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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 7

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

925 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 747▲ 433 vs year ago 492 · +88.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

524 head

▲ 421 vs last sale 103▲ 310 vs year ago 214 · +144.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers unevenly steady and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.25/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$242.25

73 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.64

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	244.56	1,032	55
Medium and Large 2	399	235.18	938	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $94 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 sale73 hd

242.25

—

FL average8 barns · 672 hd

234.61

+7.64

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	1,470	108.42	1,594	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	93.33	1,234	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	87.66	1,060	174
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	75.90	763	89

Every lot

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	317.67/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,026	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	266.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,248	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	252.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,188	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	244.53/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,259	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	256.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,324	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	241.26/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,385	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	225.68/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,379	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	292.25/cwt	290.00–295.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	268.44/cwt	265.00–275.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	256.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	243.26/cwt	240.00–247.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	256.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	940	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	238.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	981	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	248.49/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,041	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	223.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,056	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	234.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	215.44/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,127	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	224.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,179	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	204.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	322.29/cwt	320.00–325.00	880	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	314	321.47/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,009	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	311.39/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,137	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	298.20/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,088	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	282.37/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	293.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,260	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	258.43/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,222	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	228.24/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,175	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	242.39/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	217.20/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,240	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	105.83/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,402	5
Bulls	—	—	1,651	111.65/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,843	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	76.45/cwt	71.00–80.00	768	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	69.47/cwt	66.00–70.00	704	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	84.00/cwt	82.00–86.00	962	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	88.57/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,064	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	88.68/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,111	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	97.07/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,278	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	92.27/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,247	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	93.87/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,279	34

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 747Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 524Last week 103Year ago 214

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers unevenly steady and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	290.00–300.00	293.10
4	—	273	320.00–325.00	322.29
4	—	571	215.00–220.00	217.20
3	—	365	305.00–315.00	311.39
2	—	523	240.00–245.00	242.39
6	—	314	315.00–325.00	321.47
2	—	473	257.00–260.00	258.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	310.00	310.00
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
2	—	423	280.00–285.00	282.37
3	—	365	295.00–300.00	298.20
3	—	515	225.00–230.00	228.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	310.00	310.00
2	—	323	315.00–320.00	317.67
1	—	250	335.00	335.00
4	—	611	222.00–227.00	225.68
6	—	574	237.00–247.00	241.26
7	—	517	250.00–260.00	256.16
18	—	468	260.00–270.00	266.64
7	—	400	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	240.00–247.00	244.53
1	—	350	295.00	295.00
2	—	550	230.00	230.00
9	—	470	250.00–255.00	252.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	240.00–247.00	243.26
2	—	473	220.00–227.00	223.33
1	—	550	195.00	195.00
1	—	200	265.00	265.00
2	—	523	214.00–217.00	215.44
2	—	250	250.00	250.00
8	—	411	235.00–240.00	238.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	242.00–252.00	248.49
9	—	526	220.00–230.00	224.21
2	—	573	200.00–210.00	204.80
4	—	273	265.00–275.00	268.44
2	—	223	290.00–295.00	292.25
5	—	321	250.00–260.00	256.65
6	—	367	250.00–260.00	256.03
12	—	474	230.00–240.00	234.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,363	92.00–96.00	93.87
66	—	1,201	87.00–91.00	88.57
74	—	1,145	82.00–86.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,013	66.00–70.00	69.47
82	—	1,005	71.00–80.00	76.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	90.00–93.00	92.27
6	—	1,317	95.00–99.00	97.07
3	—	1,253	88.00–89.00	88.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	109.00–113.00	111.65
5	—	1,325	104.00–107.00	105.83

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.