Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.17/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$244.17

141 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$12.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	246.44	1,008	115
Medium and Large 2	402	234.12	941	26

One grade step is worth $12.33/cwt here — about $68 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 sale141 hd

244.17

—

FL average8 barns · 666 hd

239.90

+4.27

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	—	High	1,479	129.92	1,921	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	106.98	1,455	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	103.00	1,242	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	88.45	913	57

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	200	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	215.83/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	236.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	254.48/cwt	245.00–260.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	344.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	334.59/cwt	330.00–340.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	249.47/cwt	245.00–252.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	210.96/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	224.50/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,183	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	276.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	315.50/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	244.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,044	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	969	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	241.88/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	228.37/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,411	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	263.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,264	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	224.95/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	290.00/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,262	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	251.89/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	302.35/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	249.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,312	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	354.58/cwt	345.00–360.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	233.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	352.98/cwt	345.00–360.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	347.33/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	200.89/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	205.22/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	334.66/cwt	330.00–340.00	743	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	105.35/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,420	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	108.48/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,264	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	103.76/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,253	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	90.36/cwt	87.00–96.00	934	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	110.10/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,512	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	99.06/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,215	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	84.92/cwt	82.00–86.00	874	20
Bulls	—	—	1,600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,192	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,826	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	124.18/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	332.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	222.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	265.78/cwt	260.00–275.00	747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	226.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	257.16/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	302.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	279.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	221.87/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	264.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	863	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	234.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	224.04/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	233.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	251.57/cwt	250.00–257.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	239.14/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,354	10

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,066Last week 1,343Year ago 1,301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 356Last week 837Year ago 500

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	325.00	325.00
5	—	322	340.00–350.00	344.72
7	—	369	310.00–320.00	315.50
10	—	618	226.00–235.00	228.37
13	—	480	260.00–270.00	263.28
14	—	435	289.00–295.00	290.00
18	—	526	245.00–255.00	249.35
4	—	266	345.00–360.00	354.58
10	—	566	235.00–242.00	239.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	330.00–340.00	334.59
3	—	430	275.00–280.00	276.55
1	—	300	335.00	335.00
2	—	600	220.00	220.00
3	—	515	238.00–244.00	241.88
3	—	580	224.00–227.00	224.95
5	—	477	250.00–255.00	251.89
2	—	373	300.00–305.00	302.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	212.00–220.00	215.83
3	—	230	235.00–240.00	236.45
2	—	250	250.00	250.00
3	—	365	245.00–252.00	249.47
2	—	573	210.00–212.00	210.96
1	—	600	216.00	216.00
5	—	468	220.00–227.00	224.04
4	—	423	230.00–237.00	233.31
4	—	334	250.00–257.00	251.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	218	245.00–260.00	254.48
19	—	527	222.00–232.00	224.50
17	—	428	240.00–250.00	244.04
14	—	373	255.00–265.00	259.88
13	—	281	260.00–275.00	265.78
4	—	565	220.00–230.00	226.87
3	—	625	218.00–228.00	221.87
19	—	327	260.00–270.00	264.02
19	—	474	230.00–240.00	234.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	230.00–240.00	233.89
6	—	272	345.00–360.00	352.98
2	—	323	345.00–350.00	347.33
2	—	623	198.00–204.00	200.89
3	—	577	202.00–210.00	205.22
3	—	222	330.00–340.00	334.66
3	—	465	252.00–260.00	257.16
4	—	373	300.00–305.00	302.65
3	—	423	275.00–285.00	279.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	330.00–335.00	332.29
2	—	523	220.00–225.00	222.39
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
1	—	350	285.00	285.00
1	—	450	248.00	248.00
1	—	400	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,348	103.00–107.00	105.35
8	—	1,373	108.00–112.00	110.10
1	—	1,390	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,165	107.00–111.00	108.48
33	—	1,208	102.00–106.00	103.76
37	—	1,227	97.00–101.00	99.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,034	87.00–96.00	90.36
20	—	1,029	82.00–86.00	84.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	137.00	137.00
6	—	1,410	128.00–131.00	129.47
2	—	1,563	123.00–125.00	124.18

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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