Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly weaker.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.67/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$226.67

133 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$9.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	228.71	945	104
Medium and Large 2	390	219.36	854	29

One grade step is worth $9.35/cwt here — about $90 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 sale133 hd

226.67

—

FL average8 barns · 681 hd

230.20

−3.53

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	1,546	115.69	1,789	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,240	86.90	1,078	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	83.47	986	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	70.10	714	23

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	459	220.49/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	178.10/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	199.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	242.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	228.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	239.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	779	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	232.53/cwt	227.00–237.00	970	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	312.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	328.51/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	329.72/cwt	325.00–335.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	284.79/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	246.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	233.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	272.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	302.35/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	321.27/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	234.48/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	242.29/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	256.72/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	233.35/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	244.38/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	317.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	193.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,219	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	332.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	357.25/cwt	355.00–360.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.38/cwt	65.00–74.00	714	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,179	89.22/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,052	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,106	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	83.11/cwt	81.00–85.00	974	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	78.31/cwt	76.00–80.00	879	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	88.22/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,093	15
Bulls	—	—	1,528	108.52/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	119.45/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,891	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	184.41/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	232.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	332.91/cwt	325.00–340.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	233.83/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	227.57/cwt	225.00–232.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	209.20/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	223.99/cwt	220.00–227.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	233.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	885	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	219.67/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,142	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	218.84/cwt	217.00–225.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	219.49/cwt	215.00–225.00	489	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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 1,124Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 207Year ago 194

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly weaker.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	215.00–222.00	220.49
5	—	327	225.00–232.00	227.57
4	—	511	207.00–210.00	209.20
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
5	—	368	220.00–227.00	223.99
4	—	434	217.00–225.00	218.84
3	—	250	220.00	220.00
2	—	223	215.00–225.00	219.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	172.00–182.00	178.10
2	—	573	195.00–205.00	199.80
2	—	223	240.00–245.00	242.25
20	—	478	225.00–235.00	228.98
18	—	326	235.00–245.00	239.00
17	—	417	227.00–237.00	232.53
11	—	280	230.00–240.00	233.59
17	—	379	230.00–240.00	233.57
12	—	520	214.00–224.00	219.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	310.00–315.00	312.35
4	—	328	325.00–335.00	328.51
3	—	272	325.00–335.00	329.72
17	—	423	280.00–290.00	284.79
8	—	519	240.00–250.00	246.40
5	—	572	237.00–247.00	242.29
7	—	478	252.00–262.00	256.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	245.00	245.00
2	—	423	270.00–275.00	272.37
2	—	373	300.00–305.00	302.35
3	—	315	320.00–322.00	321.27
2	—	573	234.00–235.00	234.48
2	—	523	230.00–237.00	233.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	242.00–247.00	244.38
2	—	373	315.00–320.00	317.35
6	—	629	190.00–200.00	193.74
4	—	311	325.00–335.00	332.23
2	—	223	355.00–360.00	357.25
1	—	400	280.00	280.00
3	—	272	325.00–340.00	332.91
2	—	523	230.00–238.00	233.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	182.00–187.00	184.41
2	—	473	230.00–235.00	232.38
1	—	350	300.00	300.00
1	—	250	315.00	315.00
2	—	300	320.00	320.00
1	—	400	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	64.00	64.00
22	—	1,015	65.00–74.00	70.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	87.00–90.00	89.22
4	—	1,316	83.00–85.00	84.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,172	81.00–85.00	83.11
13	—	1,123	76.00–80.00	78.31
15	—	1,239	86.00–90.00	88.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	108.00–109.00	108.52
4	—	1,583	118.00–122.00	119.45
1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00

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