Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.11/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$244.11

124 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$20.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	248.64	1,009	97
Medium and Large 2	444	227.85	1,011	27

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale124 hd

244.11

—

FL average7 barns · 654 hd

235.07

+9.04

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	1,633	124.36	2,030	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	97.21	1,352	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	94.52	1,208	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	80.73	816	38

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	—	574	239.70/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,376	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	252.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	321.20/cwt	315.00–325.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	249.66/cwt	245.00–255.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	307.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	220.47/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,166	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	228.18/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	264.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	861	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	200.34/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	261.48/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	354.49/cwt	350.00–360.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	308.79/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,158	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	343.28/cwt	335.00–350.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	329.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	235.55/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	290.90/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	249.53/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	267.40/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,262	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	225.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,397	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	362.25/cwt	360.00–365.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	283.29/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	250.23/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	295.62/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,112	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	260.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,228	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	95.65/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,447	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	91.41/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,132	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	100.63/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,299	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	95.88/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,255	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	91.60/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,243	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	100.88/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,293	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	74.05/cwt	72.00–76.00	702	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	82.80/cwt	77.00–86.00	853	29
Bulls	—	—	1,582	122.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,444	117.73/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,700	8
Bulls	—	—	1,771	129.23/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,289	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	279.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	316.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	267.37/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	324.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	339.57/cwt	335.00–350.00	951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	219.60/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	238.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	195.84/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	263.21/cwt	260.00–267.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	211.63/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,096	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	329.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	246.80/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,017	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	223.86/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	207.13/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	273.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	186.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.17/cwt	230.00–237.00	998	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 1,124Year ago 998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 358Year ago 350

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	574	235.00–245.00	239.70
7	—	518	255.00–265.00	261.48
2	—	223	350.00–360.00	354.49
15	—	375	305.00–315.00	308.79
4	—	269	335.00–350.00	343.28
6	—	323	325.00–335.00	329.65
8	—	425	287.00–297.00	290.90
12	—	472	262.00–272.00	267.40
9	—	619	220.00–230.00	225.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	227.00–232.00	228.18
2	—	350	300.00	300.00
3	—	600	210.00	210.00
3	—	515	245.00–252.00	249.53
2	—	400	282.00	282.00
2	—	450	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	250.00–255.00	252.33
3	—	365	235.00–240.00	238.20
2	—	573	192.00–200.00	195.84
2	—	273	260.00–267.00	263.21
1	—	200	300.00	300.00
5	—	518	207.00–215.00	211.63
4	—	484	222.00–230.00	223.86
3	—	630	185.00–190.00	186.59
3	—	430	230.00–237.00	232.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	315.00–325.00	321.20
7	—	373	245.00–255.00	249.66
3	—	185	305.00–315.00	307.97
19	—	529	217.00–227.00	220.47
18	—	326	260.00–270.00	264.05
2	—	623	196.00–205.00	200.34
11	—	479	232.00–242.00	235.55
18	—	412	240.00–249.00	246.80
4	—	571	202.00–212.00	207.13
12	—	285	270.00–285.00	273.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	360.00–365.00	362.25
2	—	500	250.00	250.00
8	—	376	292.00–300.00	295.62
7	—	472	255.00–265.00	260.15
2	—	423	275.00–285.00	279.73
5	—	280	335.00–350.00	339.57
3	—	572	217.00–222.00	219.60
4	—	321	325.00–335.00	329.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	280.00–287.00	283.29
3	—	465	247.00–252.00	250.23
3	—	330	315.00–320.00	316.52
2	—	423	265.00–270.00	267.37
2	—	273	320.00–330.00	324.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,513	94.00–97.00	95.65
3	—	1,357	91.00–92.00	91.60
8	—	1,282	99.00–103.00	100.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,238	89.00–93.00	91.41
15	—	1,291	99.00–103.00	100.63
70	—	1,309	94.00–98.00	95.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	948	72.00–76.00	74.05
29	—	1,030	77.00–86.00	82.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	120.00–124.00	122.58
8	—	1,444	116.00–119.00	117.73
12	—	1,771	125.00–133.00	129.23

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)