Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.44/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$243.44

133 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$33.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

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	246.96	964	105
Medium and Large 2	388	233.98	909	23
Medium and Large 3	458	213.13	977	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.83/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale133 hd

243.44

—

FL average8 barns · 368 hd

237.45

+6.00

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	1,506	112.34	1,691	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,313	98.50	1,293	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	93.81	1,101	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	77.18	775	20

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	365	210.20/cwt	207.00–212.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	203.31/cwt	200.00–207.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	238.28/cwt	235.00–245.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	222.50/cwt	217.00–227.00	825	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	196.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	743	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	216.38/cwt	210.00–220.00	900	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	225.60/cwt	217.00–232.00	609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	254.26/cwt	247.00–260.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	222.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	203.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	217.95/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	261.38/cwt	255.00–265.00	826	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	249.79/cwt	245.00–255.00	927	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	248.73/cwt	245.00–252.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	232.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	233.21/cwt	230.00–237.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	218.42/cwt	217.00–220.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	194.40/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	203.36/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	238.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,093	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	239.60/cwt	235.00–242.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	242.12/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,024	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	259.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	218.47/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	243.42/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	246.76/cwt	245.00–250.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	254.89/cwt	247.00–260.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	68.71/cwt	67.00–70.00	579	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	78.68/cwt	75.00–83.00	813	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	101.20/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,276	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,166	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	100.46/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,146	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	95.70/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,077	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	91.05/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,097	32
Bulls	—	—	1,590	119.45/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,899	7
Bulls	—	—	1,532	111.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,701	10
Bulls	—	—	1,363	106.21/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	225.23/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	234.59/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	215.95/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.79/cwt	227.00–235.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	201.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	206.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	234.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	203.24/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	203.44/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	249.33/cwt	247.00–252.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	192.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	172.94/cwt	172.00–175.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	212.39/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	219.04/cwt	215.00–222.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	210.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	200.63/cwt	200.00–202.00	963	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 May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 624Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 332Year ago 248

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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	—	365	207.00–212.00	210.20
2	—	423	200.00–207.00	203.31
1	—	200	225.00	225.00
3	—	500	185.00	185.00
5	—	319	215.00–222.00	219.04
4	—	271	205.00–215.00	210.97
3	—	480	200.00–202.00	200.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	235.00–245.00	238.28
30	—	371	217.00–227.00	222.50
3	—	530	195.00–200.00	196.57
23	—	323	225.00–235.00	230.03
15	—	416	210.00–220.00	216.38
12	—	270	217.00–232.00	225.60
8	—	471	207.00–217.00	212.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	200.00–205.00	201.54
3	—	330	205.00–210.00	206.52
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
2	—	423	190.00–195.00	192.37
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
3	—	530	172.00–175.00	172.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	271	247.00–260.00	254.26
6	—	533	220.00–230.00	222.38
3	—	627	200.00–210.00	203.87
3	—	580	217.00–220.00	217.95
32	—	316	255.00–265.00	261.38
22	—	371	245.00–255.00	249.79
17	—	459	230.00–240.00	238.08
14	—	423	237.00–247.00	242.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	245.00–252.00	248.73
2	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.37
2	—	273	230.00–237.00	233.21
2	—	573	200.00–207.00	203.36
4	—	361	235.00–242.00	239.60
2	—	523	210.00–215.00	212.39
1	—	600	197.00	197.00
1	—	450	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	217.00–220.00	218.42
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
2	—	573	192.00–197.00	194.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	255.00–265.00	259.77
6	—	515	212.00–222.00	218.47
2	—	423	242.00–245.00	243.42
6	—	373	245.00–250.00	246.76
6	—	270	247.00–260.00	254.89
4	—	550	220.00	220.00
3	—	473	232.00–237.00	234.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	222.00–227.00	225.23
2	—	423	227.00–235.00	230.79
4	—	273	230.00–240.00	234.59
3	—	565	200.00–205.00	203.24
2	—	523	202.00–205.00	203.44
2	—	323	247.00–252.00	249.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
2	—	473	215.00–217.00	215.95
1	—	500	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	67.00–70.00	68.71
17	—	1,033	75.00–83.00	78.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,261	99.00–103.00	101.20
2	—	1,215	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,141	99.00–103.00	100.46
15	—	1,125	94.00–98.00	95.70
32	—	1,205	89.00–93.00	91.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,590	116.00–123.00	119.45
10	—	1,532	110.00–114.00	111.04
6	—	1,363	105.00–109.00	106.21

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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