Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week. Mostly steady compared to previous weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.91/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$226.91

117 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	228.78	1,035	94
Medium and Large 2	435	219.23	953	23

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $81 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 sale117 hd

226.91

—

FL average7 barns · 496 hd

228.02

−1.11

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	1,485	116.70	1,733	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	103.90	1,469	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	101.25	1,243	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	83.78	839	46

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	—	366	239.26/cwt	234.00–242.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	231.07/cwt	226.00–236.00	982	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	235.50/cwt	230.00–242.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	225.14/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	215.81/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	226.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,060	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	224.31/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	233.36/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,332	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	261.65/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,109	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	248.65/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,271	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	225.76/cwt	222.00–230.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	245.85/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	294.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	311.35/cwt	305.00–315.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	250.84/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	235.83/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	253.29/cwt	250.00–257.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	265.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	317.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.78/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	243.08/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	263.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	334.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	105.82/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,474	8
Bulls	—	—	1,475	117.62/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	86.35/cwt	83.00–91.00	888	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	78.97/cwt	77.00–81.00	752	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	101.79/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,896	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	96.35/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,118	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	105.44/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,399	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	100.97/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,211	49
Bulls	—	—	1,415	111.09/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	245.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	250.94/cwt	250.00–252.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	293.40/cwt	292.00–295.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	241.89/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.68/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	255.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	219.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,150	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	215.79/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	202.88/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	233.81/cwt	230.00–236.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	254.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,202	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	209.83/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	219.61/cwt	218.00–225.00	953	4

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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 932Year ago 1,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 234Year ago 346

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week. Mostly steady compared to previous weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	234.00–242.00	239.26
21	—	425	226.00–236.00	231.07
29	—	468	220.00–230.00	226.56
4	—	323	240.00–250.00	245.56
5	—	276	250.00–260.00	255.22
21	—	523	215.00–225.00	219.80
6	—	572	214.00–218.00	215.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	230.00–242.00	235.50
6	—	465	210.00–219.00	215.81
2	—	373	222.00–230.00	225.76
2	—	573	200.00–206.00	202.88
3	—	315	230.00–236.00	233.81
4	—	523	206.00–214.00	209.83
4	—	434	218.00–225.00	219.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	220.00–227.00	225.14
1	—	295	310.00	310.00
4	—	461	240.00–248.00	245.85
2	—	323	290.00–300.00	294.65
2	—	423	248.00–254.00	250.84
4	—	523	232.00–240.00	235.83
2	—	373	250.00–257.00	253.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	220.00–228.00	224.31
13	—	571	228.00–238.00	233.36
13	—	424	257.00–267.00	261.65
24	—	511	242.00–251.00	248.65
3	—	315	305.00–315.00	311.35
7	—	374	260.00–270.00	265.35
1	—	250	335.00	335.00
11	—	472	250.00–260.00	254.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	315.00–320.00	317.29
2	—	373	250.00–252.00	250.94
2	—	323	292.00–295.00	293.40
1	—	450	237.00	237.00
2	—	423	240.00–244.00	241.89
1	—	500	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	218.00–228.00	222.78
5	—	478	240.00–248.00	243.08
4	—	379	260.00–270.00	263.33
3	—	265	325.00–340.00	334.43
1	—	300	305.00	305.00
6	—	423	252.00–260.00	255.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	97.00	97.00
8	—	1,393	104.00–108.00	105.82
4	—	1,474	100.00–103.00	101.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,028	83.00–91.00	86.35
16	—	952	77.00–81.00	78.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,160	94.00–98.00	96.35
29	—	1,327	104.00–108.00	105.44
49	—	1,199	99.00–103.00	100.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	116.00–119.00	117.62
2	—	1,580	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,415	110.00–112.00	111.09

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