Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-03-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
727 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 514▲ 289 vs year ago 438 · +66.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 143▲ 228 vs year ago 108 · +211.1%
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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 $192.31/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$192.31
108 head · 413 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.18
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417197.2882267
Medium and Large 2423185.6278526
Medium and Large 3382181.7169515thin
One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $128 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 sale108 hd
192.31
—
FL average6 barns · 421 hd
194.49
−2.18
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—High1,533114.681,75814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,300104.591,36014
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,154101.371,16985
CowsLean 85-90%Low97478.1276133

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2224224.75/cwt220.00–230.005034
Steers—Medium and Large 1227236.76/cwt235.00–240.005375
Steers—Medium and Large 2250245.00/cwt245.00–245.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 1273256.88/cwt250.00–265.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1323258.40/cwt257.00–260.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 2323250.72/cwt247.00–255.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 3323242.33/cwt240.00–245.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1365265.20/cwt262.00–267.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 2377248.74/cwt248.00–250.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 3380240.15/cwt238.00–245.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0008
Steers—Medium and Large 2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 3423228.95/cwt228.00–230.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 2450222.00/cwt222.00–222.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1474234.89/cwt230.00–240.001,1136
Steers—Medium and Large 3484210.93/cwt210.00–214.001,0214
Steers—Medium and Large 1500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2500208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 3500196.00/cwt196.00–196.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1573185.48/cwt185.00–186.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 3573163.84/cwt160.00–168.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1600178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 2600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223204.49/cwt200.00–210.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226221.67/cwt215.00–227.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269220.51/cwt215.00–225.005939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273200.92/cwt200.00–202.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323223.40/cwt222.00–225.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323207.33/cwt205.00–210.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323197.86/cwt196.00–200.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365187.84/cwt184.00–190.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374206.63/cwt202.00–212.007738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380195.84/cwt194.00–200.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421189.15/cwt185.00–192.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423180.37/cwt178.00–183.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428199.24/cwt196.00–205.008539
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465182.84/cwt176.00–186.008504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477189.75/cwt186.00–196.0090513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500162.00/cwt162.00–162.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524178.29/cwt174.00–184.009345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573156.96/cwt156.00–158.008992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574166.77/cwt162.00–170.009576
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618164.42/cwt160.00–168.001,0166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630151.27/cwt150.00–154.009533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180274.72/cwt270.00–280.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215246.20/cwt240.00–250.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223224.49/cwt220.00–230.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250225.00/cwt225.00–225.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273242.71/cwt240.00–245.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280257.98/cwt255.00–265.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300267.00/cwt267.00–267.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323239.86/cwt238.00–242.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350248.00/cwt248.00–248.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380241.54/cwt240.00–245.009183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400234.00/cwt234.00–234.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500192.00/cwt192.00–192.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523200.96/cwt200.00–202.001,0512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550176.00/cwt176.00–176.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573188.88/cwt186.00–192.001,0822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,504117.48/cwt114.00–122.001,7678
Bulls——1,571110.94/cwt109.00–113.001,7436
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95972.80/cwt71.00–75.006989
Cows—Lean 85-90%98080.11/cwt76.00–85.0078524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13598.19/cwt96.00–103.001,11446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156102.39/cwt101.00–105.001,18419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194107.71/cwt106.00–110.001,28620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23398.21/cwt97.00–100.001,2114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323103.48/cwt103.00–104.001,3692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328108.06/cwt106.00–110.001,4358

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.