Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.79/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$212.79

81 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$26.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	363	220.08	799	50
Medium and Large 2	344	209.31	720	15thin
Medium and Large 3	382	193.29	739	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.79/cwt here — about $61 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 sale81 hd

212.79

—

FL average5 barns · 303 hd

212.50

+0.29

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	—	Average	1,552	123.33	1,914	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	106.33	1,486	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	104.54	1,230	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	84.96	797	24

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	423	204.84/cwt	202.00–208.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	205.84/cwt	204.00–210.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	199.19/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	232.88/cwt	227.00–240.00	519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	285.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	273.60/cwt	272.00–275.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	234.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	214.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	177.83/cwt	174.00–182.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	225.81/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	249.93/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	235.81/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	215.50/cwt	210.00–222.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	252.56/cwt	250.00–254.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	246.91/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	264.00/cwt	260.00–266.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	254.46/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,074	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	246.71/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	225.34/cwt	220.00–228.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	257.59/cwt	256.00–264.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	239.89/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	246.92/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	252.53/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,280	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,041	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	278.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	234.96/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	268.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	598	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	100.29/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,099	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	85.58/cwt	80.00–89.00	813	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	78.11/cwt	77.00–79.00	629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	108.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,397	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	103.08/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,601	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	109.63/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,341	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	104.86/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,269	33
Bulls	—	—	1,373	118.65/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	124.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,023	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	222.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	225.90/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	242.35/cwt	240.00–245.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	262.79/cwt	260.00–266.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	246.75/cwt	245.00–252.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.48/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	248.82/cwt	246.00–252.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	234.86/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	261.84/cwt	258.00–266.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	284.60/cwt	278.00–290.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	196.82/cwt	194.00–200.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	181.90/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	219.11/cwt	216.00–224.00	824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	264.59/cwt	260.00–270.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	210.85/cwt	206.00–216.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	202.38/cwt	200.00–208.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	189.81/cwt	186.00–194.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	193.79/cwt	190.00–198.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	203.26/cwt	200.00–207.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	202.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	214.30/cwt	214.00–215.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	199.90/cwt	198.00–202.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	212.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	490	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 485Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 192Year ago 189

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	202.00–208.00	204.84
3	—	380	204.00–210.00	205.84
2	—	273	210.00–222.00	215.50
3	—	330	214.00–215.00	214.30
2	—	473	198.00–202.00	199.90
3	—	230	210.00–220.00	212.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	194.00–204.00	199.19
7	—	223	227.00–240.00	232.88
7	—	269	230.00–240.00	234.73
6	—	426	210.00–220.00	214.50
12	—	319	220.00–228.00	225.34
3	—	622	178.00–186.00	181.90
8	—	376	216.00–224.00	219.11
4	—	474	206.00–216.00	210.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	174.00–182.00	177.83
2	—	373	194.00–200.00	196.82
1	—	600	158.00	158.00
3	—	280	200.00–208.00	202.38
2	—	473	186.00–194.00	189.81
2	—	423	190.00–198.00	193.79
2	—	323	200.00–207.00	203.26
2	—	223	200.00–205.00	202.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	280.00–290.00	285.56
3	—	322	272.00–275.00	273.60
1	—	200	275.00	275.00
7	—	529	248.00–254.00	249.93
7	—	471	242.00–252.00	246.91
9	—	422	249.00–258.00	254.46
4	—	565	245.00–248.00	246.71
16	—	384	256.00–264.00	257.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	222.00–230.00	225.81
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
1	—	550	226.00	226.00
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
1	—	350	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	232.00–240.00	235.81
3	—	365	250.00–254.00	252.56
3	—	300	260.00–266.00	264.00
1	—	550	228.00	228.00
1	—	500	240.00	240.00
1	—	250	267.00	267.00
4	—	423	238.00–242.00	239.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	244.00–249.00	246.92
13	—	507	244.00–254.00	252.53
10	—	425	240.00–250.00	245.04
5	—	313	275.00–280.00	278.49
2	—	573	234.00–236.00	234.96
2	—	223	260.00–275.00	268.26
5	—	371	258.00–266.00	261.84
7	—	269	278.00–290.00	284.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	220.00–225.00	222.37
2	—	473	224.00–228.00	225.90
2	—	373	240.00–245.00	242.35
4	—	250	245.00–252.00	246.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
4	—	323	260.00–266.00	262.79
1	—	500	237.00	237.00
3	—	430	230.00–238.00	232.48
2	—	373	246.00–252.00	248.82
2	—	473	232.00–238.00	234.86
2	—	273	260.00–270.00	264.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,096	98.00–102.00	100.29
18	—	1,223	108.00–112.00	109.63
33	—	1,210	103.00–107.00	104.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	950	80.00–89.00	85.58
2	—	805	77.00–79.00	78.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	106.00–110.00	108.65
5	—	1,553	102.00–105.00	103.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	118.00–119.00	118.65
1	—	1,220	116.00	116.00
13	—	1,619	122.00–130.00	124.97

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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