Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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 $202.58/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$202.58

130 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$16.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	207.40	808	84
Medium and Large 2	380	195.45	743	28
Medium and Large 3	343	191.18	656	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $152 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 sale130 hd

202.58

—

FL average6 barns · 422 hd

200.91

+1.67

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	1,494	112.01	1,673	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	95.58	1,212	162
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,347	93.72	1,263	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	75.32	729	32

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	180	257.71/cwt	255.00–260.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	202.42/cwt	200.00–208.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	224.36/cwt	220.00–235.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	198.10/cwt	195.00–200.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	209.50/cwt	206.00–215.00	792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	163.90/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	178.37/cwt	176.00–181.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	176.87/cwt	174.00–180.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	183.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	197.69/cwt	195.00–202.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	254.22/cwt	252.00–257.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	197.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	858	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	213.26/cwt	210.00–217.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	191.35/cwt	189.00–194.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	227.78/cwt	222.00–237.00	624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	210.08/cwt	205.00–217.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	199.44/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	226.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	197.43/cwt	196.00–199.00	934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	172.62/cwt	166.00–176.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	257.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	236.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	254.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	211.04/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	241.88/cwt	235.00–250.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	223.79/cwt	220.00–228.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	216.42/cwt	215.00–218.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	228.93/cwt	228.00–230.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	241.71/cwt	237.00–246.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	218.95/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	205.83/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	253.54/cwt	248.00–257.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	283.14/cwt	280.00–285.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	242.13/cwt	238.00–245.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	226	256.07/cwt	250.00–265.00	579	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	89.71/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,129	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	98.19/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,536	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	94.35/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,223	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	91.40/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,112	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	100.12/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,348	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	67.40/cwt	66.00–70.00	623	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	95.84/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,206	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	77.15/cwt	74.00–80.00	755	26
Bulls	—	—	1,360	107.46/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,717	119.59/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	232.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,005	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	222.84/cwt	220.00–226.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	220.50/cwt	215.00–227.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	231.46/cwt	226.00–235.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	241.26/cwt	238.00–245.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	201.90/cwt	200.00–204.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	222.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	212.84/cwt	210.00–216.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	221.23/cwt	220.00–224.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	188.13/cwt	186.00–193.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	254.07/cwt	245.00–260.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	221.90/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	193.44/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	213.67/cwt	208.00–220.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	238.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	237.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	171.90/cwt	170.00–174.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	187.32/cwt	182.00–192.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	200.81/cwt	192.00–206.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	355	1

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 786Last week 445Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 458Last week 219Year ago 254

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	180	255.00–260.00	257.71
2	—	423	220.00–226.00	222.84
1	—	450	214.00	214.00
3	—	368	226.00–235.00	231.46
2	—	323	238.00–245.00	241.26
2	—	523	192.00–195.00	193.44
5	—	227	235.00–245.00	238.52
2	—	273	235.00–240.00	237.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	202.00–210.00	205.83
6	—	325	248.00–257.00	253.54
3	—	175	280.00–285.00	283.14
4	—	371	238.00–245.00	242.13
3	—	572	190.00–200.00	195.20
5	—	226	250.00–265.00	256.07
8	—	432	230.00–240.00	232.56
9	—	269	245.00–260.00	254.07
4	—	471	218.00–226.00	221.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	227.00	227.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
4	—	273	215.00–227.00	220.50
2	—	473	200.00–204.00	201.90
2	—	165	240.00	240.00
3	—	230	220.00–230.00	222.90
2	—	423	210.00–216.00	212.84
3	—	380	220.00–224.00	221.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	200.00–208.00	202.42
3	—	215	195.00–200.00	198.10
2	—	423	176.00–181.00	178.37
2	—	373	189.00–194.00	191.35
2	—	473	170.00–174.00	171.90
2	—	523	169.00–170.00	169.48
3	—	265	192.00–206.00	200.81
1	—	165	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	228	220.00–235.00	224.36
13	—	378	206.00–215.00	209.50
3	—	622	160.00–168.00	163.90
16	—	435	195.00–205.00	197.27
15	—	274	222.00–237.00	227.78
11	—	320	220.00–230.00	226.41
8	—	473	196.00–199.00	197.43
7	—	570	166.00–176.00	172.62
2	—	180	235.00–250.00	241.88
4	—	520	182.00–192.00	187.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	225.00	225.00
2	—	523	174.00–180.00	176.87
4	—	478	180.00–188.00	183.12
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
6	—	378	195.00–202.00	197.69
2	—	323	210.00–217.00	213.26
4	—	229	205.00–217.00	210.08
4	—	430	186.00–193.00	188.13
3	—	272	208.00–220.00	213.67
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	252.00–257.00	254.22
3	—	230	255.00–265.00	257.90
3	—	430	235.00–240.00	236.55
11	—	281	250.00–260.00	254.45
2	—	523	210.00–212.00	211.04
3	—	572	190.00–200.00	195.20
6	—	374	237.00–246.00	241.71
2	—	473	218.00–220.00	218.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	198.00–201.00	199.44
2	—	423	220.00–228.00	223.79
2	—	250	242.00	242.00
1	—	200	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	225.00	225.00
2	—	423	215.00–218.00	216.42
2	—	323	228.00–230.00	228.93
1	—	450	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,258	88.00–91.00	89.71
5	—	1,564	97.00–100.00	98.19
9	—	1,296	93.00–96.00	94.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,217	89.00–93.00	91.40
42	—	1,346	99.00–103.00	100.12
70	—	1,258	94.00–98.00	95.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	924	66.00–70.00	67.40
26	—	978	74.00–80.00	77.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	106.00–109.00	107.46
3	—	1,717	116.00–124.00	119.59

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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