Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 $200.83/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$200.83

123 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	206.97	851	75
Medium and Large 2	432	191.58	827	30
Medium and Large 3	386	190.67	736	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $114 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 sale123 hd

200.83

—

FL average6 barns · 486 hd

190.67

+10.17

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	1,395	109.60	1,529	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	104.82	1,394	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	102.67	1,345	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	76.51	772	16

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	575	166.59/cwt	164.00–170.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	201.93/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	205.72/cwt	202.00–210.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	187.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	178.15/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	193.81/cwt	190.00–198.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	217.16/cwt	212.00–222.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	209.50/cwt	207.00–212.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	216.59/cwt	212.00–220.00	912	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	227.11/cwt	222.00–230.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	243.03/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	207.72/cwt	200.00–212.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	231.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	212.37/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	202.31/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	229.79/cwt	226.00–234.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	255.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	223.55/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	213.88/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.22/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	248.46/cwt	245.00–252.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	252.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	242.59/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,090	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	106.81/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,477	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	102.29/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,261	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	107.29/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,504	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	71.38/cwt	70.00–74.00	736	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	80.50/cwt	75.00–84.00	798	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	103.32/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,353	49
Bulls	—	—	1,426	114.56/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,634	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	98.61/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,238	26
Bulls	—	—	1,332	104.59/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,393	3
Bulls	—	—	1,409	108.63/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	257.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	235.40/cwt	234.00–237.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	179.10/cwt	176.00–182.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	224.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	171.51/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,082	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	197.78/cwt	192.00–200.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	197.88/cwt	196.00–202.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	209.84/cwt	206.00–212.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	188.92/cwt	184.00–194.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	223.14/cwt	220.00–225.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	224.84/cwt	215.00–230.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	192.17/cwt	190.00–197.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	204.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	204.33/cwt	200.00–208.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	182.09/cwt	180.00–189.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	219.85/cwt	216.00–226.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	162.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,019	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 530Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 208Year ago 408

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	164.00–170.00	166.59
2	—	323	202.00–210.00	205.72
4	—	473	190.00–198.00	193.81
4	—	269	200.00–212.00	207.72
5	—	527	176.00–182.00	179.10
2	—	165	200.00	200.00
3	—	365	206.00–212.00	209.84
4	—	419	200.00–208.00	204.33
3	—	627	160.00–166.00	162.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	185.00–190.00	187.25
4	—	311	192.00–200.00	197.78
4	—	384	196.00–202.00	197.88
3	—	430	190.00–197.00	192.17
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
4	—	484	180.00–189.00	182.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	173.00–182.00	178.15
9	—	319	212.00–222.00	217.16
3	—	222	207.00–212.00	209.50
16	—	421	212.00–220.00	216.59
10	—	631	168.00–178.00	171.51
6	—	523	184.00–194.00	188.92
3	—	175	220.00–225.00	223.14
12	—	267	215.00–230.00	224.84
6	—	474	200.00–210.00	204.46
6	—	374	216.00–226.00	219.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	200.00–204.00	201.93
1	—	350	247.00	247.00
12	—	425	236.00–246.00	243.03
1	—	250	265.00	265.00
4	—	566	206.00–216.00	212.37
4	—	324	250.00–260.00	255.54
6	—	522	218.00–228.00	223.55
4	—	465	226.00–228.00	227.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	220.00	220.00
1	—	250	230.00	230.00
3	—	365	222.00–230.00	227.11
3	—	330	230.00–235.00	231.52
1	—	550	186.00	186.00
2	—	600	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
2	—	523	198.00–207.00	202.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	226.00–234.00	229.79
1	—	450	216.00	216.00
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
1	—	350	240.00	240.00
3	—	515	210.00–216.00	213.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	240.00	240.00
1	—	300	245.00	245.00
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	245.00–252.00	248.46
2	—	323	250.00–255.00	252.33
7	—	416	238.00–246.00	242.59
1	—	600	197.00	197.00
1	—	500	218.00	218.00
3	—	272	250.00–265.00	257.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	194.00	194.00
2	—	323	234.00–237.00	235.40
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
2	—	273	220.00–230.00	224.59
1	—	400	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,383	105.00–109.00	106.81
4	—	1,233	100.00–104.00	102.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,402	106.00–110.00	107.29
49	—	1,310	101.00–105.00	103.32
26	—	1,255	96.00–100.00	98.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	70.00–74.00	71.38
9	—	991	75.00–84.00	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	113.00–118.00	114.56
3	—	1,332	104.00–106.00	104.59
5	—	1,409	107.00–110.00	108.63

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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