Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.94/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$236.94

129 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$4.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	237.96	1,002	100
Medium and Large 2	389	233.43	909	29

One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $93 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

236.94

—

FL average8 barns · 726 hd

229.06

+7.88

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	1,647	113.97	1,877	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,249	95.71	1,195	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	92.20	1,029	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	74.96	712	30

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	—	427	263.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	280.94/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	222.62/cwt	220.00–227.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	222.85/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	237.83/cwt	235.00–240.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	250.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	266.41/cwt	260.00–275.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	204.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	243.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	235.48/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	289.74/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	241.31/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	256.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	222.94/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	322.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	262.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	289.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,076	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	317.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	254.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	233.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	88.85/cwt	87.00–91.00	992	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	98.58/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,144	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,194	95.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,146	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	91.42/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,130	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	94.25/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,031	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	69.98/cwt	69.00–71.00	660	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	77.09/cwt	74.00–82.00	735	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	102.96/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,365	4
Bulls	—	—	1,511	116.82/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,765	8
Bulls	—	—	1,752	111.82/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,959	6
Bulls	—	—	1,878	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.33/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	332.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	278.20/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	252.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	247.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	250.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	321.30/cwt	315.00–330.00	887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	231.93/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	219.03/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	234.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	997	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,230	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	233.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	291.20/cwt	285.00–295.00	626	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 971Last week 1,209Year ago 1,301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 226Year ago 244

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	260.00–270.00	263.81
10	—	523	245.00–255.00	250.02
7	—	371	285.00–295.00	289.74
7	—	574	237.00–247.00	241.31
8	—	471	250.00–260.00	256.38
3	—	620	220.00–225.00	222.94
2	—	273	320.00–325.00	322.29
1	—	300	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	280.00–282.00	280.94
1	—	300	305.00	305.00
2	—	573	235.00–236.00	235.48
2	—	450	247.00	247.00
2	—	500	242.00	242.00
2	—	400	250.00	250.00
1	—	250	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	212.00	212.00
5	—	427	220.00–227.00	222.62
4	—	461	217.00–225.00	222.85
5	—	318	235.00–240.00	237.83
3	—	565	200.00–207.00	204.54
2	—	273	245.00–250.00	247.29
5	—	368	230.00–237.00	233.99
3	—	215	285.00–295.00	291.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	260.00–275.00	266.41
14	—	378	240.00–250.00	243.85
2	—	200	315.00	315.00
13	—	322	245.00–255.00	250.71
15	—	472	227.00–237.00	231.93
9	—	526	215.00–225.00	219.03
32	—	425	230.00–240.00	234.67
9	—	572	210.00–220.00	214.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	260.00–265.00	262.37
9	—	372	285.00–295.00	289.28
5	—	331	315.00–325.00	317.78
4	—	478	250.00–260.00	254.08
5	—	526	230.00–240.00	233.88
2	—	550	220.00	220.00
1	—	200	355.00	355.00
9	—	276	315.00–330.00	321.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	473	240.00–247.00	243.33
2	—	223	330.00–335.00	332.25
3	—	365	275.00–280.00	278.20
1	—	300	305.00	305.00
4	—	423	250.00–255.00	252.37
2	—	500	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,116	87.00–91.00	88.85
13	—	1,160	97.00–101.00	98.58
25	—	1,094	92.00–96.00	94.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	95.00–99.00	95.97
7	—	1,236	90.00–94.00	91.42
4	—	1,326	101.00–104.00	102.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	943	69.00–71.00	69.98
21	—	953	74.00–82.00	77.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,511	115.00–119.00	116.82
6	—	1,752	110.00–114.00	111.82
2	—	1,878	109.00	109.00

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