Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.20/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$228.20

151 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

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

$1.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	423	229.56	971	14thin
Medium and Large 1	499	228.06	1,138	137

One grade step is worth $1.50/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale151 hd

228.20

—

FL average8 barns · 739 hd

229.83

−1.63

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	1,638	130.95	2,145	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	105.82	1,403	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	102.40	1,228	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	84.00	880	23

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.52/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	343.88/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	340.95/cwt	335.00–350.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	286.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,093	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	252.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	236.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	225.24/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	247.67/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,283	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	229.15/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,430	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	232.87/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	223.81/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	293.20/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	264.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	217.90/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.81/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	275.94/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	244.33/cwt	242.00–247.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	271.29/cwt	265.00–275.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	258.60/cwt	255.00–260.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	253.31/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	211.83/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	256.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	223.14/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,165	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	214.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,234	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	225.84/cwt	224.00–232.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	256.25/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,210	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	215.83/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	243.76/cwt	240.00–248.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	234.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,112	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	215.25/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	226.63/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	278.92/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	239.48/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,013	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	98.12/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,161	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,404	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	107.75/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,440	9
Bulls	—	—	1,565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	103.59/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,242	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	106.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,309	17
Bulls	—	—	1,662	132.26/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,198	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	98.06/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,245	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	75.79/cwt	75.00–78.00	772	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	85.73/cwt	80.00–89.00	903	19

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,363Last week 891Year ago 1,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 298Year ago 391

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady 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
2	—	450	250.00	250.00
3	—	423	262.00–270.00	265.52
5	—	309	340.00–345.00	343.88
4	—	269	335.00–350.00	340.95
12	—	381	285.00–295.00	286.92
3	—	568	212.00–218.00	215.25
4	—	524	222.00–232.00	226.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	250.00–255.00	252.37
2	—	523	212.00–220.00	215.83
1	—	550	206.00	206.00
1	—	250	330.00	330.00
3	—	365	277.00–280.00	278.92
1	—	450	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	575	230.00–240.00	236.14
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
23	—	518	244.00–250.00	247.67
52	—	624	224.00–234.00	229.15
3	—	365	290.00–295.00	293.20
8	—	426	260.00–270.00	264.76
13	—	472	254.00–260.00	256.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	325.00	325.00
3	—	565	222.00–227.00	225.24
2	—	523	230.00–236.00	232.87
3	—	630	216.00–222.00	217.90
2	—	473	240.00–248.00	243.81
2	—	373	275.00–277.00	275.94
2	—	423	250.00–257.00	253.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	220.00–228.00	223.81
2	—	323	242.00–247.00	244.33
2	—	523	208.00–216.00	211.83
4	—	434	224.00–232.00	225.84
1	—	550	208.00	208.00
2	—	373	240.00–248.00	243.76
1	—	250	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	265.00–275.00	271.29
10	—	361	255.00–260.00	258.60
3	—	315	250.00–260.00	256.35
49	—	522	218.00–228.00	223.14
42	—	575	210.00–220.00	214.67
12	—	474	230.00–240.00	234.55
18	—	423	234.00–244.00	239.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,183	96.00–100.00	98.12
28	—	1,199	101.00–105.00	103.59
17	—	1,224	106.00–110.00	106.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	104.00	104.00
9	—	1,336	106.00–110.00	107.75
2	—	1,270	97.00–99.00	98.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	75.00–78.00	75.79
19	—	1,053	80.00–89.00	85.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,662	129.00–136.00	132.26

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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