Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and number 1 feeder calves trending higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $257.44/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 25 of 24 comparable sales and sits +48.58 against this barn's trailing median of $208.86.

Average price

$257.44

20 head · 329 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+67.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	329	257.44	848	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $238.02, low $191.56, median $208.86 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

257.44

—

FL average6 barns · 150 hd

189.92

+67.52

This barn, trailing median24 sales

208.86

+48.58

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	1,603	114.70	1,839	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	102.90	1,381	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	99.49	1,213	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	74.20	675	22

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	277.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	275.72/cwt	272.00–280.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	177.21/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	216	270.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	247.89/cwt	240.00–255.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	235.07/cwt	230.00–242.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.45/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	209.03/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,091	5
Bulls	—	—	1,428	109.09/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,558	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	100.78/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,248	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	104.87/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,400	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	104.90/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,438	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	96.57/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,311	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	68.97/cwt	68.00–70.00	587	8
Bulls	—	—	1,691	117.50/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,987	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	96.18/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,115	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	101.43/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,297	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	77.19/cwt	73.00–82.00	729	14

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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 727Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 336Year ago 226

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and number 1 feeder calves trending higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	271	270.00–285.00	277.01
1	—	500	212.00	212.00
2	—	323	272.00–280.00	275.72
3	—	622	173.00–183.00	177.21
4	—	216	265.00–275.00	270.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	221	240.00–255.00	247.89
1	—	300	228.00	228.00
1	—	550	176.00	176.00
6	—	279	230.00–242.00	235.07
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
2	—	623	162.00–165.00	163.45
1	—	350	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	272.00	272.00
1	—	350	252.00	252.00
1	—	450	224.00	224.00
1	—	550	212.00	212.00
1	—	600	183.00	183.00
5	—	522	204.00–214.00	209.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	108.00–111.00	109.09
4	—	1,691	114.00–120.00	117.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,238	99.00–103.00	100.78
7	—	1,335	104.00–108.00	104.87
23	—	1,159	94.00–98.00	96.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,371	104.00–108.00	104.90
2	—	1,358	95.00–98.00	96.57
5	—	1,279	100.00–103.00	101.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	851	68.00–70.00	68.97
14	—	944	73.00–82.00	77.19

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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