Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly weaker.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.05/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$229.05

129 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	232.09	971	97
Medium and Large 2	419	219.85	922	32

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $48 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 sale129 hd

229.05

—

FL average8 barns · 664 hd

234.07

−5.02

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	1,596	116.57	1,861	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,192	95.34	1,137	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,069	91.99	983	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	76.53	682	43

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	274.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	292.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	222.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	239.70/cwt	235.00–245.00	892	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	329.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	243.94/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	213.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,130	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	171.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	202.52/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	255.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	235.76/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	364.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	215.31/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	243.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	800	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	234.19/cwt	230.00–240.00	993	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	220.17/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	322.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	261.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	237.28/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	294.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	338.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	195.24/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	232.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,231	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	220.56/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,262	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	99.45/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,184	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	93.61/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,011	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	77.59/cwt	73.00–82.00	692	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	89.19/cwt	87.00–91.00	919	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	70.01/cwt	68.00–71.00	619	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,137	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	100.34/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,767	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,582	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,845	10
Bulls	—	—	1,473	111.66/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	273.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,171	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	262.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	283.20/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	327.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	342.25/cwt	340.00–345.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	219.90/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	245.32/cwt	240.00–255.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	228.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,092	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	317.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	249.26/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	237.38/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	226.60/cwt	225.00–232.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	227.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	272.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	184.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	232.83/cwt	230.00–235.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	319.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	872	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 Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 1,065Year ago 1,103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 266Year ago 275

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly weaker.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	270.00–280.00	274.15
6	—	373	290.00–295.00	292.35
3	—	322	325.00–335.00	329.77
9	—	468	250.00–260.00	255.91
5	—	577	235.00–237.00	235.76
2	—	223	360.00–370.00	364.49
4	—	630	218.00–225.00	220.17
5	—	515	232.00–240.00	237.28
1	—	250	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	242.00–245.00	243.94
2	—	273	320.00–325.00	322.29
3	—	430	260.00–265.00	261.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	220.00–225.00	222.37
2	—	550	200.00	200.00
3	—	630	170.00–175.00	171.59
3	—	530	200.00–208.00	202.52
4	—	473	218.00–222.00	219.90
4	—	384	225.00–232.00	226.60
3	—	280	225.00–235.00	227.98
2	—	223	270.00–275.00	272.25
5	—	318	230.00–235.00	232.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	300.00	300.00
21	—	372	235.00–245.00	239.70
12	—	528	210.00–220.00	213.96
5	—	567	210.00–218.00	215.31
18	—	328	240.00–250.00	243.93
15	—	424	230.00–240.00	234.19
8	—	282	240.00–255.00	245.32
12	—	477	225.00–235.00	228.96
5	—	627	180.00–190.00	184.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	290.00–300.00	294.74
6	—	268	330.00–345.00	338.84
3	—	200	370.00	370.00
6	—	628	192.00–200.00	195.24
6	—	530	230.00–237.00	232.20
3	—	572	217.00–225.00	220.56
4	—	428	270.00–280.00	273.57
4	—	323	325.00–330.00	327.33
5	—	478	245.00–255.00	249.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	260.00–265.00	262.37
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
3	—	365	280.00–285.00	283.20
2	—	223	340.00–345.00	342.25
2	—	323	315.00–320.00	317.33
2	—	473	235.00–240.00	237.38
2	—	273	315.00–325.00	319.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	98.00–101.00	99.45
11	—	1,080	92.00–96.00	93.61
25	—	1,030	87.00–91.00	89.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	892	73.00–82.00	77.59
6	—	884	68.00–71.00	70.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,285	88.00–89.00	88.50
3	—	1,148	98.00–102.00	100.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	120.00–123.00	121.32
10	—	1,582	115.00–119.00	116.62
3	—	1,473	111.00–113.00	111.66

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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