Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

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 $237.34/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$237.34

142 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$8.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	238.79	1,111	119
Medium and Large 2	443	229.81	1,018	23

One grade step is worth $8.99/cwt here — about $93 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 sale142 hd

237.34

—

FL average8 barns · 682 hd

236.41

+0.93

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	1,595	125.06	1,995	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,296	93.56	1,213	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	91.93	1,070	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	80.64	753	71

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	—	473	237.86/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,125	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	287.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	272.71/cwt	270.00–280.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	247.11/cwt	245.00–252.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	222.57/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,244	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	279.07/cwt	270.00–285.00	753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	260.64/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,345	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	320.70/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,334	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	330.42/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	336.35/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	270.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,276	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	250.96/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	237.88/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,361	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	321.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	233.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	221.90/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	257.38/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	297.59/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,220	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	347.65/cwt	345.00–350.00	935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	222.93/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	529	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,187	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	80.75/cwt	75.00–84.00	757	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	89.33/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,081	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,343	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	94.47/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,284	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	89.83/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,001	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	94.43/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,178	34
Bulls	—	—	1,539	117.49/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,808	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	129.18/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,082	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	326.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	264.44/cwt	260.00–267.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	238.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	206.88/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	215.18/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	212	395.58/cwt	385.00–400.00	839	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	194.37/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	256.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	223.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,187	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.95/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	251.94/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,061	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	239.48/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	227.19/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,091	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,260Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 384Last week 370Year ago 341

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
24	—	473	234.00–244.00	237.86
2	—	223	285.00–290.00	287.25
11	—	332	270.00–280.00	272.71
4	—	380	245.00–252.00	247.11
18	—	559	215.00–224.00	222.57
11	—	270	270.00–285.00	279.07
10	—	623	189.00–199.00	194.37
25	—	530	220.00–230.00	223.92
14	—	421	247.00–257.00	251.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	260.00–267.00	264.44
3	—	365	235.00–240.00	238.20
2	—	573	204.00–210.00	206.88
3	—	515	210.00–218.00	215.18
3	—	280	255.00–260.00	256.49
3	—	630	182.00–185.00	182.95
3	—	430	237.00–245.00	239.48
3	—	480	225.00–232.00	227.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	516	255.00–264.00	260.64
10	—	416	315.00–324.00	320.70
7	—	369	325.00–335.00	330.42
3	—	315	330.00–340.00	336.35
1	—	200	390.00	390.00
16	—	472	265.00–275.00	270.35
16	—	572	232.00–242.00	237.88
1	—	250	340.00	340.00
11	—	630	230.00–240.00	233.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	250.00–252.00	250.96
2	—	350	320.00	320.00
1	—	400	310.00	310.00
1	—	550	224.00	224.00
3	—	330	320.00–325.00	321.52
1	—	250	320.00	320.00
3	—	630	220.00–226.00	221.90
2	—	473	255.00–260.00	257.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	218.00	218.00
9	—	410	290.00–300.00	297.59
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
7	—	269	345.00–350.00	347.65
3	—	522	220.00–225.00	222.93
1	—	350	325.00	325.00
3	—	300	340.00	340.00
9	—	212	385.00–400.00	395.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	285.00	285.00
1	—	300	325.00	325.00
1	—	200	370.00	370.00
1	—	350	315.00	315.00
3	—	265	320.00–330.00	326.29
1	—	500	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	73.00	73.00
70	—	937	75.00–84.00	80.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	100.00–102.00	101.04
58	—	1,114	88.00–92.00	89.83
34	—	1,247	93.00–97.00	94.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	88.00–91.00	89.33
3	—	1,330	100.00–102.00	101.00
8	—	1,359	93.00–97.00	94.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	116.00–118.00	117.49
3	—	1,608	119.00–121.00	120.02
11	—	1,612	126.00–132.00	129.18

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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