Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-02-20

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
230 vs last sale 755 430 vs year ago 555 · +77.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
1 vs last sale 269 87 vs year ago 357 · 24.4%
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 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.21/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$183.21
110 head · 393 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1398188.9975267
Medium and Large 3350176.6561919thin
Medium and Large 2416172.2671624
One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $36 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 sale110 hd
183.21
FL average7 barns · 483 hd
181.20
+2.01
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
BullsHigh2,030120.602,4482thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31997.561,28715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13396.851,09733
CowsLean 85-90%Low92773.6868315

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1274220.59/cwt215.00–227.0060411
HeifersMedium and Large 2573151.84/cwt148.00–156.008702
HeifersMedium and Large 1525165.31/cwt162.00–170.008687
HeifersMedium and Large 2472157.35/cwt156.00–159.007435
HeifersMedium and Large 1623150.82/cwt146.00–156.009402
HeifersMedium and Large 1328204.51/cwt200.00–210.006717
HeifersMedium and Large 3400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006321
HeifersMedium and Large 2200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
SteersMedium and Large 3450174.00/cwt174.00–174.007831
SteersMedium and Large 1523196.44/cwt195.00–198.001,0272
SteersMedium and Large 1200265.00/cwt265.00–265.005301
SteersMedium and Large 1467197.20/cwt190.00–200.009217
HeifersMedium and Large 2373175.84/cwt172.00–180.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1580160.92/cwt158.00–167.009335
SteersMedium and Large 3550168.00/cwt168.00–168.009242
SteersMedium and Large 3273234.59/cwt230.00–240.006402
SteersMedium and Large 1380228.54/cwt227.00–232.008683
SteersMedium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 1372187.23/cwt182.00–192.006969
SteersMedium and Large 2370217.10/cwt214.00–220.008034
SteersMedium and Large 1330253.52/cwt252.00–257.008373
SteersMedium and Large 1616182.88/cwt176.00–186.001,1274
SteersMedium and Large 2623172.41/cwt170.00–175.001,0742
SteersMedium and Large 2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1227240.51/cwt235.00–250.005466
SteersMedium and Large 2265251.29/cwt245.00–255.006663
SteersMedium and Large 2465185.16/cwt180.00–188.008613
SteersMedium and Large 2430213.24/cwt212.00–216.009173
SteersMedium and Large 1278267.83/cwt265.00–275.007459
SteersMedium and Large 1569187.16/cwt182.00–190.001,0654
SteersMedium and Large 2523183.83/cwt180.00–188.009612
SteersMedium and Large 2580172.84/cwt170.00–179.001,0023
BullsMedium and Large 1373230.23/cwt226.00–235.008592
BullsMedium and Large 1572187.95/cwt186.00–190.001,0753
BullsMedium and Large 1472197.94/cwt196.00–200.009343
BullsMedium and Large 1623180.34/cwt176.00–185.001,1242
BullsMedium and Large 1500199.00/cwt199.00–199.009951
BullsMedium and Large 1200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
CowsLean 85-90%95266.14/cwt65.00–68.006303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12296.98/cwt96.00–99.001,0889
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198103.01/cwt101.00–105.001,2348
CowsLean 85-90%92175.56/cwt70.00–79.0069612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37991.30/cwt90.00–94.001,2594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,327102.14/cwt100.00–104.001,3556
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26297.08/cwt95.00–99.001,2255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10793.69/cwt92.00–95.001,03716
Bulls2,030120.60/cwt117.00–124.002,4482
BullsMedium and Large 2250255.00/cwt255.00–255.006382
BullsMedium and Large 3265236.29/cwt230.00–240.006263
BullsMedium and Large 2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
BullsMedium and Large 2473187.48/cwt187.00–188.008874
BullsMedium and Large 3200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
BullsMedium and Large 3323232.33/cwt230.00–235.007504
BullsMedium and Large 2373220.94/cwt220.00–222.008242
BullsMedium and Large 1283264.38/cwt260.00–275.007489
BullsMedium and Large 2600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 3400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
BullsMedium and Large 3550167.00/cwt167.00–167.009191
BullsMedium and Large 1422221.88/cwt218.00–228.009365
HeifersMedium and Large 1462166.73/cwt160.00–170.007707
HeifersMedium and Large 1429172.75/cwt170.00–179.0074113
BullsMedium and Large 2323241.07/cwt240.00–242.007792
BullsMedium and Large 1327256.26/cwt255.00–258.008383
BullsMedium and Large 3473170.95/cwt170.00–172.008092
BullsMedium and Large 3350208.00/cwt208.00–208.007281
HeifersMedium and Large 2415165.86/cwt162.00–168.006883
HeifersMedium and Large 3273190.92/cwt190.00–192.005214
HeifersMedium and Large 3330182.42/cwt180.00–188.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 3473143.81/cwt140.00–148.006802
HeifersMedium and Large 3523146.96/cwt146.00–148.007692
HeifersMedium and Large 3373167.88/cwt166.00–170.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 3230211.45/cwt210.00–215.004863
HeifersMedium and Large 2600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 2515155.18/cwt150.00–158.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 2315195.71/cwt190.00–199.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 2272202.64/cwt197.00–210.005513

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.