Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-01-30

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 30
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
794 head
305 vs last sale 1,099 151 vs year ago 643 · +23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
176 vs last sale 452 70 vs year ago 206 · +34.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.70/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$170.70
201 head · 402 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.04
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409174.83715133
Medium and Large 2406163.4266449
Medium and Large 3340160.5754719thin
One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $168 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 sale201 hd
170.70
FL average8 barns · 785 hd
171.74
−1.04
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
BullsLow1,364107.141,46230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,260100.921,27112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13194.851,07358
CowsLean 85-90%Low96176.5873632

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004253
HeifersMedium and Large 2323170.09/cwt168.00–172.0054911
HeifersMedium and Large 2373169.40/cwt166.00–174.006329
HeifersMedium and Large 1630144.54/cwt142.00–150.009113
HeifersMedium and Large 1268189.38/cwt180.00–195.0050820
HeifersMedium and Large 2566144.89/cwt140.00–148.008204
SteersMedium and Large 1454209.90/cwt209.00–210.0095311
HeifersMedium and Large 2523147.83/cwt144.00–152.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
HeifersMedium and Large 1418175.97/cwt170.00–180.0073636
HeifersMedium and Large 1474165.37/cwt160.00–170.0078416
HeifersMedium and Large 1221207.06/cwt200.00–215.004584
SteersMedium and Large 3373209.88/cwt208.00–212.007832
HeifersMedium and Large 1567156.07/cwt150.00–160.0088511
HeifersMedium and Large 2405167.83/cwt160.00–169.0068012
SteersMedium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
SteersMedium and Large 2365224.56/cwt222.00–226.008203
SteersMedium and Large 1528190.96/cwt190.00–193.001,0084
SteersMedium and Large 1623176.45/cwt175.00–178.001,0992
SteersMedium and Large 1411217.38/cwt212.00–219.0089310
HeifersMedium and Large 1366182.77/cwt178.00–186.006698
SteersMedium and Large 3280247.08/cwt245.00–252.006923
SteersMedium and Large 2523179.44/cwt178.00–181.009382
SteersMedium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
SteersMedium and Large 2405206.90/cwt199.00–208.008389
SteersMedium and Large 3550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
SteersMedium and Large 3423193.89/cwt192.00–196.008202
SteersMedium and Large 1578182.76/cwt179.00–188.001,0566
SteersMedium and Large 2465196.58/cwt194.00–198.009143
SteersMedium and Large 1378233.32/cwt230.00–238.008824
SteersMedium and Large 3300214.00/cwt214.00–214.006421
SteersMedium and Large 2600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1319239.93/cwt238.00–242.007654
SteersMedium and Large 2323225.72/cwt222.00–230.007292
SteersMedium and Large 2273262.29/cwt260.00–265.007162
BullsMedium and Large 1324236.66/cwt232.00–242.007677
BullsMedium and Large 1269278.61/cwt270.00–285.007495
BullsMedium and Large 1484201.32/cwt200.00–206.009745
BullsMedium and Large 1529186.55/cwt184.00–192.009878
BullsMedium and Large 1573172.64/cwt169.00–177.009894
BullsMedium and Large 1350238.00/cwt238.00–238.008331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,301100.25/cwt100.00–101.001,3044
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15199.72/cwt98.00–102.001,14815
CowsLean 85-90%95072.00/cwt70.00–74.0068414
CowsLean 85-90%97080.14/cwt75.00–84.0077718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22294.64/cwt94.00–96.001,1573
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,249105.22/cwt103.00–107.001,3145
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15195.21/cwt93.00–97.001,09628
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07489.31/cwt88.00–91.0095915
Bulls1,306103.28/cwt101.00–105.001,34913
Bulls1,563113.92/cwt111.00–118.001,7816
Bulls1,325107.99/cwt106.00–110.001,43111
BullsMedium and Large 3230242.90/cwt240.00–250.005593
BullsMedium and Large 2450194.00/cwt194.00–194.008733
BullsMedium and Large 2230256.45/cwt255.00–260.005903
BullsMedium and Large 3415194.78/cwt189.00–198.008083
BullsMedium and Large 3259247.72/cwt240.00–250.006425
BullsMedium and Large 2550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009021
BullsMedium and Large 2323224.47/cwt224.00–225.007252
BullsMedium and Large 1175296.29/cwt290.00–300.005193
BullsMedium and Large 1423210.95/cwt210.00–212.008922
BullsMedium and Large 2165275.00/cwt275.00–275.004541
BullsMedium and Large 3500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
BullsMedium and Large 3465185.87/cwt182.00–188.008643
BullsMedium and Large 2423203.26/cwt199.00–208.008602
BullsMedium and Large 2371221.64/cwt218.00–225.008224
BullsMedium and Large 3300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2513180.24/cwt176.00–182.009256
BullsMedium and Large 2250265.00/cwt265.00–265.006631
BullsMedium and Large 3375212.52/cwt210.00–216.007976
HeifersMedium and Large 3361161.81/cwt156.00–164.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 3215176.96/cwt172.00–180.003803
HeifersMedium and Large 3273160.92/cwt160.00–162.004392
HeifersMedium and Large 3423154.84/cwt152.00–158.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 3323161.86/cwt160.00–164.005236
BullsMedium and Large 1223276.95/cwt270.00–285.006186
HeifersMedium and Large 2468157.62/cwt156.00–159.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 1320183.60/cwt178.00–188.0058819
HeifersMedium and Large 1522159.65/cwt154.00–164.0083316
HeifersMedium and Large 2621137.46/cwt135.00–139.008544

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.