Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.39/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$175.39

135 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	181.89	736	79
Medium and Large 2	418	168.87	707	36
Medium and Large 3	389	161.41	628	20

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $108 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 sale135 hd

175.39

—

FL average8 barns · 747 hd

172.30

+3.08

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	1,580	114.62	1,811	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	105.80	1,345	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	102.56	1,250	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	81.34	823	32

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	523	157.91/cwt	156.00–160.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	185.78/cwt	180.00–188.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	205.92/cwt	200.00–212.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	180.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	157.29/cwt	152.00–162.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	166.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	195.33/cwt	190.00–205.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	196.62/cwt	194.00–200.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	211.29/cwt	208.00–215.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.13/cwt	166.00–174.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	216.61/cwt	216.00–218.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	175.04/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	225.67/cwt	222.00–230.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	183.30/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	178.79/cwt	174.00–183.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	193.16/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	234.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	224.44/cwt	220.00–227.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	206.84/cwt	204.00–210.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	196.52/cwt	192.00–199.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	220.75/cwt	220.00–222.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	192.78/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	235.94/cwt	235.00–237.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	174.32/cwt	170.00–179.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	282.25/cwt	280.00–285.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	262.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	83.81/cwt	79.00–88.00	878	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	104.39/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,262	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	98.95/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,159	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	76.61/cwt	74.00–78.00	723	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	99.85/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,436	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	109.10/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,413	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	108.28/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,501	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	103.93/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,243	41
Bulls	—	—	1,448	109.28/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,607	114.65/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,842	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	121.67/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	222.93/cwt	222.00–224.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	207.89/cwt	206.00–210.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	211.76/cwt	208.00–216.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	222.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	244.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	262.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	216.26/cwt	212.00–221.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	220.82/cwt	218.00–224.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	167.77/cwt	164.00–170.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	184.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	177.51/cwt	174.00–184.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	163.08/cwt	159.00–164.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	166.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	149.35/cwt	146.00–153.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	193.90/cwt	192.00–196.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	154.47/cwt	154.00–156.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	159.46/cwt	158.00–160.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	166.93/cwt	164.00–170.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	171.36/cwt	168.00–174.00	632	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 (Tue)

Tue Jan 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 886Year ago 799

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 184Year ago 248

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	156.00–160.00	157.91
2	—	223	190.00–195.00	192.25
4	—	311	180.00–188.00	185.78
2	—	273	177.00–185.00	180.67
2	—	165	180.00	180.00
2	—	623	142.00–150.00	146.14
6	—	423	164.00–170.00	166.91
4	—	584	154.00–156.00	154.47
6	—	468	164.00–170.00	166.93
4	—	369	168.00–174.00	171.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	200.00–212.00	205.92
8	—	618	152.00–162.00	157.29
5	—	567	160.00–170.00	166.05
8	—	280	190.00–205.00	195.33
8	—	324	194.00–200.00	196.62
7	—	165	200.00	200.00
9	—	526	166.00–174.00	169.13
9	—	471	174.00–183.00	178.79
14	—	366	180.00–186.00	184.02
8	—	429	174.00–184.00	177.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	164.00–170.00	167.77
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
6	—	358	159.00–164.00	163.08
1	—	300	174.00	174.00
2	—	523	146.00–153.00	149.35
4	—	461	158.00–160.00	159.46
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
2	—	423	160.00–162.00	160.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	200.00–210.00	205.20
1	—	350	233.00	233.00
7	—	621	169.00–179.00	175.04
3	—	565	182.00–184.00	183.30
4	—	524	189.00–197.00	193.16
5	—	326	230.00–240.00	234.21
5	—	427	220.00–222.00	220.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	208.00–215.00	211.29
3	—	330	216.00–218.00	216.61
2	—	273	222.00–230.00	225.67
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	189.00	189.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	240.00	240.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	182.00	182.00
3	—	315	220.00–227.00	224.44
1	—	350	218.00	218.00
2	—	423	204.00–210.00	206.84
3	—	465	192.00–199.00	196.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.33
2	—	523	188.00–198.00	192.78
2	—	373	235.00–237.00	235.94
2	—	573	170.00–179.00	174.32
2	—	223	280.00–285.00	282.25
2	—	273	260.00–265.00	262.29
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
2	—	423	212.00–221.00	216.26
2	—	165	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	222.00–224.00	222.93
2	—	423	206.00–210.00	207.89
2	—	223	260.00–265.00	262.25
2	—	373	218.00–224.00	220.82
4	—	250	235.00	235.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
2	—	473	192.00–196.00	193.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	208.00–216.00	211.76
3	—	280	220.00–230.00	222.98
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
2	—	223	240.00–250.00	244.49
1	—	450	188.00	188.00
1	—	165	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,048	79.00–88.00	83.81
11	—	944	74.00–78.00	76.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,209	102.00–106.00	104.39
2	—	1,438	98.00–101.00	99.85
7	—	1,295	107.00–111.00	109.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,171	97.00–101.00	98.95
18	—	1,386	107.00–111.00	108.28
41	—	1,196	102.00–106.00	103.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	108.00–111.00	109.28
8	—	1,607	113.00–116.00	114.65
3	—	1,685	119.00–126.00	121.67

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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