Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.69/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$201.69

141 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$20.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	206.62	818	85
Medium and Large 2	362	199.01	721	35
Medium and Large 3	384	186.20	715	21

One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about $103 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 sale141 hd

201.69

—

FL average6 barns · 468 hd

196.23

+5.46

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	1,416	113.03	1,601	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	103.71	1,359	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	100.84	1,269	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	78.10	781	19

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 1	—	368	218.84/cwt	214.00–224.00	805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	203.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	199.82/cwt	198.00–204.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	201.20/cwt	198.00–206.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	207.35/cwt	204.00–210.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	206.94/cwt	200.00–212.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	205.90/cwt	204.00–208.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	212.09/cwt	210.00–217.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	195.93/cwt	195.00–198.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	254.57/cwt	247.00–260.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	178.91/cwt	175.00–183.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	243.86/cwt	242.00–246.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	189.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	166.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	211.89/cwt	210.00–214.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	227.84/cwt	224.00–230.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	222.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	173.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	203.91/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	236.82/cwt	234.00–240.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	165.96/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	241.90/cwt	240.00–245.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	215.90/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	237.78/cwt	234.00–239.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	188.31/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	238.14/cwt	235.00–240.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	228.31/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	211.94/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	253.86/cwt	250.00–262.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	213.83/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	256.17/cwt	250.00–265.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	234.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,008	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	251.28/cwt	245.00–260.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,104	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	101.54/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,281	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	106.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,444	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	70.20/cwt	69.00–71.00	675	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	79.58/cwt	75.00–83.00	801	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	97.31/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,217	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	108.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,493	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,271	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	96.61/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,172	36
Bulls	—	—	1,299	107.92/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,402	14
Bulls	—	—	1,520	120.00/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,824	11
Bulls	—	—	1,467	112.52/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	199.31/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	245.71/cwt	242.00–252.00	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	228.20/cwt	225.00–230.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	222.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	236.17/cwt	232.00–240.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	238.80/cwt	235.00–242.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	224.29/cwt	222.00–227.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	242.83/cwt	240.00–247.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	225.89/cwt	224.00–228.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	213.89/cwt	212.00–216.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	189.59/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	181.65/cwt	181.00–182.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	198.14/cwt	197.00–202.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	208.74/cwt	205.00–214.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	221.66/cwt	215.00–230.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	251.56/cwt	250.00–260.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	172.29/cwt	171.00–173.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	218.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	224.25/cwt	218.00–228.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	187.89/cwt	186.00–190.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	180.06/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	187.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	189.81/cwt	186.00–194.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	222.62/cwt	215.00–230.00	614	10

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 537Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 236Year ago 313

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	368	214.00–224.00	218.84
3	—	475	198.00–206.00	201.20
10	—	524	185.00–195.00	189.80
8	—	626	160.00–170.00	166.18
7	—	422	205.00–214.00	208.74
7	—	227	215.00–230.00	221.66
6	—	170	210.00–220.00	218.09
10	—	321	218.00–228.00	224.25
8	—	571	175.00–183.00	180.06
10	—	276	215.00–230.00	222.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	279	200.00–210.00	203.16
6	—	368	204.00–210.00	207.35
3	—	220	200.00–212.00	206.94
4	—	330	210.00–217.00	212.09
3	—	430	195.00–198.00	195.93
4	—	521	175.00–183.00	178.91
1	—	550	171.00	171.00
1	—	170	190.00	190.00
4	—	473	186.00–194.00	189.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	198.00–204.00	199.82
2	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.59
3	—	465	181.00–182.00	181.65
4	—	384	197.00–202.00	198.14
3	—	515	171.00–173.00	172.29
2	—	423	186.00–190.00	187.89
1	—	600	147.00	147.00
1	—	165	180.00	180.00
2	—	223	185.00–190.00	187.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	204.00–208.00	205.90
2	—	423	210.00–214.00	211.89
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
3	—	365	224.00–230.00	227.84
2	—	273	220.00–225.00	222.29
1	—	500	188.00	188.00
4	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.33
2	—	623	165.00–167.00	165.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	260.00	260.00
5	—	273	247.00–260.00	254.57
7	—	409	234.00–239.00	237.78
6	—	638	188.00–190.00	188.31
1	—	350	252.00	252.00
3	—	480	228.00–229.00	228.31
3	—	522	210.00–214.00	211.94
4	—	230	250.00–262.00	253.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	242.00–246.00	243.86
1	—	400	226.00	226.00
2	—	623	170.00–178.00	173.86
2	—	523	202.00–206.00	203.91
2	—	373	234.00–240.00	236.82
3	—	215	240.00–245.00	241.90
2	—	473	214.00–218.00	215.90
3	—	265	235.00–240.00	238.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	210.00–218.00	213.83
3	—	222	250.00–265.00	256.17
11	—	430	230.00–240.00	234.46
7	—	276	245.00–260.00	251.28
2	—	450	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	184.00	184.00
8	—	377	242.00–252.00	245.71
7	—	337	250.00–260.00	251.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	199.00–200.00	199.31
3	—	372	232.00–240.00	236.17
3	—	270	235.00–242.00	238.80
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
3	—	327	240.00–247.00	242.83
2	—	423	224.00–228.00	225.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
3	—	365	225.00–230.00	228.20
2	—	223	220.00–225.00	222.25
2	—	273	222.00–227.00	224.29
2	—	423	212.00–216.00	213.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,262	100.00–104.00	101.54
4	—	1,251	96.00–99.00	97.31
8	—	1,376	106.00–109.00	108.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,352	105.00–109.00	106.77
24	—	1,246	100.00–104.00	101.98
36	—	1,213	95.00–99.00	96.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	69.00–71.00	70.20
16	—	1,007	75.00–83.00	79.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,299	106.00–110.00	107.92
11	—	1,520	116.00–124.00	120.00
10	—	1,467	112.00–114.00	112.52

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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