Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.20/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$188.20

137 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$18.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	193.70	821	87
Medium and Large 2	431	180.54	778	33
Medium and Large 3	328	174.91	574	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.79/cwt here — about $247 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 sale137 hd

188.20

—

FL average8 barns · 606 hd

182.00

+6.20

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	1,450	107.70	1,562	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	100.00	1,429	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	94.27	1,182	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	72.42	699	19

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	350	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	169.16/cwt	168.00–172.00	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	216.72/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	212.48/cwt	207.00–220.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	176.93/cwt	175.00–179.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	168	173.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	177.48/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	221.92/cwt	220.00–226.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	187.29/cwt	184.00–190.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	191.27/cwt	188.00–192.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	248.26/cwt	245.00–252.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	232.48/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	181.92/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	191.70/cwt	185.00–194.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	191.05/cwt	185.00–200.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	204.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	226.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	234.33/cwt	232.00–237.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	223.57/cwt	220.00–232.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	255.32/cwt	250.00–265.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	234.47/cwt	230.00–237.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	201.65/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,145	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	243.71/cwt	240.00–248.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	226.47/cwt	226.00–227.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	242.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	185.24/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	243.52/cwt	242.00–247.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	237.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	985	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	191.92/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	247.31/cwt	247.00–248.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	232.45/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	96.75/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	95.34/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,194	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	75.28/cwt	71.00–80.00	725	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	68.49/cwt	66.00–70.00	663	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	101.71/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,422	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	91.17/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,134	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	100.75/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,306	10
Bulls	—	—	1,296	103.21/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,338	9
Bulls	—	—	1,571	112.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,774	9
Bulls	—	—	1,478	107.11/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.95/cwt	220.00–222.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	227.29/cwt	225.00–230.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	222.94/cwt	222.00–224.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	257.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	222.95/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	233.41/cwt	232.00–235.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	237.67/cwt	235.00–240.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	242.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	198.00/cwt	190.00–202.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	159.30/cwt	158.00–160.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	203.23/cwt	198.00–205.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	222.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	157.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	173.12/cwt	170.00–179.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	177	201.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	207.50/cwt	202.00–212.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	184.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	165.90/cwt	164.00–168.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	168.88/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	177.25/cwt	175.00–180.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	180.84/cwt	178.00–184.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	187.81/cwt	184.00–190.00	592	3

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 403Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 292Year ago 442

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	188.00	188.00
3	—	168	170.00–175.00	173.07
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
2	—	223	155.00–160.00	157.25
4	—	473	164.00–168.00	165.90
2	—	423	178.00–184.00	180.84
3	—	315	184.00–190.00	187.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	168.00–172.00	169.16
5	—	473	175.00–179.00	176.93
6	—	408	188.00–192.00	191.27
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
3	—	250	190.00–202.00	198.00
3	—	615	158.00–160.00	159.30
4	—	528	170.00–179.00	173.12
2	—	350	196.00	196.00
2	—	175	180.00–190.00	184.43
2	—	223	175.00–180.00	177.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	207.00–220.00	212.48
11	—	575	173.00–182.00	177.48
8	—	522	184.00–190.00	187.29
6	—	463	185.00–194.00	191.70
6	—	226	185.00–200.00	191.05
13	—	373	200.00–210.00	204.86
9	—	411	198.00–205.00	203.23
3	—	177	195.00–210.00	201.08
11	—	317	202.00–212.00	207.50
12	—	626	166.00–172.00	168.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	210.00–220.00	216.72
2	—	323	245.00–252.00	248.26
3	—	430	230.00–238.00	232.48
8	—	274	250.00–265.00	255.32
15	—	568	197.00–205.00	201.65
1	—	450	234.00	234.00
6	—	379	240.00–248.00	243.71
2	—	223	240.00–245.00	242.25
4	—	634	185.00–186.00	185.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
2	—	573	180.00–184.00	181.92
3	—	330	225.00–230.00	226.52
3	—	280	220.00–232.00	223.57
1	—	400	212.00	212.00
2	—	373	226.00–227.00	226.47
1	—	500	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	220.00–226.00	221.92
2	—	323	232.00–237.00	234.33
2	—	450	220.00	220.00
3	—	365	230.00–237.00	234.47
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	242.00–247.00	243.52
5	—	415	230.00–240.00	237.46
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
2	—	573	190.00–194.00	191.92
3	—	380	247.00–248.00	247.31
3	—	465	226.00–236.00	232.45
6	—	268	255.00–260.00	257.57
1	—	500	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	220.00–222.00	220.95
2	—	473	222.00–224.00	222.95
4	—	373	232.00–235.00	233.41
1	—	500	196.00	196.00
2	—	323	235.00–240.00	237.67
2	—	273	240.00–245.00	242.29
1	—	550	179.00	179.00
4	—	223	220.00–225.00	222.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	166.00	166.00
2	—	300	230.00	230.00
2	—	273	225.00–230.00	227.29
2	—	200	205.00	205.00
2	—	373	222.00–224.00	222.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	96.00–98.00	96.75
1	—	1,580	91.00	91.00
11	—	1,398	100.00–104.00	101.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,252	94.00–98.00	95.34
33	—	1,244	89.00–93.00	91.17
10	—	1,296	99.00–103.00	100.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	963	71.00–80.00	75.28
8	—	968	66.00–70.00	68.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,296	102.00–104.00	103.21
9	—	1,571	110.00–118.00	112.92
11	—	1,478	105.00–109.00	107.11

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