Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-06-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 13
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 844▲ 373 vs year ago 451 · +82.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 223▲ 102 vs year ago 219 · +46.6%
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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 vary but remain strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.45/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$219.45
109 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.54
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409222.7691189
Medium and Large 2378209.1979012thin
Medium and Large 3423198.118378thin
One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $74 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 sale109 hd
219.45
—
FL average8 barns · 690 hd
226.99
−7.54
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—Average1,562123.231,92512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,322105.431,39418
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,242102.151,269115
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02983.3585739

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250275.00/cwt275.00–275.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1264300.50/cwt290.00–305.007936
Steers—Medium and Large 2300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1336295.89/cwt295.00–300.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 2373223.76/cwt220.00–228.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1376233.70/cwt230.00–240.008797
Steers—Medium and Large 2430221.55/cwt220.00–225.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 1434229.11/cwt226.00–236.0099416
Steers—Medium and Large 1463266.89/cwt260.00–269.001,2367
Steers—Medium and Large 2515247.88/cwt244.00–250.001,2773
Steers—Medium and Large 1534260.01/cwt259.00–264.001,38830
Steers—Medium and Large 2573243.84/cwt240.00–248.001,3972
Steers—Medium and Large 1576253.89/cwt250.00–260.001,4629
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220213.75/cwt210.00–217.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223192.25/cwt190.00–195.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273214.61/cwt207.00–222.0058614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323203.26/cwt200.00–207.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329213.26/cwt210.00–220.0070210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365186.92/cwt185.00–188.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377207.65/cwt204.00–214.0078312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420215.62/cwt210.00–220.0090617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423203.79/cwt200.00–208.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423193.79/cwt190.00–198.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470235.73/cwt230.00–240.001,1087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473223.33/cwt220.00–227.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480212.19/cwt210.00–217.001,0193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515240.43/cwt234.00–244.001,23821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572238.11/cwt232.00–242.001,3625
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215276.20/cwt270.00–280.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223297.25/cwt295.00–300.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1266298.31/cwt290.00–305.007944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323294.65/cwt290.00–300.009522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380233.07/cwt230.00–240.008863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380222.76/cwt220.00–229.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440220.84/cwt220.00–228.0097211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523244.87/cwt242.00–248.001,2812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505119.25/cwt119.00–120.001,7954
Bulls——1,574126.82/cwt124.00–130.001,9967
Bulls——1,705114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96876.64/cwt75.00–79.007427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04284.82/cwt80.00–89.0088432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17697.22/cwt95.00–99.001,14336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266102.55/cwt100.00–104.001,29844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279106.73/cwt105.00–109.001,36535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,326102.80/cwt101.00–104.001,3636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340107.81/cwt106.00–109.001,44511

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.