Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-04-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 17
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
353 vs last sale 287 277 vs year ago 363 · +76.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
152 vs last sale 136 100 vs year ago 188 · +53.2%
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 lower and feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.99/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$219.99
115 head · 356 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.30
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1366224.0881978
Medium and Large 2336215.8672624
Medium and Large 3333203.1067613thin
One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $143 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 sale115 hd
219.99
FL average8 barns · 606 hd
209.69
+10.30
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
BullsHigh1,308113.251,4819thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,267100.281,27018
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14998.061,127116
CowsLean 85-90%Average91176.7569940

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1429214.19/cwt210.00–220.0091914
HeifersMedium and Large 2413205.46/cwt200.00–208.008495
HeifersMedium and Large 2223224.49/cwt220.00–230.005014
SteersMedium and Large 1475232.37/cwt228.00–238.001,1046
SteersMedium and Large 1375252.99/cwt250.00–257.009496
SteersMedium and Large 1523231.91/cwt230.00–234.001,2132
HeifersMedium and Large 1330233.76/cwt230.00–240.0077115
HeifersMedium and Large 1215242.58/cwt235.00–250.005225
HeifersMedium and Large 1372221.19/cwt215.00–225.0082317
SteersMedium and Large 3265251.29/cwt245.00–255.006663
SteersMedium and Large 3450212.00/cwt212.00–212.009542
SteersMedium and Large 3323257.33/cwt255.00–260.008312
SteersMedium and Large 1423245.95/cwt245.00–247.001,0404
SteersMedium and Large 1273279.59/cwt275.00–285.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1223281.74/cwt275.00–290.006282
SteersMedium and Large 3373232.35/cwt230.00–235.008672
SteersMedium and Large 2550213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 2430231.86/cwt230.00–236.009973
SteersMedium and Large 2350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008402
SteersMedium and Large 3400225.00/cwt225.00–225.009001
SteersMedium and Large 3200255.00/cwt255.00–255.005101
SteersMedium and Large 2300270.00/cwt270.00–270.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1323277.33/cwt275.00–280.008962
SteersMedium and Large 1578219.86/cwt216.00–226.001,2713
SteersMedium and Large 2250270.00/cwt270.00–270.006751
SteersMedium and Large 2480221.88/cwt220.00–226.001,0653
BullsMedium and Large 1270284.70/cwt280.00–290.0076914
BullsMedium and Large 1411248.65/cwt245.00–250.001,0224
BullsMedium and Large 1318279.86/cwt275.00–285.008905
BullsMedium and Large 1387251.63/cwt250.00–260.009748
BullsMedium and Large 1473222.56/cwt218.00–228.001,0536
BullsMedium and Large 1223282.25/cwt280.00–285.006294
HeifersMedium and Large 1485202.19/cwt200.00–210.0098113
HeifersMedium and Large 2323223.26/cwt220.00–227.007216
HeifersMedium and Large 1275240.82/cwt235.00–250.0066214
HeifersMedium and Large 3323212.33/cwt210.00–215.006862
BullsMedium and Large 3427221.87/cwt220.00–225.009475
HeifersMedium and Large 3373200.82/cwt198.00–204.007492
HeifersMedium and Large 2273224.59/cwt220.00–230.006134
HeifersMedium and Large 2473192.86/cwt190.00–196.009122
HeifersMedium and Large 2380210.61/cwt210.00–212.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 3423193.79/cwt190.00–198.008202
BullsMedium and Large 2434231.61/cwt230.00–237.001,0054
BullsMedium and Large 2268265.60/cwt260.00–270.007125
BullsMedium and Large 2377242.60/cwt240.00–247.009155
HeifersMedium and Large 3473186.43/cwt185.00–188.008822
HeifersMedium and Large 3250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005252
HeifersMedium and Large 3215211.20/cwt205.00–215.004543
BullsMedium and Large 3380232.15/cwt230.00–237.008823
BullsMedium and Large 3330256.52/cwt255.00–260.008473
BullsMedium and Large 3223249.49/cwt245.00–255.005562
BullsMedium and Large 3265248.14/cwt245.00–250.006583
BullsMedium and Large 2473212.86/cwt210.00–216.001,0072
BullsMedium and Large 2323268.26/cwt265.00–272.008662
Bulls1,199116.93/cwt113.00–121.001,4025
Bulls1,498106.01/cwt105.00–107.001,5882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16798.76/cwt97.00–101.001,15352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255103.81/cwt102.00–106.001,30323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06693.96/cwt92.00–96.001,00241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27799.57/cwt97.00–101.001,27211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,260102.80/cwt102.00–106.001,2956
Bulls1,390111.27/cwt110.00–112.001,5472
CowsLean 85-90%93879.26/cwt75.00–84.0074328
CowsLean 85-90%84870.89/cwt70.00–73.0060112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1071

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.