Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.07/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$237.07

123 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$4.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	237.88	1,011	99
Medium and Large 2	382	233.75	892	24

One grade step is worth $4.12/cwt here — about $119 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 sale123 hd

237.07

—

FL average8 barns · 663 hd

231.27

+5.80

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	1,638	120.60	1,975	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,266	101.10	1,280	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	98.32	1,113	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	82.44	786	37

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	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	209.53/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	248.17/cwt	245.00–250.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	228.31/cwt	225.00–232.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	232.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	254.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	223.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,065	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	218.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,155	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	209.25/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,189	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	295.59/cwt	290.00–300.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	299.59/cwt	295.00–305.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	243.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	245.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,276	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	267.37/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	278.18/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	329.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	226.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	292.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	314.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	281.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	303.10/cwt	300.00–305.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	214.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	321.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	219.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	329.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,065	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,195	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	99.21/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,077	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	77.85/cwt	76.00–79.00	676	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	83.91/cwt	80.00–89.00	823	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,214	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	105.22/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,350	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	94.20/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,088	23
Bulls	—	—	1,445	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,657	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	126.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,141	7
Bulls	—	—	1,664	117.61/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,957	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	223.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	283.29/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	299.59/cwt	295.00–305.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	268.31/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	266.06/cwt	260.00–275.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	249.59/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,186	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	276.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	224	321.68/cwt	315.00–330.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	233.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,228	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	292.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	214.52/cwt	210.00–217.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	251.29/cwt	245.00–255.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	272.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	259.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	243.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	915	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	238.26/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	197.11/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,228	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,201Last week 817Year ago 1,194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 237Year ago 187

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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
2	—	550	200.00	200.00
3	—	515	205.00–212.00	209.53
3	—	315	245.00–250.00	248.17
2	—	423	225.00–232.00	228.31
5	—	368	230.00–235.00	232.85
3	—	465	210.00–217.00	214.52
3	—	265	245.00–255.00	251.29
3	—	230	270.00–280.00	272.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	220.00–230.00	223.82
13	—	529	215.00–225.00	218.36
10	—	568	205.00–212.00	209.25
6	—	220	290.00–300.00	295.59
10	—	277	260.00–275.00	266.06
9	—	322	255.00–265.00	259.77
18	—	375	240.00–250.00	243.99
14	—	429	235.00–245.00	238.26
5	—	623	192.00–202.00	197.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	230.00–240.00	235.06
10	—	473	250.00–260.00	254.72
9	—	519	240.00–250.00	245.90
6	—	429	275.00–285.00	278.18
5	—	318	325.00–335.00	329.86
7	—	617	220.00–230.00	226.18
5	—	381	290.00–300.00	292.81
5	—	281	310.00–325.00	314.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	315.00	315.00
2	—	273	295.00–305.00	299.59
3	—	465	240.00–245.00	243.23
2	—	550	220.00	220.00
2	—	423	265.00–270.00	267.37
1	—	600	212.00	212.00
3	—	380	280.00–285.00	281.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	315.00	315.00
3	—	215	300.00–305.00	303.10
2	—	600	200.00	200.00
2	—	523	220.00–227.00	223.35
2	—	373	280.00–287.00	283.29
2	—	273	295.00–305.00	299.59
1	—	550	212.00	212.00
2	—	423	265.00–272.00	268.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	210.00–220.00	214.02
3	—	265	315.00–325.00	321.29
2	—	573	215.00–225.00	219.80
2	—	323	325.00–335.00	329.65
13	—	475	247.00–255.00	249.59
7	—	430	275.00–285.00	276.90
7	—	224	315.00–330.00	321.68
14	—	525	230.00–240.00	233.91
7	—	381	290.00–300.00	292.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,149	102.00–106.00	104.01
17	—	1,086	97.00–101.00	99.21
23	—	1,155	92.00–96.00	94.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	868	76.00–79.00	77.85
28	—	981	80.00–89.00	83.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,283	104.00–106.00	105.22
2	—	1,233	100.00–101.00	100.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	114.00–115.00	114.68
7	—	1,686	122.00–130.00	126.99
9	—	1,664	117.00–119.00	117.61

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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