Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.88/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$207.88

110 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$20.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	213.50	867	71
Medium and Large 2	405	200.15	811	26
Medium and Large 3	387	192.61	745	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about $122 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

207.88

—

FL average8 barns · 594 hd

210.66

−2.79

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	1,514	116.55	1,764	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,252	105.27	1,318	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	100.02	1,081	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	82.29	758	44

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	265	216.29/cwt	210.00–220.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	173.87/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	230.65/cwt	225.00–240.00	641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	171.84/cwt	168.00–176.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	199.00/cwt	196.00–204.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	211.74/cwt	208.00–215.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	273.51/cwt	270.00–280.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	184.87/cwt	182.00–188.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	192.81/cwt	190.00–199.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	200.82/cwt	198.00–204.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	227.79/cwt	224.00–232.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	214.48/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	218.48/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	253.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	217.57/cwt	215.00–227.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	229.99/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,205	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	237.85/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,013	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	241.74/cwt	235.00–250.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	290.41/cwt	285.00–297.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	216.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	210.46/cwt	208.00–216.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	263.26/cwt	260.00–267.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	238.63/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	273.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	234	246.07/cwt	245.00–250.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	238.56/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	183	340.34/cwt	335.00–345.00	623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	74.56/cwt	74.00–75.00	600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	95.67/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,011	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	83.06/cwt	79.00–88.00	775	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	106.17/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,333	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	105.60/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,168	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	100.87/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,100	30
Bulls	—	—	1,601	120.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,932	9
Bulls	—	—	1,223	109.68/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,341	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	114.69/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	261	278.59/cwt	275.00–280.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	242.82/cwt	240.00–246.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	221.88/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	213.26/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	197.91/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	294.65/cwt	292.00–297.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	185.92/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	205.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	223.52/cwt	218.00–228.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	256.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	222.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	226.84/cwt	224.00–230.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	160.89/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	232.90/cwt	228.00–238.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	236.74/cwt	230.00–245.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	191.89/cwt	190.00–194.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	222.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	209.04/cwt	206.00–216.00	907	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	201.59/cwt	197.00–207.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	171.91/cwt	170.00–174.00	899	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 284Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 124Year ago 145

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	210.00–220.00	216.29
2	—	573	168.00–176.00	171.84
5	—	427	196.00–204.00	199.00
2	—	523	182.00–188.00	184.87
3	—	480	190.00–199.00	192.81
4	—	234	215.00–227.00	217.57
3	—	380	208.00–216.00	210.46
2	—	623	158.00–164.00	160.89
2	—	323	220.00–225.00	222.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	168.00–178.00	173.87
14	—	278	225.00–240.00	230.65
2	—	573	184.00–188.00	185.92
12	—	469	200.00–210.00	205.52
6	—	370	218.00–228.00	223.52
10	—	520	190.00–200.00	195.80
6	—	323	228.00–238.00	232.90
4	—	223	230.00–245.00	236.74
14	—	434	206.00–216.00	209.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	208.00–215.00	211.74
2	—	373	198.00–204.00	200.82
1	—	450	188.00	188.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
2	—	423	190.00–194.00	191.89
2	—	273	197.00–207.00	201.59
2	—	523	170.00–174.00	171.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	270.00	270.00
3	—	350	240.00	240.00
2	—	423	224.00–232.00	227.79
2	—	523	218.00–219.00	218.48
1	—	200	225.00	225.00
1	—	300	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	270.00–280.00	273.51
2	—	623	214.00–215.00	214.48
5	—	378	250.00–260.00	253.42
29	—	524	226.00–234.00	229.99
8	—	426	234.00–244.00	237.85
2	—	223	235.00–250.00	241.74
6	—	278	285.00–297.00	290.41
5	—	568	210.00–220.00	216.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	260.00–267.00	263.26
4	—	261	275.00–280.00	278.59
4	—	373	240.00–246.00	242.82
3	—	480	220.00–226.00	221.88
2	—	523	196.00–200.00	197.91
3	—	230	220.00–230.00	222.90
2	—	423	224.00–230.00	226.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	238.00–240.00	238.63
3	—	330	270.00–280.00	273.03
4	—	234	245.00–250.00	246.07
3	—	420	236.00–242.00	238.56
2	—	183	335.00–345.00	340.34
3	—	530	212.00–216.00	213.26
4	—	271	292.00–297.00	294.65
5	—	372	250.00–260.00	256.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	805	74.00–75.00	74.56
40	—	933	79.00–88.00	83.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,057	94.00–98.00	95.67
25	—	1,106	104.00–108.00	105.60
30	—	1,091	99.00–103.00	100.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	105.00–108.00	106.17
1	—	1,220	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,601	117.00–125.00	120.70
3	—	1,223	108.00–111.00	109.68
9	—	1,523	112.00–116.00	114.69

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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