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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.23/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$233.23

137 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	234.84	1,059	113
Medium and Large 2	432	225.64	974	24

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $86 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 sale137 hd

233.23

—

FL average8 barns · 731 hd

230.63

+2.60

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	1,235	122.17	1,509	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	110.15	1,442	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	108.18	1,302	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	94.33	936	29

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	273.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,169	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	256.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,204	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	260.65/cwt	255.00–265.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	232.23/cwt	228.00–237.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	210.71/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	258.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	326.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	228.07/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,430	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	263.42/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	199.86/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	205.84/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	296.39/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	246.34/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	221.30/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	238.37/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	229.89/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	234.87/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	328.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	210.53/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,246	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	258.32/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	242.50/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	220.96/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	344.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	941	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	109.84/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,458	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	114.17/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,506	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	89.29/cwt	87.00–91.00	844	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	95.93/cwt	92.00–101.00	966	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	104.27/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,336	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	113.75/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,483	9
Bulls	—	—	1,360	125.89/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	108.48/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,307	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	104.15/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,178	38
Bulls	—	—	1,110	118.45/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	219.12/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,166	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	272.31/cwt	265.00–280.00	746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	229.79/cwt	226.00–234.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	243.63/cwt	238.00–248.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	230.70/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,084	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	215.55/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,244	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	241.35/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	211.87/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	335.66/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.81/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	221.85/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	237.25/cwt	235.00–240.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	250.93/cwt	250.00–252.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	254.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	695	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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 1,074Year ago 1,480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 296Year ago 176

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	427	270.00–280.00	273.68
14	—	470	250.00–260.00	256.10
2	—	223	320.00–335.00	326.74
33	—	627	223.00–233.00	228.07
3	—	365	290.00–300.00	296.39
2	—	250	350.00	350.00
4	—	528	242.00–252.00	246.34
8	—	574	234.00–244.00	238.37
5	—	318	330.00–340.00	335.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	262.00–265.00	263.42
2	—	373	280.00–285.00	282.35
3	—	615	220.00–222.00	221.30
1	—	200	315.00	315.00
2	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
3	—	565	226.00–232.00	229.89
2	—	523	232.00–238.00	234.87
4	—	261	325.00–330.00	328.59
2	—	473	240.00–248.00	243.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	255.00–265.00	260.65
5	—	620	206.00–216.00	210.71
4	—	219	250.00–265.00	258.34
38	—	532	216.00–226.00	219.12
14	—	274	265.00–280.00	272.31
8	—	369	238.00–248.00	243.63
12	—	470	226.00–235.00	230.70
11	—	577	212.00–222.00	215.55
13	—	418	236.00–246.00	241.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	228.00–237.00	232.23
2	—	623	196.00–204.00	199.86
2	—	573	202.00–210.00	205.84
4	—	423	226.00–234.00	229.79
4	—	511	206.00–214.00	211.87
4	—	461	216.00–224.00	221.85
2	—	223	235.00–240.00	237.25
2	—	323	250.00–252.00	250.93
2	—	273	250.00–260.00	254.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	592	210.00–218.00	210.53
5	—	465	255.00–260.00	258.32
2	—	523	220.00–222.00	220.96
2	—	273	340.00–350.00	344.59
1	—	350	300.00	300.00
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	240.00–248.00	242.50
2	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
1	—	250	320.00	320.00
1	—	200	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,327	107.00–111.00	109.84
5	—	1,281	102.00–105.00	104.27
9	—	1,304	112.00–116.00	113.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,319	112.00–116.00	114.17
52	—	1,205	107.00–111.00	108.48
38	—	1,131	102.00–106.00	104.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	945	87.00–91.00	89.29
22	—	1,007	92.00–101.00	95.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	125.00–127.00	125.89
2	—	1,110	118.00–119.00	118.45

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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