Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.01/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −147.96 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$235.01

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$21.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs FL average

−33.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	240.36	1,328	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	218.96	1,165	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $164 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 sale12 hd

235.01

—

FL average4 barns · 36 hd

238.54

−3.53

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−33.37

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−147.96

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	1,559	143.38	2,235	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,247	123.15	1,536	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	113.51	1,242	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	95.62	871	40

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	350–400	373	357.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	427.22/cwt	415.00–435.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	332.31/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	284.85/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	273.78/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	443.79/cwt	435.00–450.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	366.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	254.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	296.98/cwt	290.00–305.00	959	2
Steers	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	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
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	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	314.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	218.44/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,142	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	117.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,553	8
Bulls	—	—	1,539	138.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,128	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,221	126.46/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,544	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	123.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,458	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	106.32/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,137	36
Bulls	—	—	1,401	127.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	114.19/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,226	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	88.58/cwt	84.00–93.00	756	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	99.41/cwt	95.00–104.00	936	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	149.08/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,385	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	318.91/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,161	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	173	393.70/cwt	385.00–405.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	253.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	395.77/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	271.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.96/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	377.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	260.03/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	389.30/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	271.44/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	282.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	340.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	238.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	423.27/cwt	410.00–435.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	362.35/cwt	345.00–370.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	322.91/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	241.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,397	5

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 850Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 283Year ago 82

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	410.00	410.00
2	200–250	200	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	323	360.00–375.00	366.98
2	350–400	373	350.00–365.00	357.05
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	250.00–265.00	254.69
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	168	435.00–450.00	443.79
5	200–250	217	410.00–435.00	423.27
4	250–300	261	385.00–400.00	395.77
2	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	389.30
2	350–400	373	370.00–385.00	377.05
6	400–450	418	325.00–340.00	332.31
3	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	271.56
2	550–600	573	255.00–257.00	255.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	474	275.00–290.00	282.67
3	500–550	525	265.00–280.00	271.44
5	550–600	572	252.00–270.00	260.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	247.00	247.00
2	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	169	415.00–435.00	427.22
7	200–250	220	345.00–370.00	362.35
5	250–300	277	335.00–350.00	340.42
6	300–350	318	315.00–330.00	322.91
7	350–400	364	305.00–325.00	318.91
7	400–450	418	275.00–290.00	284.85
5	450–500	472	265.00–285.00	273.78
4	500–550	521	230.00–245.00	238.59
5	550–600	578	235.00–255.00	241.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	385.00–405.00	393.70
2	250–300	273	310.00–320.00	314.59
2	300–350	323	290.00–305.00	296.98
4	350–400	373	285.00–300.00	292.05
3	400–450	400	250.00–260.00	253.33
2	500–550	523	217.00–220.00	218.44
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,319	114.00–121.00	117.75
17	—	1,221	122.00–130.00	126.46
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,184	119.00–127.00	123.13
36	—	1,069	102.00–109.00	106.32
56	—	1,074	110.00–118.00	114.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	854	84.00–93.00	88.58
26	—	942	95.00–104.00	99.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,539	130.00–142.00	138.26
4	—	1,401	126.00–131.00	127.65
20	—	1,600	144.00–156.00	149.08

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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