Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes < 300 lbs. lower, 300 to 500 lbs. steady and > 500 lbs. higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.25/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$182.25

113 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	186.88	885	67
Medium and Large 2	457	178.47	816	32
Medium and Large 3	370	168.75	624	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $261 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 sale113 hd

182.25

—

FL average7 barns · 470 hd

176.52

+5.73

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	—	Average	1,544	107.35	1,657	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	98.92	1,331	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	97.32	1,221	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	75.01	734	24

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	231.17/cwt	225.00–240.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	165.90/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	171.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	170.34/cwt	166.00–174.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	174.04/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	184.73/cwt	179.00–188.00	863	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	202.36/cwt	199.00–208.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	190.75/cwt	185.00–195.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	207.17/cwt	204.00–209.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	212.38/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,115	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	198.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	227.45/cwt	226.00–230.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	188.81/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,190	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	244.02/cwt	240.00–248.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	226.51/cwt	222.00–229.00	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	216.38/cwt	215.00–218.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	203.13/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	219.82/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	228.93/cwt	228.00–230.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	210.42/cwt	209.00–212.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	225.71/cwt	222.00–229.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	214.19/cwt	210.00–218.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	227.29/cwt	225.00–230.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	230.56/cwt	228.00–232.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	204.61/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,084	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,411	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	97.62/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,323	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	93.91/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,222	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	93.26/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,162	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	67.37/cwt	66.00–69.00	593	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	77.56/cwt	73.00–80.00	784	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	97.75/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,206	27
Bulls	—	—	1,340	103.61/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,388	4
Bulls	—	—	1,646	109.22/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,798	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	102.79/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,326	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	195.90/cwt	194.00–198.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	214.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	170.57/cwt	168.00–174.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	181.88/cwt	180.00–184.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	182.79/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	208.16/cwt	204.00–211.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	189.49/cwt	188.00–194.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	221.86/cwt	220.00–224.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	180.89/cwt	178.00–185.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	170.30/cwt	168.00–172.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	190.76/cwt	186.00–196.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	161.81/cwt	158.00–166.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	199.20/cwt	198.00–200.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	183.35/cwt	179.00–186.00	944	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	186.79/cwt	184.00–190.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	182.69/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,061	5

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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 652Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 449Year ago 281

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes < 300 lbs. lower, 300 to 500 lbs. steady and > 500 lbs. higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	225.00–240.00	231.17
5	—	420	222.00–229.00	225.71
2	—	273	225.00–230.00	227.29
3	—	365	228.00–232.00	230.56
4	—	530	202.00–212.00	204.61
1	—	450	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	210.00–218.00	214.19
1	—	300	228.00	228.00
1	—	500	198.00	198.00
2	—	223	210.00–220.00	214.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	194.00–198.00	195.90
2	—	323	220.00–224.00	221.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	162.00–168.00	165.90
2	—	573	170.00–174.00	171.92
9	—	521	166.00–174.00	170.34
1	—	250	176.00	176.00
3	—	472	168.00–174.00	170.57
5	—	381	188.00–194.00	189.49
5	—	426	178.00–185.00	180.89
4	—	311	198.00–200.00	199.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	169.00–179.00	174.04
15	—	467	179.00–188.00	184.73
6	—	375	199.00–208.00	202.36
4	—	273	185.00–195.00	190.75
7	—	569	179.00–186.00	182.79
3	—	320	204.00–211.00	208.16
9	—	426	186.00–196.00	190.76
16	—	515	179.00–186.00	183.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	180.00–184.00	181.88
5	—	418	168.00–172.00	170.30
2	—	473	158.00–166.00	161.81
3	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	323	184.00–190.00	186.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	240.00	240.00
12	—	525	208.00–218.00	212.38
9	—	562	194.00–200.00	198.05
8	—	377	226.00–230.00	227.45
10	—	630	187.00–193.00	188.81
6	—	325	240.00–248.00	244.02
8	—	419	222.00–229.00	226.51
10	—	474	214.00–224.00	219.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	198.00	198.00
1	—	400	206.00	206.00
1	—	500	192.00	192.00
1	—	250	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	204.00–209.00	207.17
2	—	273	215.00–218.00	216.38
5	—	517	200.00–206.00	203.13
2	—	323	228.00–230.00	228.93
2	—	423	209.00–212.00	210.42
5	—	581	180.00–189.00	182.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,370	101.00–105.00	103.01
7	—	1,355	96.00–100.00	97.62
8	—	1,301	91.00–95.00	93.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,246	91.00–95.00	93.26
27	—	1,234	96.00–100.00	97.75
26	—	1,290	101.00–105.00	102.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	880	66.00–69.00	67.37
18	—	1,011	73.00–80.00	77.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	102.00–104.00	103.61
8	—	1,646	107.00–112.00	109.22

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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