Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-01-02

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 2
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▲ 517 vs last sale 0▼ 70 vs year ago 587 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 352 vs last sale 468▼ 12 vs year ago 128 · −9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.29/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$154.29
140 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.98
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456159.2272689
Medium and Large 2434150.0165134
Medium and Large 3459137.0563017thin
One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $96 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 sale140 hd
154.29
—
FL average3 barns · 300 hd
159.27
−4.98
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—Low1,555100.351,56118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,23575.139286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13773.5383644
CowsLean 85-90%Low93457.1953410

Every lot

68 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2268212.80/cwt210.00–215.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 1276234.16/cwt230.00–240.006466
Steers—Medium and Large 3284196.54/cwt195.00–202.005584
Steers—Medium and Large 2311208.61/cwt205.00–210.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 3323199.72/cwt196.00–204.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1330218.03/cwt215.00–225.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 2350208.00/cwt208.00–208.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1365215.11/cwt210.00–218.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 3373196.94/cwt196.00–198.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1400212.00/cwt212.00–212.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 3415187.86/cwt184.00–190.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 2428196.39/cwt194.00–200.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 2471177.90/cwt174.00–182.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1476187.93/cwt185.00–194.0089512
Steers—Medium and Large 2521169.93/cwt166.00–174.008855
Steers—Medium and Large 1531180.27/cwt178.00–186.0095714
Steers—Medium and Large 3550156.00/cwt156.00–156.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1569175.72/cwt170.00–180.001,00021
Steers—Medium and Large 2573168.48/cwt168.00–169.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 2600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1623167.90/cwt162.00–172.001,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 3623147.93/cwt146.00–150.009222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271162.31/cwt155.00–167.004405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283173.68/cwt170.00–185.004927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322161.19/cwt158.00–164.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327170.99/cwt168.00–177.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345152.00/cwt152.00–152.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350152.00/cwt152.00–152.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373144.82/cwt142.00–148.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375166.19/cwt162.00–172.0062318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417155.03/cwt150.00–158.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420166.32/cwt162.00–170.0069910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472151.24/cwt149.00–155.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474162.45/cwt158.00–168.007707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480141.88/cwt140.00–146.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511143.87/cwt138.00–146.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523153.16/cwt148.00–158.0080117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565147.30/cwt142.00–150.0083214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569134.70/cwt130.00–138.007665
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618115.50/cwt112.00–118.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628136.89/cwt132.00–142.008608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630127.27/cwt126.00–130.008023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273202.29/cwt200.00–205.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277228.70/cwt225.00–235.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365218.56/cwt216.00–220.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422205.93/cwt204.00–208.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423196.95/cwt196.00–198.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473176.86/cwt172.00–182.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473156.86/cwt154.00–160.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522174.72/cwt170.00–178.009125
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473105.72/cwt104.00–108.001,5574
Bulls——1,54996.09/cwt94.00–98.001,4887
Bulls——1,609101.53/cwt99.00–103.001,6347
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92459.88/cwt56.00–64.005537
Cows—Lean 85-90%95750.90/cwt50.00–53.004873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04867.88/cwt66.00–70.007119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10574.00/cwt74.00–74.008182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14977.24/cwt76.00–80.0088715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16873.28/cwt71.00–75.0085620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23070.00/cwt70.00–70.008611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32377.60/cwt76.00–80.001,0273

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.