Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-04-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 10
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
413 vs last sale 700 291 vs year ago 578 · 50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
22 vs last sale 158 81 vs year ago 217 · 37.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes to few to trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $305.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 25 of 24 comparable sales and sits +96.81 against this barn's trailing median of $208.86.
Average price
$305.67
3 head · 300 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+113.36
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1300305.679173thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
252227202178median 208.8601/0503/0204/2006/1508/17
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $238.02, low $191.56, median $208.86 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
305.67
FL average7 barns · 175 hd
192.31
+113.36
This barn, trailing median24 sales
208.86
+96.81
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
BullsAverage1,399108.361,5166thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,413104.251,4739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185102.421,21345

Every lot, as filed

12 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
BullsMedium and Large 1250325.00/cwt325.00–325.008131
BullsMedium and Large 1300297.00/cwt297.00–297.008911
BullsMedium and Large 1350295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0331
SteersMedium and Large 1300292.00/cwt292.00–292.008762
Bulls1,380110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5181
Bulls1,410117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6501
Bulls1,401105.79/cwt104.00–108.001,4824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142102.64/cwt101.00–105.001,17215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181107.65/cwt106.00–110.001,27113
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22598.23/cwt96.00–100.001,20317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,366101.46/cwt101.00–103.001,3864
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,451106.48/cwt104.00–108.001,5455

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.