Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.98/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$232.98

95 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	235.77	994	72
Medium and Large 2	404	224.24	907	23

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $88 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 sale95 hd

232.98

—

FL average8 barns · 675 hd

226.48

+6.50

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	1,494	128.24	1,916	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,223	110.49	1,351	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	105.37	1,146	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	90.26	843	48

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	85.55/cwt	84.00–88.00	747	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	93.09/cwt	89.00–98.00	904	30
Bulls	—	—	1,571	130.86/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,056	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	105.41/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,137	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	223.51/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,164	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	213.18/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	235.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	992	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	216.86/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	241.35/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	292.71/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	223.75/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	317.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	242.90/cwt	237.00–247.00	894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	256.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	294.59/cwt	290.00–300.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	266.19/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.81/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	253.31/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	277.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	235.59/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	314.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	307.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	244.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	222.88/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	230.39/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,216	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	112.59/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,371	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	100.39/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,057	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	109.53/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,241	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	228.69/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,089	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	302.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	233.33/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	206.88/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.89/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	216.67/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	230.84/cwt	229.00–235.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	223.79/cwt	220.00–228.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	251.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	254.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	252.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	238.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	661	5

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,290Last week 916Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 280Year ago 280

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	873	84.00–88.00	85.55
30	—	971	89.00–98.00	93.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,079	103.00–107.00	105.41
17	—	1,053	98.00–102.00	100.39
20	—	1,133	108.00–112.00	109.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	107.00	107.00
5	—	1,218	112.00–114.00	112.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	128.00–133.00	130.86
1	—	1,385	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,295	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
3	—	515	208.00–216.00	213.18
2	—	473	214.00–220.00	216.86
2	—	573	204.00–210.00	206.88
1	—	200	225.00	225.00
3	—	380	229.00–235.00	230.84
4	—	423	220.00–228.00	223.79
2	—	323	235.00–240.00	237.33
5	—	277	235.00–245.00	238.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	218.00–228.00	223.51
16	—	422	230.00–240.00	235.16
11	—	368	237.00–247.00	242.90
10	—	276	250.00–265.00	256.89
9	—	476	225.00–234.00	228.69
2	—	623	204.00–210.00	206.89
5	—	571	212.00–222.00	216.67
3	—	230	250.00–255.00	251.45
3	—	318	250.00–255.00	252.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	228.00	228.00
2	—	273	290.00–300.00	294.59
2	—	473	240.00–248.00	243.81
1	—	600	208.00	208.00
2	—	423	250.00–257.00	253.31
2	—	373	275.00–280.00	277.35
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	238.00–248.00	241.35
6	—	371	290.00–295.00	292.71
6	—	629	221.00–228.00	223.75
4	—	273	315.00–320.00	317.29
6	—	422	262.00–270.00	266.19
9	—	564	228.00–238.00	235.59
6	—	322	310.00–320.00	314.77
10	—	476	250.00–260.00	254.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	310.00	310.00
3	—	280	305.00–315.00	307.98
7	—	475	240.00–250.00	244.58
4	—	571	218.00–228.00	222.88
4	—	528	228.00–236.00	230.39
1	—	400	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	282.00	282.00
1	—	500	218.00	218.00
2	—	323	300.00–305.00	302.33
1	—	250	300.00	300.00
2	—	473	230.00–237.00	233.33
2	—	550	214.00	214.00

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