Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-03-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 274 vs last sale 719▲ 7 vs year ago 438 · +1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 337▲ 39 vs year ago 180 · +21.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady 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 $194.32/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$194.32
103 head · 375 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.84
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1384199.1176463
Medium and Large 2353192.0867828
Medium and Large 3382174.4666612thin
One grade step is worth $24.65/cwt here — about $98 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 sale103 hd
194.32
—
FL average7 barns · 468 hd
200.16
−5.84
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—Average1,486117.071,74012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33398.641,3159thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28096.431,23492
CowsLean 85-90%Low99574.8474515

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2165260.00/cwt260.00–260.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 3165235.00/cwt235.00–235.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 1177273.67/cwt265.00–280.004845
Steers—Medium and Large 2215244.62/cwt244.00–245.005263
Steers—Medium and Large 1224256.77/cwt250.00–265.005757
Steers—Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1276246.97/cwt240.00–255.006826
Steers—Medium and Large 2280232.08/cwt230.00–237.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 2300234.00/cwt234.00–234.007024
Steers—Medium and Large 1332246.18/cwt244.00–252.008179
Steers—Medium and Large 3350216.00/cwt216.00–216.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1383232.66/cwt231.00–240.0089115
Steers—Medium and Large 1400234.00/cwt234.00–234.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 2450208.00/cwt208.00–208.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1479215.21/cwt212.00–220.001,0316
Steers—Medium and Large 1550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165215.00/cwt215.00–215.003552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180226.88/cwt220.00–235.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215203.10/cwt200.00–205.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223182.25/cwt180.00–185.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227215.80/cwt212.00–225.004907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1261222.74/cwt215.00–226.0058112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278201.77/cwt197.00–210.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300188.00/cwt188.00–188.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319201.00/cwt198.00–204.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326209.92/cwt206.00–215.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350196.00/cwt196.00–196.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368206.32/cwt202.00–210.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373185.88/cwt184.00–188.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411174.38/cwt170.00–176.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415185.14/cwt180.00–188.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416195.40/cwt190.00–199.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473156.86/cwt154.00–160.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480176.50/cwt172.00–182.0084710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521176.26/cwt172.00–179.009186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565177.71/cwt172.00–180.001,0045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572164.59/cwt162.00–168.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622167.93/cwt165.00–171.001,0453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165240.00/cwt240.00–240.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180254.58/cwt250.00–260.004582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1185266.49/cwt265.00–270.004933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200245.00/cwt245.00–245.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223224.49/cwt220.00–230.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1234252.14/cwt250.00–260.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250228.00/cwt228.00–228.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272247.91/cwt240.00–255.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323244.33/cwt242.00–247.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350228.00/cwt228.00–228.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375234.99/cwt230.00–240.008817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400206.00/cwt206.00–206.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423216.95/cwt216.00–218.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431225.91/cwt224.00–230.009745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461216.12/cwt211.00–218.009964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1004
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,153107.52/cwt107.00–108.001,2402
Bulls——1,345113.92/cwt112.00–115.001,5324
Bulls——1,691122.36/cwt118.00–125.002,0696
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96470.11/cwt69.00–71.006767
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02378.97/cwt73.00–82.008088
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234103.57/cwt102.00–106.001,2788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28094.06/cwt92.00–96.001,20453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29198.65/cwt97.00–101.001,27431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298105.03/cwt103.00–107.001,3632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33099.04/cwt98.00–100.001,3174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36093.86/cwt93.00–95.001,2763

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.