Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.54/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$174.54

148 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$21.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	179.63	751	95
Medium and Large 2	403	170.71	688	30
Medium and Large 3	382	158.56	605	23

One grade step is worth $21.07/cwt here — about $146 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 sale148 hd

174.54

—

FL average8 barns · 836 hd

170.39

+4.16

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	—	High	1,537	108.25	1,664	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,311	96.08	1,259	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	88.64	1,023	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	69.27	699	15

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	157.51/cwt	152.00–160.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	170.68/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	225.30/cwt	222.00–230.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	169.91/cwt	166.00–174.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.54/cwt	172.00–182.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	196.59/cwt	190.00–205.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	191.36/cwt	184.00–194.00	597	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	209.19/cwt	208.00–216.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	163.24/cwt	160.00–166.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	154.00/cwt	148.00–158.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	217.57/cwt	212.00–222.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	194.58/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	235.60/cwt	232.00–245.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	203.86/cwt	200.00–208.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	180.30/cwt	176.00–185.00	674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	166.42/cwt	162.00–172.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	198.94/cwt	198.00–200.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	213.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	233.22/cwt	228.00–238.00	756	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	196.86/cwt	194.00–200.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	192.95/cwt	192.00–194.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	179.81/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,036	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	259.49/cwt	255.00–265.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	207.08/cwt	204.00–210.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	221.54/cwt	220.00–227.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	219.89/cwt	218.00–222.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.54/cwt	202.00–212.00	975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	238.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	164.69/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.95/cwt	212.00–214.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	186.89/cwt	183.00–190.00	968	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	88.55/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,080	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	98.82/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,334	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	85.76/cwt	84.00–88.00	958	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	96.31/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,257	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	71.47/cwt	68.00–77.00	758	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	65.96/cwt	63.00–67.00	613	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	90.08/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,007	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	114.73/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,847	13
Bulls	—	—	1,578	108.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,710	12
Bulls	—	—	1,452	103.23/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,499	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	205.49/cwt	200.00–208.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	194.46/cwt	192.00–200.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	204.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	166.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	258.15/cwt	255.00–262.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	230.62/cwt	228.00–237.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	224.61/cwt	224.00–226.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	196.37/cwt	194.00–199.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	206.82/cwt	204.00–210.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	163.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	156.84/cwt	154.00–160.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	182.33/cwt	179.00–186.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	215.07/cwt	212.00–222.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	183.47/cwt	180.00–187.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	162.09/cwt	157.00–164.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	168.17/cwt	166.00–170.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	165.21/cwt	164.00–168.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	206.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.31/cwt	169.00–178.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	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 (Tue)

Tue Jan 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 809Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 366Year ago 328

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	131.00–132.00	131.48
7	—	279	160.00–170.00	163.46
1	—	500	148.00	148.00
2	—	423	154.00–160.00	156.84
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
4	—	361	157.00–164.00	162.09
2	—	573	142.00–143.00	142.48
3	—	330	164.00–168.00	165.21
1	—	200	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	152.00–160.00	157.51
2	—	623	140.00–142.00	140.96
5	—	386	166.00–174.00	169.91
3	—	472	160.00–166.00	163.24
3	—	272	180.00–187.00	183.47
4	—	416	166.00–170.00	168.17
4	—	300	180.00	180.00
3	—	230	205.00–210.00	206.45
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	160.00–170.00	166.91
4	—	221	222.00–230.00	225.30
12	—	425	172.00–182.00	176.54
9	—	272	190.00–205.00	196.59
20	—	312	184.00–194.00	191.36
10	—	621	148.00–158.00	154.00
11	—	374	176.00–185.00	180.30
10	—	524	162.00–172.00	166.42
14	—	473	169.00–178.00	173.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	636	169.00–179.00	170.68
10	—	369	212.00–222.00	217.57
6	—	518	190.00–198.00	194.58
6	—	276	232.00–245.00	235.60
9	—	428	210.00–220.00	213.65
28	—	324	228.00–238.00	233.22
9	—	576	177.00–185.00	179.81
4	—	223	255.00–265.00	259.49
6	—	470	202.00–212.00	207.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	208.00–216.00	209.19
2	—	373	198.00–200.00	198.94
1	—	450	188.00	188.00
1	—	250	212.00	212.00
2	—	423	192.00–194.00	192.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	200.00–208.00	203.86
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	473	194.00–200.00	196.86
5	—	371	204.00–210.00	207.08
4	—	284	220.00–227.00	221.54
5	—	322	218.00–222.00	219.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	217.00	217.00
5	—	417	200.00–208.00	205.49
3	—	330	224.00–226.00	224.61
2	—	373	204.00–210.00	206.82
2	—	473	179.00–186.00	182.33
2	—	200	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	199.00	199.00
9	—	271	235.00–245.00	238.61
4	—	623	162.00–168.00	164.69
2	—	423	212.00–214.00	212.95
3	—	518	183.00–190.00	186.89
2	—	223	255.00–262.00	258.15
5	—	328	228.00–237.00	230.62
3	—	380	212.00–222.00	215.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
3	—	380	192.00–200.00	194.46
2	—	273	200.00–210.00	204.59
4	—	511	160.00–169.00	166.60
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	194.00–199.00	196.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	87.00–90.00	88.55
7	—	1,350	96.00–100.00	98.82
2	—	1,263	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,117	84.00–88.00	85.76
6	—	1,305	94.00–98.00	96.31
6	—	1,118	89.00–91.00	90.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,061	68.00–77.00	71.47
6	—	930	63.00–67.00	65.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,610	111.00–119.00	114.73
12	—	1,578	106.00–110.00	108.34
17	—	1,452	101.00–105.00	103.23

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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