Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.21/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$183.21

110 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	188.99	752	67
Medium and Large 3	350	176.65	619	19thin
Medium and Large 2	416	172.26	716	24

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $36 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 sale110 hd

183.21

—

FL average7 barns · 483 hd

181.20

+2.01

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	—	High	2,030	120.60	2,448	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,319	97.56	1,287	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	96.85	1,097	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	73.68	683	15

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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	—	274	220.59/cwt	215.00–227.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	151.84/cwt	148.00–156.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.31/cwt	162.00–170.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	157.35/cwt	156.00–159.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.82/cwt	146.00–156.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	204.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	196.44/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	197.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	175.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.92/cwt	158.00–167.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	234.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	228.54/cwt	227.00–232.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	187.23/cwt	182.00–192.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	217.10/cwt	214.00–220.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	253.52/cwt	252.00–257.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	182.88/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	240.51/cwt	235.00–250.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	251.29/cwt	245.00–255.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.16/cwt	180.00–188.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	213.24/cwt	212.00–216.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	267.83/cwt	265.00–275.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	187.16/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	183.83/cwt	180.00–188.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	172.84/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.23/cwt	226.00–235.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	187.95/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	197.94/cwt	196.00–200.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	180.34/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	66.14/cwt	65.00–68.00	630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	96.98/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,088	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,234	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	75.56/cwt	70.00–79.00	696	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	91.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,259	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	102.14/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,355	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	97.08/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,225	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	93.69/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,037	16
Bulls	—	—	2,030	120.60/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	236.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	187.48/cwt	187.00–188.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	220.94/cwt	220.00–222.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	264.38/cwt	260.00–275.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	221.88/cwt	218.00–228.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	166.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	172.75/cwt	170.00–179.00	741	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	241.07/cwt	240.00–242.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	256.26/cwt	255.00–258.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	170.95/cwt	170.00–172.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	165.86/cwt	162.00–168.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	190.92/cwt	190.00–192.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	182.42/cwt	180.00–188.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	146.96/cwt	146.00–148.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	167.88/cwt	166.00–170.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	211.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.71/cwt	190.00–199.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	202.64/cwt	197.00–210.00	551	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 755Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 269Year ago 357

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	274	215.00–227.00	220.59
7	—	525	162.00–170.00	165.31
2	—	623	146.00–156.00	150.82
7	—	328	200.00–210.00	204.51
5	—	580	158.00–167.00	160.92
9	—	372	182.00–192.00	187.23
6	—	227	235.00–250.00	240.51
7	—	462	160.00–170.00	166.73
13	—	429	170.00–179.00	172.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	148.00–156.00	151.84
5	—	472	156.00–159.00	157.35
1	—	200	220.00	220.00
3	—	373	172.00–180.00	175.84
3	—	415	162.00–168.00	165.86
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
3	—	515	150.00–158.00	155.18
3	—	315	190.00–199.00	195.71
3	—	272	197.00–210.00	202.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	158.00	158.00
4	—	273	190.00–192.00	190.92
3	—	330	180.00–188.00	182.42
2	—	473	140.00–148.00	143.81
2	—	523	146.00–148.00	146.96
4	—	373	166.00–170.00	167.88
3	—	230	210.00–215.00	211.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
2	—	550	168.00	168.00
2	—	273	230.00–240.00	234.59
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	195.00–198.00	196.44
1	—	200	265.00	265.00
7	—	467	190.00–200.00	197.20
3	—	380	227.00–232.00	228.54
3	—	330	252.00–257.00	253.52
4	—	616	176.00–186.00	182.88
9	—	278	265.00–275.00	267.83
4	—	569	182.00–190.00	187.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	214.00–220.00	217.10
2	—	623	170.00–175.00	172.41
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
3	—	265	245.00–255.00	251.29
3	—	465	180.00–188.00	185.16
3	—	430	212.00–216.00	213.24
2	—	523	180.00–188.00	183.83
3	—	580	170.00–179.00	172.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	226.00–235.00	230.23
3	—	572	186.00–190.00	187.95
3	—	472	196.00–200.00	197.94
2	—	623	176.00–185.00	180.34
1	—	500	199.00	199.00
1	—	200	270.00	270.00
9	—	283	260.00–275.00	264.38
5	—	422	218.00–228.00	221.88
3	—	327	255.00–258.00	256.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	255.00	255.00
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
4	—	473	187.00–188.00	187.48
2	—	373	220.00–222.00	220.94
1	—	600	169.00	169.00
2	—	323	240.00–242.00	241.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	230.00–240.00	236.29
1	—	200	235.00	235.00
4	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.33
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
1	—	550	167.00	167.00
2	—	473	170.00–172.00	170.95
1	—	350	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	65.00–68.00	66.14
12	—	921	70.00–79.00	75.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	96.00–99.00	96.98
8	—	1,198	101.00–105.00	103.01
16	—	1,107	92.00–95.00	93.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	90.00–94.00	91.30
6	—	1,327	100.00–104.00	102.14
5	—	1,262	95.00–99.00	97.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,030	117.00–124.00	120.60

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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