Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-02-06

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 6
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 794▼ 124 vs year ago 887 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 276▲ 54 vs year ago 281 · +19.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 $173.90/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$173.90
134 head · 396 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.28
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1401179.3672085
Medium and Large 2384168.9764932
Medium and Large 3392155.8961117thin
One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $109 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
173.90
—
FL average8 barns · 667 hd
175.18
−1.28
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—High1,533111.141,70312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175103.001,21064
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,256102.901,29213
CowsLean 85-90%Low95476.2472851

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223266.74/cwt260.00–275.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 2273247.29/cwt245.00–250.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1320239.94/cwt238.00–242.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 3350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1370220.55/cwt218.00–224.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 2373210.94/cwt210.00–212.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1423203.79/cwt200.00–208.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 2423189.95/cwt189.00–191.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 3450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2473185.48/cwt185.00–186.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1477194.44/cwt190.00–200.009275
Steers—Medium and Large 1500194.00/cwt194.00–194.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 2500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 3530168.94/cwt168.00–171.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1565187.29/cwt180.00–190.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 3573166.92/cwt165.00–169.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1623172.82/cwt168.00–178.001,0772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180210.94/cwt205.00–220.003804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215196.20/cwt190.00–200.004223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225214.56/cwt210.00–220.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274175.25/cwt170.00–182.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280162.08/cwt160.00–167.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283192.59/cwt190.00–200.0054511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315175.08/cwt170.00–178.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323184.73/cwt180.00–190.005978
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323163.72/cwt160.00–168.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377182.78/cwt178.00–188.0068913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377170.97/cwt168.00–176.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380161.54/cwt160.00–165.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418165.44/cwt162.00–168.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421174.75/cwt169.00–179.0073614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430151.55/cwt150.00–155.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473159.81/cwt156.00–164.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480169.01/cwt166.00–176.008118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511153.87/cwt148.00–156.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521163.95/cwt159.00–168.0085415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523142.87/cwt140.00–146.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565149.89/cwt146.00–152.008473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574158.92/cwt154.00–164.009125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623151.93/cwt150.00–154.009472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223234.49/cwt230.00–240.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1231265.39/cwt260.00–275.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265233.29/cwt227.00–237.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273262.10/cwt255.00–270.0071610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273250.21/cwt247.00–254.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315228.90/cwt227.00–230.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323217.86/cwt216.00–220.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330235.61/cwt235.00–237.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373212.23/cwt208.00–217.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373202.35/cwt200.00–205.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376222.02/cwt218.00–228.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423202.31/cwt199.00–206.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423191.79/cwt188.00–196.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423180.42/cwt179.00–182.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473175.90/cwt174.00–178.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474194.37/cwt191.00–200.009214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480182.19/cwt180.00–187.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500174.00/cwt174.00–174.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515186.59/cwt184.00–188.009613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523168.31/cwt164.00–173.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573169.30/cwt165.00–174.009705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621167.16/cwt165.00–170.001,0385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623158.48/cwt158.00–159.009872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,347106.69/cwt106.00–107.001,4373
Bulls——1,588110.40/cwt108.00–112.001,7536
Bulls——1,608117.06/cwt113.00–121.001,8823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87971.16/cwt69.00–73.0062514
Cows—Lean 85-90%98378.16/cwt74.00–83.0076837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07997.41/cwt96.00–100.001,05118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159103.42/cwt101.00–105.001,19927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,211102.75/cwt101.00–105.001,2447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287107.69/cwt106.00–110.001,38619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29897.80/cwt96.00–100.001,2693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317108.37/cwt107.00–110.001,4273

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.