Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.54/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$206.54

67 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$40.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	212.96	858	48
Medium and Large 2	461	194.93	899	15thin
Medium and Large 3	498	172.95	861	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.01/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale67 hd

206.54

—

FL average8 barns · 438 hd

213.38

−6.84

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	1,321	113.41	1,498	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	96.64	1,292	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	93.28	1,163	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	74.87	724	47

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	580	196.63/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	240.75/cwt	235.00–244.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	238.62/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	225.22/cwt	224.00–232.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.92/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	217.55/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	243.06/cwt	238.00–244.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	186.95/cwt	186.00–188.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	223.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	228.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	227.79/cwt	224.00–232.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	183.85/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	209.09/cwt	204.00–214.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	212.46/cwt	210.00–218.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	214.62/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	199.14/cwt	194.00–202.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	208.21/cwt	202.00–212.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	198.24/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,001	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	171.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	196.86/cwt	194.00–200.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	220.95/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	225.10/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,076	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	248.82/cwt	245.00–255.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	263.17/cwt	260.00–265.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	233.08/cwt	230.00–237.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	186.59/cwt	184.00–188.00	961	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	89.39/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,106	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	93.77/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,118	34
Bulls	—	—	1,358	119.45/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,298	109.79/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,425	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	103.04/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,381	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	93.11/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,241	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	76.77/cwt	72.00–81.00	761	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	69.34/cwt	68.00–71.00	622	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	98.53/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,316	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	97.42/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,304	7

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 460Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 82Year ago 177

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	196.00–198.00	196.63
3	—	430	238.00–240.00	238.62
10	—	478	222.00–230.00	225.10
4	—	374	245.00–255.00	248.82
3	—	315	260.00–265.00	263.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	235.00–244.00	240.75
1	—	550	184.00	184.00
6	—	438	224.00–232.00	225.22
2	—	450	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	210.00–214.00	211.92
5	—	526	216.00–220.00	217.55
7	—	406	238.00–244.00	243.06
1	—	300	262.00	262.00
2	—	473	220.00–222.00	220.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	198.00	198.00
2	—	423	224.00–232.00	227.79
5	—	468	210.00–218.00	214.62
2	—	500	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	158.00–160.00	158.96
2	—	423	186.00–188.00	186.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	220.00–230.00	223.14
8	—	218	220.00–235.00	228.73
3	—	568	178.00–188.00	183.85
9	—	416	204.00–214.00	209.09
6	—	468	202.00–212.00	208.21
10	—	505	192.00–199.00	198.24
5	—	326	230.00–237.00	233.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
3	—	380	210.00–218.00	212.46
3	—	415	194.00–202.00	199.14
3	—	580	170.00–176.00	171.90
2	—	473	194.00–200.00	196.86
3	—	515	184.00–188.00	186.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,237	87.00–91.00	89.39
34	—	1,192	92.00–96.00	93.77
25	—	1,336	97.00–101.00	98.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	102.00–104.00	103.04
7	—	1,333	91.00–94.00	93.11
7	—	1,339	95.00–99.00	97.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	991	72.00–81.00	76.77
12	—	897	68.00–71.00	69.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	117.00–124.00	119.45
5	—	1,298	109.00–110.00	109.79

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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