Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $240.60/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$240.60

120 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	242.90	1,064	91
Medium and Large 2	425	233.39	992	29

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $72 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 sale120 hd

240.60

—

FL average8 barns · 670 hd

230.85

+9.75

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	—	Low	1,492	114.64	1,710	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,300	100.12	1,302	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	93.71	1,062	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	78.98	766	53

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	473	218.43/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	238.42/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	171.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,175	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	250.46/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	233.68/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,091	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	184.64/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	247.12/cwt	245.00–252.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	247.19/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	252.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	261.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,254	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	268.13/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	322.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	238.43/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	371.74/cwt	365.00–380.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	244.37/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	254.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	227.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	327.96/cwt	320.00–335.00	882	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	323.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,059	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	196.51/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	258.59/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,236	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	72.77/cwt	71.00–75.00	631	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	80.42/cwt	76.00–85.00	799	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	94.28/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,238	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	103.47/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,191	99.25/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,182	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	89.79/cwt	88.00–92.00	980	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	99.57/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,120	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	94.83/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,136	23
Bulls	—	—	1,460	109.23/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,509	117.80/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,778	10
Bulls	—	—	1,487	113.65/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	250.62/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	181.93/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	214.88/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	228.35/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	248.43/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	312.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	265.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	300.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	231	369.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	242.60/cwt	240.00–247.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	296.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	311.55/cwt	305.00–320.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	260.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	220.31/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	254.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	949	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	212.66/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,121	5

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 971Year ago 1,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 292Year ago 226

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	217.00–220.00	218.43
1	—	550	210.00	210.00
6	—	423	237.00–240.00	238.42
3	—	630	170.00–175.00	171.59
1	—	250	270.00	270.00
3	—	330	245.00–252.00	247.12
5	—	377	240.00–247.00	242.60
3	—	215	290.00–300.00	296.20
5	—	527	210.00–217.00	212.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	522	220.00–230.00	225.07
14	—	419	245.00–255.00	250.46
9	—	467	227.00–237.00	233.68
8	—	628	180.00–190.00	184.64
1	—	250	290.00	290.00
8	—	224	305.00–320.00	311.55
7	—	316	255.00–265.00	260.80
5	—	569	215.00–225.00	220.31
18	—	373	250.00–260.00	254.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	235.00	235.00
3	—	480	245.00–252.00	247.19
2	—	500	247.00	247.00
2	—	423	250.00–255.00	252.37
1	—	300	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	260.00–265.00	261.71
9	—	417	265.00–270.00	268.13
2	—	323	320.00–325.00	322.33
4	—	625	235.00–242.00	238.43
2	—	350	295.00	295.00
2	—	223	365.00–380.00	371.74
11	—	563	237.00–247.00	244.37
11	—	525	250.00–260.00	254.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	220.00–230.00	227.76
7	—	269	320.00–335.00	327.96
6	—	327	320.00–330.00	323.89
5	—	618	192.00–200.00	196.51
5	—	526	240.00–245.00	241.74
4	—	478	255.00–265.00	258.59
7	—	422	260.00–270.00	265.06
7	—	369	295.00–305.00	300.50
7	—	231	365.00–380.00	369.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	285.00	285.00
2	—	200	350.00	350.00
3	—	430	250.00–252.00	250.62
2	—	623	180.00–184.00	181.93
2	—	573	212.00–218.00	214.88
2	—	523	225.00–232.00	228.35
2	—	473	247.00–250.00	248.43
2	—	323	310.00–315.00	312.33
1	—	250	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	867	71.00–75.00	72.77
43	—	994	76.00–85.00	80.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	92.00–95.00	94.28
8	—	1,348	101.00–105.00	103.47
4	—	1,191	99.00–100.00	99.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,091	88.00–92.00	89.79
17	—	1,125	98.00–102.00	99.57
23	—	1,198	93.00–97.00	94.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	107.00–110.00	109.23
10	—	1,509	116.00–120.00	117.80
10	—	1,487	112.00–115.00	113.65

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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