Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.00/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$231.00

148 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	232.22	1,061	128
Medium and Large 2	425	223.19	949	20

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $112 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 sale148 hd

231.00

—

FL average8 barns · 696 hd

236.47

−5.47

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	1,544	132.63	2,047	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	107.03	1,401	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	102.16	1,136	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	88.95	803	55

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	434	231.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	211.87/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	211.36/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	206.16/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	225.14/cwt	220.00–228.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	258.21/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	229.84/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	223.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,189	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.33/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	253.61/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.81/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	230.32/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,092	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	255.34/cwt	250.00–260.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	252.51/cwt	245.00–260.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	315.73/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	282.15/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	291.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	234.63/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	241.06/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,381	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	221.45/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	267.21/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,130	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	231.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	291	295.78/cwt	295.00–305.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	313.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	228.96/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	291.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	215.93/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	291.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	97.65/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,046	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	106.67/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,208	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,145	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	89.71/cwt	85.00–94.00	807	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	109.88/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,441	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,386	9
Bulls	—	—	1,616	134.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,172	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	82.74/cwt	80.00–84.00	766	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	254.47/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	251.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	240.63/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,237	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	230.96/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	242.86/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	256.92/cwt	250.00–265.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	212.88/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	242.51/cwt	237.00–247.00	900	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	219.89/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,278	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	230.46/cwt	228.00–236.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	279.59/cwt	275.00–285.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	239.59/cwt	235.00–245.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	246.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,284	34

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 1,093Year ago 1,433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 586Last week 505Year ago 536

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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
20	—	434	230.00–240.00	231.73
4	—	624	202.00–212.00	206.16
26	—	533	220.00–230.00	223.04
14	—	474	226.00–236.00	230.32
7	—	319	250.00–260.00	255.34
5	—	225	245.00–260.00	252.51
7	—	274	250.00–265.00	256.92
22	—	371	237.00–247.00	242.51
23	—	581	218.00–226.00	219.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	210.00–218.00	211.87
2	—	573	208.00–215.00	211.36
3	—	415	220.00–228.00	225.14
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
2	—	473	218.00–225.00	221.33
3	—	380	228.00–236.00	230.46
2	—	223	230.00–240.00	234.49
1	—	600	196.00	196.00
2	—	273	235.00–245.00	239.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	255.00–260.00	258.21
2	—	573	226.00–234.00	229.84
2	—	473	240.00–248.00	243.81
3	—	380	280.00–287.00	282.15
5	—	518	230.00–238.00	234.63
1	—	300	305.00	305.00
2	—	623	220.00–223.00	221.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	250.00–260.00	253.61
1	—	250	300.00	300.00
10	—	318	310.00–320.00	315.73
11	—	385	290.00–300.00	291.87
17	—	573	236.00–246.00	241.06
27	—	423	262.00–272.00	267.21
8	—	639	230.00–240.00	231.17
34	—	522	240.00–250.00	246.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	291	295.00–305.00	295.78
4	—	328	310.00–320.00	313.51
2	—	573	228.00–230.00	228.96
3	—	380	290.00–295.00	291.54
2	—	623	214.00–218.00	215.93
2	—	223	285.00–300.00	291.74
3	—	480	250.00–255.00	251.56
8	—	514	234.00–244.00	240.63
1	—	400	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	254.00–255.00	254.47
1	—	350	280.00	280.00
2	—	523	230.00–232.00	230.96
1	—	200	275.00	275.00
2	—	473	240.00–246.00	242.86
1	—	600	206.00	206.00
1	—	300	305.00	305.00
2	—	573	210.00–216.00	212.88
2	—	273	275.00–285.00	279.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,071	95.00–99.00	97.65
26	—	1,132	105.00–109.00	106.67
56	—	1,122	100.00–104.00	102.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	900	85.00–94.00	89.71
6	—	926	80.00–84.00	82.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,311	108.00–112.00	109.88
9	—	1,320	103.00–107.00	104.97
1	—	1,185	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,616	130.00–138.00	134.38
1	—	1,205	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,375	129.00	129.00

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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