Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.75/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$252.75

108 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	254.76	1,061	85
Medium and Large 2	387	245.31	949	23

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $112 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 sale108 hd

252.75

—

FL average8 barns · 687 hd

241.74

+11.01

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	—	Average	1,616	126.10	2,038	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,300	100.24	1,303	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	98.55	1,135	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	82.39	809	21

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	323	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	277.25/cwt	270.00–285.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	278.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	263.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	219.21/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	234.50/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	344.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	231.81/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,430	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	278.45/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	211.95/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	247.81/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,165	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	260.38/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,094	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	243.83/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	268.33/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	277.37/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	234.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,350	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	286.69/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	323.86/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	253.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,348	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	221.85/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	223.36/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	288.57/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	341.29/cwt	335.00–345.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	335.71/cwt	330.00–340.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	324.77/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,208	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	225.27/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,419	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,216	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	77.01/cwt	75.00–79.00	665	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	84.54/cwt	80.00–89.00	870	15
Bulls	—	—	1,623	122.63/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,990	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	103.79/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,321	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	99.15/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,309	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	93.86/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,036	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,244	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	98.94/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,158	14
Bulls	—	—	1,363	117.36/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	129.42/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	242.98/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	264.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	266.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	253.99/cwt	250.00–257.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	326.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	226.06/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	257.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	233.59/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,212	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	261.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	221.31/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	311.60/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,128Last week 1,053Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 387Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	275.00–285.00	279.98
11	—	272	270.00–285.00	277.25
5	—	219	270.00–285.00	278.52
11	—	378	260.00–270.00	263.39
7	—	568	216.00–222.00	219.21
3	—	622	210.00–214.00	211.95
15	—	470	242.00–252.00	247.81
13	—	420	255.00–265.00	260.38
12	—	519	228.00–237.00	233.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	232.00–240.00	234.50
3	—	330	265.00–270.00	266.52
5	—	368	250.00–257.00	253.99
1	—	600	199.00	199.00
3	—	230	255.00–265.00	257.90
3	—	265	255.00–265.00	261.29
2	—	550	210.00	210.00
2	—	523	217.00–226.00	221.31
1	—	400	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	340.00–350.00	344.65
24	—	617	226.00–236.00	231.81
8	—	479	275.00–285.00	278.45
19	—	575	230.00–240.00	234.72
5	—	433	285.00–292.00	286.69
3	—	372	320.00–327.00	323.86
17	—	532	250.00–260.00	253.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	240.00–248.00	243.83
2	—	473	265.00–272.00	268.33
2	—	423	275.00–280.00	277.37
1	—	350	315.00	315.00
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
3	—	615	216.00–225.00	221.85
4	—	573	220.00–227.00	223.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	285.00–295.00	288.57
3	—	265	335.00–345.00	341.29
5	—	217	330.00–340.00	335.71
2	—	300	340.00	340.00
13	—	372	320.00–330.00	324.77
3	—	630	224.00–228.00	225.27
8	—	519	237.00–247.00	242.98
5	—	474	260.00–270.00	264.29
11	—	577	222.00–229.00	226.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	232.00	232.00
1	—	550	216.00	216.00
1	—	400	375.00	375.00
1	—	200	320.00	320.00
3	—	315	320.00–330.00	326.35
1	—	250	320.00	320.00
4	—	384	310.00–317.00	311.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,273	102.00–105.00	103.79
5	—	1,320	97.00–101.00	99.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	863	75.00–79.00	77.01
15	—	1,029	80.00–89.00	84.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,104	92.00–96.00	93.86
17	—	1,196	102.00–106.00	104.01
14	—	1,170	97.00–101.00	98.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	121.00–125.00	122.63
3	—	1,363	116.00–119.00	117.36
10	—	1,691	127.00–134.00	129.42

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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