Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $266.08/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$266.08

162 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$1.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	267.43	1,198	20
Medium and Large 1	496	265.89	1,320	142

One grade step is worth $1.54/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale162 hd

266.08

—

FL average7 barns · 495 hd

261.30

+4.78

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	1,769	125.09	2,213	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	99.68	1,383	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	98.50	1,193	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	80.01	779	46

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	—	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	227.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	303.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,138	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	234.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,115	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	254.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	251.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	193.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	186.93/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	307.33/cwt	305.00–310.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	243.35/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,332	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	323.43/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	229.89/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,441	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	242.27/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,388	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	293.20/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	219.41/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	277.87/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	232.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	261.67/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,253	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	284.27/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,231	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	261.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	306.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	250.89/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	205.45/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	340.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	904	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	99.73/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,402	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	103.72/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,344	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	98.70/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,210	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	94.69/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,082	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,193	93.03/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,110	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	104.58/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	74.86/cwt	73.00–77.00	684	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	82.75/cwt	79.00–87.00	832	30
Bulls	—	—	1,435	114.95/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	128.57/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,382	12
Bulls	—	—	1,768	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	346.74/cwt	340.00–355.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	238.43/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	223.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	271.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	285.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	235.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	237.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	244.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	913	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	242.12/cwt	240.00–247.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	173.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	319.77/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	217.54/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,162	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	232.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	259.72/cwt	255.00–265.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.28/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,016	17

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 993Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 358Last week 299Year ago 226

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	360.00	360.00
21	—	375	300.00–310.00	303.54
13	—	522	250.00–260.00	255.11
12	—	324	315.00–325.00	323.43
32	—	627	228.00–234.00	229.89
28	—	573	237.00–247.00	242.27
1	—	250	335.00	335.00
14	—	479	259.00–267.00	261.67
20	—	433	282.00–292.00	284.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	250.00–255.00	251.56
2	—	323	305.00–310.00	307.33
2	—	523	240.00–247.00	243.35
3	—	365	290.00–295.00	293.20
2	—	623	217.00–222.00	219.41
1	—	250	320.00	320.00
5	—	418	275.00–280.00	277.87
2	—	573	230.00–235.00	232.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	207.00	207.00
2	—	423	225.00–230.00	227.37
2	—	273	235.00–240.00	237.29
3	—	330	240.00–247.00	242.12
2	—	623	170.00–178.00	173.86
2	—	200	270.00	270.00
3	—	450	220.00	220.00
2	—	373	230.00–235.00	232.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	230.00–240.00	234.33
12	—	320	250.00–260.00	254.75
8	—	579	190.00–200.00	193.66
3	—	622	184.00–190.00	186.93
29	—	374	240.00–250.00	244.22
2	—	200	300.00	300.00
11	—	534	215.00–225.00	217.54
3	—	272	255.00–265.00	259.72
17	—	423	235.00–245.00	240.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	260.00–265.00	261.55
4	—	474	247.00–255.00	250.89
6	—	581	204.00–208.00	205.45
4	—	265	335.00–345.00	340.97
2	—	223	340.00–355.00	346.74
6	—	366	280.00–290.00	285.97
5	—	519	230.00–240.00	235.26
3	—	320	315.00–325.00	319.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	305.00–310.00	306.52
2	—	400	250.00	250.00
2	—	473	237.00–240.00	238.43
2	—	523	220.00–227.00	223.35
3	—	380	270.00–275.00	271.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	97.00–101.00	99.73
3	—	1,193	92.00–95.00	93.03
4	—	1,495	103.00–106.00	104.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,296	102.00–106.00	103.72
23	—	1,226	97.00–101.00	98.70
41	—	1,143	92.00–96.00	94.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	914	73.00–77.00	74.86
30	—	1,005	79.00–87.00	82.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	114.00–117.00	114.95
12	—	1,853	124.00–132.00	128.57
3	—	1,768	120.00–122.00	121.30

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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