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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

809 head

▼ 501 vs last sale 1,310▲ 242 vs year ago 567 · +42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 339▲ 126 vs year ago 240 · +52.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

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 $167.09/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$167.09

147 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	169.92	763	104
Medium and Large 2	385	165.14	635	26
Medium and Large 3	386	152.74	589	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $174 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 sale147 hd

167.09

—

FL average8 barns · 689 hd

166.19

+0.89

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	1,567	102.84	1,612	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	81.40	1,078	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	78.34	952	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	63.61	624	39

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	234.29/cwt	232.00–237.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	212.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	224.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	217.63/cwt	212.00–220.00	792	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	192.61/cwt	192.00–194.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	201.82/cwt	200.00–208.00	775	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	207.83/cwt	204.00–214.00	877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	195.84/cwt	194.00–202.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	185.81/cwt	182.00–190.00	879	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	196.40/cwt	196.00–200.00	962	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	185.37/cwt	178.00–188.00	951	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	179.62/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	156.96/cwt	156.00–158.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	161.93/cwt	159.00–164.00	996	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	170.78/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,072	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	214.66/cwt	210.00–220.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	194.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	259	169.27/cwt	160.00–172.00	438	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	182.51/cwt	175.00–188.00	493	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	151.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	186.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	585	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	160.61/cwt	160.00–162.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	172.02/cwt	170.00–179.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	180.40/cwt	176.00–184.00	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	158.57/cwt	154.00–162.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	167.84/cwt	164.00–172.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	170.42/cwt	168.00–177.00	716	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	161.79/cwt	158.00–166.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	151.24/cwt	150.00–154.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	159.48/cwt	154.00–161.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	170.38/cwt	164.00–174.00	792	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	160.66/cwt	156.00–166.00	843	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	153.09/cwt	149.00–158.00	879	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	138.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	862	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	148.97/cwt	144.00–152.00	947	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	272	232.28/cwt	226.00–240.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	200.50/cwt	195.00–207.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	214.44/cwt	210.00–217.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	224.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	202.42/cwt	200.00–208.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	203.42/cwt	200.00–206.00	749	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	214.51/cwt	210.00–220.00	800	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	193.84/cwt	192.00–198.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	197.86/cwt	194.00–200.00	821	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	189.14/cwt	184.00–192.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	208.75/cwt	206.00–214.00	896	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	185.81/cwt	182.00–190.00	879	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	196.65/cwt	192.00–202.00	934	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	183.78/cwt	179.00–188.00	959	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	173.35/cwt	170.00–177.00	907	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	172.93/cwt	171.00–176.00	994	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	146.41/cwt	144.00–149.00	912	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	102.21/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,526	9
Bulls	—	—	1,509	99.11/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,496	6
Bulls	—	—	1,737	107.51/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,867	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	66.00/cwt	62.00–71.00	645	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	58.83/cwt	57.00–60.00	582	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	75.07/cwt	73.00–77.00	861	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	79.76/cwt	78.00–82.00	997	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,292	77.06/cwt	75.00–79.00	996	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	84.50/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,128	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	81.48/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,098	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	87.33/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,182	8

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 Jan 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 1,310Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 339Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	130.00–136.00	132.88
3	—	330	160.00–162.00	160.61
3	—	280	150.00–155.00	151.49
3	—	430	150.00–154.00	151.24
5	—	368	154.00–162.00	158.57
1	—	450	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
4	—	334	170.00–179.00	172.02
5	—	259	160.00–172.00	169.27
7	—	459	154.00–161.00	159.48
3	—	372	164.00–172.00	167.84
2	—	423	158.00–166.00	161.79
2	—	223	190.00–200.00	194.49
2	—	623	136.00–141.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	636	144.00–152.00	148.97
15	—	525	156.00–166.00	160.66
3	—	222	210.00–220.00	214.66
28	—	465	164.00–174.00	170.38
12	—	420	168.00–177.00	170.42
10	—	313	180.00–190.00	186.94
10	—	270	175.00–188.00	182.51
11	—	574	149.00–158.00	153.09
6	—	368	176.00–184.00	180.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	156.00–158.00	156.96
3	—	380	192.00–194.00	192.61
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
2	—	300	202.00	202.00
1	—	450	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	490	196.00–200.00	196.40
2	—	273	232.00–237.00	234.29
13	—	628	168.00–176.00	170.78
3	—	570	178.00–182.00	179.62
4	—	324	220.00–230.00	224.78
18	—	513	178.00–188.00	185.37
3	—	422	204.00–214.00	207.83
8	—	364	212.00–220.00	217.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	194.00–202.00	195.84
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
2	—	473	182.00–190.00	185.81
4	—	384	200.00–208.00	201.82
3	—	615	159.00–164.00	161.93
2	—	323	210.00–215.00	212.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	210.00–220.00	214.51
3	—	272	226.00–240.00	232.28
17	—	475	192.00–202.00	196.65
7	—	429	206.00–214.00	208.75
3	—	622	168.00–170.00	168.98
3	—	575	171.00–176.00	172.93
5	—	330	220.00–230.00	224.22
7	—	522	179.00–188.00	183.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	192.00–198.00	193.84
2	—	273	195.00–207.00	200.50
3	—	415	184.00–192.00	189.14
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
2	—	623	144.00–149.00	146.41
3	—	330	200.00–208.00	202.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	182.00–190.00	185.81
5	—	368	200.00–206.00	203.42
1	—	250	217.00	217.00
3	—	415	194.00–200.00	197.86
2	—	523	170.00–177.00	173.35
3	—	315	210.00–217.00	214.44
1	—	550	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,147	73.00–77.00	75.07
19	—	1,335	83.00–87.00	84.50
44	—	1,250	78.00–82.00	79.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	80.00–83.00	81.48
11	—	1,292	75.00–79.00	77.06
8	—	1,353	85.00–89.00	87.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	990	57.00–60.00	58.83
26	—	977	62.00–71.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,737	106.00–113.00	107.51
9	—	1,493	100.00–105.00	102.21
6	—	1,509	97.00–100.00	99.11

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.