Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, 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 $238.44/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −144.53 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$238.44

13 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$19.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

vs FL average

−26.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	239.97	1,303	12thin
Medium and Large 2	500	220.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $203 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 sale13 hd

238.44

—

FL average4 barns · 44 hd

242.58

−4.14

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−26.08

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−144.53

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	1,464	151.58	2,219	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	130.38	1,688	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	121.87	1,323	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	108.09	1,043	43

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,426	138.62/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,977	4
Bulls	—	—	1,339	147.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,969	4
Bulls	—	—	1,536	159.35/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,448	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	98.84/cwt	95.00–101.00	901	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	120.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,281	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	359.59/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	341.40/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	288.23/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	296.39/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	366.88/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	232.77/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	345.32/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	324.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	252.10/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	374.47/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	389.25/cwt	387.00–392.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	266.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	392.33/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	231.45/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,076	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	113.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,235	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	127.34/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,424	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	109.89/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,071	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	130.92/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	348.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	274.42/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	346.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	391.29/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	256.41/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	287.65/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	372.25/cwt	370.00–375.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	245.12/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	324.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	351.44/cwt	340.00–365.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	297.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,363	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	391.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	375.86/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 696Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 217Year ago 288

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	133.00–143.00	138.62
4	—	1,339	145.00–150.00	147.04
9	—	1,536	155.00–167.00	159.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,314	128.00–135.00	130.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	912	95.00–101.00	98.84
36	—	975	102.00–114.00	109.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,065	115.00–123.00	120.24
7	—	1,090	110.00–114.00	113.26
22	—	1,118	124.00–132.00	127.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	365	350.00–365.00	359.59
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	370.00–375.00	372.25
3	250–300	265	385.00–395.00	391.29
7	300–350	319	380.00–400.00	391.80
4	350–400	380	370.00–390.00	375.86
3	400–450	425	340.00–355.00	346.39
16	450–500	458	285.00–300.00	297.64
7	500–550	509	275.00–292.00	287.65
2	550–600	550	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	223	387.00–392.00	389.25
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
9	300–350	325	387.00–400.00	392.33
3	350–400	365	370.00–377.00	374.47
3	400–450	422	335.00–350.00	341.40
3	450–500	465	285.00–290.00	288.23
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	566	260.00–270.00	266.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	360.00–375.00	366.88
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	324.65
3	350–400	365	290.00–300.00	296.39
4	400–450	423	245.00–260.00	252.10
3	450–500	465	225.00–235.00	231.45
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	226	340.00–365.00	351.44
4	250–300	261	345.00–350.00	348.59
7	300–350	333	340.00–360.00	345.32
4	350–400	371	320.00–330.00	324.85
10	400–450	423	265.00–285.00	274.42
9	450–500	471	245.00–265.00	256.41
7	500–550	524	235.00–255.00	245.12
5	550–600	570	220.00–240.00	232.77

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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