Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.02/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$242.02

109 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	244.98	1,056	84
Medium and Large 2	426	232.06	988	25

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $68 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 sale109 hd

242.02

—

FL average8 barns · 641 hd

234.26

+7.76

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	1,537	125.40	1,927	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	95.22	1,095	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	79.81	749	32

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	534	211.41/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	243.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,041	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	262.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	253.25/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,350	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	258.87/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	236.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,100	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	271.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	333.06/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	286.58/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	213.37/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	234.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	258.17/cwt	255.00–260.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	251.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,436	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	225.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	322.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	277.11/cwt	270.00–285.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	244.40/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	249.52/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	232.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	331.17/cwt	325.00–340.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	311.14/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	75.11/cwt	74.00–76.00	643	7
Bulls	—	—	1,558	122.84/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,914	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	81.12/cwt	78.00–87.00	780	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	96.39/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,138	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	91.84/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,003	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	101.39/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,241	7
Bulls	—	—	1,370	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,571	129.17/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,029	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	201.18/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	244.33/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	268.21/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	322.71/cwt	315.00–330.00	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	302.29/cwt	300.00–305.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	317.25/cwt	315.00–320.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	221.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.93/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	280.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	302.35/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	317.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	261.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	259.20/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	278.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	211.77/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	263.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	992	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	222.35/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	201.18/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,175	4

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 969Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 174Year ago 234

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	210.00–216.00	211.41
2	—	223	260.00–265.00	262.25
3	—	415	230.00–237.00	234.50
3	—	315	255.00–260.00	258.17
3	—	480	220.00–225.00	221.56
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
3	—	265	255.00–265.00	261.29
2	—	350	250.00	250.00
4	—	584	200.00–205.00	201.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	240.00–250.00	243.75
22	—	465	230.00–240.00	236.58
9	—	327	270.00–275.00	271.98
4	—	270	270.00–285.00	277.11
2	—	623	212.00–216.00	213.93
4	—	216	275.00–285.00	280.90
7	—	584	210.00–218.00	211.77
10	—	376	260.00–270.00	263.89
9	—	527	217.00–227.00	222.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	300.00	300.00
1	—	400	270.00	270.00
1	—	350	300.00	300.00
2	—	623	210.00–217.00	213.37
2	—	550	240.00	240.00
4	—	511	240.00–246.00	244.40
3	—	465	245.00–252.00	249.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	250.00–260.00	253.25
5	—	476	255.00–265.00	258.87
6	—	318	330.00–335.00	333.06
12	—	412	280.00–288.00	286.58
11	—	572	245.00–255.00	251.02
7	—	620	220.00–230.00	225.59
1	—	350	320.00	320.00
3	—	280	320.00–330.00	322.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	523	230.00–235.00	232.39
3	—	415	265.00–270.00	268.21
2	—	273	300.00–305.00	302.29
2	—	223	315.00–320.00	317.25
1	—	450	242.00	242.00
2	—	373	300.00–305.00	302.35
2	—	323	315.00–320.00	317.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	325.00–340.00	331.17
2	—	300	325.00	325.00
4	—	384	310.00–315.00	311.14
3	—	550	220.00	220.00
4	—	634	200.00–205.00	201.18
4	—	511	237.00–247.00	244.33
10	—	271	315.00–330.00	322.71
4	—	461	257.00–260.00	259.20
4	—	428	275.00–285.00	278.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	74.00–76.00	75.11
25	—	961	78.00–87.00	81.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,181	95.00–99.00	96.39
20	—	1,092	90.00–94.00	91.84
7	—	1,224	100.00–104.00	101.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,558	121.00–125.00	122.84
4	—	1,370	116.00–120.00	117.98
14	—	1,571	126.00–134.00	129.17

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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