Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-01-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 3
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
15 vs last sale 976 215 vs year ago 776 · +27.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
379 head
114 vs last sale 265 162 vs year ago 217 · +74.7%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.61/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$168.61
193 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.08
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406170.52692138
Medium and Large 2378165.3162536
Medium and Large 3345161.0355619thin
One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $135 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 sale193 hd
168.61
FL average7 barns · 707 hd
162.53
+6.08
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
BullsLow1,618106.251,71925
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33386.371,15226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26182.241,037119
CowsLean 85-90%Average98265.3764253

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1510185.02/cwt178.00–188.0094415
HeifersMedium and Large 1625134.57/cwt130.00–140.008416
SteersMedium and Large 1368213.79/cwt208.00–218.0078721
SteersMedium and Large 2384201.37/cwt200.00–206.007734
SteersMedium and Large 3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
SteersMedium and Large 3215221.20/cwt215.00–225.004763
SteersMedium and Large 1200245.00/cwt245.00–245.004902
SteersMedium and Large 2273220.50/cwt215.00–227.006022
SteersMedium and Large 3350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
SteersMedium and Large 1425205.72/cwt202.00–210.008748
SteersMedium and Large 2500176.00/cwt176.00–176.008801
SteersMedium and Large 2433192.46/cwt190.00–199.008335
SteersMedium and Large 2477184.88/cwt182.00–189.008823
SteersMedium and Large 3459178.71/cwt174.00–180.008205
SteersMedium and Large 2200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
SteersMedium and Large 2580166.63/cwt166.00–168.009663
SteersMedium and Large 1321225.47/cwt220.00–230.007249
BullsMedium and Large 1227253.52/cwt250.00–260.005755
HeifersMedium and Large 2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1470162.58/cwt158.00–167.0076423
HeifersMedium and Large 2380160.35/cwt158.00–166.006099
HeifersMedium and Large 2400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 2323184.06/cwt180.00–188.005958
SteersMedium and Large 3323204.79/cwt202.00–208.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 1378171.39/cwt168.00–177.0064828
SteersMedium and Large 1573174.93/cwt172.00–179.001,0024
SteersMedium and Large 2328213.40/cwt212.00–216.007004
SteersMedium and Large 3434186.46/cwt186.00–188.008094
SteersMedium and Large 3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
SteersMedium and Large 3623146.89/cwt144.00–150.009152
HeifersMedium and Large 1576135.39/cwt132.00–142.007804
HeifersMedium and Large 1215215.05/cwt207.00–220.004624
SteersMedium and Large 3273204.59/cwt200.00–210.005592
SteersMedium and Large 1272242.26/cwt240.00–245.006593
SteersMedium and Large 1625169.72/cwt164.00–174.001,0615
SteersMedium and Large 1479197.12/cwt194.00–202.0094410
HeifersMedium and Large 1520147.85/cwt142.00–152.007693
BullsMedium and Large 1623163.37/cwt160.00–167.001,0182
BullsMedium and Large 1321225.52/cwt220.00–230.0072410
BullsMedium and Large 1473196.76/cwt192.00–202.009312
BullsMedium and Large 1437201.50/cwt200.00–209.0088111
BullsMedium and Large 1570172.58/cwt169.00–175.009843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34188.31/cwt86.00–90.001,18418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33483.54/cwt81.00–85.001,1146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19378.09/cwt76.00–80.0093249
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30588.12/cwt86.00–90.001,15029
CowsLean 85-90%1,00267.86/cwt65.00–74.0068029
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31283.03/cwt81.00–85.001,08941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26377.39/cwt76.00–79.009772
CowsLean 85-90%95762.36/cwt60.00–64.0059724
Bulls1,445100.06/cwt99.00–101.001,4466
Bulls1,638110.51/cwt108.00–116.001,81011
Bulls1,719105.03/cwt103.00–107.001,8058
BullsMedium and Large 3600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
BullsMedium and Large 1368213.45/cwt208.00–218.007856
BullsMedium and Large 3373193.29/cwt190.00–197.007212
BullsMedium and Large 3550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
BullsMedium and Large 3250208.00/cwt208.00–208.005201
BullsMedium and Large 2523172.31/cwt168.00–177.009012
BullsMedium and Large 2280221.49/cwt220.00–225.006203
BullsMedium and Large 2473188.48/cwt188.00–189.008922
BullsMedium and Large 2380201.84/cwt200.00–206.007673
BullsMedium and Large 3200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
BullsMedium and Large 3315206.90/cwt205.00–208.006523
BullsMedium and Large 3423185.89/cwt184.00–188.007862
BullsMedium and Large 1523181.91/cwt180.00–184.009512
BullsMedium and Large 2323213.26/cwt210.00–217.006892
BullsMedium and Large 1276236.60/cwt230.00–245.006538
BullsMedium and Large 2200240.00/cwt240.00–240.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2411197.11/cwt192.00–199.008104
BullsMedium and Large 3450178.00/cwt178.00–178.008012
HeifersMedium and Large 2511136.93/cwt134.00–138.007004
HeifersMedium and Large 3400146.00/cwt146.00–146.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 3383152.78/cwt152.00–155.005856
HeifersMedium and Large 1419163.62/cwt158.00–168.0068643
HeifersMedium and Large 3473143.90/cwt142.00–146.006812
BullsMedium and Large 2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 3334171.80/cwt170.00–178.005744
HeifersMedium and Large 2271181.80/cwt176.00–188.004935
HeifersMedium and Large 3223180.60/cwt177.00–185.004032
HeifersMedium and Large 1319195.85/cwt190.00–200.0062517
HeifersMedium and Large 2223193.60/cwt190.00–198.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 3284165.16/cwt160.00–174.004694
HeifersMedium and Large 1266197.56/cwt190.00–205.0052610
HeifersMedium and Large 2470152.91/cwt150.00–155.007196

How this sale compares

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.