Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-05-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 601▼ 387 vs year ago 671 · −57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 320▼ 127 vs year ago 251 · −50.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $216.89/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$216.89
58 head · 351 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.99
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1352223.3878735
Medium and Large 2362209.9875915thin
Medium and Large 3324201.406528thin
One grade step is worth $21.99/cwt here — about $136 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 sale58 hd
216.89
—
FL average8 barns · 521 hd
209.89
+6.99
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—Average1,619113.601,8399thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31693.951,2366thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11290.511,00666
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00374.327466thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 2373237.35/cwt235.00–240.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1430236.55/cwt235.00–240.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 1450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 2480223.28/cwt220.00–225.001,0723
Steers—Medium and Large 1500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1573208.36/cwt205.00–212.001,1942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223237.25/cwt235.00–240.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280217.98/cwt215.00–225.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281235.84/cwt230.00–245.0066310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315218.17/cwt215.00–220.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321230.41/cwt225.00–235.007408
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323207.33/cwt205.00–210.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373229.70/cwt225.00–235.008574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373217.35/cwt215.00–220.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411212.29/cwt205.00–215.008734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423188.42/cwt187.00–190.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468201.08/cwt195.00–205.009414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473185.95/cwt185.00–187.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250255.00/cwt255.00–255.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272266.26/cwt260.00–275.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300245.00/cwt245.00–245.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311262.23/cwt255.00–265.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384251.14/cwt250.00–255.009644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415241.43/cwt235.00–245.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473234.76/cwt230.00–240.001,1102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570115.40/cwt112.00–119.001,8126
Bulls——1,717110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94876.18/cwt75.00–79.007225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07386.49/cwt85.00–89.0092828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10692.14/cwt90.00–94.001,01925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20596.02/cwt95.00–99.001,15713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20595.59/cwt94.00–98.001,1523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28065.00/cwt65.00–65.008321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42792.31/cwt92.00–93.001,3173

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.