Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.01/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$234.01

149 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	235.36	1,036	122
Medium and Large 2	411	227.88	936	27

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about $100 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 sale149 hd

234.01

—

FL average8 barns · 665 hd

237.33

−3.32

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	1,606	114.48	1,838	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	95.72	1,247	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	91.95	1,076	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	78.77	746	35

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	—	578	210.24/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,215	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	198.36/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	215.93/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	267.45/cwt	260.00–275.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	261.92/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,346	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	318.92/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	236.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	301.74/cwt	295.00–310.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	241.58/cwt	240.00–245.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	229.71/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	277.37/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	307.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	252.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	207.18/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	290.62/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	339.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	266.23/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	248.35/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	247.82/cwt	245.00–255.00	944	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	221.77/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	192.96/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	327.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	369.66/cwt	365.00–375.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	97.31/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,227	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	88.51/cwt	86.00–90.00	997	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	93.18/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,100	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	70.52/cwt	70.00–72.00	618	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	80.14/cwt	75.00–84.00	769	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,189	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,106	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	97.52/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,345	6
Bulls	—	—	1,543	113.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,754	5
Bulls	—	—	1,779	118.71/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,112	6
Bulls	—	—	1,363	107.41/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	317.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	208.24/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	192.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	204.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	228.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,094	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	172.89/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	236.14/cwt	235.00–240.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	250.50/cwt	245.00–257.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	218.33/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	186.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	221.61/cwt	220.00–227.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	256.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	235.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	992	23

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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 993Last week 925Year ago 1,257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 524Year ago 340

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher 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
9	—	578	207.00–215.00	210.24
9	—	530	212.00–222.00	215.93
12	—	272	260.00–275.00	267.45
2	—	223	295.00–310.00	301.74
13	—	381	245.00–255.00	247.82
8	—	628	200.00–210.00	204.18
36	—	478	225.00–235.00	228.77
10	—	314	250.00–260.00	256.65
23	—	422	230.00–240.00	235.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	195.00–202.00	198.36
7	—	313	240.00–245.00	241.58
3	—	515	202.00–210.00	207.18
2	—	623	190.00–195.00	192.41
4	—	384	235.00–240.00	236.14
2	—	273	245.00–257.00	250.50
1	—	200	290.00	290.00
2	—	473	215.00–222.00	218.33
4	—	434	220.00–227.00	221.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	330.00	330.00
7	—	514	257.00–265.00	261.92
6	—	376	315.00–325.00	318.92
4	—	566	230.00–240.00	236.62
5	—	623	225.00–235.00	229.71
6	—	418	285.00–295.00	290.62
4	—	323	335.00–345.00	339.65
10	—	468	260.00–270.00	266.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	315.00	315.00
2	—	423	275.00–280.00	277.37
2	—	373	305.00–310.00	307.35
4	—	473	250.00–255.00	252.38
2	—	523	245.00–252.00	248.35
2	—	573	220.00–225.00	222.40
1	—	600	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	215.00–223.00	221.77
3	—	272	320.00–335.00	327.91
3	—	222	365.00–375.00	369.66
2	—	450	255.00	255.00
1	—	400	280.00	280.00
2	—	373	315.00–320.00	317.35
1	—	300	340.00	340.00
3	—	565	205.00–210.00	208.24
3	—	630	185.00–190.00	186.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	192.00–194.00	192.96
1	—	450	235.00	235.00
1	—	350	305.00	305.00
1	—	250	305.00	305.00
2	—	623	170.00–176.00	172.89
1	—	400	260.00	260.00
1	—	500	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,261	96.00–100.00	97.31
47	—	1,126	86.00–90.00	88.51
70	—	1,181	91.00–95.00	93.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	877	70.00–72.00	70.52
30	—	959	75.00–84.00	80.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	91.00–95.00	93.01
6	—	1,379	96.00–100.00	97.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,543	112.00–115.00	113.65
6	—	1,779	116.00–124.00	118.71
3	—	1,363	107.00–108.00	107.41

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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