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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $249.71/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$249.71

104 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	253.62	1,020	79
Medium and Large 2	412	237.36	978	25

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $42 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 sale104 hd

249.71

—

FL average8 barns · 565 hd

242.02

+7.69

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	1,638	118.01	1,933	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	93.26	1,362	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	92.94	1,146	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	79.82	782	31

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	377	258.53/cwt	255.00–265.00	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	369.83/cwt	365.00–375.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	237.87/cwt	235.00–240.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	267.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	259.56/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	306.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	205.86/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.90/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	213.35/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	354.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	254.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	242.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	348.82/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	225.57/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	306.81/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	248.94/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	338.17/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	318.34/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	296.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	264.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,255	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	309.73/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	349.65/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	371.88/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	216.45/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	226	368.72/cwt	365.00–375.00	833	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	94.72/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,177	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	80.78/cwt	75.00–84.00	805	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	87.35/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,116	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	90.01/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,086	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	99.54/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,315	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	70.84/cwt	70.00–72.00	584	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	96.27/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,434	7
Bulls	—	—	1,417	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,757	124.06/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,180	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	91.57/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	117.63/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	296.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	226.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	238.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	223.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	212.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	260.06/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,225	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	318.20/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	195.52/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	219.52/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	248.29/cwt	245.00–252.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	248.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,062	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	285.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	263.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,177	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	253.17/cwt	250.00–255.00	797	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 780Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 294Year ago 265

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	377	255.00–265.00	258.53
5	—	231	300.00–315.00	306.62
2	—	623	202.00–210.00	205.86
8	—	473	227.00–235.00	230.90
4	—	580	210.00–220.00	212.87
14	—	427	245.00–255.00	248.71
14	—	278	280.00–295.00	285.64
9	—	331	260.00–270.00	263.11
12	—	523	220.00–230.00	224.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	235.00–240.00	237.87
3	—	280	265.00–275.00	267.98
4	—	523	210.00–217.00	213.35
1	—	200	285.00	285.00
2	—	623	195.00–196.00	195.52
3	—	465	215.00–222.00	219.52
4	—	373	245.00–252.00	248.29
3	—	315	250.00–255.00	253.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	365.00–375.00	369.83
9	—	521	255.00–265.00	259.56
6	—	582	240.00–250.00	242.73
5	—	330	345.00–355.00	348.82
3	—	622	222.00–230.00	225.57
7	—	430	305.00–310.00	306.81
7	—	379	315.00–325.00	318.34
1	—	200	365.00	365.00
20	—	474	260.00–270.00	264.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	230.00	230.00
2	—	273	350.00–360.00	354.59
3	—	465	250.00–257.00	254.52
1	—	600	217.00	217.00
3	—	515	247.00–250.00	248.94
3	—	315	335.00–340.00	338.17
3	—	430	295.00–300.00	296.55
2	—	350	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	335.00	335.00
1	—	450	250.00	250.00
1	—	200	350.00	350.00
3	—	430	295.00–300.00	296.55
3	—	530	225.00–230.00	226.57
2	—	350	312.00	312.00
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	305.00–315.00	309.73
2	—	323	345.00–355.00	349.65
2	—	273	365.00–380.00	371.88
2	—	623	215.00–218.00	216.45
5	—	226	365.00–375.00	368.72
8	—	531	235.00–245.00	238.13
3	—	565	220.00–225.00	223.24
9	—	471	255.00–265.00	260.06
3	—	365	315.00–320.00	318.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,243	93.00–97.00	94.72
48	—	1,206	88.00–92.00	90.01
11	—	1,321	98.00–102.00	99.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	996	75.00–84.00	80.78
3	—	825	70.00–72.00	70.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	86.00–88.00	87.35
7	—	1,490	94.00–98.00	96.27
2	—	1,628	91.00–92.00	91.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,417	111.00–114.00	112.50
5	—	1,757	121.00–127.00	124.06
7	—	1,710	116.00–119.00	117.63

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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