Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2024-04-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 8
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 635▲ 409 vs year ago 287 · +142.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 260▲ 81 vs year ago 136 · +59.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.15/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −121.19 against this barn's trailing median of $370.34.
Average price
$249.15
8 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,325
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.57
vs FL average
−14.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532249.151,3258thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
249.15
—
FL average3 barns · 20 hd
247.58
+1.57
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−14.81
This barn, trailing median24 sales
370.34
−121.19
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
425388350313median 370.3403/0205/1807/2008/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $410.53, low $327.47, median $370.34 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,433156.152,23722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,266139.841,77110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,119129.331,44778
CowsLean 85-90%Low917112.651,03330

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200365.00/cwt365.00–365.007301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250360.00/cwt360.00–360.009001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271389.59/cwt380.00–400.001,0564
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315371.35/cwt365.00–375.001,1703
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328387.02/cwt380.00–400.001,2694
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373379.70/cwt375.00–385.001,4162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373364.70/cwt360.00–370.001,3602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430353.10/cwt350.00–360.001,5183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524302.84/cwt297.00–310.001,5874
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226343.78/cwt340.00–350.0077715
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227307.05/cwt300.00–320.006975
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280329.46/cwt325.00–340.009223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287349.05/cwt345.00–365.001,0029
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322339.29/cwt330.00–350.001,09322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334313.37/cwt310.00–325.001,0474
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,17310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373299.70/cwt295.00–305.001,1182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420276.02/cwt265.00–285.001,1597
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430253.10/cwt250.00–260.001,0883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476261.06/cwt255.00–270.001,2434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518250.60/cwt240.00–260.001,2986
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573244.80/cwt240.00–250.001,4032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200360.00/cwt360.00–360.007201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225384.60/cwt380.00–390.008655
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264394.57/cwt380.00–400.001,0426
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273366.88/cwt360.00–375.001,0022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315371.35/cwt365.00–375.001,1706
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324391.62/cwt380.00–400.001,26918
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359390.48/cwt375.00–395.001,40212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361365.90/cwt355.00–370.001,3214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426354.79/cwt350.00–365.001,5115
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,000141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4101
Bulls——1,227149.51/cwt145.00–153.001,8349
Bulls——1,623162.40/cwt156.00–168.002,63612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873102.25/cwt100.00–105.008935
Cows—Lean 85-90%926114.73/cwt110.00–118.001,06225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,071122.04/cwt119.00–124.001,30717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105128.92/cwt125.00–133.001,42546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,180128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216138.84/cwt135.00–142.001,68815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,276141.15/cwt137.00–144.001,8019

This sale against other markets

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.