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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 27

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

732 head

▼ 253 vs last sale 985▲ 192 vs year ago 540 · +35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 270▼ 93 vs year ago 276 · −33.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.67/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$184.67

118 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	185.79	826	78
Medium and Large 2	373	185.55	691	25
Medium and Large 3	348	177.39	618	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $208 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 sale118 hd

184.67

—

FL average8 barns · 569 hd

182.92

+1.76

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,271	111.53	1,418	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	106.18	1,334	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	103.58	1,191	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	78.14	760	18

Every lot

74 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	228.10/cwt	225.00–230.00	490	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	242.82/cwt	235.00–250.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	258.44/cwt	255.00–265.00	698	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	238.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	248.86/cwt	245.00–254.00	804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	230.56/cwt	228.00–232.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	240.88/cwt	238.00–247.00	915	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	229.14/cwt	226.00–234.00	969	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	218.95/cwt	218.00–220.00	926	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	211.73/cwt	206.00–216.00	993	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	198.95/cwt	198.00–200.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	181.26/cwt	180.00–184.00	961	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	192.09/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,024	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	202.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,080	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	167.92/cwt	166.00–170.00	962	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	189.26/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,094	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	164.34/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,024	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	173.91/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,087	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	216.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	196.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	230.40/cwt	227.00–235.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	189.05/cwt	184.00–195.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	219.15/cwt	212.00–226.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	204.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	211.23/cwt	207.00–217.00	682	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	191.26/cwt	188.00–195.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	200.61/cwt	200.00–202.00	662	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	172.29/cwt	169.00–176.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	193.30/cwt	190.00–198.00	729	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	180.37/cwt	178.00–184.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	174.13/cwt	170.00–179.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	186.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	164.26/cwt	160.00–169.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	166.35/cwt	164.00–168.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	173.39/cwt	169.00–179.00	832	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	170.80/cwt	166.00–176.00	900	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	167.13/cwt	161.00–171.00	956	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	164.13/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,011	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	244.40/cwt	240.00–247.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	252.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	234.63/cwt	234.00–235.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	248.09/cwt	245.00–252.00	799	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	228.40/cwt	227.00–230.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	234.36/cwt	230.00–236.00	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	245.12/cwt	240.00–248.00	909	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	936	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	180.95/cwt	180.00–182.00	856	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	199.54/cwt	196.00–204.00	948	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	186.87/cwt	184.00–190.00	977	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	172.87/cwt	170.00–176.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	177.34/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,021	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	168.82/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,052	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,218	118.13/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,439	6
Bulls	—	—	1,277	108.64/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,387	5
Bulls	—	—	1,343	105.26/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,414	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	71.28/cwt	70.00–73.00	604	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	79.51/cwt	76.00–83.00	793	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	99.08/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,073	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	104.53/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,201	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	107.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,346	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	109.31/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,372	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	102.53/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,305	2

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

Mon Feb 27, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 985Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 270Year ago 276

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	323	207.00–217.00	211.23
5	—	616	161.00–166.00	164.13
7	—	274	212.00–226.00	219.15
3	—	222	227.00–235.00	230.40
15	—	480	169.00–179.00	173.39
13	—	527	166.00–176.00	170.80
8	—	423	180.00–190.00	186.00
7	—	377	190.00–198.00	193.30
10	—	572	161.00–171.00	167.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	200.00–202.00	200.61
3	—	215	210.00–220.00	216.20
4	—	421	170.00–179.00	174.13
4	—	378	178.00–184.00	180.37
4	—	276	200.00–210.00	204.18
2	—	523	160.00–162.00	160.96
5	—	467	164.00–168.00	166.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	169.00–176.00	172.29
3	—	215	190.00–200.00	196.20
2	—	273	184.00–195.00	189.05
2	—	423	160.00–169.00	164.26
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
2	—	323	188.00–195.00	191.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	235.00–240.00	238.61
2	—	423	218.00–220.00	218.95
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
3	—	215	225.00–230.00	228.10
3	—	365	228.00–232.00	230.56
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
5	—	533	190.00–199.00	192.09
2	—	623	160.00–169.00	164.34
2	—	473	198.00–200.00	198.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	210.00	210.00
1	—	350	218.00	218.00
1	—	450	192.00	192.00
3	—	530	180.00–184.00	181.26
2	—	573	166.00–170.00	167.92
2	—	250	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	171.00–180.00	173.91
4	—	534	200.00–210.00	202.34
4	—	423	226.00–234.00	229.14
6	—	469	206.00–216.00	211.73
6	—	578	186.00–194.00	189.26
3	—	222	235.00–250.00	242.82
6	—	323	245.00–254.00	248.86
7	—	380	238.00–247.00	240.88
17	—	270	255.00–265.00	258.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	164.00	164.00
4	—	361	230.00–236.00	234.36
3	—	265	240.00–247.00	244.40
2	—	523	170.00–176.00	172.87
3	—	315	234.00–235.00	234.63
2	—	200	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	240.00–248.00	245.12
1	—	400	234.00	234.00
3	—	280	250.00–260.00	252.98
2	—	523	184.00–190.00	186.87
3	—	475	196.00–204.00	199.54
16	—	322	245.00–252.00	248.09
2	—	623	164.00–174.00	168.82
5	—	576	175.00–180.00	177.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	224.00	224.00
2	—	323	227.00–230.00	228.40
2	—	473	180.00–182.00	180.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,149	102.00–106.00	104.53
17	—	1,083	97.00–101.00	99.08
11	—	1,255	107.00–111.00	109.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	106.00–110.00	107.64
2	—	1,273	102.00–103.00	102.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	997	76.00–83.00	79.51
3	—	847	70.00–73.00	71.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	117.00–120.00	118.13
4	—	1,343	105.00–106.00	105.26
5	—	1,277	108.00–111.00	108.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.