Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.04/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$225.04

98 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$10.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	227.14	1,089	78
Medium and Large 2	443	216.85	961	20

One grade step is worth $10.29/cwt here — about $128 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 sale98 hd

225.04

—

FL average7 barns · 543 hd

225.99

−0.95

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	1,537	125.80	1,934	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	108.55	1,471	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	100.67	1,147	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	84.65	773	64

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	376	283.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	221.22/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	342.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	336.35/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	260.83/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,142	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	220.88/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	251.86/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	225.88/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	241.24/cwt	235.00–250.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	234.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,235	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	252.94/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,169	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	219.93/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,397	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	242.04/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	247.11/cwt	242.00–250.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	231.81/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,094	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	322.25/cwt	320.00–325.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	219.29/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	231.47/cwt	227.00–237.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	215.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,235	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	224.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	231.86/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	222.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	220.29/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	224.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	203.84/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	247.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	217.33/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,167	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	209.88/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	206.96/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	118.40/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	95.97/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,051	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	110.72/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,536	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,230	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	105.79/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,392	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	85.69/cwt	81.00–90.00	794	55
Bulls	—	—	1,627	130.23/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,119	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	101.07/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,168	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	106.04/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,246	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	78.26/cwt	76.00–80.00	651	9

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 Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 1,105Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 206Year ago 276

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	280.00–290.00	283.83
1	—	450	256.00	256.00
3	—	522	218.00–226.00	221.22
3	—	280	340.00–350.00	342.98
3	—	315	330.00–340.00	336.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	237.00	237.00
1	—	500	214.00	214.00
1	—	350	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	270.00	270.00
2	—	573	218.00–224.00	220.88
3	—	430	250.00–256.00	251.86
3	—	515	222.00–228.00	225.88
1	—	300	320.00	320.00
5	—	468	238.00–245.00	242.04
2	—	223	320.00–325.00	322.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	438	260.00–267.00	260.83
1	—	300	335.00	335.00
1	—	250	345.00	345.00
6	—	350	285.00	285.00
7	—	527	230.00–240.00	234.30
14	—	462	246.00–256.00	252.94
17	—	635	218.00–226.00	219.93
5	—	577	228.00–238.00	231.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	235.00–250.00	241.24
3	—	365	242.00–250.00	247.11
19	—	472	226.00–236.00	231.81
6	—	608	216.00–220.00	219.29
11	—	417	227.00–237.00	231.47
11	—	574	210.00–220.00	215.22
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
5	—	309	240.00–250.00	247.77
19	—	537	214.00–224.00	217.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	220.00–230.00	224.49
2	—	423	220.00–225.00	222.37
2	—	473	216.00–225.00	220.29
2	—	273	220.00–230.00	224.59
4	—	573	200.00–208.00	203.84
2	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.33
3	—	515	206.00–212.00	209.88
2	—	623	206.00–208.00	206.96
1	—	350	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,363	117.00–120.00	118.40
1	—	1,600	123.00	123.00
9	—	1,627	127.00–134.00	130.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,095	94.00–98.00	95.97
30	—	1,156	99.00–103.00	101.07
24	—	1,175	104.00–108.00	106.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,387	108.00–112.00	110.72
1	—	1,230	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,316	105.00–106.00	105.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	927	81.00–90.00	85.69
9	—	832	76.00–80.00	78.26

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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