Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.87/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$209.87

52 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$24.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	217.81	811	35
Medium and Large 2	433	193.53	839	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.27/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale52 hd

209.87

—

FL average8 barns · 454 hd

204.75

+5.13

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	1,306	110.38	1,442	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,246	103.05	1,284	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	100.10	1,287	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	78.23	800	11

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	573	174.88/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	206.00/cwt	200.00–209.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	236.35/cwt	232.00–242.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	212.46/cwt	210.00–218.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	240.37/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	225.94/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	251.16/cwt	248.00–256.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	233.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	191.22/cwt	188.00–196.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	210.95/cwt	210.00–212.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	228.21/cwt	225.00–230.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	209.83/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	217.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	217.91/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	285.92/cwt	285.00–287.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	273.21/cwt	270.00–277.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	264.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	229.07/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	257.25/cwt	250.00–275.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	297.29/cwt	295.00–300.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	239.50/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	253.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	73.53/cwt	71.00–75.00	800	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	80.92/cwt	78.00–85.00	798	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	106.41/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,407	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,133	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,110	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	101.78/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,399	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	96.20/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,124	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	105.72/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,126	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	117.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,342	110.19/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	251.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	213.90/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.31/cwt	227.00–234.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	240.76/cwt	237.00–245.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	220.67/cwt	217.00–225.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	182.59/cwt	180.00–184.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	191.15/cwt	190.00–195.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	226.74/cwt	220.00–235.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	833	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 532Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 257Year ago 174

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	172.00–178.00	174.88
9	—	414	200.00–209.00	206.00
9	—	273	232.00–242.00	236.35
5	—	328	230.00–240.00	233.58
3	—	522	188.00–196.00	191.22
2	—	473	210.00–212.00	210.95
2	—	223	220.00–235.00	226.74
3	—	370	220.00–230.00	225.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	210.00–218.00	212.46
2	—	273	217.00–225.00	220.67
3	—	515	180.00–184.00	182.59
1	—	450	194.00	194.00
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
4	—	434	190.00–195.00	191.15
3	—	550	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	237.00–245.00	240.37
3	—	470	224.00–228.00	225.94
3	—	377	248.00–256.00	251.16
2	—	523	216.00–220.00	217.91
2	—	273	285.00–287.00	285.92
1	—	300	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	225.00–230.00	228.21
2	—	523	206.00–214.00	209.83
2	—	473	215.00–220.00	217.38
2	—	273	270.00–277.00	273.21
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	260.00–270.00	264.76
5	—	467	222.00–232.00	229.07
3	—	230	250.00–275.00	257.25
2	—	273	295.00–300.00	297.29
5	—	424	236.00–244.00	239.50
3	—	372	250.00–257.00	253.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	250.00–255.00	251.52
2	—	473	212.00–216.00	213.90
1	—	250	277.00	277.00
1	—	200	240.00	240.00
2	—	423	227.00–234.00	230.31
2	—	373	237.00–245.00	240.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	71.00–75.00	73.53
7	—	986	78.00–85.00	80.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	105.00–107.00	106.41
2	—	1,133	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	100.00–104.00	101.78
4	—	1,168	95.00–97.00	96.20
1	—	1,400	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	104.00–107.00	105.72
2	—	1,615	114.00–121.00	117.64
3	—	1,342	109.00–112.00	110.19

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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