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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 14

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Aug 7Aug 14Aug 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,059 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 887▲ 100 vs year ago 959 · +10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 356▼ 17 vs year ago 335 · −5.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly 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 $224.76/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$224.76

196 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	225.42	1,078	176
Medium and Large 2	418	218.95	916	20

One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $162 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 sale196 hd

224.76

—

FL average8 barns · 772 hd

229.99

−5.23

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	1,707	122.24	2,086	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,271	106.27	1,350	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	104.65	1,116	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	92.04	898	65

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	343.61/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,069	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	327.33/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,057	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	287.35/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,072	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	298.87/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,124	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	269.26/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,139	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	281.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,195	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	251.33/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,189	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	260.83/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,255	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	257.37/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	242.20/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,284	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,287	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	240.21/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,381	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	231.20/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,457	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	221.27/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,394	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	245.55/cwt	240.00–255.00	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	243.77/cwt	235.00–250.00	656	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	226.59/cwt	222.00–232.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	240.98/cwt	237.00–247.00	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	231.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	229.35/cwt	227.00–232.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	240.71/cwt	237.00–247.00	915	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	221.26/cwt	217.00–226.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	231.29/cwt	227.00–237.00	983	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	227.79/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,066	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	216.62/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,014	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	210.96/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,103	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	219.24/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,151	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	218.54/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,228	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	204.25/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,275	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	300.76/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,122	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	287.35/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,072	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	276.15/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,198	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	237.10/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,242	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	219.47/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,231	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	217.21/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,351	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	117.60/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,962	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	130.65/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,424	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	94.23/cwt	91.00–100.00	911	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	88.54/cwt	86.00–90.00	877	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	100.65/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,049	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	104.94/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,114	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	109.82/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,221	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,221	109.57/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,338	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	99.73/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,287	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	105.37/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,436	4

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)

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 887Year ago 959

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 356Year ago 335

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly 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
5	—	624	200.00–210.00	204.25
10	—	269	235.00–250.00	243.77
38	—	562	210.00–220.00	218.54
28	—	468	222.00–232.00	227.79
19	—	425	227.00–237.00	231.29
11	—	380	237.00–247.00	240.71
5	—	228	240.00–255.00	245.55
55	—	525	215.00–224.00	219.24
5	—	327	237.00–247.00	240.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	222.00–232.00	226.59
5	—	468	212.00–220.00	216.62
1	—	200	225.00	225.00
2	—	523	210.00–212.00	210.96
2	—	373	227.00–232.00	229.35
2	—	423	217.00–226.00	221.26
3	—	550	200.00	200.00
3	—	330	230.00–235.00	231.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	575	236.00–246.00	240.21
4	—	311	340.00–345.00	343.61
28	—	515	250.00–260.00	257.37
14	—	425	275.00–285.00	281.08
10	—	630	228.00–238.00	231.20
12	—	481	258.00–268.00	260.83
9	—	376	295.00–305.00	298.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	265.00–274.00	269.26
1	—	550	234.00	234.00
2	—	373	285.00–290.00	287.35
2	—	473	248.00–255.00	251.33
3	—	630	220.00–224.00	221.27
1	—	250	320.00	320.00
2	—	323	325.00–330.00	327.33
3	—	530	240.00–247.00	242.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	232.00–242.00	237.10
2	—	373	297.00–305.00	300.76
4	—	561	218.00–220.00	219.47
3	—	622	212.00–222.00	217.21
2	—	300	335.00	335.00
4	—	434	275.00–280.00	276.15
2	—	250	350.00	350.00
2	—	450	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	320.00	320.00
1	—	300	325.00	325.00
2	—	373	285.00–290.00	287.35
1	—	500	225.00	225.00
1	—	400	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,062	103.00–107.00	104.94
22	—	1,042	98.00–102.00	100.65
15	—	1,112	108.00–112.00	109.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	990	86.00–90.00	88.54
40	—	967	91.00–100.00	94.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	103.00–107.00	105.37
9	—	1,221	108.00–112.00	109.57
4	—	1,290	99.00–100.00	99.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	128.00–133.00	130.65
1	—	1,565	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,668	116.00–119.00	117.60

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.