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Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 11

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608

← Dec 4Dec 11Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,033 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 1,201▼ 496 vs year ago 1,529 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

298 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 255▼ 7 vs year ago 305 · −2.3%

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 $243.86/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$243.86

90 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$11.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	246.66	997	69
Medium and Large 2	401	234.67	940	21

One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $57 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 sale90 hd

243.86

—

FL average7 barns · 560 hd

239.26

+4.60

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	—	Low	1,543	122.29	1,887	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	100.61	1,344	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	98.26	1,140	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	893	82.11	733	29

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,053	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	296.86/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,119	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	252.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,221	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	251.68/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,321	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	244.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,404	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	312.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	259.59/cwt	255.00–265.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	275.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	766	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	247.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	799	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	257.54/cwt	255.00–265.00	855	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	238.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	861	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	249.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	928	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,016	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	227.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	962	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	220.95/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,045	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	227.84/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,094	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,085	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	220.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,157	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,227	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	199.41/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,242	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	341.88/cwt	335.00–350.00	933	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	338.89/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,105	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	293.32/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,112	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	284.82/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,202	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	271.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,168	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	251.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,162	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	225.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,173	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	216.13/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,234	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	207.59/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,293	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	115.89/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	127.07/cwt	123.00–131.00	2,033	7
Bulls	—	—	1,628	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,948	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	75.71/cwt	74.00–77.00	609	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	82.85/cwt	78.00–87.00	748	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	97.81/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,096	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	93.93/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,079	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	102.85/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,250	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,252	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	104.06/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,389	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	97.44/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,313	3

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)

Mon Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,033Last week 1,201Year ago 1,529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 255Year ago 305

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	325.00	325.00
3	—	430	270.00–275.00	271.55
2	—	450	240.00	240.00
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
2	—	250	325.00	325.00
2	—	350	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	290.00–300.00	293.32
2	—	273	335.00–350.00	341.88
6	—	326	335.00–345.00	338.89
7	—	520	220.00–230.00	225.56
6	—	422	280.00–290.00	284.82
5	—	571	212.00–220.00	216.13
13	—	461	245.00–255.00	251.97
2	—	623	205.00–210.00	207.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	240.00	240.00
5	—	377	295.00–300.00	296.86
5	—	421	280.00–290.00	284.89
5	—	574	240.00–250.00	244.67
5	—	525	247.00–257.00	251.68
11	—	484	250.00–260.00	252.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
1	—	400	275.00	275.00
1	—	250	325.00	325.00
1	—	300	330.00	330.00
2	—	373	280.00–285.00	282.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	235.00–245.00	240.10
9	—	525	215.00–225.00	220.34
3	—	230	310.00–320.00	312.90
11	—	278	270.00–285.00	275.62
12	—	372	245.00–255.00	249.54
9	—	332	255.00–265.00	257.54
8	—	480	225.00–235.00	227.84
4	—	571	210.00–220.00	214.90
2	—	600	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	255.00–265.00	259.59
1	—	200	300.00	300.00
4	—	423	225.00–230.00	227.37
2	—	473	220.00–222.00	220.95
4	—	361	235.00–240.00	238.63
4	—	323	245.00–250.00	247.33
2	—	623	197.00–202.00	199.41
2	—	523	205.00–210.00	207.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	96.00–98.00	97.44
2	—	1,318	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,335	102.00–105.00	104.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,149	92.00–95.00	93.93
18	—	1,215	101.00–105.00	102.85
20	—	1,121	96.00–100.00	97.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	74.00–77.00	75.71
26	—	903	78.00–87.00	82.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	114.00–117.00	115.89
7	—	1,600	123.00–131.00	127.07
3	—	1,628	119.00–120.00	119.67

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.