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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

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

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

521 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 387▼ 268 vs year ago 789 · −34.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 180▼ 80 vs year ago 253 · −31.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 $207.45/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$207.45

119 head · 359 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$29.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	356	214.93	764	74
Medium and Large 2	358	200.77	719	29
Medium and Large 3	374	184.95	692	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.98/cwt here — about $72 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 sale119 hd

207.45

—

FL average7 barns · 531 hd

201.82

+5.63

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	—	Average	1,505	113.62	1,710	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	101.45	1,335	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	100.40	1,149	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	76.69	713	14

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	272.91/cwt	265.00–280.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	254.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	255.40/cwt	254.00–257.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	264.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	243.76/cwt	240.00–248.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	210.95/cwt	210.00–212.00	892	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	215.88/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,127	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	178.48/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,112	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	175	251.29/cwt	245.00–255.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	180	217.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	226.20/cwt	220.00–230.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	234	238.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	218.70/cwt	210.00–222.00	573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	198.14/cwt	195.00–200.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	231.62/cwt	225.00–238.00	623	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	723	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	201.07/cwt	200.00–202.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	219.23/cwt	212.00–222.00	796	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	195.76/cwt	192.00–200.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	205.89/cwt	202.00–210.00	774	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	189.29/cwt	188.00–190.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	202.64/cwt	198.00–208.00	857	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	182.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	181.88/cwt	178.00–188.00	864	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	169.86/cwt	168.00–176.00	822	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	156.59/cwt	154.00–158.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	176.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	922	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	166.39/cwt	164.00–169.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	165.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,016	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	249.49/cwt	245.00–255.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	223	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	264.35/cwt	260.00–275.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	256.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	688	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	274.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	742	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	243.21/cwt	240.00–247.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	254.47/cwt	254.00–255.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	243.72/cwt	240.00–248.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	262.88/cwt	260.00–266.00	860	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	245.87/cwt	242.00–250.00	912	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	238.95/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,011	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	223.89/cwt	222.00–226.00	947	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	211.86/cwt	210.00–216.00	911	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	218.48/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,031	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	208.95/cwt	208.00–210.00	988	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	199.90/cwt	198.00–202.00	946	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	970	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	185.84/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,050	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	162.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	933	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	181.74/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,143	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,361	108.07/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,471	6
Bulls	—	—	1,499	119.06/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,785	7
Bulls	—	—	1,588	113.19/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,797	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	70.59/cwt	68.00–72.00	632	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	79.13/cwt	75.00–82.00	746	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	101.33/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,125	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	105.36/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,202	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	96.05/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,131	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,220	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	105.24/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,350	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	100.04/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,364	5

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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 387Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 180Year ago 253

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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
3	—	175	245.00–255.00	251.29
5	—	423	198.00–208.00	202.64
3	—	615	160.00–168.00	165.20
1	—	550	164.00	164.00
7	—	523	170.00–180.00	176.22
17	—	321	220.00–230.00	225.11
19	—	269	225.00–238.00	231.62
9	—	363	212.00–222.00	219.23
6	—	475	178.00–188.00	181.88
4	—	234	235.00–250.00	238.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	262	210.00–222.00	218.70
6	—	376	202.00–210.00	205.89
3	—	415	188.00–190.00	189.29
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
2	—	523	164.00–169.00	166.39
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
3	—	215	220.00–230.00	226.20
4	—	484	168.00–176.00	169.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	180.00–185.00	182.37
2	—	180	215.00–220.00	217.29
3	—	515	154.00–158.00	156.59
2	—	373	192.00–200.00	195.76
3	—	265	195.00–200.00	198.14
1	—	450	162.00	162.00
2	—	323	200.00–202.00	201.07
1	—	600	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	202.00	202.00
2	—	423	210.00–212.00	210.95
1	—	600	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
3	—	272	265.00–280.00	272.91
2	—	623	178.00–179.00	178.48
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
2	—	450	220.00	220.00
3	—	522	212.00–220.00	215.88
8	—	329	260.00–270.00	264.22
2	—	373	240.00–248.00	243.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	236.00	236.00
1	—	400	226.00	226.00
2	—	323	254.00–257.00	255.40
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
2	—	273	250.00–260.00	254.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	180.00–189.00	185.84
5	—	472	214.00–224.00	218.48
15	—	270	265.00–280.00	274.95
2	—	423	238.00–240.00	238.95
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
3	—	230	260.00–275.00	264.35
8	—	327	260.00–266.00	262.88
5	—	629	180.00–186.00	181.74
4	—	371	242.00–250.00	245.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	268	250.00–260.00	256.74
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
2	—	350	230.00	230.00
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
2	—	223	245.00–255.00	249.49
2	—	473	208.00–210.00	208.95
2	—	323	254.00–255.00	254.47
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
2	—	423	222.00–226.00	223.89

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	—	223	230.00–240.00	234.49
3	—	430	210.00–216.00	211.86
1	—	500	194.00	194.00
2	—	573	160.00–166.00	162.88
2	—	273	240.00–247.00	243.21
2	—	473	198.00–202.00	199.90
2	—	323	240.00–248.00	243.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	104.00–107.00	105.24
2	—	1,278	95.00–96.00	95.50
5	—	1,363	98.00–101.00	100.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,177	94.00–98.00	96.05
18	—	1,141	104.00–108.00	105.36
21	—	1,110	99.00–103.00	101.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	68.00–72.00	70.59
10	—	943	75.00–82.00	79.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,588	111.00–115.00	113.19
7	—	1,499	116.00–124.00	119.06
6	—	1,361	106.00–110.00	108.07

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.