Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-02-01

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 1
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 790▲ 49 vs year ago 750 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 328▲ 104 vs year ago 144 · +72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 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 $155.46/cwt on 249 head.
Average price
$155.46
249 head · 403 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.21
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1408161.80659132
Medium and Large 2401151.1560780
Medium and Large 3393142.1655937
One grade step is worth $19.64/cwt here — about $101 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 sale249 hd
155.46
—
FL average9 barns · 951 hd
152.25
+3.21
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—Average1,598112.981,8065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29185.601,10515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18481.95971107
CowsLean 85-90%Low97765.2963830

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165270.00/cwt270.00–270.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 3200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 2223239.49/cwt235.00–245.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 2269220.58/cwt215.00–227.005935
Steers—Medium and Large 1271237.51/cwt230.00–245.006448
Steers—Medium and Large 3275209.54/cwt205.00–214.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 2316222.64/cwt218.00–226.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 1318233.00/cwt230.00–237.007417
Steers—Medium and Large 3329206.93/cwt202.00–210.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 2365207.50/cwt204.00–209.0075712
Steers—Medium and Large 1377213.56/cwt210.00–218.0080513
Steers—Medium and Large 3382195.13/cwt194.00–198.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 3423180.47/cwt180.00–181.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1424196.65/cwt192.00–202.0083412
Steers—Medium and Large 2434186.92/cwt186.00–190.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 2460184.20/cwt179.00–186.008477
Steers—Medium and Large 3473172.38/cwt170.00–175.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1485190.00/cwt188.00–198.009229
Steers—Medium and Large 1515176.17/cwt170.00–178.009079
Steers—Medium and Large 3523153.90/cwt150.00–157.008053
Steers—Medium and Large 2530162.83/cwt160.00–169.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 2570156.19/cwt154.00–158.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 1575164.10/cwt160.00–170.009445
Steers—Medium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1615158.13/cwt157.00–159.009727
Steers—Medium and Large 3623132.37/cwt129.00–136.008252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170190.00/cwt190.00–190.003232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3170180.00/cwt180.00–180.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1178212.32/cwt210.00–215.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223199.66/cwt195.00–205.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223182.25/cwt180.00–185.004066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3226164.73/cwt160.00–170.003726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276166.54/cwt160.00–174.0046011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279181.61/cwt176.00–190.0050712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318175.58/cwt170.00–180.0055820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322164.53/cwt160.00–168.005309
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334151.12/cwt150.00–155.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366168.22/cwt163.00–172.0061626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367157.54/cwt152.00–161.005789
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374145.88/cwt142.00–150.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418140.25/cwt138.00–142.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422149.66/cwt146.00–154.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423159.50/cwt156.00–165.0067525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469131.94/cwt129.00–135.006199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471141.18/cwt136.00–145.0066515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475150.10/cwt146.00–156.0071319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520141.25/cwt136.00–146.0073512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522130.56/cwt126.00–135.0068212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527118.29/cwt117.00–120.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573134.54/cwt130.00–140.007718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579123.10/cwt120.00–127.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623111.93/cwt110.00–114.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624131.72/cwt128.00–137.008225
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165235.00/cwt235.00–235.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175258.24/cwt255.00–260.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2211242.68/cwt237.00–245.005124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215259.30/cwt250.00–265.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250212.00/cwt212.00–212.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274236.22/cwt232.00–245.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280222.62/cwt215.00–227.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322231.56/cwt227.00–237.007465
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323210.79/cwt208.00–214.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330217.30/cwt217.00–218.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365216.39/cwt210.00–220.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373203.29/cwt200.00–207.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373191.88/cwt190.00–194.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415194.64/cwt194.00–195.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423187.31/cwt184.00–191.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472181.55/cwt178.00–185.008573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513177.78/cwt174.00–180.009126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623135.37/cwt132.00–139.008432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483109.51/cwt109.00–110.001,6242
Bulls——1,603112.43/cwt112.00–113.001,8022
Bulls——1,820121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,2021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88958.47/cwt57.00–60.005205
Cows—Lean 85-90%99566.65/cwt61.00–70.0066325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16978.85/cwt77.00–81.0092259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18384.03/cwt82.00–86.0099431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22779.31/cwt79.00–80.009733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24188.93/cwt87.00–91.001,10417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29689.50/cwt88.00–91.001,1606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31884.84/cwt83.00–86.001,1186

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.