Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.09/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$242.09

99 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$3.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	242.70	1,227	79
Medium and Large 2	485	239.69	1,163	20

One grade step is worth $3.01/cwt here — about $64 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 sale99 hd

242.09

—

FL average8 barns · 490 hd

251.11

−9.01

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	—	Low	1,623	131.30	2,131	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	115.72	1,544	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	110.20	1,304	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	96.55	933	27

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	—	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	287.23/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	215.84/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	302.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	242.34/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	242.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,240	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	243.79/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	272.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	229.38/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	210.86/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	229.31/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	234.77/cwt	232.00–242.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	222.82/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	314.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	253.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	226.04/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	213.52/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	234.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	876	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	90.70/cwt	89.00–93.00	790	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	115.11/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,448	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	99.02/cwt	95.00–102.00	997	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	109.46/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,512	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,554	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,544	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	105.73/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,212	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	109.76/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,257	19
Bulls	—	—	1,265	123.74/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,697	134.68/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,286	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	229.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	222.50/cwt	218.00–225.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	202.96/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	270.94/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	232.41/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,106	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	198.37/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	220.88/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,157	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	209.83/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	227.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	223.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	256.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	232.90/cwt	228.00–238.00	985	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	208.93/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,306	8

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,074Last week 1,213Year ago 1,307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 333Year ago 221

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	315.00	315.00
3	—	375	285.00–290.00	287.23
2	—	450	238.00	238.00
1	—	250	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
1	—	250	280.00	280.00
1	—	300	305.00	305.00
2	—	373	270.00–272.00	270.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	212.00–220.00	215.84
2	—	323	300.00–305.00	302.33
2	—	423	240.00–248.00	243.79
2	—	373	270.00–275.00	272.35
1	—	250	285.00	285.00
2	—	473	227.00–232.00	229.38
3	—	630	208.00–217.00	210.86
4	—	523	225.00–234.00	229.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	237.00–247.00	242.34
31	—	512	235.00–245.00	242.25
1	—	250	310.00	310.00
10	—	625	218.00–228.00	222.82
2	—	323	310.00–320.00	314.65
2	—	373	280.00–285.00	282.35
7	—	426	250.00–260.00	253.89
9	—	576	222.00–232.00	226.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	232.00–242.00	234.77
5	—	574	210.00–218.00	213.52
11	—	373	230.00–240.00	234.83
1	—	200	255.00	255.00
20	—	476	230.00–238.00	232.41
10	—	524	216.00–226.00	220.88
3	—	275	250.00–265.00	256.58
13	—	423	228.00–238.00	232.90
8	—	625	204.00–214.00	208.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
2	—	223	225.00–235.00	229.49
3	—	415	218.00–225.00	222.50
2	—	573	202.00–204.00	202.96
2	—	623	195.00–202.00	198.37
2	—	523	206.00–214.00	209.83
2	—	323	225.00–230.00	227.33
2	—	350	220.00	220.00
4	—	473	220.00–227.00	223.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	871	89.00–93.00	90.70
19	—	1,007	95.00–102.00	99.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,258	113.00–117.00	115.11
19	—	1,146	103.00–107.00	105.73
19	—	1,145	108.00–112.00	109.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	109.00–110.00	109.46
11	—	1,310	116.00–120.00	118.63
4	—	1,355	113.00–115.00	113.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	123.00–124.00	123.74
4	—	1,708	128.00–129.00	128.51
10	—	1,697	131.00–138.00	134.68

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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