Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-10-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 17
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 1,260▲ 192 vs year ago 708 · +27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
384 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 370▲ 43 vs year ago 341 · +12.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $237.34/cwt on 142 head.
Average price
$237.34
142 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465238.791,111119
Medium and Large 2443229.811,01823
One grade step is worth $8.99/cwt here — about $93 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 sale142 hd
237.34
—
FL average8 barns · 682 hd
236.41
+0.93
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—Low1,595125.061,99518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29693.561,21318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16491.931,07096
CowsLean 85-90%Low93480.6475371

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200390.00/cwt390.00–390.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1250340.00/cwt340.00–340.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 2250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1315336.35/cwt330.00–340.001,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 2330321.52/cwt320.00–325.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 2350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 1369330.42/cwt325.00–335.001,2197
Steers—Medium and Large 2400310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1416320.70/cwt315.00–324.001,33410
Steers—Medium and Large 1472270.35/cwt265.00–275.001,27616
Steers—Medium and Large 2473257.38/cwt255.00–260.001,2172
Steers—Medium and Large 1516260.64/cwt255.00–264.001,34517
Steers—Medium and Large 2523250.96/cwt250.00–252.001,3132
Steers—Medium and Large 2550224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2321
Steers—Medium and Large 1572237.88/cwt232.00–242.001,36116
Steers—Medium and Large 1630233.43/cwt230.00–240.001,47111
Steers—Medium and Large 2630221.90/cwt220.00–226.001,3983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223287.25/cwt285.00–290.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270279.07/cwt270.00–285.0075311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280256.49/cwt255.00–260.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315264.44/cwt260.00–267.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332272.71/cwt270.00–280.0090511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365238.20/cwt235.00–240.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380247.11/cwt245.00–252.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421251.94/cwt247.00–257.001,06114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430239.48/cwt237.00–245.001,0303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473237.86/cwt234.00–244.001,12524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480227.19/cwt225.00–232.001,0913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515215.18/cwt210.00–218.001,1083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530223.92/cwt220.00–230.001,18725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559222.57/cwt215.00–224.001,24418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573206.88/cwt204.00–210.001,1852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623194.37/cwt189.00–199.001,21110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630182.95/cwt182.00–185.001,1533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200370.00/cwt370.00–370.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1212395.58/cwt385.00–400.008399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265326.29/cwt320.00–330.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269347.65/cwt345.00–350.009357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410297.59/cwt290.00–300.001,2209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522222.93/cwt220.00–225.001,1643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,539117.49/cwt116.00–118.001,8084
Bulls——1,608120.02/cwt119.00–121.001,9303
Bulls——1,612129.18/cwt126.00–132.002,08211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72573.00/cwt73.00–73.005291
Cows—Lean 85-90%93780.75/cwt75.00–84.0075770
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11489.83/cwt88.00–92.001,00158
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175101.04/cwt100.00–102.001,1874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21089.33/cwt88.00–91.001,0817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24794.43/cwt93.00–97.001,17834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330101.00/cwt100.00–102.001,3433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35994.47/cwt93.00–97.001,2848

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.