Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-02-20

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 755▲ 430 vs year ago 555 · +77.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 269▼ 87 vs year ago 357 · −24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.21/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$183.21
110 head · 393 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1398188.9975267
Medium and Large 3350176.6561919thin
Medium and Large 2416172.2671624
One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $36 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 sale110 hd
183.21
—
FL average7 barns · 483 hd
181.20
+2.01
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—High2,030120.602,4482thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31997.561,28715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13396.851,09733
CowsLean 85-90%Low92773.6868315

Every lot

76 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200265.00/cwt265.00–265.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 2265251.29/cwt245.00–255.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 3273234.59/cwt230.00–240.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1278267.83/cwt265.00–275.007459
Steers—Medium and Large 2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1330253.52/cwt252.00–257.008373
Steers—Medium and Large 2370217.10/cwt214.00–220.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1380228.54/cwt227.00–232.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 2430213.24/cwt212.00–216.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 3450174.00/cwt174.00–174.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2465185.16/cwt180.00–188.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1467197.20/cwt190.00–200.009217
Steers—Medium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1523196.44/cwt195.00–198.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 2523183.83/cwt180.00–188.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 3550168.00/cwt168.00–168.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1569187.16/cwt182.00–190.001,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 2580172.84/cwt170.00–179.001,0023
Steers—Medium and Large 1616182.88/cwt176.00–186.001,1274
Steers—Medium and Large 2623172.41/cwt170.00–175.001,0742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227240.51/cwt235.00–250.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230211.45/cwt210.00–215.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272202.64/cwt197.00–210.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273190.92/cwt190.00–192.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274220.59/cwt215.00–227.0060411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315195.71/cwt190.00–199.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328204.51/cwt200.00–210.006717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330182.42/cwt180.00–188.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372187.23/cwt182.00–192.006969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373175.84/cwt172.00–180.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373167.88/cwt166.00–170.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415165.86/cwt162.00–168.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429172.75/cwt170.00–179.0074113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462166.73/cwt160.00–170.007707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472157.35/cwt156.00–159.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473143.81/cwt140.00–148.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515155.18/cwt150.00–158.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523146.96/cwt146.00–148.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525165.31/cwt162.00–170.008687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573151.84/cwt148.00–156.008702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580160.92/cwt158.00–167.009335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623150.82/cwt146.00–156.009402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250255.00/cwt255.00–255.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265236.29/cwt230.00–240.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283264.38/cwt260.00–275.007489
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323241.07/cwt240.00–242.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323232.33/cwt230.00–235.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327256.26/cwt255.00–258.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350208.00/cwt208.00–208.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373230.23/cwt226.00–235.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373220.94/cwt220.00–222.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422221.88/cwt218.00–228.009365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472197.94/cwt196.00–200.009343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473187.48/cwt187.00–188.008874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473170.95/cwt170.00–172.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500199.00/cwt199.00–199.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550167.00/cwt167.00–167.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572187.95/cwt186.00–190.001,0753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623180.34/cwt176.00–185.001,1242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,030120.60/cwt117.00–124.002,4482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92175.56/cwt70.00–79.0069612
Cows—Lean 85-90%95266.14/cwt65.00–68.006303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10793.69/cwt92.00–95.001,03716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12296.98/cwt96.00–99.001,0889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198103.01/cwt101.00–105.001,2348
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26297.08/cwt95.00–99.001,2255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327102.14/cwt100.00–104.001,3556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37991.30/cwt90.00–94.001,2594

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.