Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-03-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
274 vs last sale 719 7 vs year ago 438 · +1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
118 vs last sale 337 39 vs year ago 180 · +21.7%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.32/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$194.32
103 head · 375 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.84
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1384199.1176463
Medium and Large 2353192.0867828
Medium and Large 3382174.4666612thin
One grade step is worth $24.65/cwt here — about $98 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 sale103 hd
194.32
FL average7 barns · 468 hd
200.16
−5.84
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
BullsAverage1,486117.071,74012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33398.641,3159thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28096.431,23492
CowsLean 85-90%Low99574.8474515

Every lot, as filed

70 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1227215.80/cwt212.00–225.004907
HeifersMedium and Large 3223182.25/cwt180.00–185.004062
HeifersMedium and Large 3500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1326209.92/cwt206.00–215.006849
HeifersMedium and Large 1521176.26/cwt172.00–179.009186
HeifersMedium and Large 2165215.00/cwt215.00–215.003552
SteersMedium and Large 1332246.18/cwt244.00–252.008179
HeifersMedium and Large 1180226.88/cwt220.00–235.004082
HeifersMedium and Large 2350196.00/cwt196.00–196.006861
HeifersMedium and Large 1261222.74/cwt215.00–226.0058112
HeifersMedium and Large 1480176.50/cwt172.00–182.0084710
HeifersMedium and Large 1622167.93/cwt165.00–171.001,0453
SteersMedium and Large 2450208.00/cwt208.00–208.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 2319201.00/cwt198.00–204.006417
HeifersMedium and Large 2278201.77/cwt197.00–210.005616
SteersMedium and Large 2165260.00/cwt260.00–260.004291
SteersMedium and Large 2215244.62/cwt244.00–245.005263
SteersMedium and Large 3165235.00/cwt235.00–235.003881
SteersMedium and Large 2280232.08/cwt230.00–237.006503
SteersMedium and Large 1276246.97/cwt240.00–255.006826
SteersMedium and Large 1400234.00/cwt234.00–234.009361
SteersMedium and Large 1550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1224256.77/cwt250.00–265.005757
SteersMedium and Large 2300234.00/cwt234.00–234.007024
SteersMedium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
SteersMedium and Large 3350216.00/cwt216.00–216.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1383232.66/cwt231.00–240.0089115
SteersMedium and Large 1479215.21/cwt212.00–220.001,0316
SteersMedium and Large 1177273.67/cwt265.00–280.004845
BullsMedium and Large 1550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1004
BullsMedium and Large 1323244.33/cwt242.00–247.007892
BullsMedium and Large 2350228.00/cwt228.00–228.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1272247.91/cwt240.00–255.006743
BullsMedium and Large 1431225.91/cwt224.00–230.009745
BullsMedium and Large 1234252.14/cwt250.00–260.005904
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,298105.03/cwt103.00–107.001,3632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33099.04/cwt98.00–100.001,3174
CowsLean 85-90%96470.11/cwt69.00–71.006767
CowsLean 85-90%1,02378.97/cwt73.00–82.008088
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36093.86/cwt93.00–95.001,2763
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234103.57/cwt102.00–106.001,2788
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29198.65/cwt97.00–101.001,27431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28094.06/cwt92.00–96.001,20453
Bulls1,345113.92/cwt112.00–115.001,5324
Bulls1,153107.52/cwt107.00–108.001,2402
Bulls1,691122.36/cwt118.00–125.002,0696
BullsMedium and Large 2200245.00/cwt245.00–245.004901
BullsMedium and Large 1185266.49/cwt265.00–270.004933
BullsMedium and Large 1375234.99/cwt230.00–240.008817
BullsMedium and Large 2423216.95/cwt216.00–218.009182
BullsMedium and Large 2180254.58/cwt250.00–260.004582
BullsMedium and Large 3223224.49/cwt220.00–230.005012
BullsMedium and Large 2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1368206.32/cwt202.00–210.007594
BullsMedium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009003
BullsMedium and Large 3165240.00/cwt240.00–240.003961
BullsMedium and Large 3400206.00/cwt206.00–206.008241
BullsMedium and Large 2250228.00/cwt228.00–228.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 2572164.59/cwt162.00–168.009413
HeifersMedium and Large 3473156.86/cwt154.00–160.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 3373185.88/cwt184.00–188.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 2600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009362
HeifersMedium and Large 3300188.00/cwt188.00–188.005641
BullsMedium and Large 1461216.12/cwt211.00–218.009964
HeifersMedium and Large 2415185.14/cwt180.00–188.007683
HeifersMedium and Large 1565177.71/cwt172.00–180.001,0045
HeifersMedium and Large 1416195.40/cwt190.00–199.008135
HeifersMedium and Large 2500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 2215203.10/cwt200.00–205.004373
HeifersMedium and Large 3411174.38/cwt170.00–176.007174

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.