Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-04-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 24
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 640▼ 238 vs year ago 770 · −30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 288▼ 76 vs year ago 333 · −22.8%
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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 $210.34/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$210.34
102 head · 382 lb average
Value per head Derived
$803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.90
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1394213.3784172
Medium and Large 2349205.9071820
Medium and Large 3358197.4470810thin
One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $133 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 sale102 hd
210.34
—
FL average8 barns · 563 hd
205.44
+4.90
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—High1,404111.861,57110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,231100.951,24212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14999.221,14051
CowsLean 85-90%Low94079.3474629

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1271270.94/cwt265.00–280.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 2273253.21/cwt250.00–257.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 2300255.00/cwt255.00–255.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 3323245.93/cwt245.00–247.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1330260.61/cwt260.00–262.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 3350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1369254.31/cwt250.00–258.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 2373241.76/cwt238.00–246.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 2400236.00/cwt236.00–236.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1423245.79/cwt242.00–250.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 3423223.79/cwt220.00–228.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 3450218.00/cwt218.00–218.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 2456220.85/cwt220.00–221.001,0077
Steers—Medium and Large 2500213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0653
Steers—Medium and Large 3500202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1517222.74/cwt218.00–226.001,1529
Steers—Medium and Large 2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 3550192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1573209.92/cwt208.00–212.001,2032
Steers—Medium and Large 2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1623186.48/cwt186.00–187.001,1622
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228231.64/cwt230.00–235.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271235.54/cwt230.00–240.006388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273214.59/cwt210.00–220.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273203.21/cwt200.00–207.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315219.44/cwt215.00–222.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323210.26/cwt207.00–214.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324229.20/cwt225.00–235.007436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365209.28/cwt208.00–210.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373199.76/cwt196.00–204.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376223.53/cwt222.00–226.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419204.64/cwt198.00–208.0085720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461193.85/cwt188.00–196.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473184.95/cwt184.00–186.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476202.26/cwt198.00–208.0096319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500189.00/cwt189.00–189.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521199.39/cwt194.00–204.001,0396
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223276.74/cwt270.00–285.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223247.25/cwt245.00–250.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273257.29/cwt255.00–260.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323252.33/cwt250.00–255.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323242.33/cwt240.00–245.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330263.03/cwt260.00–270.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373233.88/cwt232.00–236.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383250.86/cwt249.00–256.009616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415225.86/cwt222.00–228.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417246.52/cwt242.00–250.001,0285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434233.38/cwt232.00–238.001,0134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473213.90/cwt212.00–216.001,0122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480222.50/cwt220.00–228.001,0683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515203.29/cwt202.00–204.001,0473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550174.00/cwt174.00–174.009571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573198.96/cwt198.00–200.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573190.96/cwt190.00–192.001,0942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623188.89/cwt186.00–192.001,1772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,261107.44/cwt106.00–108.001,3555
Bulls——1,443110.93/cwt110.00–112.001,6012
Bulls——1,617119.85/cwt117.00–122.001,9383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87673.25/cwt71.00–75.006428
Cows—Lean 85-90%96581.66/cwt76.00–85.0078821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12696.23/cwt94.00–98.001,08427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17099.22/cwt98.00–102.001,1614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175105.48/cwt104.00–108.001,23910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175100.53/cwt99.00–103.001,18114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23395.71/cwt95.00–97.001,1803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,278105.47/cwt103.00–107.001,3485

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.