Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes vary but remain strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.45/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$219.45

109 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	222.76	911	89
Medium and Large 2	378	209.19	790	12thin
Medium and Large 3	423	198.11	837	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $74 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 sale109 hd

219.45

—

FL average8 barns · 690 hd

226.99

−7.54

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	1,562	123.23	1,925	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	105.43	1,394	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	102.15	1,269	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	83.35	857	39

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	—	440	220.84/cwt	220.00–228.00	972	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	294.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	298.31/cwt	290.00–305.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	244.87/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	297.25/cwt	295.00–300.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	233.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	247.88/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	223.76/cwt	220.00–228.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	266.89/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	253.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,462	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	260.01/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,388	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	295.89/cwt	295.00–300.00	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	300.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	243.84/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	221.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	215.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	906	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	213.75/cwt	210.00–217.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	238.11/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	235.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	233.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	229.11/cwt	226.00–236.00	994	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	223.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,056	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,795	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	76.64/cwt	75.00–79.00	742	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	84.82/cwt	80.00–89.00	884	32
Bulls	—	—	1,705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	107.81/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,445	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	102.80/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,363	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	97.22/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,143	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	106.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,365	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	102.55/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,298	44
Bulls	—	—	1,574	126.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	207.65/cwt	204.00–214.00	783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	276.20/cwt	270.00–280.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	222.76/cwt	220.00–229.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	240.43/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,238	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	193.79/cwt	190.00–198.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	212.19/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	186.92/cwt	185.00–188.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	203.79/cwt	200.00–208.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	203.26/cwt	200.00–207.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	214.61/cwt	207.00–222.00	586	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	213.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	702	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 Jun 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 844Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 223Year ago 219

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes vary but remain strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	220.00–228.00	220.84
2	—	323	290.00–300.00	294.65
4	—	266	290.00–305.00	298.31
2	—	523	242.00–248.00	244.87
2	—	223	295.00–300.00	297.25
3	—	380	230.00–240.00	233.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	210.00	210.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
3	—	215	270.00–280.00	276.20
3	—	380	220.00–229.00	222.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	280.00	280.00
3	—	515	244.00–250.00	247.88
4	—	373	220.00–228.00	223.76
2	—	250	275.00	275.00
2	—	573	240.00–248.00	243.84
3	—	430	220.00–225.00	221.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	260.00–269.00	266.89
9	—	576	250.00–260.00	253.89
30	—	534	259.00–264.00	260.01
5	—	336	295.00–300.00	295.89
6	—	264	290.00–305.00	300.50
7	—	376	230.00–240.00	233.70
16	—	434	226.00–236.00	229.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	210.00–220.00	215.62
3	—	220	210.00–217.00	213.75
5	—	572	232.00–242.00	238.11
7	—	470	230.00–240.00	235.73
12	—	377	204.00–214.00	207.65
21	—	515	234.00–244.00	240.43
14	—	273	207.00–222.00	214.61
10	—	329	210.00–220.00	213.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	228.00	228.00
2	—	223	190.00–195.00	192.25
2	—	473	220.00–227.00	223.33
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
2	—	423	200.00–208.00	203.79
2	—	323	200.00–207.00	203.26
1	—	500	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	190.00–198.00	193.79
3	—	480	210.00–217.00	212.19
3	—	365	185.00–188.00	186.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	95.00	95.00
11	—	1,340	106.00–109.00	107.81
6	—	1,326	101.00–104.00	102.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	968	75.00–79.00	76.64
32	—	1,042	80.00–89.00	84.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,176	95.00–99.00	97.22
35	—	1,279	105.00–109.00	106.73
44	—	1,266	100.00–104.00	102.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	119.00–120.00	119.25
1	—	1,705	114.00	114.00
7	—	1,574	124.00–130.00	126.82

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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