Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.20/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$272.20

110 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

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

$3.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	274.72	1,236	22
Medium and Large 1	498	271.57	1,351	88

One grade step is worth $3.15/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale110 hd

272.20

—

FL average7 barns · 575 hd

271.20

+1.01

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	1,770	136.77	2,420	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	105.18	1,340	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	101.87	1,136	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	87.70	875	42

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	278.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	251.23/cwt	250.00–254.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	322.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	256.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	236.86/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,262	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	211.37/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	249.52/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	324.32/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	342.39/cwt	335.00–350.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	262.89/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	235.68/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,473	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	265.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	242.69/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,391	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	232.88/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	292.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	313.17/cwt	310.00–315.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	282.17/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	301.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	272.16/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	225.95/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	313.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	299.58/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,067	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	216.75/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	284.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	271.28/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,280	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	107.46/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,382	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	103.08/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,251	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	107.14/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,184	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	81.07/cwt	80.00–82.00	752	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	88.80/cwt	84.00–93.00	897	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	103.08/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,189	45
Bulls	—	—	1,753	139.84/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,451	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	127.55/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	98.31/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,067	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	247.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.35/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	337.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	227.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	238.33/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	275.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	249.32/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,187	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	265.93/cwt	265.00–267.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	212.88/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	282.00/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	258.30/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,085	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	260.92/cwt	260.00–262.00	712	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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 1,066Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 356Year ago 200

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	322	275.00–285.00	278.73
2	—	223	250.00–265.00	256.74
14	—	533	235.00–244.00	236.86
13	—	370	260.00–270.00	265.97
3	—	272	270.00–280.00	275.39
10	—	573	220.00–230.00	225.04
1	—	600	227.00	227.00
14	—	476	245.00–255.00	249.32
16	—	420	255.00–262.00	258.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	250.00–254.00	251.23
2	—	623	208.00–215.00	211.37
2	—	423	245.00–250.00	247.37
2	—	523	225.00–230.00	227.39
2	—	473	235.00–242.00	238.33
2	—	323	265.00–267.00	265.93
4	—	573	210.00–216.00	212.88
2	—	200	245.00	245.00
2	—	273	260.00–262.00	260.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	320.00–325.00	322.29
3	—	530	247.00–255.00	249.52
2	—	573	230.00–236.00	232.88
3	—	315	310.00–315.00	313.17
3	—	430	280.00–287.00	282.17
3	—	380	300.00–305.00	301.54
3	—	465	267.00–275.00	272.16
3	—	615	224.00–227.00	225.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	320.00–330.00	324.32
9	—	275	335.00–350.00	342.39
9	—	519	257.00–267.00	262.89
23	—	625	232.00–240.00	235.68
20	—	573	237.00–247.00	242.69
9	—	429	290.00–300.00	292.87
4	—	378	310.00–320.00	313.54
6	—	473	277.00–287.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	356	297.00–300.00	299.58
5	—	586	216.00–220.00	216.75
7	—	425	280.00–290.00	284.10
4	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
3	—	472	267.00–277.00	271.28
2	—	523	245.00–252.00	248.35
2	—	273	335.00–340.00	337.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	275.00	275.00
1	—	450	257.00	257.00
2	—	373	280.00–285.00	282.35
1	—	500	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,286	106.00–110.00	107.46
7	—	1,214	101.00–104.00	103.08
2	—	1,415	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,105	106.00–110.00	107.14
45	—	1,153	101.00–105.00	103.08
48	—	1,085	96.00–100.00	98.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	80.00–82.00	81.07
36	—	1,010	84.00–93.00	88.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,753	136.00–143.00	139.84
2	—	1,820	127.00–128.00	127.55

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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