Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-02-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 249 vs last sale 652▼ 270 vs year ago 673 · −40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
292 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 449▲ 11 vs year ago 281 · +3.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes < 300 lbs. lower, 300 to 500 lbs. steady and > 500 lbs. higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.25/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$182.25
113 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.73
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473186.8888567
Medium and Large 2457178.4781632
Medium and Large 3370168.7562414thin
One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $261 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 sale113 hd
182.25
—
FL average7 barns · 470 hd
176.52
+5.73
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—Average1,544107.351,65712
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34698.921,33127
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25597.321,22191
CowsLean 85-90%Low97875.0173424

Every lot

61 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 1250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 3250206.00/cwt206.00–206.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2273216.38/cwt215.00–218.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 2323228.93/cwt228.00–230.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1325244.02/cwt240.00–248.007936
Steers—Medium and Large 1377227.45/cwt226.00–230.008578
Steers—Medium and Large 3400206.00/cwt206.00–206.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1419226.51/cwt222.00–229.009498
Steers—Medium and Large 2423210.42/cwt209.00–212.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 3450198.00/cwt198.00–198.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 2466207.17/cwt204.00–209.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 1474219.82/cwt214.00–224.001,04210
Steers—Medium and Large 3500192.00/cwt192.00–192.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2517203.13/cwt200.00–206.001,0505
Steers—Medium and Large 1525212.38/cwt208.00–218.001,11512
Steers—Medium and Large 1562198.05/cwt194.00–200.001,1139
Steers—Medium and Large 2581182.69/cwt180.00–189.001,0615
Steers—Medium and Large 1630188.81/cwt187.00–193.001,19010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250176.00/cwt176.00–176.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273190.75/cwt185.00–195.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311199.20/cwt198.00–200.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320208.16/cwt204.00–211.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323186.79/cwt184.00–190.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373181.88/cwt180.00–184.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375202.36/cwt199.00–208.007596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381189.49/cwt188.00–194.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418170.30/cwt168.00–172.007125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426190.76/cwt186.00–196.008139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426180.89/cwt178.00–185.007715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467184.73/cwt179.00–188.0086315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472170.57/cwt168.00–174.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473161.81/cwt158.00–166.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515183.35/cwt179.00–186.0094416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521170.34/cwt166.00–174.008879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569182.79/cwt179.00–186.001,0407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573171.92/cwt170.00–174.009852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615165.90/cwt162.00–168.001,0203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622174.04/cwt169.00–179.001,0837
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222231.17/cwt225.00–240.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223214.49/cwt210.00–220.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273227.29/cwt225.00–230.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300228.00/cwt228.00–228.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323221.86/cwt220.00–224.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365230.56/cwt228.00–232.008423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420225.71/cwt222.00–229.009485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422214.19/cwt210.00–218.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450216.00/cwt216.00–216.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473195.90/cwt194.00–198.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500198.00/cwt198.00–198.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530204.61/cwt202.00–212.001,0844
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340103.61/cwt102.00–104.001,3884
Bulls——1,646109.22/cwt107.00–112.001,7988
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88067.37/cwt66.00–69.005936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01177.56/cwt73.00–80.0078418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23497.75/cwt96.00–100.001,20627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24693.26/cwt91.00–95.001,16238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290102.79/cwt101.00–105.001,32626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30193.91/cwt91.00–95.001,2228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35597.62/cwt96.00–100.001,3237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370103.01/cwt101.00–105.001,41112

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.