Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.89/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$216.89

58 head · 351 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$21.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	352	223.38	787	35
Medium and Large 2	362	209.98	759	15thin
Medium and Large 3	324	201.40	652	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.99/cwt here — about $136 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 sale58 hd

216.89

—

FL average8 barns · 521 hd

209.89

+6.99

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	1,619	113.60	1,839	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	93.95	1,236	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	90.51	1,006	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	74.32	746	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	207.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	188.42/cwt	187.00–190.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	230.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	201.08/cwt	195.00–205.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	237.25/cwt	235.00–240.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	218.17/cwt	215.00–220.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	217.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	237.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	208.36/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	236.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	234.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	251.14/cwt	250.00–255.00	964	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	96.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,157	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	92.14/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,019	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	86.49/cwt	85.00–89.00	928	28
Bulls	—	—	1,717	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,889	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	76.18/cwt	75.00–79.00	722	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	95.59/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	92.31/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	115.40/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	266.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	229.70/cwt	225.00–235.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	241.43/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	262.23/cwt	255.00–265.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	235.84/cwt	230.00–245.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	212.29/cwt	205.00–215.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	217.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	185.95/cwt	185.00–187.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	2

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 601Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 320Year ago 251

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	225.00	225.00
1	—	450	235.00	235.00
2	—	573	205.00–212.00	208.36
2	—	350	255.00	255.00
3	—	430	235.00–240.00	236.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	400	230.00	230.00
2	—	373	235.00–240.00	237.35
3	—	480	220.00–225.00	223.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	195.00	195.00
4	—	323	205.00–210.00	207.33
2	—	423	187.00–190.00	188.42
1	—	250	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	200.00	200.00
3	—	315	215.00–220.00	218.17
3	—	280	215.00–225.00	217.98
4	—	373	215.00–220.00	217.35
2	—	473	185.00–187.00	185.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	225.00–235.00	230.41
4	—	468	195.00–205.00	201.08
2	—	223	235.00–240.00	237.25
4	—	373	225.00–235.00	229.70
3	—	500	190.00	190.00
10	—	281	230.00–245.00	235.84
4	—	411	205.00–215.00	212.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	240.00	240.00
1	—	250	255.00	255.00
1	—	500	205.00	205.00
2	—	400	230.00	230.00
2	—	300	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	230.00–240.00	234.76
1	—	500	215.00	215.00
2	—	550	195.00	195.00
4	—	384	250.00–255.00	251.14
3	—	272	260.00–275.00	266.26
3	—	415	235.00–245.00	241.43
4	—	311	255.00–265.00	262.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	215.00	215.00
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
1	—	250	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	95.00–99.00	96.02
25	—	1,106	90.00–94.00	92.14
28	—	1,073	85.00–89.00	86.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00
5	—	948	75.00–79.00	76.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	94.00–98.00	95.59
3	—	1,427	92.00–93.00	92.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,570	112.00–119.00	115.40

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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