Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-02-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 7
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 616▼ 110 vs year ago 762 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
449 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 276▼ 281 vs year ago 730 · −38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $181.79/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$181.79
143 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.55
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438185.65814103
Medium and Large 2447174.4877922
Medium and Large 3401168.6967618thin
One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $137 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 sale143 hd
181.79
—
FL average8 barns · 659 hd
178.24
+3.55
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—High1,499113.111,6969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,377101.061,39218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36199.371,353114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00375.9376240

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2273233.21/cwt230.00–237.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1276250.35/cwt245.00–260.006916
Steers—Medium and Large 3300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1326234.83/cwt230.00–240.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 2334220.45/cwt220.00–222.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1363227.44/cwt222.00–230.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2365218.56/cwt216.00–220.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 2400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1424222.90/cwt218.00–228.0094511
Steers—Medium and Large 2450204.00/cwt204.00–204.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1466221.40/cwt218.00–224.001,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 1528204.45/cwt202.00–208.001,0796
Steers—Medium and Large 2550177.00/cwt177.00–177.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 3550174.00/cwt174.00–174.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1578190.03/cwt188.00–196.001,09813
Steers—Medium and Large 3600158.00/cwt158.00–158.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1622182.24/cwt179.00–187.001,1343
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200172.00/cwt172.00–172.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223203.35/cwt202.00–205.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275200.89/cwt195.00–210.0055211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319209.83/cwt204.00–214.0066912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322198.50/cwt195.00–202.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330187.12/cwt185.00–192.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368176.57/cwt172.00–180.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371186.38/cwt182.00–190.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374196.36/cwt192.00–202.0073416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423185.80/cwt181.00–191.0078615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423166.84/cwt164.00–170.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427174.89/cwt171.00–180.007475
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469168.66/cwt164.00–171.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479177.59/cwt174.00–184.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521173.72/cwt168.00–178.0090522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522162.26/cwt160.00–165.008473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523152.87/cwt150.00–156.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550162.00/cwt162.00–162.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570169.91/cwt165.00–174.0096810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623149.86/cwt146.00–154.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625161.80/cwt158.00–166.001,0118
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165270.00/cwt270.00–270.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180304.58/cwt300.00–310.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2195290.00/cwt290.00–290.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200245.00/cwt245.00–245.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1224277.07/cwt270.00–285.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273258.92/cwt258.00–260.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273233.21/cwt230.00–237.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324235.05/cwt230.00–240.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350232.00/cwt232.00–232.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350212.00/cwt212.00–212.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400226.00/cwt226.00–226.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400212.00/cwt212.00–212.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400202.00/cwt202.00–202.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473204.86/cwt202.00–208.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500199.00/cwt199.00–199.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573179.80/cwt175.00–185.001,0302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420108.80/cwt108.00–109.001,5455
Bulls——1,598118.49/cwt117.00–121.001,8934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97972.36/cwt70.00–74.0070815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01878.07/cwt75.00–84.0079525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26994.74/cwt93.00–97.001,20235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328100.22/cwt99.00–101.001,3318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398104.46/cwt103.00–107.001,46030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40599.57/cwt98.00–102.001,39949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406105.02/cwt104.00–107.001,4777
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44094.04/cwt93.00–96.001,3543

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.