Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.07/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$249.07

138 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$16.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	263.51	1,209	18thin
Medium and Large 1	533	246.90	1,316	120

One grade step is worth $16.61/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale138 hd

249.07

—

FL average8 barns · 565 hd

265.13

−16.06

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	1,333	126.18	1,682	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,271	105.16	1,337	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	102.49	1,151	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	88.02	888	60

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	273	344.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	251.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	247.11/cwt	242.00–250.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	206.96/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	234.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	223.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,407	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,345	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,125	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	246.01/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,021	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	221.32/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,164	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	216.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,225	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	234.52/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	343.17/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	252.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	224.32/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	246.13/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,295	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	332.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	215.90/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	262.72/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,219	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	301.14/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	250.81/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,186	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	82.56/cwt	82.00–84.00	801	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	99.75/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,296	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,382	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	107.62/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,302	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	103.36/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,131	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	88.63/cwt	85.00–94.00	898	54
Bulls	—	—	1,278	124.72/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	118.97/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,451	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	104.55/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,323	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	98.09/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,093	25
Bulls	—	—	1,417	130.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	253.31/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	220.57/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,242	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	233.29/cwt	230.00–237.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	223.81/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	236.88/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,104	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	241.26/cwt	238.00–245.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	203.92/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	228.14/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	209.89/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	254.12/cwt	248.00–257.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	264.35/cwt	260.00–275.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	233.79/cwt	230.00–238.00	989	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,276Last week 1,363Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 266Year ago 198

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	340.00–350.00	344.59
3	—	480	250.00–255.00	251.56
3	—	530	232.00–240.00	234.52
2	—	423	250.00–255.00	252.37
2	—	573	220.00–229.00	224.32
2	—	323	330.00–335.00	332.33
1	—	200	330.00	330.00
3	—	615	212.00–218.00	215.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	628	220.00–230.00	223.98
21	—	572	230.00–240.00	235.18
18	—	423	260.00–270.00	265.90
3	—	315	340.00–345.00	343.17
17	—	526	242.00–252.00	246.13
1	—	200	360.00	360.00
1	—	350	310.00	310.00
17	—	464	257.00–266.00	262.72
1	—	250	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	242.00–250.00	247.11
8	—	633	206.00–210.00	206.96
16	—	415	240.00–249.00	246.01
12	—	526	216.00–226.00	221.32
19	—	566	210.00–220.00	216.42
16	—	466	232.00–240.00	236.88
1	—	250	257.00	257.00
7	—	317	248.00–257.00	254.12
3	—	230	260.00–275.00	264.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	230.00–240.00	234.59
2	—	373	230.00–237.00	233.29
2	—	473	220.00–228.00	223.81
2	—	323	238.00–245.00	241.26
2	—	573	202.00–206.00	203.92
3	—	530	208.00–214.00	209.89
2	—	423	230.00–238.00	233.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	350.00	350.00
4	—	384	300.00–305.00	301.14
1	—	300	350.00	350.00
2	—	473	247.00–255.00	250.81
8	—	563	215.00–224.00	220.57
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
1	—	400	262.00	262.00
5	—	519	226.00–230.00	228.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	240.00	240.00
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
1	—	500	216.00	216.00
2	—	423	250.00–257.00	253.31
1	—	600	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	82.00–84.00	82.56
54	—	1,013	85.00–94.00	88.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	98.00–101.00	99.75
8	—	1,268	107.00–111.00	109.01
15	—	1,265	102.00–106.00	104.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,210	106.00–110.00	107.62
38	—	1,094	101.00–105.00	103.36
25	—	1,114	96.00–100.00	98.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	123.00–126.00	124.72
3	—	1,220	118.00–121.00	118.97
6	—	1,417	128.00–135.00	130.52

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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