,345	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	102.29	973	29

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	121.65/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	317.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	136.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,442	149.14/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,151	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	121.85/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,342	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	130.24/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,642	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	113.98/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,181	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	336.35/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	409.35/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	241.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	266.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	382.25/cwt	380.00–385.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	285.02/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,374	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	288.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	323.64/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	343.06/cwt	330.00–350.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	331.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	394.63/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	370.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	405.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	427.26/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	349.21/cwt	340.00–355.00	932	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	355.82/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,142	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	379.79/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	400.99/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	394.49/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	253.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	310.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	262.22/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	393.17/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	371.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	302.05/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	411.24/cwt	400.00–425.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	434.41/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,190	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	132.21/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,727	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	94.03/cwt	91.00–95.00	937	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	104.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	981	23
Bulls	—	—	1,573	125.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	228.67/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,283	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 Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 594Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 182Year ago 180

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	119.00–126.00	121.65
12	—	1,306	129.00–136.00	132.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,101	118.00–126.00	121.85
25	—	1,261	127.00–135.00	130.24
40	—	1,036	109.00–117.00	113.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	996	91.00–95.00	94.03
23	—	939	100.00–108.00	104.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	131.00–140.00	136.55
3	—	1,442	144.00–154.00	149.14
4	—	1,573	120.00–129.00	125.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	380	370.00–375.00	371.54
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	400.00–420.00	405.80
4	250–300	274	420.00–440.00	427.26
4	300–350	321	395.00–410.00	400.99
4	350–400	374	385.00–405.00	394.63
2	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	459	320.00–335.00	331.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	273	315.00–320.00	317.29
3	300–350	315	330.00–340.00	336.35
2	350–400	373	295.00–310.00	302.05
3	400–450	430	285.00–295.00	288.10
3	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	266.45
4	500–550	511	230.00–245.00	241.00
4	550–600	561	225.00–230.00	228.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	330.00–350.00	343.06
11	250–300	267	340.00–355.00	349.21
8	300–350	321	345.00–365.00	355.82
5	350–400	378	315.00–335.00	323.64
5	400–450	422	300.00–320.00	310.57
9	450–500	482	282.00–295.00	285.02
6	500–550	516	250.00–270.00	262.22
4	550–600	579	250.00–260.00	253.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	380.00–385.00	382.25
4	250–300	261	395.00–415.00	409.35
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	377	365.00–380.00	370.57
2	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	400.00–425.00	411.24
6	250–300	274	425.00–445.00	434.41
3	300–350	315	390.00–395.00	393.17
14	350–400	375	385.00–405.00	394.49
5	400–450	422	375.00–385.00	379.79

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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