Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.57/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −130.40 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$252.57

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$19.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs FL average

−17.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	254.77	1,377	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	235.00	1,234	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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

252.57

—

FL average5 barns · 50 hd

245.61

+6.96

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−17.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−130.40

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	—	High	1,473	145.99	2,151	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	128.95	1,643	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	121.48	1,379	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	104.34	970	41

Every lot, as filed

54 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	500–550	521	257.02/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	265.01/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	289.78/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	387.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,376	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	388.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,259	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	251.01/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	177	352.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	264.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	323.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	329.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	252.10/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	113.29/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,202	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	128.46/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,533	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	120.25/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,356	41
Bulls	—	—	1,414	155.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,201	7
Bulls	—	—	1,575	146.34/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,305	11
Bulls	—	—	1,356	134.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	370.58/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	264.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,385	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	97.12/cwt	91.00–101.00	879	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	108.09/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,018	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	131.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,736	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,176	123.11/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	189	401.75/cwt	400.00–410.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	318.99/cwt	310.00–330.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	314.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	282.14/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	392.48/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,056	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	285.19/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,349	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	342.91/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	398.79/cwt	390.00–415.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	274.64/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	326.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	408.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	870	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	393.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	263.27/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	348.71/cwt	340.00–357.00	945	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	344.67/cwt	335.00–360.00	782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	349.39/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,118	42

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 508Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 228Year ago 257

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	177	340.00–360.00	352.83
16	200–250	227	335.00–360.00	344.67
37	250–300	271	340.00–357.00	348.71
42	300–350	320	340.00–356.00	349.39
3	350–400	365	320.00–330.00	326.39
3	400–450	422	265.00–285.00	274.64
7	450–500	472	255.00–275.00	265.01
10	500–550	521	245.00–265.00	257.02
6	550–600	573	245.00–260.00	251.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	180	310.00–320.00	314.58
2	200–250	223	310.00–330.00	318.99
4	250–300	284	320.00–335.00	323.30
3	300–350	315	320.00–335.00	329.52
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	245.00–260.00	252.10
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	410.00	410.00
18	200–250	213	390.00–415.00	408.22
6	250–300	258	385.00–395.00	393.09
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	473	275.00–290.00	282.14
2	500–550	523	285.00–295.00	289.78
5	550–600	572	255.00–270.00	263.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	370.00–385.00	377.50
2	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	264.76
2	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	370.00	370.00
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	323	365.00–377.00	370.58
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	264.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	189	400.00–410.00	401.75
7	200–250	224	390.00–415.00	398.79
18	250–300	269	380.00–400.00	392.48
24	300–350	324	380.00–400.00	388.46
42	350–400	355	370.00–390.00	387.74
7	400–450	425	335.00–355.00	342.91
13	450–500	473	275.00–295.00	285.19
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,061	108.00–115.00	113.29
26	—	1,193	125.00–133.00	128.46
41	—	1,128	116.00–124.00	120.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	905	91.00–101.00	97.12
27	—	942	102.00–112.00	108.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,319	127.00–135.00	131.60
5	—	1,176	119.00–126.00	123.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,414	152.00–160.00	155.64
11	—	1,575	141.00–150.00	146.34
6	—	1,356	131.00–137.00	134.07

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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