Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.76/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$247.76

69 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$9.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	249.61	1,015	55
Medium and Large 2	367	240.49	882	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.12/cwt here — about $133 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 sale69 hd

247.76

—

FL average8 barns · 636 hd

242.02

+5.74

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	1,528	130.35	1,992	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,267	106.81	1,353	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	105.13	1,173	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	88.40	841	45

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	630	221.90/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	265.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	323.90/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	246.68/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	318.77/cwt	315.00–325.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	251.09/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,411	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	252.61/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,346	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	339.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	295.11/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	245.83/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	227.93/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	283.42/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	252.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	261.12/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	247.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	321.26/cwt	315.00–330.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	323.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	236.44/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	238.31/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	260.76/cwt	255.00–265.00	960	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	111.31/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	90.58/cwt	87.00–96.00	867	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	84.04/cwt	82.00–86.00	791	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	101.62/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,258	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	129.27/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,881	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	106.43/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,313	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	106.03/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,165	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	101.32/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,160	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	111.19/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,226	24
Bulls	—	—	1,398	124.23/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,737	10
Bulls	—	—	1,674	135.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,268	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	271.47/cwt	265.00–275.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	274.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	247.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	218.44/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	224.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	236.27/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	229.41/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	262.81/cwt	255.00–270.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	257.33/cwt	255.00–260.00	831	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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 1,242Year ago 973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 445Last week 350Year ago 185

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	220.00–226.00	221.90
1	—	300	335.00	335.00
3	—	472	260.00–270.00	265.51
5	—	359	320.00–325.00	323.90
4	—	528	245.00–250.00	246.68
5	—	276	315.00–325.00	318.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	310.00	310.00
2	—	450	255.00	255.00
1	—	600	206.00	206.00
1	—	250	300.00	300.00
1	—	500	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	562	245.00–253.00	251.09
15	—	533	250.00–260.00	252.61
2	—	323	335.00–345.00	339.65
4	—	430	292.00–300.00	295.11
1	—	600	244.00	244.00
6	—	483	260.00–265.00	261.12
3	—	272	315.00–330.00	321.26
5	—	377	320.00–330.00	323.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	240.00–249.00	245.83
2	—	623	226.00–230.00	227.93
2	—	423	282.00–285.00	283.42
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
2	—	473	250.00–255.00	252.38
2	—	250	300.00	300.00
2	—	573	235.00–238.00	236.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	230.00	230.00
1	—	550	215.00	215.00
2	—	423	235.00–242.00	238.31
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
1	—	200	255.00	255.00
4	—	261	240.00–250.00	247.18
2	—	523	217.00–220.00	218.44
2	—	323	255.00–260.00	257.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	245.00–255.00	247.70
9	—	368	255.00–265.00	260.76
6	—	314	265.00–275.00	271.47
2	—	223	270.00–280.00	274.49
4	—	573	220.00–230.00	224.80
8	—	476	232.00–242.00	236.27
8	—	517	225.00–234.00	229.41
8	—	271	255.00–270.00	262.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	109.00–113.00	111.31
3	—	1,238	101.00–103.00	101.62
18	—	1,234	104.00–108.00	106.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	957	87.00–96.00	90.58
15	—	941	82.00–86.00	84.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,099	104.00–108.00	106.03
56	—	1,145	99.00–103.00	101.32
24	—	1,103	109.00–113.00	111.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,455	127.00–131.00	129.27
10	—	1,398	122.00–126.00	124.23
14	—	1,674	132.00–140.00	135.49

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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