Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.48/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −130.49 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$252.48

19 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

vs FL average

−14.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	257.18	1,445	15thin
Medium and Large 2	535	234.86	1,256	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

252.48

—

FL average5 barns · 44 hd

258.44

−5.96

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−14.39

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−130.49

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	1,450	145.05	2,103	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	135.14	1,801	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	131.38	1,470	147
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	108.05	992	16

Every lot, as filed

53 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	450–500	481	316.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	424.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	304.70/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	264.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	255.80/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,351	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	378.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	271.47/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	337.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	396.79/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	312.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	318.03/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	394.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	279.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	377.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	297.14/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	292.05/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	233.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,236	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	129.25/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,958	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	127.07/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,391	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	135.21/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,550	80
Bulls	—	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,268	138.74/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	394.55/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	326.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,028	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	148.41/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,240	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	100.13/cwt	100.00–101.00	944	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	112.80/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,019	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	136.40/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,765	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.71/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	403.71/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,534	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	292.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	424.65/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	370.75/cwt	361.00–380.00	1,557	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	416.24/cwt	405.00–430.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	257.87/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	332.67/cwt	330.00–345.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	348.97/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	319.18/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	278.15/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	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 Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 644Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 286Year ago 173

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady 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
2	200–250	223	405.00–430.00	416.24
4	250–300	280	420.00–440.00	425.71
4	300–350	323	420.00–430.00	424.65
10	350–400	375	390.00–405.00	396.79
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	481	310.00–330.00	316.18
4	500–550	524	285.00–300.00	292.83
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	395.00	395.00
2	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	330	390.00–405.00	394.55
5	350–400	368	370.00–385.00	378.56
2	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	473	290.00–305.00	297.14
3	500–550	515	265.00–275.00	271.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
7	300–350	316	415.00–430.00	424.72
11	350–400	380	390.00–410.00	403.71
16	400–450	420	361.00–380.00	370.75
7	450–500	471	310.00–325.00	319.18
6	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	622	270.00–285.00	278.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	394.65
2	350–400	373	370.00–385.00	377.05
2	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	237	330.00–345.00	332.67
5	250–300	274	330.00–350.00	337.52
7	300–350	319	340.00–355.00	348.97
3	350–400	372	310.00–325.00	318.03
7	400–450	424	295.00–315.00	304.70
2	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	528	250.00–265.00	255.80
10	550–600	579	254.00–265.00	257.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	280	310.00–320.00	312.98
3	300–350	315	320.00–330.00	326.35
4	350–400	373	285.00–300.00	292.05
2	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	279.73
4	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	264.76
3	500–550	530	230.00–240.00	233.14
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	128.00–131.00	129.25
14	—	1,294	133.00–140.00	136.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,095	122.00–130.00	127.07
3	—	920	121.00	121.00
80	—	1,146	131.00–139.00	135.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	100.00–101.00	100.13
10	—	903	109.00–115.00	112.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,268	135.00–141.00	138.74
12	—	1,509	142.00–154.00	148.41

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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