Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-02-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 763▲ 92 vs year ago 663 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
269 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 335▼ 59 vs year ago 328 · −18.0%
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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 $170.20/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$170.20
156 head · 423 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.51
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449173.55780109
Medium and Large 2364166.6260729
Medium and Large 3362155.7056318thin
One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about $216 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 sale156 hd
170.20
—
FL average8 barns · 591 hd
176.71
−6.51
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—Low1,516109.811,6647thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32699.231,3165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22995.721,17672
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00473.6574017

Every lot

78 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 1200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1300236.00/cwt236.00–236.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 3300216.00/cwt216.00–216.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 3350202.00/cwt202.00–202.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1373224.94/cwt224.00–226.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 2400198.00/cwt198.00–198.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 3400188.00/cwt188.00–188.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1423208.95/cwt208.00–210.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 3450184.00/cwt184.00–184.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1473202.29/cwt198.00–207.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 3500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 2522183.54/cwt179.00–188.009583
Steers—Medium and Large 1523194.31/cwt190.00–199.001,0164
Steers—Medium and Large 2573166.40/cwt164.00–169.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1576178.77/cwt173.00–183.001,0307
Steers—Medium and Large 1600178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218165.50/cwt160.00–170.003615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223183.80/cwt182.00–186.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223152.75/cwt150.00–155.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268194.34/cwt190.00–197.005217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271171.49/cwt167.00–180.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280157.08/cwt155.00–162.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315167.81/cwt164.00–170.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316176.81/cwt172.00–180.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322187.10/cwt182.00–192.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361159.45/cwt158.00–160.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366169.19/cwt164.00–172.006196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380176.75/cwt174.00–184.0067214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421174.22/cwt169.00–179.0073323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422165.93/cwt164.00–168.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434151.15/cwt150.00–155.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468172.06/cwt166.00–176.0080527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473160.86/cwt158.00–164.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521169.48/cwt164.00–174.0088318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525156.90/cwt154.00–161.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566165.53/cwt162.00–168.0093712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573152.96/cwt152.00–154.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622154.57/cwt150.00–158.009613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223234.49/cwt230.00–240.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1227251.14/cwt245.00–260.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230217.90/cwt215.00–225.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272256.90/cwt250.00–265.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273222.29/cwt220.00–225.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278239.63/cwt235.00–248.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322226.15/cwt222.00–230.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323214.79/cwt212.00–218.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326236.44/cwt232.00–242.007715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365201.28/cwt200.00–202.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374221.46/cwt220.00–228.0082812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422213.23/cwt210.00–216.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425199.87/cwt197.00–204.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465185.29/cwt184.00–186.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466192.62/cwt188.00–196.008984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473202.76/cwt198.00–208.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500198.00/cwt198.00–198.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500186.00/cwt186.00–186.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500176.00/cwt176.00–176.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573159.92/cwt158.00–162.009162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579172.18/cwt166.00–176.0099717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625166.40/cwt162.00–171.001,0404
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,298103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3372
Bulls——1,480117.34/cwt113.00–121.001,7372
Bulls——1,685109.32/cwt108.00–111.001,8423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98776.46/cwt73.00–79.0075512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04566.91/cwt65.00–68.006995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18092.16/cwt90.00–94.001,08731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26396.91/cwt95.00–99.001,22428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273101.63/cwt100.00–104.001,29413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293103.09/cwt101.00–105.001,3332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36097.49/cwt96.00–99.001,3262

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.