Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.30/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$247.30

134 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	249.43	1,043	109
Medium and Large 2	420	238.02	1,000	25

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $43 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 sale134 hd

247.30

—

FL average8 barns · 678 hd

242.27

+5.03

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	1,609	114.30	1,840	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	91.48	1,230	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	89.01	1,147	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	73.99	794	40

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	573	234.40/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	267.85/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	217.66/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	268.94/cwt	260.00–275.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	261.49/cwt	255.00–265.00	952	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	249.58/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,061	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	288.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,239	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	314.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	248.20/cwt	245.00–250.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.24/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	281.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	229.12/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,185	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	218.37/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	245.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,400	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	278.31/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.13/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	241.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	335.32/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	252.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,348	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	301.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	342.80/cwt	340.00–345.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	331.12/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	321.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	255.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.86/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	95.46/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,248	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	75.75/cwt	72.00–81.00	801	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	69.88/cwt	68.00–71.00	775	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,193	95.71/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,142	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	90.66/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,205	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	85.90/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,075	35
Bulls	—	—	1,621	119.40/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,935	6
Bulls	—	—	1,652	113.56/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,876	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	89.36/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,270	6
Bulls	—	—	1,443	109.22/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	337.73/cwt	330.00–345.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	235.55/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	243.31/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	245.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	263.14/cwt	260.00–265.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	217.18/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	229.52/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	223.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	275.70/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,318	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	274.44/cwt	270.00–282.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	267.12/cwt	265.00–272.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	238.43/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,140	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	238.55/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	204.25/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,289	6

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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 1,128Year ago 1,101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 146Year ago 504

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	232.00–237.00	234.40
4	—	461	262.00–270.00	267.85
2	—	623	215.00–222.00	218.37
2	—	423	275.00–282.00	278.31
3	—	530	240.00–245.00	241.57
3	—	380	300.00–305.00	301.54
1	—	250	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	285.00–295.00	288.15
11	—	372	310.00–320.00	314.78
15	—	570	240.00–250.00	245.54
11	—	620	226.00–235.00	230.13
8	—	319	330.00–340.00	335.32
8	—	534	250.00–260.00	252.52
5	—	268	340.00–345.00	342.80
27	—	478	272.00–282.00	275.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	212.00–222.00	217.66
7	—	220	260.00–275.00	268.94
23	—	364	255.00–265.00	261.49
21	—	425	245.00–255.00	249.58
11	—	315	275.00–285.00	281.04
10	—	517	222.00–232.00	229.12
6	—	276	270.00–282.00	274.44
17	—	478	235.00–245.00	238.43
6	—	631	202.00–210.00	204.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	245.00–250.00	248.20
3	—	565	205.00–210.00	208.24
3	—	265	260.00–265.00	263.14
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
3	—	515	212.00–220.00	217.18
3	—	465	225.00–232.00	229.52
3	—	330	265.00–272.00	267.12
3	—	430	237.00–242.00	238.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	330.00–335.00	331.12
1	—	350	315.00	315.00
4	—	421	250.00–260.00	255.36
2	—	623	210.00–218.00	213.86
5	—	273	330.00–345.00	337.73
3	—	522	232.00–240.00	235.55
3	—	470	240.00–250.00	245.50
5	—	577	220.00–230.00	223.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	305.00	305.00
3	—	280	320.00–325.00	321.49
2	—	423	240.00–247.00	243.31
1	—	300	320.00	320.00
1	—	500	220.00	220.00
1	—	450	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,307	94.00–98.00	95.46
27	—	1,329	89.00–93.00	90.66
35	—	1,252	84.00–88.00	85.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,057	72.00–81.00	75.75
12	—	1,109	68.00–71.00	69.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	95.00–97.00	95.71
6	—	1,421	88.00–92.00	89.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	116.00–124.00	119.40
14	—	1,652	111.00–115.00	113.56
4	—	1,443	108.00–110.00	109.22

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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