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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,213 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 1,334▲ 294 vs year ago 919 · +32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 345▲ 87 vs year ago 246 · +35.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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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 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.63/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$248.63

159 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	249.26	1,235	134
Medium and Large 2	472	245.29	1,157	25

One grade step is worth $3.97/cwt here — about $77 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 sale159 hd

248.63

—

FL average8 barns · 642 hd

251.50

−2.87

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,507	119.60	1,802	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	107.11	1,426	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	100.30	1,151	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	86.27	896	59

Every lot

48 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	341.26/cwt	335.00–350.00	928	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	324.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,049	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	311.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,028	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	257.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	960	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	269.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	258.12/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,125	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	247.22/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,083	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	249.44/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,197	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	239.88/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,151	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	227.39/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,155	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	235.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,226	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	235.56/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,333	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	219.90/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,352	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	229.03/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,445	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	254.49/cwt	250.00–260.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	261	237.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	253.26/cwt	245.00–260.00	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	247.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	231.44/cwt	226.00–236.00	861	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	220.61/cwt	220.00–222.00	838	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	227.98/cwt	224.00–232.00	962	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	214.22/cwt	213.00–221.00	938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	225.51/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,062	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	216.95/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,026	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	216.93/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,150	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	208.94/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,116	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,089	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	212.82/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,222	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	190.41/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,186	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	202.93/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,268	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	992	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	229.23/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,077	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	214.86/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,016	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,835	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,959	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	81.32/cwt	79.00–83.00	795	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	87.53/cwt	84.00–92.00	923	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	95.83/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,069	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	104.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,221	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	101.05/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,181	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,271	106.16/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,349	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	100.20/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,290	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,641	9

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jul 25, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,213Last week 1,334Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 345Year ago 246

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	260.00	260.00
3	—	470	226.00–232.00	229.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	248.00	248.00
2	—	473	212.00–218.00	214.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	220.00–222.00	220.61
4	—	261	230.00–240.00	237.18
6	—	438	213.00–221.00	214.22
4	—	534	208.00–212.00	208.94
1	—	300	232.00	232.00
1	—	550	198.00	198.00
2	—	473	216.00–218.00	216.95
2	—	623	188.00–193.00	190.41
1	—	200	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	271	245.00–260.00	253.26
18	—	372	226.00–236.00	231.44
18	—	530	214.00–224.00	216.93
2	—	223	250.00–260.00	254.49
25	—	422	224.00–232.00	227.98
37	—	471	221.00–229.00	225.51
6	—	625	198.00–206.00	202.93
17	—	574	208.00–218.00	212.82
4	—	311	240.00–250.00	247.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	238.00–244.00	239.88
2	—	373	255.00–260.00	257.35
2	—	550	228.00	228.00
3	—	330	310.00–315.00	311.52
3	—	615	216.00–222.00	219.90
6	—	438	246.00–254.00	247.22
6	—	508	220.00–229.00	227.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	335.00–350.00	341.26
5	—	323	320.00–330.00	324.72
18	—	436	256.00–266.00	258.12
18	—	566	230.00–239.00	235.56
27	—	480	247.00–256.00	249.44
34	—	521	230.00–240.00	235.36
12	—	375	265.00–275.00	269.67
17	—	631	226.00–236.00	229.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,580	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,555	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,115	94.00–98.00	95.83
43	—	1,169	99.00–103.00	101.05
35	—	1,163	104.00–108.00	104.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,271	104.00–108.00	106.16
9	—	1,473	110.00–113.00	111.43
3	—	1,287	99.00–101.00	100.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,054	84.00–92.00	87.53
12	—	978	79.00–83.00	81.32

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.