Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-01-31

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 31
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▼ 270 vs last sale 886▼ 183 vs year ago 799 · −22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 184▲ 28 vs year ago 248 · +11.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.39/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$175.39
135 head · 406 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.08
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405181.8973679
Medium and Large 2418168.8770736
Medium and Large 3389161.4162820
One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $108 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 sale135 hd
175.39
—
FL average8 barns · 747 hd
172.30
+3.08
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,580114.621,81115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,271105.801,34517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219102.561,250103
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01281.3482332

Every lot

82 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 3273225.67/cwt222.00–230.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 2315224.44/cwt220.00–227.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1326234.21/cwt230.00–240.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 3330216.61/cwt216.00–218.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1350233.00/cwt233.00–233.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 2350218.00/cwt218.00–218.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 3373211.29/cwt208.00–215.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 3400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2423206.84/cwt204.00–210.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1427220.75/cwt220.00–222.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 3450189.00/cwt189.00–189.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2465196.52/cwt192.00–199.009143
Steers—Medium and Large 1469205.20/cwt200.00–210.009626
Steers—Medium and Large 2500182.00/cwt182.00–182.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1524193.16/cwt189.00–197.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 3550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1565183.30/cwt182.00–184.001,0363
Steers—Medium and Large 1621175.04/cwt169.00–179.001,0877
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165180.00/cwt180.00–180.002972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1222205.92/cwt200.00–212.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223192.25/cwt190.00–195.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265167.77/cwt164.00–170.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273180.67/cwt177.00–185.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280195.33/cwt190.00–205.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300174.00/cwt174.00–174.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311185.78/cwt180.00–188.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324196.62/cwt194.00–200.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358163.08/cwt159.00–164.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366184.02/cwt180.00–186.0067414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369171.36/cwt168.00–174.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423166.91/cwt164.00–170.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423160.95/cwt160.00–162.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429177.51/cwt174.00–184.007628
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461159.46/cwt158.00–160.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468166.93/cwt164.00–170.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471178.79/cwt174.00–183.008429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523157.91/cwt156.00–160.008264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523149.35/cwt146.00–153.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526169.13/cwt166.00–174.008909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567166.05/cwt160.00–170.009425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584154.47/cwt154.00–156.009024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618157.29/cwt152.00–162.009728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623146.14/cwt142.00–150.009102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165295.00/cwt295.00–295.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165260.00/cwt260.00–260.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223282.25/cwt280.00–285.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223262.25/cwt260.00–265.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223244.49/cwt240.00–250.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273262.29/cwt260.00–265.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280222.98/cwt220.00–230.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323232.33/cwt230.00–235.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323222.93/cwt222.00–224.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373235.94/cwt235.00–237.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373220.82/cwt218.00–224.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373211.76/cwt208.00–216.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423216.26/cwt212.00–221.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423207.89/cwt206.00–210.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450188.00/cwt188.00–188.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473193.90/cwt192.00–196.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523192.78/cwt188.00–198.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573174.32/cwt170.00–179.009992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448109.28/cwt108.00–111.001,5824
Bulls——1,607114.65/cwt113.00–116.001,8428
Bulls——1,685121.67/cwt119.00–126.002,0503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94476.61/cwt74.00–78.0072311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04883.81/cwt79.00–88.0087821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17198.95/cwt97.00–101.001,15944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196103.93/cwt102.00–106.001,24341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,209104.39/cwt102.00–106.001,2628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295109.10/cwt107.00–111.001,4137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386108.28/cwt107.00–111.001,50118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43899.85/cwt98.00–101.001,4362

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.