Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2023-05-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
317 vs last sale 601 387 vs year ago 671 · 57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
196 vs last sale 320 127 vs year ago 251 · 50.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.89/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$216.89
58 head · 351 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.99
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1352223.3878735
Medium and Large 2362209.9875915thin
Medium and Large 3324201.406528thin
One grade step is worth $21.99/cwt here — about $136 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 sale58 hd
216.89
FL average8 barns · 521 hd
209.89
+6.99
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
BullsAverage1,619113.601,8399thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31693.951,2366thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11290.511,00666
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00374.327466thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
SteersMedium and Large 1500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 3200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 3323207.33/cwt205.00–210.006704
HeifersMedium and Large 3423188.42/cwt187.00–190.007972
HeifersMedium and Large 3250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008003
HeifersMedium and Large 1321230.41/cwt225.00–235.007408
HeifersMedium and Large 1468201.08/cwt195.00–205.009414
HeifersMedium and Large 1223237.25/cwt235.00–240.005292
HeifersMedium and Large 2315218.17/cwt215.00–220.006873
HeifersMedium and Large 2280217.98/cwt215.00–225.006103
SteersMedium and Large 2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009202
SteersMedium and Large 2373237.35/cwt235.00–240.008852
SteersMedium and Large 1573208.36/cwt205.00–212.001,1942
SteersMedium and Large 1350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008932
SteersMedium and Large 1430236.55/cwt235.00–240.001,0173
SteersMedium and Large 2480223.28/cwt220.00–225.001,0723
BullsMedium and Large 2350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
BullsMedium and Large 2250255.00/cwt255.00–255.006381
BullsMedium and Large 1473234.76/cwt230.00–240.001,1102
BullsMedium and Large 1500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 1550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0732
BullsMedium and Large 1384251.14/cwt250.00–255.009644
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20596.02/cwt95.00–99.001,15713
CowsLean 85-90%1,28065.00/cwt65.00–65.008321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10692.14/cwt90.00–94.001,01925
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07386.49/cwt85.00–89.0092828
Bulls1,717110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8893
CowsLean 85-90%94876.18/cwt75.00–79.007225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20595.59/cwt94.00–98.001,1523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42792.31/cwt92.00–93.001,3173
Bulls1,570115.40/cwt112.00–119.001,8126
BullsMedium and Large 2500205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009202
BullsMedium and Large 1272266.26/cwt260.00–275.007243
BullsMedium and Large 3550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
BullsMedium and Large 3450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
BullsMedium and Large 3400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
HeifersMedium and Large 1373229.70/cwt225.00–235.008574
HeifersMedium and Large 1500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009503
BullsMedium and Large 1415241.43/cwt235.00–245.001,0023
BullsMedium and Large 1311262.23/cwt255.00–265.008164
BullsMedium and Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
BullsMedium and Large 3250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 1281235.84/cwt230.00–245.0066310
HeifersMedium and Large 1411212.29/cwt205.00–215.008734
HeifersMedium and Large 2373217.35/cwt215.00–220.008114
HeifersMedium and Large 2473185.95/cwt185.00–187.008802
BullsMedium and Large 2300245.00/cwt245.00–245.007352

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.