Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-01-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 23
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,099 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 905▲ 82 vs year ago 1,017 · +8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 408▲ 144 vs year ago 308 · +46.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher 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 $169.76/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$169.76
242 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417173.44724161
Medium and Large 2402164.6766255
Medium and Large 3368157.8058026
One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $144 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 sale242 hd
169.76
—
FL average8 barns · 789 hd
168.44
+1.33
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—High1,611106.281,71211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,20492.831,11716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07784.20907126
CowsLean 85-90%Low93169.9765132

Every lot

87 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 1200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1273247.29/cwt245.00–250.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2280233.57/cwt230.00–242.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1321237.87/cwt232.00–242.007647
Steers—Medium and Large 3323217.47/cwt217.00–218.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 2325225.48/cwt222.00–230.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 2373219.23/cwt215.00–224.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1378226.89/cwt225.00–230.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 3380207.15/cwt205.00–212.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 2413205.46/cwt200.00–208.008495
Steers—Medium and Large 1421214.95/cwt210.00–220.0090515
Steers—Medium and Large 3427193.37/cwt190.00–199.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2459196.06/cwt189.00–198.009005
Steers—Medium and Large 3473186.95/cwt186.00–188.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1481202.55/cwt200.00–209.009746
Steers—Medium and Large 3515171.65/cwt171.00–172.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1533190.76/cwt188.00–198.001,01719
Steers—Medium and Large 2534179.41/cwt178.00–184.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1569180.51/cwt177.00–184.001,0275
Steers—Medium and Large 2623163.04/cwt162.00–164.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1625173.58/cwt169.00–178.001,0856
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1181220.08/cwt215.00–225.003985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185200.00/cwt200.00–200.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215178.10/cwt175.00–180.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220214.66/cwt210.00–220.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265166.29/cwt160.00–170.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272181.06/cwt176.00–186.004928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275197.05/cwt190.00–205.005429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318170.64/cwt166.00–175.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318162.83/cwt160.00–165.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325180.58/cwt176.00–186.0058714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372165.15/cwt161.00–170.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373155.88/cwt154.00–158.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375175.32/cwt172.00–181.0065742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3406156.75/cwt150.00–158.006367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416164.94/cwt160.00–168.0068620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419174.83/cwt169.00–179.0073335
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450149.00/cwt149.00–149.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468157.26/cwt152.00–160.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472166.64/cwt162.00–172.0078715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500143.00/cwt143.00–143.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526159.99/cwt156.00–166.0084220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570153.66/cwt148.00–158.0087612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573145.97/cwt145.00–147.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623121.37/cwt118.00–125.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627141.89/cwt138.00–148.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634129.42/cwt128.00–134.008214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223234.49/cwt230.00–240.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230252.90/cwt250.00–260.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270236.98/cwt230.00–242.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273217.29/cwt215.00–220.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276249.41/cwt245.00–260.006888
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315227.81/cwt224.00–230.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319236.51/cwt232.00–240.007548
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323215.72/cwt212.00–220.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373209.88/cwt208.00–212.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377216.89/cwt215.00–220.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386226.87/cwt225.00–235.0087613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415197.21/cwt194.00–199.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437201.24/cwt200.00–208.008799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439210.78/cwt210.00–216.009257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450199.00/cwt199.00–199.008962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465185.16/cwt180.00–188.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484191.86/cwt190.00–198.009294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530190.52/cwt188.00–196.001,0103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530169.89/cwt168.00–174.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534179.41/cwt178.00–184.009584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573170.09/cwt166.00–175.009756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620166.18/cwt162.00–169.001,0304
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46599.67/cwt98.00–101.001,4603
Bulls——1,588103.60/cwt103.00–105.001,6453
Bulls——1,712111.86/cwt108.00–114.001,9155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86964.43/cwt62.00–66.005607
Cows—Lean 85-90%94871.52/cwt68.00–76.0067825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03680.89/cwt79.00–83.0083861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09086.15/cwt84.00–88.0093949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16388.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18991.02/cwt89.00–93.001,0826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19590.82/cwt89.00–93.001,08516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23496.45/cwt94.00–98.001,1907

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.