Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $249.60/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$249.60

102 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$5.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	250.61	1,042	82
Medium and Large 2	380	245.49	934	20

One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $109 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 sale102 hd

249.60

—

FL average8 barns · 628 hd

242.83

+6.77

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	1,572	126.72	1,992	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,235	99.30	1,226	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	98.48	1,135	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	82.80	853	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	280	285.15/cwt	280.00–295.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	275.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	262.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	243.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.17/cwt	230.00–237.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	251.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	273.14/cwt	270.00–275.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	237.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,145	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	268.31/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	216.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,343	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	331.45/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,210	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	205.63/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	327.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	317.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	232.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	231.90/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	339.77/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	280.61/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	247.73/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	263.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,266	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	242.13/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,288	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	341.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	340.62/cwt	335.00–350.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	325.91/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,258	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	97.48/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,193	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,168	92.90/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	78.59/cwt	78.00–79.00	719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	85.60/cwt	81.00–89.00	948	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	124.05/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,088	3
Bulls	—	—	1,546	121.09/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,872	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	104.33/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,334	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	103.63/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,151	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	98.87/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,162	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	93.44/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,086	9
Bulls	—	—	1,533	131.81/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	253.81/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	267.91/cwt	265.00–270.00	978	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	317.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	327.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	281.25/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	213.24/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	253.29/cwt	250.00–257.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	268.21/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	262.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,261	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	221.98/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	227.81/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,093	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 Oct 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 969Last week 1,064Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 236Year ago 342

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 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
10	—	280	280.00–295.00	285.15
8	—	317	270.00–280.00	275.92
20	—	430	240.00–250.00	243.33
1	—	200	270.00	270.00
19	—	481	235.00–245.00	237.97
11	—	365	265.00–270.00	267.91
13	—	524	217.00–227.00	221.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	260.00–265.00	262.83
3	—	430	230.00–237.00	232.17
3	—	265	270.00–275.00	273.14
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
3	—	515	210.00–215.00	213.24
2	—	373	250.00–257.00	253.29
3	—	480	225.00–234.00	227.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	250.00–255.00	251.56
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
2	—	423	265.00–272.00	268.31
3	—	630	205.00–207.00	205.63
2	—	273	325.00–330.00	327.29
2	—	373	315.00–320.00	317.35
2	—	523	230.00–235.00	232.39
3	—	580	230.00–236.00	231.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	240.00–250.00	245.12
1	—	250	345.00	345.00
12	—	621	210.00–220.00	216.33
12	—	365	325.00–335.00	331.45
3	—	322	335.00–345.00	339.77
7	—	418	275.00–285.00	280.61
6	—	563	242.00–250.00	247.73
15	—	480	260.00–270.00	262.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	260.00–270.00	263.24
8	—	532	240.00–248.00	242.13
6	—	315	335.00–345.00	341.35
6	—	274	335.00–350.00	340.62
5	—	386	325.00–330.00	325.91
9	—	416	277.00–285.00	281.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	325.00	325.00
2	—	473	250.00–258.00	253.81
4	—	373	315.00–320.00	317.35
2	—	273	325.00–330.00	327.29
3	—	415	265.00–270.00	268.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	96.00–99.00	97.48
2	—	1,168	91.00–95.00	92.90
4	—	1,279	103.00–105.00	104.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	78.00–79.00	78.59
3	—	1,107	81.00–89.00	85.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	102.00–106.00	103.63
11	—	1,175	97.00–101.00	98.87
9	—	1,162	92.00–96.00	93.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	123.00–126.00	124.05
4	—	1,546	120.00–122.00	121.09
6	—	1,533	129.00–136.00	131.81

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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