Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-10-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 9
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
969 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 1,064▲ 6 vs year ago 963 · +0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 236▼ 168 vs year ago 342 · −49.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $249.60/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$249.60
102 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.77
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1416250.611,04282
Medium and Large 2380245.4993420
One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $109 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
249.60
—
FL average8 barns · 628 hd
242.83
+6.77
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—Average1,572126.721,99213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23599.301,22610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15398.481,13528
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03082.808535thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250345.00/cwt345.00–345.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 2273327.29/cwt325.00–330.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 2300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1322339.77/cwt335.00–345.001,0943
Steers—Medium and Large 1365331.45/cwt325.00–335.001,21012
Steers—Medium and Large 2373317.35/cwt315.00–320.001,1842
Steers—Medium and Large 1418280.61/cwt275.00–285.001,1737
Steers—Medium and Large 2423268.31/cwt265.00–272.001,1352
Steers—Medium and Large 1480262.76/cwt260.00–270.001,26115
Steers—Medium and Large 2480251.56/cwt250.00–255.001,2073
Steers—Medium and Large 1521245.12/cwt240.00–250.001,2777
Steers—Medium and Large 2523232.39/cwt230.00–235.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1563247.73/cwt242.00–250.001,3956
Steers—Medium and Large 2580231.90/cwt230.00–236.001,3453
Steers—Medium and Large 1621216.33/cwt210.00–220.001,34312
Steers—Medium and Large 2630205.63/cwt205.00–207.001,2953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265273.14/cwt270.00–275.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280285.15/cwt280.00–295.0079810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317275.92/cwt270.00–280.008758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318262.83/cwt260.00–265.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365267.91/cwt265.00–270.0097811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373253.29/cwt250.00–257.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430243.33/cwt240.00–250.001,04620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430232.17/cwt230.00–237.009983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480227.81/cwt225.00–234.001,0933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481237.97/cwt235.00–245.001,14519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515213.24/cwt210.00–215.001,0983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524221.98/cwt217.00–227.001,16313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273327.29/cwt325.00–330.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274340.62/cwt335.00–350.009336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315341.35/cwt335.00–345.001,0756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373317.35/cwt315.00–320.001,1844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386325.91/cwt325.00–330.001,2585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415268.21/cwt265.00–270.001,1133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416281.25/cwt277.00–285.001,1709
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473253.81/cwt250.00–258.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481263.24/cwt260.00–270.001,2665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532242.13/cwt240.00–248.001,2888
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533131.81/cwt129.00–136.002,0216
Bulls——1,546121.09/cwt120.00–122.001,8724
Bulls——1,683124.05/cwt123.00–126.002,0883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91578.59/cwt78.00–79.007192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10785.60/cwt81.00–89.009483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111103.63/cwt102.00–106.001,1518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16293.44/cwt92.00–96.001,0869
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16892.90/cwt91.00–95.001,0852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17598.87/cwt97.00–101.001,16211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22497.48/cwt96.00–99.001,1934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,279104.33/cwt103.00–105.001,3344

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.