Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-01-18

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 18
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
567 head
▼ 545 vs last sale 1,112▲ 567 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 246▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.45/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$153.45
110 head · 393 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1395158.4062575
Medium and Large 2370148.9255123
Medium and Large 3424131.1855612thin
One grade step is worth $27.22/cwt here — about $69 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
153.45
—
FL average8 barns · 730 hd
152.62
+0.82
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
Bulls—Low1,628103.191,6805thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40072.031,00821
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32169.76921111
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01154.6655321

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1223241.16/cwt235.00–250.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 3223209.49/cwt205.00–215.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 2250212.00/cwt212.00–212.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1273236.44/cwt230.00–242.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 3300206.00/cwt206.00–206.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 2309214.14/cwt212.00–217.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 1323222.79/cwt220.00–226.0072010
Steers—Medium and Large 2350184.00/cwt184.00–184.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 3350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1370195.22/cwt190.00–200.007228
Steers—Medium and Large 3400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1426182.92/cwt180.00–189.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 1469178.01/cwt173.00–182.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 2473167.43/cwt166.00–169.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1523166.44/cwt165.00–168.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1550159.00/cwt159.00–159.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 3550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1630139.89/cwt137.00–146.008814
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218193.19/cwt185.00–200.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272179.62/cwt170.00–185.004899
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277161.09/cwt155.00–167.004466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300159.00/cwt159.00–159.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319171.32/cwt167.00–177.0054714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323151.72/cwt148.00–156.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365149.84/cwt146.00–152.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368159.74/cwt156.00–164.0058811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400132.00/cwt132.00–132.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423142.88/cwt139.00–146.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428152.51/cwt149.00–158.0065314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468139.12/cwt136.00–141.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473128.95/cwt128.00–130.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479145.33/cwt142.00–152.0069610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519135.56/cwt130.00–140.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572134.88/cwt130.00–139.007723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573114.40/cwt112.00–117.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 360096.00/cwt96.00–96.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623107.89/cwt105.00–111.006722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165250.00/cwt250.00–250.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3185205.00/cwt205.00–205.003791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220244.66/cwt240.00–250.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230221.45/cwt220.00–225.005093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250202.00/cwt202.00–202.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280231.49/cwt230.00–235.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310215.72/cwt210.00–218.006697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332202.05/cwt200.00–207.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350176.00/cwt176.00–176.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373183.76/cwt180.00–188.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379193.37/cwt190.00–200.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424175.42/cwt172.00–178.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430182.71/cwt181.00–186.0078610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450157.00/cwt157.00–157.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482176.29/cwt174.00–181.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484167.57/cwt164.00–170.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500153.00/cwt153.00–153.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523163.44/cwt162.00–165.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550131.00/cwt131.00–131.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565154.84/cwt149.00–158.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567146.87/cwt146.00–148.008339
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49096.46/cwt96.00–97.001,4372
Bulls——1,720107.68/cwt106.00–109.001,8523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92649.55/cwt48.00–52.004598
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06457.81/cwt53.00–62.0061513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10567.00/cwt67.00–67.007401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24475.51/cwt74.00–77.009398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27966.37/cwt64.00–68.0084945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34871.28/cwt69.00–73.0096152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35475.02/cwt74.00–78.001,01614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52870.13/cwt68.00–72.001,07212

This sale against other markets

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.