Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.68/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −135.29 against this barn's trailing median of $382.97.

Average price

$247.68

11 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs FL average

−22.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	249.45	1,342	10thin
Medium and Large 2	500	230.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

247.68

—

FL average5 barns · 65 hd

248.68

−1.00

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−22.32

This barn, trailing median24 sales

382.97

−135.29

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	1,417	143.37	2,032	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,218	131.67	1,604	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	122.75	1,352	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	101.72	956	86

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,399	143.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,006	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,336	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,482	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	132.89/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,645	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	93.44/cwt	90.00–99.00	829	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	104.23/cwt	100.00–110.00	996	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	314.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	359.70/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	256.75/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	349.25/cwt	340.00–360.00	960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	263.13/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	394.43/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	272.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,287	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	341.82/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,507	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	238.49/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	335.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	382.30/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	411.74/cwt	405.00–420.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	255.86/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	416.29/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	284.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	328.43/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,195	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	396.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	381.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	371.74/cwt	365.00–380.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	229.76/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	302.15/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	270.65/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	472.12/cwt	460.00–480.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	404.20/cwt	395.00–420.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	393.67/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	280.48/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,498	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	247.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	304.59/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	259.65/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	414.45/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	282.19/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,517	152.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,312	5
Bulls	—	—	1,334	132.09/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	132.35/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,638	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	115.41/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,182	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	359.59/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 534Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 213Year ago 124

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	140.00–148.00	143.37
5	—	1,517	149.00–155.00	152.41
4	—	1,334	130.00–133.00	132.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,078	120.00–128.00	123.91
15	—	1,238	129.00–137.00	132.35
22	—	1,024	111.00–119.00	115.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,238	129.00–137.00	132.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	887	90.00–99.00	93.44
66	—	956	100.00–110.00	104.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	314.65
3	350–400	365	295.00–310.00	304.59
3	400–450	430	255.00–270.00	259.65
2	450–500	473	240.00–255.00	247.14
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	365.00–380.00	371.74
12	250–300	275	340.00–360.00	349.25
6	300–350	329	330.00–345.00	335.57
19	350–400	364	315.00–335.00	328.43
4	400–450	428	280.00–295.00	284.74
19	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	272.18
6	500–550	519	245.00–265.00	256.75
4	550–600	566	225.00–245.00	238.49
3	600–650	622	220.00–240.00	229.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	373	355.00–365.00	359.70
2	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	523	255.00–272.00	263.13
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	405.00–420.00	411.74
6	250–300	271	405.00–425.00	416.29
6	300–350	323	385.00–405.00	393.67
11	350–400	366	370.00–390.00	382.30
20	400–450	441	340.00–360.00	341.82
11	450–500	481	295.00–315.00	302.15
15	500–550	534	275.00–295.00	280.48
2	550–600	573	262.00–280.00	270.65
2	600–650	623	252.00–260.00	255.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	265	385.00–400.00	394.43
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	365	350.00–365.00	359.59
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	460.00–480.00	472.12
3	200–250	220	395.00–420.00	404.20
6	250–300	272	405.00–425.00	414.45
3	300–350	330	395.00–400.00	396.52
3	350–400	380	380.00–385.00	381.54
6	450–500	466	270.00–290.00	282.19

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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