Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-09-18

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 18
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
▼ 385 vs last sale 1,242▼ 116 vs year ago 973 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 350▲ 260 vs year ago 185 · +140.5%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes mostly steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.76/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$247.76
69 head · 399 lb average
Value per head Derived
$987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.74
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407249.611,01555
Medium and Large 2367240.4988214thin
One grade step is worth $9.12/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 sale69 hd
247.76
—
FL average8 barns · 636 hd
242.02
+5.74
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—Average1,528130.351,99234
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,267106.811,35326
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,116105.131,173155
CowsLean 85-90%Average95288.4084145

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1272321.26/cwt315.00–330.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 2300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1323339.65/cwt335.00–345.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 1377323.71/cwt320.00–330.001,2205
Steers—Medium and Large 2423283.42/cwt282.00–285.001,1992
Steers—Medium and Large 1430295.11/cwt292.00–300.001,2694
Steers—Medium and Large 2473252.38/cwt250.00–255.001,1942
Steers—Medium and Large 1483261.12/cwt260.00–265.001,2616
Steers—Medium and Large 2515245.83/cwt240.00–249.001,2663
Steers—Medium and Large 1533252.61/cwt250.00–260.001,34615
Steers—Medium and Large 1562251.09/cwt245.00–253.001,41113
Steers—Medium and Large 2573236.44/cwt235.00–238.001,3552
Steers—Medium and Large 1600244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4641
Steers—Medium and Large 2623227.93/cwt226.00–230.001,4202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200255.00/cwt255.00–255.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223274.49/cwt270.00–280.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2261247.18/cwt240.00–250.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271262.81/cwt255.00–270.007128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314271.47/cwt265.00–275.008526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323257.33/cwt255.00–260.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368260.76/cwt255.00–265.009609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423238.31/cwt235.00–242.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432247.70/cwt245.00–255.001,07010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476236.27/cwt232.00–242.001,1258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517229.41/cwt225.00–234.001,1868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523218.44/cwt217.00–220.001,1422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573224.80/cwt220.00–230.001,2884
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250300.00/cwt300.00–300.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276318.77/cwt315.00–325.008805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359323.90/cwt320.00–325.001,1635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472265.51/cwt260.00–270.001,2533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528246.68/cwt245.00–250.001,3024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630221.90/cwt220.00–226.001,3983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,398124.23/cwt122.00–126.001,73710
Bulls——1,455129.27/cwt127.00–131.001,88110
Bulls——1,674135.49/cwt132.00–140.002,26814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94184.04/cwt82.00–86.0079115
Cows—Lean 85-90%95790.58/cwt87.00–96.0086730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099106.03/cwt104.00–108.001,16575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103111.19/cwt109.00–113.001,22624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145101.32/cwt99.00–103.001,16056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,234106.43/cwt104.00–108.001,31318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,238101.62/cwt101.00–103.001,2583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404111.31/cwt109.00–113.001,5635

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.