Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.15/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −133.82 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$249.15

8 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.57

vs FL average

−14.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	249.15	1,325	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

249.15

—

FL average3 barns · 20 hd

247.58

+1.57

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−14.81

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−133.82

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	1,433	156.15	2,237	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,266	139.84	1,771	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	129.33	1,447	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	112.65	1,033	30

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,227	149.51/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,834	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	138.84/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,688	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	141.15/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,801	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	102.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	893	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	114.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,062	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	313.37/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	364.70/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	379.70/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	389.59/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	371.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	302.84/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	349.05/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	366.88/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	371.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	394.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	390.48/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,402	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	391.62/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,269	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	261.06/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	250.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	343.78/cwt	340.00–350.00	777	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	384.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	354.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	353.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	387.02/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	244.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	253.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	329.46/cwt	325.00–340.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	307.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	339.29/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,093	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	276.02/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,159	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	122.04/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,307	17
Bulls	—	—	1,623	162.40/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,636	12
Bulls	—	—	1,000	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	128.92/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,425	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	299.70/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	365.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,321	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 635Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 260Year ago 136

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	145.00–153.00	149.51
12	—	1,623	156.00–168.00	162.40
1	—	1,000	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,216	135.00–142.00	138.84
17	—	1,071	119.00–124.00	122.04
46	—	1,105	125.00–133.00	128.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	128.00	128.00
9	—	1,276	137.00–144.00	141.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	100.00–105.00	102.25
25	—	926	110.00–118.00	114.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	300.00–320.00	307.05
3	250–300	280	325.00–340.00	329.46
4	300–350	334	310.00–325.00	313.37
2	350–400	373	295.00–305.00	299.70
3	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	253.10
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	226	340.00–350.00	343.78
9	250–300	287	345.00–365.00	349.05
22	300–350	322	330.00–350.00	339.29
10	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	420	265.00–285.00	276.02
4	450–500	476	255.00–270.00	261.06
6	500–550	518	240.00–260.00	250.60
2	550–600	573	240.00–250.00	244.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	315	365.00–375.00	371.35
2	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	364.70
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	365.00	365.00
4	250–300	271	380.00–400.00	389.59
4	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	387.02
2	350–400	373	375.00–385.00	379.70
3	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	353.10
4	500–550	524	297.00–310.00	302.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	273	360.00–375.00	366.88
6	300–350	315	365.00–375.00	371.35
4	350–400	361	355.00–370.00	365.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	380.00–390.00	384.60
6	250–300	264	380.00–400.00	394.57
18	300–350	324	380.00–400.00	391.62
12	350–400	359	375.00–395.00	390.48
5	400–450	426	350.00–365.00	354.79

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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