Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.01/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −130.69 against this barn's trailing median of $421.70.

Average price

$291.01

13 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.29

vs FL average

−23.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	291.01	1,530	13thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.02, low $348.28, median $421.70 across 18 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

291.01

—

FL average3 barns · 44 hd

292.30

−1.29

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−23.09

This barn, trailing median18 sales

421.70

−130.69

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	1,392	149.65	2,084	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,254	138.12	1,732	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	130.96	1,465	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	106.45	955	34

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	281.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	293.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,210	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	358.80/cwt	345.00–365.00	958	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	276.43/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	329.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	346.18/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,132	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	387.29/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	370.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	386.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	370.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	379.55/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	234.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	307.05/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	122.20/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,256	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	136.60/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,578	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	130.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,463	41
Bulls	—	—	1,189	133.71/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,472	156.27/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,300	19
Bulls	—	—	1,334	144.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,927	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	99.64/cwt	95.00–104.00	884	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	110.17/cwt	105.00–115.00	994	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	138.44/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,735	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	282.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	401.98/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	264.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	333.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	223.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	254.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	394.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,455	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	293.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,510	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	430.46/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	299.76/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	363.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.23/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	360.52/cwt	350.00–365.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	229.64/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	317.29/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	422.64/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	255.27/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	399.59/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	259.16/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	258.24/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	354.87/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,494	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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 535Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 237Year ago 299

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	420.00–430.00	422.64
5	300–350	333	395.00–415.00	399.59
42	350–400	369	380.00–400.00	394.23
4	400–450	421	350.00–360.00	354.87
10	450–500	471	310.00–325.00	317.29
10	500–550	514	280.00–300.00	293.86
3	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	281.49
5	600–650	618	247.00–265.00	255.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	330	375.00–390.00	379.55
4	350–400	361	360.00–375.00	370.90
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	212	350.00–365.00	360.52
11	250–300	267	345.00–365.00	358.80
7	300–350	327	340.00–355.00	346.18
7	350–400	383	325.00–340.00	329.04
21	400–450	412	280.00–300.00	293.70
6	450–500	479	270.00–290.00	276.43
4	500–550	516	255.00–262.00	259.16
3	550–600	565	255.00–260.00	258.24
4	600–650	623	220.00–240.00	229.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	330.00–340.00	333.61
2	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	373	300.00–315.00	307.05
6	400–450	430	260.00–275.00	264.65
3	450–500	480	250.00–265.00	254.69
2	500–550	523	230.00–240.00	234.78
4	550–600	584	220.00–235.00	223.53
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	315	380.00–390.00	386.35
4	350–400	361	360.00–375.00	370.90
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	420.00–440.00	430.46
2	300–350	323	395.00–410.00	401.98
6	350–400	373	380.00–395.00	387.29
4	400–450	416	350.00–370.00	363.39
4	450–500	478	295.00–310.00	299.76
2	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.39
2	600–650	623	245.00–260.00	252.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,028	118.00–124.00	122.20
26	—	1,155	134.00–142.00	136.60
41	—	1,124	125.00–133.00	130.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	887	95.00–104.00	99.64
22	—	902	105.00–115.00	110.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,253	135.00–143.00	138.44
1	—	1,280	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	129.00–138.00	133.71
19	—	1,472	150.00–162.00	156.27
12	—	1,334	140.00–148.00	144.49

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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