Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-02-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 28
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
530 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 632▲ 62 vs year ago 468 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 255▼ 73 vs year ago 281 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 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 $192.58/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$192.58
152 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$818
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.59
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436196.07855104
Medium and Large 2412187.9477529
Medium and Large 3382180.5269019thin
One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $164 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 sale152 hd
192.58
—
FL average7 barns · 481 hd
185.99
+6.59
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—High1,621112.871,8309thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,264107.931,36416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202101.381,21968
CowsLean 85-90%Low97977.0975432

Every lot

74 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223247.84/cwt242.00–255.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1261255.02/cwt250.00–257.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 2273230.92/cwt230.00–232.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 3300232.00/cwt232.00–232.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2316240.03/cwt235.00–244.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1321249.73/cwt245.00–254.008029
Steers—Medium and Large 2371234.47/cwt232.00–238.008707
Steers—Medium and Large 1380243.26/cwt240.00–250.0092410
Steers—Medium and Large 3380222.46/cwt220.00–228.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 3415217.29/cwt216.00–218.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1423237.93/cwt234.00–244.001,00612
Steers—Medium and Large 2426226.85/cwt224.00–232.009664
Steers—Medium and Large 3473208.86/cwt206.00–212.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1476231.39/cwt226.00–236.001,10116
Steers—Medium and Large 2480221.25/cwt220.00–224.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 2525203.21/cwt200.00–208.001,0673
Steers—Medium and Large 1527214.64/cwt212.00–220.001,13113
Steers—Medium and Large 2550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
Steers—Medium and Large 1565202.60/cwt200.00–204.001,1453
Steers—Medium and Large 2600172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 1625186.50/cwt181.00–191.001,1667
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223182.25/cwt180.00–185.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225213.09/cwt205.00–220.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265188.81/cwt180.00–194.005003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271201.65/cwt197.00–206.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277216.39/cwt210.00–225.0059915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320214.85/cwt208.00–218.0068812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322202.48/cwt199.00–207.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323192.19/cwt188.00–197.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370205.47/cwt200.00–210.0076013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373180.94/cwt180.00–182.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381192.43/cwt190.00–199.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422192.19/cwt188.00–196.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423181.79/cwt178.00–186.007696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427202.62/cwt199.00–208.0086512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450173.00/cwt173.00–173.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471178.64/cwt174.00–183.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473189.05/cwt184.00–194.0089413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527185.62/cwt182.00–192.009788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530175.93/cwt174.00–180.009325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573160.48/cwt160.00–161.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577167.25/cwt165.00–171.009653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581175.63/cwt172.00–182.001,02017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627168.40/cwt164.00–174.001,05610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215234.34/cwt230.00–237.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223246.74/cwt240.00–255.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269249.11/cwt244.00–254.006708
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273234.46/cwt234.00–235.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273217.29/cwt215.00–220.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300243.00/cwt243.00–243.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300226.00/cwt226.00–226.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315252.44/cwt248.00–255.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373236.94/cwt236.00–238.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374244.40/cwt240.00–250.009147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400228.00/cwt228.00–228.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423219.89/cwt218.00–222.009302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431236.46/cwt234.00–242.001,0195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473221.90/cwt220.00–224.001,0502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473210.95/cwt210.00–212.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623184.86/cwt181.00–189.001,1522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590109.59/cwt108.00–111.001,7425
Bulls——1,660116.96/cwt113.00–120.001,9424
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95073.49/cwt71.00–75.0069815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00480.27/cwt76.00–85.0080617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14398.27/cwt96.00–100.001,12328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,234105.09/cwt104.00–106.001,2974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239102.49/cwt101.00–105.001,27032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261107.79/cwt106.00–110.001,3598
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,274108.88/cwt107.00–111.001,38712

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.