Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $213.87/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$213.87

99 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	217.57	826	79
Medium and Large 2	415	199.24	827	20

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale99 hd

213.87

—

FL average8 barns · 402 hd

212.31

+1.56

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	1,590	110.20	1,752	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,251	100.49	1,257	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	93.73	1,117	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	75.39	735	70

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	411	200.92/cwt	198.00–202.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	239.82/cwt	237.00–245.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	207.09/cwt	202.00–210.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	206.62/cwt	204.00–210.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	214.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	178.61/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	293.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	228.96/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	215.92/cwt	215.00–217.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.47/cwt	232.00–240.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	175.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	230.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	739	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	237.47/cwt	237.00–238.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	309.49/cwt	305.00–315.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	227.87/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	249.79/cwt	246.00–255.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	268.72/cwt	265.00–275.00	876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	269.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	213.91/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	247.75/cwt	245.00–255.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	307.46/cwt	305.00–315.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	226.11/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	236.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	988	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	105.71/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,314	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	99.70/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,267	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	90.20/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,045	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	99.62/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,187	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	69.69/cwt	68.00–71.00	676	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	76.95/cwt	72.00–81.00	752	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	94.64/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,161	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	95.33/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,180	6
Bulls	—	—	1,518	114.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,742	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	108.86/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,914	6
Bulls	—	—	1,230	105.13/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	291.20/cwt	285.00–295.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	275.50/cwt	270.00–282.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	214.86/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	257.33/cwt	255.00–260.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	237.92/cwt	237.00–240.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	199.83/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	219.16/cwt	216.00–224.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	217.82/cwt	215.00–222.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	224.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	292.32/cwt	285.00–300.00	804	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	198.87/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	182.35/cwt	179.00–186.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	233.92/cwt	225.00–240.00	646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	192.89/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	208.80/cwt	204.00–214.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 474Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 405Last week 202Year ago 265

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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
4	—	411	198.00–202.00	200.92
4	—	378	204.00–210.00	206.62
2	—	623	160.00–167.00	163.37
2	—	273	215.00–217.00	215.92
4	—	326	215.00–222.00	217.82
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
2	—	523	179.00–186.00	182.35
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	222	237.00–245.00	239.82
5	—	467	202.00–210.00	207.09
3	—	577	177.00–181.00	178.61
3	—	618	170.00–180.00	175.54
15	—	321	225.00–235.00	230.09
14	—	377	216.00–224.00	219.16
14	—	276	225.00–240.00	233.92
5	—	529	190.00–199.00	192.89
15	—	424	204.00–214.00	208.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	210.00–218.00	214.23
12	—	270	285.00–300.00	293.27
2	—	523	228.00–230.00	228.96
9	—	420	232.00–240.00	236.47
2	—	223	305.00–315.00	309.49
4	—	474	222.00–232.00	227.87
8	—	374	246.00–255.00	249.79
8	—	326	265.00–275.00	268.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	270.00	270.00
3	—	300	260.00	260.00
1	—	200	295.00	295.00
2	—	373	237.00–238.00	237.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	265.00–275.00	269.00
2	—	523	212.00–216.00	213.91
8	—	381	245.00–255.00	247.75
7	—	232	305.00–315.00	307.46
4	—	474	222.00–232.00	226.11
9	—	418	230.00–240.00	236.35
13	—	275	285.00–300.00	292.32
4	—	580	196.00–206.00	198.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	285.00–295.00	291.20
2	—	273	270.00–282.00	275.50
2	—	473	212.00–218.00	214.86
2	—	323	255.00–260.00	257.33
3	—	380	237.00–240.00	237.92
2	—	523	196.00–204.00	199.83
3	—	415	220.00–227.00	224.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,243	104.00–107.00	105.71
7	—	1,271	98.00–102.00	99.70
6	—	1,238	94.00–96.00	95.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,158	88.00–92.00	90.20
19	—	1,192	98.00–102.00	99.62
40	—	1,227	93.00–97.00	94.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	970	68.00–71.00	69.69
55	—	977	72.00–81.00	76.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	112.00–117.00	114.73
6	—	1,758	107.00–110.00	108.86
2	—	1,230	104.00–106.00	105.13

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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