Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.60/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$254.60

108 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$0.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	255.20	1,187	15thin
Medium and Large 1	508	254.50	1,294	93

One grade step is worth $0.69/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale108 hd

254.60

—

FL average8 barns · 558 hd

254.87

−0.27

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	1,448	123.75	1,791	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,201	108.58	1,304	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	105.42	1,171	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	94.03	890	75

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	—	420	235.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	989	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	234.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	243.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	222.84/cwt	220.00–226.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	258.30/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,186	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	267.70/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	338.17/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	245.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	211.91/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	255.79/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	243.36/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,387	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	243.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	251.40/cwt	245.00–260.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	238.96/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	222.89/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	231.84/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	246.45/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,296	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	233.26/cwt	230.00–237.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	299.80/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	265.70/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	333.17/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	329.66/cwt	325.00–335.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	216.08/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	215.71/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,247	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,205	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	113.11/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,407	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	88.43/cwt	86.00–90.00	837	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	901	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,138	103.48/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,178	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,186	106.51/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,263	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	101.09/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,129	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	110.66/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,288	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	105.73/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,141	45
Bulls	—	—	1,435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	336.61/cwt	330.00–345.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	204.48/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	218.44/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.81/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	235.42/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,109	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	297.85/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,096	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	287.35/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	234.53/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	224.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	232.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	240.79/cwt	237.00–247.00	898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	209.19/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	322.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	224.86/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	222.82/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	222.60/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,258	3

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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 1,290Year ago 1,269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 356Last week 368Year ago 218

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	420	230.00–240.00	235.46
8	—	328	240.00–250.00	243.70
5	—	217	240.00–250.00	245.71
1	—	600	216.00	216.00
8	—	274	245.00–260.00	251.40
13	—	471	230.00–239.00	235.42
17	—	373	237.00–247.00	240.79
9	—	519	218.00–226.00	222.82
3	—	565	220.00–224.00	222.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	230.00–240.00	234.59
2	—	423	220.00–226.00	222.84
2	—	523	210.00–214.00	211.91
2	—	323	230.00–237.00	233.26
2	—	223	220.00–230.00	224.49
2	—	373	230.00–235.00	232.35
3	—	565	204.00–212.00	209.19
2	—	473	222.00–228.00	224.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	459	252.00–260.00	258.30
9	—	424	265.00–272.00	267.70
3	—	315	335.00–340.00	338.17
36	—	570	238.00–248.00	243.36
2	—	623	238.00–240.00	238.96
19	—	526	242.00–252.00	246.45
3	—	372	295.00–305.00	299.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	252.00–260.00	255.79
3	—	465	240.00–245.00	243.23
2	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
1	—	500	236.00	236.00
2	—	623	220.00–226.00	222.89
2	—	573	228.00–236.00	231.84
1	—	350	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	262.00–272.00	265.70
3	—	315	330.00–335.00	333.17
3	—	222	325.00–335.00	329.66
6	—	626	212.00–220.00	216.08
5	—	578	212.00–220.00	215.71
4	—	473	250.00–260.00	254.76
7	—	274	330.00–345.00	336.61
5	—	368	295.00–300.00	297.85
3	—	515	230.00–237.00	234.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	315.00	315.00
2	—	573	204.00–205.00	204.48
2	—	523	217.00–220.00	218.44
2	—	473	240.00–248.00	243.81
2	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
2	—	600	208.00	208.00
2	—	373	285.00–290.00	287.35
1	—	400	255.00	255.00
2	—	273	320.00–325.00	322.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	111.00–114.00	113.11
2	—	1,138	103.00–104.00	103.48
6	—	1,186	105.00–107.00	106.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	946	86.00–90.00	88.43
63	—	947	90.00–100.00	95.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,117	99.00–103.00	101.09
23	—	1,164	109.00–113.00	110.66
45	—	1,079	104.00–108.00	105.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,460	118.00–119.00	118.49

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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