Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

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 $238.51/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$238.51

100 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.77

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	241.96	983	80
Medium and Large 2	418	224.67	940	20

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $43 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 sale100 hd

238.51

—

FL average8 barns · 651 hd

233.73

+4.77

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	—	Average	1,577	129.15	2,037	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,286	109.52	1,409	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	105.64	1,223	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	90.79	895	98

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	207.17/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	244.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	367.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	262.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	255.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,229	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	262.98/cwt	255.00–270.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	219.16/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	245.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	228.37/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	248.01/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,314	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	274.59/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	306.03/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	244.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,418	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	217.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	227.40/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	252.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	108.17/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,342	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	111.36/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,325	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	106.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,226	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,174	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	115.37/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	105.02/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,502	126.72/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,903	3
Bulls	—	—	1,402	121.05/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	135.47/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,340	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	87.78/cwt	86.00–90.00	853	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	94.33/cwt	91.00–100.00	944	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	232.06/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,105	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	242.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	262.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	230.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	244.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	222.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	242.32/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,020	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	255.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.79/cwt	227.00–235.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	373.14/cwt	370.00–375.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	242.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	198.37/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	207.92/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,191	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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,093Last week 1,059Year ago 1,246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 318Year ago 231

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher 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
1	—	200	260.00	260.00
3	—	630	204.00–214.00	207.17
6	—	516	220.00–225.00	223.28
6	—	272	255.00–270.00	262.98
4	—	573	215.00–224.00	219.16
18	—	371	240.00–250.00	245.31
14	—	476	228.00–238.00	232.06
11	—	421	237.00–247.00	242.32
17	—	319	250.00–260.00	255.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	240.00	240.00
2	—	350	230.00	230.00
2	—	223	230.00–240.00	234.49
2	—	273	240.00–250.00	244.59
2	—	473	220.00–225.00	222.38
2	—	523	205.00–210.00	207.39
4	—	423	227.00–235.00	230.79
2	—	623	195.00–202.00	198.37
2	—	573	206.00–210.00	207.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	350.00	350.00
3	—	465	240.00–247.00	244.52
2	—	423	260.00–265.00	262.37
2	—	623	225.00–232.00	228.37
1	—	300	340.00	340.00
1	—	550	230.00	230.00
1	—	500	235.00	235.00
1	—	350	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	365.00–370.00	367.33
21	—	481	250.00–260.00	255.55
16	—	530	245.00–254.00	248.01
10	—	418	270.00–278.00	274.59
6	—	361	300.00–308.00	306.03
7	—	581	240.00–250.00	244.05
3	—	265	370.00–375.00	373.14
3	—	622	240.00–245.00	242.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	215.00–220.00	217.39
2	—	473	240.00–245.00	242.38
1	—	250	355.00	355.00
2	—	423	260.00–265.00	262.37
1	—	350	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	276.00	276.00
1	—	300	355.00	355.00
2	—	573	225.00–230.00	227.40
4	—	465	250.00–255.00	252.92
3	—	350	300.00	300.00
6	—	516	225.00–235.00	230.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	107.00–110.00	108.17
5	—	1,340	113.00–116.00	115.37
5	—	1,278	104.00–106.00	105.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,190	110.00–114.00	111.36
26	—	1,149	105.00–109.00	106.73
32	—	1,150	100.00–104.00	102.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	972	86.00–90.00	87.78
45	—	1,001	91.00–100.00	94.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	126.00–127.00	126.72
3	—	1,402	120.00–123.00	121.05
5	—	1,727	132.00–138.00	135.47

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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