Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Tuesday due to hurricane threat. Prices remain very strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.38/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$236.38

103 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	237.74	1,101	81
Medium and Large 2	410	231.36	947	22

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $153 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 sale103 hd

236.38

—

FL average3 barns · 216 hd

238.16

−1.78

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	1,670	138.11	2,306	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	109.56	1,513	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	105.95	1,262	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	92.61	882	93

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	276	315.93/cwt	310.00–325.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	219.01/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,334	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	332.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	239.77/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,355	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	306.43/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,348	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	231.26/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	253.19/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.33/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	220.34/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	244.79/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,035	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	227.56/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	262.91/cwt	255.00–270.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	251.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	314.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	208.96/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	216.87/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	205.86/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	221.93/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	248.21/cwt	245.00–252.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	248.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	260.49/cwt	255.00–265.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	248.17/cwt	245.00–250.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.17/cwt	230.00–237.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	240.09/cwt	235.00–242.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	229.38/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,085	2
Bulls	—	—	1,238	131.64/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	147.04/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,397	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,154	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,309	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,479	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,194	104.74/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,251	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	88.31/cwt	86.00–90.00	783	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	95.32/cwt	91.00–100.00	947	57
Bulls	—	—	1,813	136.89/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,482	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	112.70/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,632	11

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,343Last week 1,276Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 837Last week 500Year ago 328

Compared to one week ago: No sale last Tuesday due to hurricane threat. Prices remain very strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	310.00–325.00	315.93
1	—	350	300.00	300.00
2	—	300	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	305.00	305.00
1	—	350	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	609	212.00–222.00	219.01
18	—	423	240.00–250.00	244.79
11	—	520	222.00–232.00	227.56
3	—	272	255.00–270.00	262.91
3	—	230	250.00–255.00	251.45
6	—	570	218.00–228.00	221.93
9	—	472	235.00–245.00	240.01
8	—	379	245.00–255.00	248.13
7	—	317	255.00–265.00	260.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	208.00–210.00	208.96
2	—	523	214.00–220.00	216.87
2	—	623	202.00–210.00	205.86
2	—	273	245.00–252.00	248.21
3	—	315	245.00–250.00	248.17
3	—	430	230.00–237.00	232.17
4	—	361	235.00–242.00	240.09
2	—	200	235.00	235.00
2	—	473	227.00–232.00	229.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	295.00	295.00
1	—	350	280.00	280.00
1	—	400	290.00	290.00
2	—	473	240.00–247.00	243.33
2	—	623	216.00–225.00	220.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	330.00–340.00	332.30
4	—	473	250.00–260.00	254.76
21	—	565	235.00–242.00	239.77
17	—	440	306.00–310.00	306.43
6	—	625	226.00–236.00	231.26
3	—	522	248.00–258.00	253.19
3	—	280	310.00–325.00	314.46
4	—	374	290.00–300.00	294.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	130.00–133.00	131.64
2	—	1,815	146.00–148.00	147.04
4	—	1,813	135.00–139.00	136.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,247	110.00–114.00	112.04
56	—	1,132	100.00–104.00	101.97
59	—	1,223	105.00–109.00	107.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,382	106.00–108.00	107.00
4	—	1,194	104.00–105.00	104.74
11	—	1,448	111.00–115.00	112.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	887	86.00–90.00	88.31
57	—	993	91.00–100.00	95.32

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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