Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady. Feeder steers less than 400 lbs. steady and over 400 lbs. higher. Heifers less than 450 lbs. lower and over 450 lbs. considerably higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $263.57/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$263.57

130 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	265.62	1,218	106
Medium and Large 2	440	254.52	1,120	24

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $98 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 sale130 hd

263.57

—

FL average8 barns · 646 hd

262.02

+1.55

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	1,382	127.76	1,766	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	109.98	1,366	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	103.44	1,242	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	82.29	767	29

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	283	222.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	233.86/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	222.96/cwt	220.00–228.00	847	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	222.83/cwt	220.00–228.00	960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	221.30/cwt	218.00–227.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	211.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	291.01/cwt	285.00–295.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	304.59/cwt	300.00–315.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	266.97/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,100	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	261.02/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,253	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	245.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	235.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	256.57/cwt	252.00–260.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	235.45/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	250.85/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	252.40/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	261.77/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,356	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	245.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	261.53/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,485	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	268.18/cwt	262.00–272.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	287.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	252.86/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	248.28/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	242.87/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	297.82/cwt	290.00–305.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	243.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	240.96/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	107.99/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,306	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	77.83/cwt	75.00–79.00	698	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	85.44/cwt	80.00–89.00	817	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,170	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	111.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,426	12
Bulls	—	—	1,417	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	98.86/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,149	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	108.64/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,393	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	104.33/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,227	19
Bulls	—	—	1,455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	125.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	202.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	233.41/cwt	232.00–235.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	232.86/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	232.99/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	307.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	235.18/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	231.88/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	213.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	200.15/cwt	198.00–205.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	223.79/cwt	220.00–228.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	194.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	203.10/cwt	200.00–205.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	216.83/cwt	210.00–225.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	243.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,284	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	226.48/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	210.67/cwt	207.00–215.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	215.11/cwt	210.00–217.00	884	4

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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 908Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 192Year ago 211

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady. Feeder steers less than 400 lbs. steady and over 400 lbs. higher. Heifers less than 450 lbs. lower and over 450 lbs. considerably higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	283	220.00–235.00	222.86
2	—	623	230.00–238.00	233.86
11	—	380	220.00–228.00	222.96
16	—	431	220.00–228.00	222.83
10	—	328	218.00–227.00	221.30
9	—	471	240.00–250.00	245.26
7	—	569	230.00–240.00	235.89
5	—	224	210.00–225.00	216.83
12	—	527	240.00–250.00	243.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	210.00–215.00	211.54
3	—	515	230.00–238.00	235.18
3	—	480	230.00–236.00	231.88
1	—	600	224.00	224.00
3	—	315	210.00–215.00	213.17
3	—	215	200.00–205.00	203.10
2	—	573	226.00–227.00	226.48
2	—	273	207.00–215.00	210.67
4	—	411	210.00–217.00	215.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	200.00–205.00	202.33
3	—	380	198.00–205.00	200.15
2	—	273	190.00–200.00	194.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	285.00–295.00	291.01
4	—	278	300.00–315.00	304.59
35	—	412	258.00–268.00	266.97
13	—	480	258.00–268.00	261.02
17	—	518	258.00–266.00	261.77
8	—	621	242.00–250.00	245.96
13	—	568	256.00–266.00	261.53
12	—	368	262.00–272.00	268.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	252.00–260.00	256.57
2	—	623	234.00–237.00	235.45
7	—	413	249.00–255.00	250.85
2	—	573	250.00–255.00	252.40
2	—	500	254.00	254.00
2	—	273	285.00–290.00	287.29
4	—	473	250.00–256.00	252.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	247.00–250.00	248.28
2	—	523	240.00–246.00	242.87
3	—	222	290.00–305.00	297.82
1	—	300	285.00	285.00
6	—	378	240.00–250.00	243.68
2	—	623	240.00–242.00	240.96
7	—	431	230.00–240.00	232.99
6	—	272	300.00–315.00	307.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	232.00–235.00	233.41
2	—	473	230.00–236.00	232.86
1	—	600	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	220.00–228.00	223.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	106.00–109.00	107.99
2	—	1,125	104.00	104.00
12	—	1,275	110.00–114.00	111.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	897	75.00–79.00	77.83
17	—	956	80.00–89.00	85.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,162	97.00–101.00	98.86
17	—	1,282	107.00–111.00	108.64
19	—	1,176	102.00–106.00	104.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	130.00–136.00	133.65
1	—	1,455	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,353	125.00–127.00	125.94

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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