Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.93/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −101.71 against this barn's trailing median of $401.63.

Average price

$299.93

3 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$37.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	312.39	1,634	2thin
Medium and Large 2	500	275.00	1,375	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.39/cwt here — about $259 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

19 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $427.13, low $330.39, median $401.63 across 19 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 sale3 hd

299.93

—

FL average1 barns · 3 hd

299.93

+0.00

This barn, trailing median19 sales

401.63

−101.71

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	1,330	144.34	1,920	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	132.60	1,717	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	126.91	1,431	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	110.69	1,059	32

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	200–250	208	347.91/cwt	335.00–352.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	247.35/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	392.56/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,460	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	321.43/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	395.80/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	390.59/cwt	375.00–400.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	379.52/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	354.35/cwt	350.00–365.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	343.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	359.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	292.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	298.11/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,112	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	137.18/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,249	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	133.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,547	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	125.10/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,405	52
Bulls	—	—	1,295	132.32/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	403.14/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,068	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	142.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,765	5
Bulls	—	—	1,454	155.40/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,260	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	111.23/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,059	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	309.59/cwt	305.00–315.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	368.56/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	324.68/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	379.82/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	432.58/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	392.24/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	391.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	223.17/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	302.18/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	382.10/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	271.89/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	302.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	334.49/cwt	320.00–340.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	213.55/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	259.86/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	323.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,228	3

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 643Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 361Year ago 158

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	360.00	360.00
8	200–250	208	335.00–352.00	347.91
5	250–300	263	320.00–340.00	334.49
6	300–350	325	335.00–355.00	343.00
3	350–400	380	320.00–330.00	323.07
3	400–450	415	315.00–325.00	321.43
8	450–500	464	260.00–278.00	271.89
3	500–550	522	255.00–265.00	259.86
6	550–600	583	220.00–235.00	223.17
4	600–650	634	210.00–225.00	213.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	320.00	320.00
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
2	250–300	273	305.00–315.00	309.59
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	373	292.00–305.00	298.11
2	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.37
2	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.76
2	500–550	523	225.00–240.00	232.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	374	385.00–400.00	392.24
2	400–450	423	375.00–390.00	382.10
3	450–500	472	315.00–335.00	324.68
2	500–550	523	295.00–310.00	302.18
2	550–600	573	295.00–310.00	302.21
8	600–650	639	245.00–265.00	247.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	359.73
2	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	385.00–400.00	391.88
4	200–250	221	375.00–400.00	390.59
3	250–300	265	420.00–440.00	432.58
4	300–350	328	390.00–410.00	395.80
24	350–400	372	380.00–400.00	392.56
3	400–450	422	375.00–385.00	379.82
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	523	310.00–315.00	312.39
2	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	370.00	370.00
3	200–250	230	350.00–365.00	354.35
3	250–300	265	400.00–405.00	403.14
3	300–350	315	370.00–385.00	379.52
5	350–400	368	360.00–375.00	368.56
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	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
1	—	1,505	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,270	134.00–139.00	137.18
2	—	1,253	128.00–130.00	128.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,061	115.00–120.00	117.76
38	—	1,161	130.00–138.00	133.25
52	—	1,123	121.00–129.00	125.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	94.00	94.00
31	—	952	102.00–115.00	111.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	128.00–137.00	132.32
5	—	1,235	140.00–146.00	142.89
5	—	1,454	150.00–162.00	155.40

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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