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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 4

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

786 head

▲ 341 vs last sale 445▼ 46 vs year ago 832 · −5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

458 head

▲ 239 vs last sale 219▲ 204 vs year ago 254 · +80.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.58/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$202.58

130 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	207.40	808	84
Medium and Large 2	380	195.45	743	28
Medium and Large 3	343	191.18	656	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $152 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 sale130 hd

202.58

—

FL average6 barns · 422 hd

200.91

+1.67

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	1,494	112.01	1,673	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	95.58	1,212	162
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,347	93.72	1,263	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	75.32	729	32

Every lot

79 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	257.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	254.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	715	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	254.22/cwt	252.00–257.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	228.93/cwt	228.00–230.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	241.71/cwt	237.00–246.00	904	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	223.79/cwt	220.00–228.00	947	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	216.42/cwt	215.00–218.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	236.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,017	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	218.95/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	211.04/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,104	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	199.44/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,043	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,117	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	165	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	165	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	180	241.88/cwt	235.00–250.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	198.10/cwt	195.00–200.00	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	224.36/cwt	220.00–235.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	229	210.08/cwt	205.00–217.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	200.81/cwt	192.00–206.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	213.67/cwt	208.00–220.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	227.78/cwt	222.00–237.00	624	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	226.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	725	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	213.26/cwt	210.00–217.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	202.42/cwt	200.00–208.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	191.35/cwt	189.00–194.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	209.50/cwt	206.00–215.00	792	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	197.69/cwt	195.00–202.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	178.37/cwt	176.00–181.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	188.13/cwt	186.00–193.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	197.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	858	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	197.43/cwt	196.00–199.00	934	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	171.90/cwt	170.00–174.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	183.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	187.32/cwt	182.00–192.00	974	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	176.87/cwt	174.00–180.00	925	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	886	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	172.62/cwt	166.00–176.00	984	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	163.90/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,019	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	165	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	175	283.14/cwt	280.00–285.00	495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	180	257.71/cwt	255.00–260.00	464	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	226	256.07/cwt	250.00–265.00	579	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	227	238.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	222.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	513	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	269	254.07/cwt	245.00–260.00	683	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	237.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	220.50/cwt	215.00–227.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	300	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	241.26/cwt	238.00–245.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	253.54/cwt	248.00–257.00	824	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	231.46/cwt	226.00–235.00	852	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	242.13/cwt	238.00–245.00	898	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	221.23/cwt	220.00–224.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	222.84/cwt	220.00–226.00	943	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	212.84/cwt	210.00–216.00	900	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	232.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,005	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	963	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	221.90/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,045	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	201.90/cwt	200.00–204.00	955	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	205.83/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,076	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	193.44/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,117	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	107.46/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,717	119.59/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,053	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	67.40/cwt	66.00–70.00	623	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	77.15/cwt	74.00–80.00	755	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	91.40/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,112	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	95.84/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,206	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	89.71/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,129	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	94.35/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,223	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	100.12/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,348	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	98.19/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,536	5

This sale against other markets

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 (Tue)

Tue Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 786Last week 445Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 458Last week 219Year ago 254

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	180	255.00–260.00	257.71
2	—	423	220.00–226.00	222.84
1	—	450	214.00	214.00
3	—	368	226.00–235.00	231.46
2	—	323	238.00–245.00	241.26
2	—	523	192.00–195.00	193.44
5	—	227	235.00–245.00	238.52
2	—	273	235.00–240.00	237.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	202.00–210.00	205.83
6	—	325	248.00–257.00	253.54
3	—	175	280.00–285.00	283.14
4	—	371	238.00–245.00	242.13
3	—	572	190.00–200.00	195.20
5	—	226	250.00–265.00	256.07
8	—	432	230.00–240.00	232.56
9	—	269	245.00–260.00	254.07
4	—	471	218.00–226.00	221.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	227.00	227.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
4	—	273	215.00–227.00	220.50
2	—	473	200.00–204.00	201.90
2	—	165	240.00	240.00
3	—	230	220.00–230.00	222.90
2	—	423	210.00–216.00	212.84
3	—	380	220.00–224.00	221.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	200.00–208.00	202.42
3	—	215	195.00–200.00	198.10
2	—	423	176.00–181.00	178.37
2	—	373	189.00–194.00	191.35
2	—	473	170.00–174.00	171.90
2	—	523	169.00–170.00	169.48
3	—	265	192.00–206.00	200.81
1	—	165	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	228	220.00–235.00	224.36
13	—	378	206.00–215.00	209.50
3	—	622	160.00–168.00	163.90
16	—	435	195.00–205.00	197.27
15	—	274	222.00–237.00	227.78
11	—	320	220.00–230.00	226.41
8	—	473	196.00–199.00	197.43
7	—	570	166.00–176.00	172.62
2	—	180	235.00–250.00	241.88
4	—	520	182.00–192.00	187.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	225.00	225.00
2	—	523	174.00–180.00	176.87
4	—	478	180.00–188.00	183.12
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
6	—	378	195.00–202.00	197.69
2	—	323	210.00–217.00	213.26
4	—	229	205.00–217.00	210.08
4	—	430	186.00–193.00	188.13
3	—	272	208.00–220.00	213.67
1	—	600	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	252.00–257.00	254.22
3	—	230	255.00–265.00	257.90
3	—	430	235.00–240.00	236.55
11	—	281	250.00–260.00	254.45
2	—	523	210.00–212.00	211.04
3	—	572	190.00–200.00	195.20
6	—	374	237.00–246.00	241.71
2	—	473	218.00–220.00	218.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	198.00–201.00	199.44
2	—	423	220.00–228.00	223.79
2	—	250	242.00	242.00
1	—	200	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	225.00	225.00
2	—	423	215.00–218.00	216.42
2	—	323	228.00–230.00	228.93
1	—	450	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,258	88.00–91.00	89.71
5	—	1,564	97.00–100.00	98.19
9	—	1,296	93.00–96.00	94.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,217	89.00–93.00	91.40
42	—	1,346	99.00–103.00	100.12
70	—	1,258	94.00–98.00	95.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	924	66.00–70.00	67.40
26	—	978	74.00–80.00	77.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	106.00–109.00	107.46
3	—	1,717	116.00–124.00	119.59

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.