Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-10-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 3
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
798 head
▼ 330 vs last sale 1,128▼ 303 vs year ago 1,101 · −27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 146▼ 285 vs year ago 504 · −56.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.30/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$247.30
134 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.03
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418249.431,043109
Medium and Large 2420238.021,00025
One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $43 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 sale134 hd
247.30
—
FL average8 barns · 678 hd
242.27
+5.03
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—High1,609114.301,84024
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34591.481,2309thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28989.011,14772
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07373.9979440

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1268342.80/cwt340.00–345.009195
Steers—Medium and Large 1319335.32/cwt330.00–340.001,0708
Steers—Medium and Large 1372314.78/cwt310.00–320.001,17111
Steers—Medium and Large 2380301.54/cwt300.00–305.001,1463
Steers—Medium and Large 2423278.31/cwt275.00–282.001,1772
Steers—Medium and Large 1430288.15/cwt285.00–295.001,23915
Steers—Medium and Large 2461267.85/cwt262.00–270.001,2354
Steers—Medium and Large 1478275.70/cwt272.00–282.001,31827
Steers—Medium and Large 2530241.57/cwt240.00–245.001,2803
Steers—Medium and Large 1534252.52/cwt250.00–260.001,3488
Steers—Medium and Large 1570245.54/cwt240.00–250.001,40015
Steers—Medium and Large 2573234.40/cwt232.00–237.001,3432
Steers—Medium and Large 1620230.13/cwt226.00–235.001,42711
Steers—Medium and Large 2623218.37/cwt215.00–222.001,3602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220268.94/cwt260.00–275.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265263.14/cwt260.00–265.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276274.44/cwt270.00–282.007576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315281.04/cwt275.00–285.0088511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330267.12/cwt265.00–272.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364261.49/cwt255.00–265.0095223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365248.20/cwt245.00–250.009066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425249.58/cwt245.00–255.001,06121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430238.55/cwt237.00–242.001,0263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465229.52/cwt225.00–232.001,0673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478238.43/cwt235.00–245.001,14017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515217.18/cwt212.00–220.001,1183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517229.12/cwt222.00–232.001,18510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565208.24/cwt205.00–210.001,1773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566217.66/cwt212.00–222.001,2328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631204.25/cwt202.00–210.001,2896
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273337.73/cwt330.00–345.009225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280321.49/cwt320.00–325.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300320.00/cwt320.00–320.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334331.12/cwt330.00–335.001,1064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421255.36/cwt250.00–260.001,0754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423243.31/cwt240.00–247.001,0292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470245.50/cwt240.00–250.001,1543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522235.55/cwt232.00–240.001,2303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577223.81/cwt220.00–230.001,2915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623213.86/cwt210.00–218.001,3322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443109.22/cwt108.00–110.001,5764
Bulls——1,621119.40/cwt116.00–124.001,9356
Bulls——1,652113.56/cwt111.00–115.001,87614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05775.75/cwt72.00–81.0080128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10969.88/cwt68.00–71.0077512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19395.71/cwt95.00–97.001,1423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25285.90/cwt84.00–88.001,07535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30795.46/cwt94.00–98.001,24810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32990.66/cwt89.00–93.001,20527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42189.36/cwt88.00–92.001,2706

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.