Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes less than 450 lbs. higher and feeder classes over 450 lbs. lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.80/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$215.80

115 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$6.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	216.83	943	97
Medium and Large 2	379	210.26	797	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $146 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 sale115 hd

215.80

—

FL average8 barns · 601 hd

226.16

−10.36

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	1,358	118.40	1,608	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,298	103.97	1,349	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	99.20	1,175	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	81.15	844	16

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	—	223	229.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	211.60/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	203.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,076	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	240.81/cwt	235.00–250.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	254.60/cwt	245.00–260.00	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	223.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	232.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	218.96/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	218.12/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,254	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	213.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	193.13/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,207	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	205.55/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	295.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	282.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	326.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	243.76/cwt	240.00–248.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	236.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,104	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	227.47/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	255.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	947	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	291.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	344.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	334.92/cwt	325.00–338.00	864	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	218.60/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	318.14/cwt	315.00–320.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	231.63/cwt	227.00–234.00	980	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	98.52/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,254	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	107.28/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,426	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,115	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	104.93/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,213	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	82.24/cwt	79.00–86.00	859	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	73.54/cwt	73.00–74.00	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	100.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,228	20
Bulls	—	—	1,360	122.60/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	100.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,264	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	202.86/cwt	200.00–206.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	206.84/cwt	204.00–210.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.95/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	221.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	212.82/cwt	210.00–216.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	215.16/cwt	212.00–222.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	244.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	198.38/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,143	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	225.06/cwt	220.00–228.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	243.89/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	195.35/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	204.79/cwt	202.00–208.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	187.92/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,077	2

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 824Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 321Year ago 217

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes less than 450 lbs. higher and feeder classes over 450 lbs. lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	225.00–235.00	229.49
2	—	473	200.00–206.00	202.86
2	—	423	204.00–210.00	206.84
3	—	280	220.00–225.00	221.49
2	—	373	210.00–216.00	212.82
1	—	165	240.00	240.00
2	—	523	192.00–199.00	195.35
2	—	323	202.00–208.00	204.79
2	—	573	186.00–190.00	187.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	210.00–220.00	215.00
20	—	528	200.00–210.00	203.76
9	—	278	235.00–250.00	240.81
6	—	178	245.00–260.00	254.60
11	—	625	190.00–198.00	193.13
6	—	430	212.00–222.00	215.16
11	—	233	240.00–255.00	244.23
12	—	576	194.00–204.00	198.38
5	—	369	220.00–228.00	225.06
12	—	474	210.00–220.00	214.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	209.00–214.00	211.60
2	—	473	220.00–227.00	223.33
2	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.37
2	—	523	218.00–220.00	218.96
1	—	295	315.00	315.00
3	—	615	201.00–208.00	205.55
2	—	323	280.00–285.00	282.33
2	—	373	240.00–248.00	243.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	575	216.00–226.00	218.12
3	—	630	210.00–220.00	213.17
5	—	318	290.00–300.00	295.66
2	—	273	320.00–335.00	326.88
21	—	467	230.00–240.00	236.46
9	—	524	222.00–232.00	227.47
10	—	371	250.00–260.00	255.28
5	—	423	240.00–248.00	243.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	290.00–295.00	291.52
2	—	223	340.00–350.00	344.49
15	—	258	325.00–338.00	334.92
4	—	523	214.00–224.00	218.60
4	—	423	227.00–234.00	231.63
2	—	473	230.00–232.00	230.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	315.00–320.00	318.14
2	—	200	320.00	320.00
1	—	400	218.00	218.00
1	—	500	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	98.00–99.00	98.52
6	—	1,329	105.00–109.00	107.28
3	—	1,252	100.00–103.00	100.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,174	93.00–97.00	95.01
19	—	1,156	103.00–107.00	104.93
20	—	1,228	98.00–102.00	100.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,044	79.00–86.00	82.24
2	—	1,008	73.00–74.00	73.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	121.00–124.00	122.60
1	—	1,355	110.00	110.00

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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