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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 25

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,313 head

▲ 456 vs last sale 857▲ 1,313 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

420 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 445▲ 420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $262.60/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$262.60

100 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$2.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	264.56	1,266	20
Medium and Large 1	532	262.11	1,394	80

One grade step is worth $2.45/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale100 hd

262.60

—

FL average7 barns · 602 hd

269.59

−6.98

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	1,533	123.51	1,893	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,237	101.26	1,253	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	95.34	1,057	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	82.73	786	55

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	313.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,132	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	322.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,238	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,254	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	265.12/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,222	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	273.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,313	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	259.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,359	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	245.96/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,286	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	253.49/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,435	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	241.32/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,383	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	223.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	234.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,475	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	224	254.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	261.26/cwt	255.00–270.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	247.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	258.17/cwt	255.00–260.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	272.83/cwt	270.00–275.00	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	262.58/cwt	257.00–267.00	979	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	249.46/cwt	247.00–255.00	948	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	255.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,074	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	245.87/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,161	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	231.89/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,106	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	221.18/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,139	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	228.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,211	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	213.84/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,225	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	223.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,299	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	217.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,340	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	317.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	360.66/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,147	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	323.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,226	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	297.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,246	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	282.17/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,213	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	275.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,294	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	263.33/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	239.86/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,254	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	232.53/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,337	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	204.48/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,274	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	119.35/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,611	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,858	2
Bulls	—	—	2,150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,903	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	869	76.29/cwt	75.00–78.00	663	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	83.67/cwt	79.00–88.00	805	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	92.13/cwt	90.00–94.00	990	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,101	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	101.50/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,174	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,202	98.95/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,189	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,202	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	105.68/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,341	7

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 1,313Last week 857Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 445Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	230.00–235.00	231.89
3	—	515	216.00–224.00	221.18
1	—	400	240.00	240.00
3	—	380	247.00–255.00	249.46
3	—	315	255.00–260.00	258.17
2	—	573	210.00–218.00	213.84
2	—	273	245.00–250.00	247.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	220.00–230.00	223.55
6	—	531	225.00–235.00	228.04
5	—	617	210.00–220.00	217.11
5	—	318	270.00–275.00	272.83
4	—	224	250.00–260.00	254.75
3	—	272	255.00–270.00	261.26
8	—	472	242.00–250.00	245.87
8	—	421	250.00–260.00	255.20
7	—	373	257.00–267.00	262.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	320.00–330.00	322.28
1	—	250	340.00	340.00
26	—	566	247.00–257.00	253.49
16	—	523	255.00–265.00	259.85
15	—	628	230.00–240.00	234.81
11	—	481	270.00–280.00	273.05
7	—	425	290.00–300.00	295.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	260.00–267.00	265.12
3	—	400	280.00	280.00
2	—	573	237.00–246.00	241.32
4	—	523	245.00–247.00	245.96
4	—	361	310.00–315.00	313.63
3	—	615	220.00–225.00	223.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	340.00	340.00
11	—	419	290.00–300.00	297.35
5	—	469	270.00–280.00	275.86
5	—	318	355.00–365.00	360.66
4	—	379	320.00–330.00	323.55
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
3	—	575	228.00–238.00	232.53
3	—	523	235.00–245.00	239.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	204.00–205.00	204.48
2	—	273	315.00–320.00	317.29
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
1	—	300	345.00	345.00
2	—	473	260.00–267.00	263.33
3	—	430	280.00–287.00	282.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	869	75.00–78.00	76.29
48	—	962	79.00–88.00	83.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,269	104.00–107.00	105.68
8	—	1,202	98.00–101.00	98.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,075	90.00–94.00	92.13
15	—	1,157	100.00–104.00	101.50
26	—	1,136	95.00–99.00	96.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,350	119.00–120.00	119.35
1	—	2,150	135.00	135.00

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.