Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.61/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$168.61

193 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	170.52	692	138
Medium and Large 2	378	165.31	625	36
Medium and Large 3	345	161.03	556	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale193 hd

168.61

—

FL average7 barns · 707 hd

162.53

+6.08

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	1,618	106.25	1,719	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	86.37	1,152	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	82.24	1,037	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	65.37	642	53

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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	—	510	185.02/cwt	178.00–188.00	944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	213.79/cwt	208.00–218.00	787	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	201.37/cwt	200.00–206.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	221.20/cwt	215.00–225.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	220.50/cwt	215.00–227.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	205.72/cwt	202.00–210.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	192.46/cwt	190.00–199.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	184.88/cwt	182.00–189.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	178.71/cwt	174.00–180.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	166.63/cwt	166.00–168.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	225.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	253.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.58/cwt	158.00–167.00	764	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.35/cwt	158.00–166.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	184.06/cwt	180.00–188.00	595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	204.79/cwt	202.00–208.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.39/cwt	168.00–177.00	648	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	174.93/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	213.40/cwt	212.00–216.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	186.46/cwt	186.00–188.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	146.89/cwt	144.00–150.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	215.05/cwt	207.00–220.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	204.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	242.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	169.72/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	197.12/cwt	194.00–202.00	944	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.85/cwt	142.00–152.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	225.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	196.76/cwt	192.00–202.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	201.50/cwt	200.00–209.00	881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	172.58/cwt	169.00–175.00	984	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	88.31/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,184	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	83.54/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,114	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	78.09/cwt	76.00–80.00	932	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	88.12/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,150	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	67.86/cwt	65.00–74.00	680	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	83.03/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,089	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	77.39/cwt	76.00–79.00	977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	62.36/cwt	60.00–64.00	597	24
Bulls	—	—	1,445	100.06/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,446	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	110.51/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,810	11
Bulls	—	—	1,719	105.03/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	213.45/cwt	208.00–218.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	193.29/cwt	190.00–197.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	172.31/cwt	168.00–177.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	221.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	188.48/cwt	188.00–189.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	201.84/cwt	200.00–206.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	206.90/cwt	205.00–208.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	185.89/cwt	184.00–188.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	181.91/cwt	180.00–184.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	213.26/cwt	210.00–217.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	236.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	197.11/cwt	192.00–199.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	136.93/cwt	134.00–138.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	152.78/cwt	152.00–155.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	163.62/cwt	158.00–168.00	686	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	143.90/cwt	142.00–146.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	171.80/cwt	170.00–178.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	181.80/cwt	176.00–188.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	180.60/cwt	177.00–185.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	195.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	625	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	193.60/cwt	190.00–198.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	165.16/cwt	160.00–174.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	197.56/cwt	190.00–205.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	719	6

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 (Tue)

Tue Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 976Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 379Last week 265Year ago 217

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	178.00–188.00	185.02
21	—	368	208.00–218.00	213.79
2	—	200	245.00	245.00
8	—	425	202.00–210.00	205.72
9	—	321	220.00–230.00	225.47
4	—	573	172.00–179.00	174.93
3	—	272	240.00–245.00	242.26
5	—	625	164.00–174.00	169.72
10	—	479	194.00–202.00	197.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	200.00–206.00	201.37
2	—	273	215.00–227.00	220.50
1	—	500	176.00	176.00
5	—	433	190.00–199.00	192.46
3	—	477	182.00–189.00	184.88
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
3	—	580	166.00–168.00	166.63
4	—	328	212.00–216.00	213.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
3	—	215	215.00–225.00	221.20
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
5	—	459	174.00–180.00	178.71
2	—	323	202.00–208.00	204.79
4	—	434	186.00–188.00	186.46
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
2	—	623	144.00–150.00	146.89
2	—	273	200.00–210.00	204.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	130.00–140.00	134.57
23	—	470	158.00–167.00	162.58
28	—	378	168.00–177.00	171.39
4	—	576	132.00–142.00	135.39
4	—	215	207.00–220.00	215.05
3	—	520	142.00–152.00	147.85
43	—	419	158.00–168.00	163.62
17	—	319	190.00–200.00	195.85
10	—	266	190.00–205.00	197.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
9	—	380	158.00–166.00	160.35
1	—	400	148.00	148.00
8	—	323	180.00–188.00	184.06
4	—	511	134.00–138.00	136.93
5	—	271	176.00–188.00	181.80
2	—	223	190.00–198.00	193.60
6	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
6	—	383	152.00–155.00	152.78
2	—	473	142.00–146.00	143.90
4	—	334	170.00–178.00	171.80
2	—	223	177.00–185.00	180.60
4	—	284	160.00–174.00	165.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	227	250.00–260.00	253.52
2	—	623	160.00–167.00	163.37
10	—	321	220.00–230.00	225.52
2	—	473	192.00–202.00	196.76
11	—	437	200.00–209.00	201.50
3	—	570	169.00–175.00	172.58
6	—	368	208.00–218.00	213.45
2	—	523	180.00–184.00	181.91
8	—	276	230.00–245.00	236.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
2	—	373	190.00–197.00	193.29
1	—	550	154.00	154.00
1	—	250	208.00	208.00
1	—	200	220.00	220.00
3	—	315	205.00–208.00	206.90
2	—	423	184.00–188.00	185.89
2	—	450	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	168.00–177.00	172.31
3	—	280	220.00–225.00	221.49
2	—	473	188.00–189.00	188.48
3	—	380	200.00–206.00	201.84
2	—	323	210.00–217.00	213.26
1	—	200	240.00	240.00
4	—	411	192.00–199.00	197.11
1	—	600	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,341	86.00–90.00	88.31
6	—	1,334	81.00–85.00	83.54
2	—	1,263	76.00–79.00	77.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,193	76.00–80.00	78.09
29	—	1,305	86.00–90.00	88.12
41	—	1,312	81.00–85.00	83.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,002	65.00–74.00	67.86
24	—	957	60.00–64.00	62.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	99.00–101.00	100.06
11	—	1,638	108.00–116.00	110.51
8	—	1,719	103.00–107.00	105.03

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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