Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-01-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 16
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
905 head
323 vs last sale 1,228 180 vs year ago 725 · +24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
408 head
188 vs last sale 220 110 vs year ago 298 · +36.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.63/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$168.63
137 head · 384 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.06
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1395174.2168973
Medium and Large 2377165.2762342
Medium and Large 3361156.5456522
One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about $123 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 sale137 hd
168.63
FL average8 barns · 723 hd
165.57
+3.06
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
BullsAverage1,528100.981,54317
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29087.591,13027
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16184.1197698
CowsLean 85-90%Average96867.9365750

Every lot, as filed

85 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3384151.37/cwt150.00–156.005814
HeifersMedium and Large 2268175.75/cwt167.00–180.004716
HeifersMedium and Large 2611122.42/cwt118.00–124.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 2550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1623131.86/cwt128.00–136.008212
HeifersMedium and Large 1469163.20/cwt158.00–168.0076510
HeifersMedium and Large 2522147.85/cwt144.00–152.007727
SteersMedium and Large 2278224.41/cwt220.00–232.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 2326169.94/cwt169.00–172.005545
HeifersMedium and Large 2219195.16/cwt190.00–200.004279
SteersMedium and Large 3465185.87/cwt182.00–188.008643
SteersMedium and Large 1626171.70/cwt168.00–178.001,0755
HeifersMedium and Large 1225213.97/cwt210.00–220.004815
SteersMedium and Large 2573162.84/cwt159.00–167.009332
HeifersMedium and Large 1531157.03/cwt154.00–164.008348
HeifersMedium and Large 2419160.85/cwt156.00–164.006744
SteersMedium and Large 3500169.00/cwt169.00–169.008452
SteersMedium and Large 3323209.86/cwt208.00–212.006782
SteersMedium and Large 3550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008641
SteersMedium and Large 1472207.94/cwt206.00–210.009813
SteersMedium and Large 3350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
SteersMedium and Large 3400192.00/cwt192.00–192.007681
SteersMedium and Large 2300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2365218.20/cwt215.00–220.007963
SteersMedium and Large 3623148.96/cwt148.00–150.009282
SteersMedium and Large 1384230.46/cwt230.00–232.008854
SteersMedium and Large 2628162.15/cwt159.00–167.001,0184
SteersMedium and Large 2530175.26/cwt174.00–178.009293
SteersMedium and Large 1524188.50/cwt184.00–194.009885
SteersMedium and Large 1215246.20/cwt240.00–250.005293
SteersMedium and Large 2473193.38/cwt191.00–196.009152
SteersMedium and Large 1428219.43/cwt218.00–222.009394
SteersMedium and Large 1570173.55/cwt168.00–178.0098910
SteersMedium and Large 1273244.59/cwt240.00–250.006684
SteersMedium and Large 1323228.26/cwt225.00–232.007372
SteersMedium and Large 2400208.00/cwt208.00–208.008321
BullsMedium and Large 1473203.81/cwt200.00–208.009642
BullsMedium and Large 1600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 1216240.90/cwt235.00–245.005204
BullsMedium and Large 1523182.87/cwt180.00–186.009562
BullsMedium and Large 1318231.03/cwt227.00–235.007356
BullsMedium and Large 1380227.15/cwt225.00–232.008633
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30890.93/cwt89.00–93.001,18912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28186.13/cwt84.00–88.001,10312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25280.03/cwt79.00–82.001,0023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14680.84/cwt79.00–83.0092647
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22991.19/cwt89.00–93.001,12113
CowsLean 85-90%97668.96/cwt66.00–75.0067340
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15585.72/cwt84.00–88.0099038
CowsLean 85-90%93463.83/cwt61.00–65.0059610
Bulls1,483101.25/cwt100.00–103.001,5028
Bulls1,865105.26/cwt105.00–106.001,9634
Bulls1,33197.13/cwt95.00–99.001,2935
BullsMedium and Large 3273208.92/cwt208.00–210.005702
BullsMedium and Large 1281237.74/cwt235.00–245.006685
BullsMedium and Large 2200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
BullsMedium and Large 3423195.79/cwt192.00–200.008282
BullsMedium and Large 2484192.09/cwt190.00–199.009304
BullsMedium and Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007702
BullsMedium and Large 3473181.90/cwt180.00–184.008602
BullsMedium and Large 2623149.48/cwt149.00–150.009312
BullsMedium and Large 2300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006602
BullsMedium and Large 3615144.85/cwt139.00–148.008913
HeifersMedium and Large 3323161.72/cwt158.00–166.005222
HeifersMedium and Large 2450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 1569155.19/cwt152.00–158.008834
HeifersMedium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 2368164.57/cwt160.00–168.006065
HeifersMedium and Large 3573128.96/cwt128.00–130.007392
HeifersMedium and Large 3223183.15/cwt180.00–187.004084
HeifersMedium and Large 3423149.89/cwt148.00–152.006342
BullsMedium and Large 1431215.50/cwt212.00–222.009296
HeifersMedium and Large 3523137.83/cwt134.00–142.007212
HeifersMedium and Large 3277161.81/cwt160.00–165.004485
HeifersMedium and Large 1272188.74/cwt182.00–197.0051310
HeifersMedium and Large 1424170.02/cwt166.00–176.0072111
HeifersMedium and Large 1328180.82/cwt178.00–187.0059315
BullsMedium and Large 3350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007353
BullsMedium and Large 1563167.08/cwt160.00–169.009416
BullsMedium and Large 2530167.89/cwt166.00–172.008903
HeifersMedium and Large 1372175.63/cwt170.00–180.006538
BullsMedium and Large 2550151.00/cwt151.00–151.008311
BullsMedium and Large 2365217.47/cwt212.00–220.007945
BullsMedium and Large 3523158.96/cwt158.00–160.008312
BullsMedium and Large 3200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101

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.