Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-02-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 8
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 799▼ 60 vs year ago 822 · −7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
730 head
▲ 482 vs last sale 248▲ 474 vs year ago 256 · +185.2%
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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 $161.85/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$161.85
202 head · 376 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.03
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1383166.81639130
Medium and Large 2360158.2757041
Medium and Large 3367145.8153431
One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $105 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 sale202 hd
161.85
—
FL average9 barns · 811 hd
155.82
+6.03
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—Average1,567109.691,71914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36087.311,18839
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17482.26966120
CowsLean 85-90%Low97566.0264488

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1223265.51/cwt260.00–270.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 2250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1271245.34/cwt242.00–250.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 2300227.00/cwt227.00–227.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1323230.93/cwt230.00–232.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 2363200.23/cwt198.00–202.0072711
Steers—Medium and Large 3372191.61/cwt190.00–193.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1375211.99/cwt208.00–217.007957
Steers—Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2423189.47/cwt189.00–190.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1424198.83/cwt194.00–204.0084312
Steers—Medium and Large 1455191.52/cwt188.00–192.008719
Steers—Medium and Large 2461184.55/cwt179.00–187.0085114
Steers—Medium and Large 3478170.85/cwt168.00–176.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 1500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 2500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 3550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1574162.53/cwt158.00–168.009338
Steers—Medium and Large 2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 3600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1616156.77/cwt151.00–160.009668
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3173168.17/cwt165.00–170.002913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2179177.91/cwt175.00–185.003185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1183193.10/cwt190.00–205.003535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1213195.73/cwt185.00–200.0041721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223165.90/cwt165.00–167.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228175.98/cwt170.00–184.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273148.92/cwt148.00–150.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277182.32/cwt178.00–190.005057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280164.98/cwt162.00–172.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320165.06/cwt160.00–169.0052811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323151.86/cwt150.00–154.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324174.62/cwt170.00–180.0056612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373165.90/cwt162.00–171.0061922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377156.67/cwt155.00–159.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381144.62/cwt142.00–150.0055110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418161.29/cwt156.00–166.0067418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418141.31/cwt136.00–145.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430149.34/cwt147.00–153.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462153.54/cwt148.00–156.0070912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473133.62/cwt132.00–135.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480140.56/cwt139.00–144.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513147.81/cwt141.00–151.0075828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515139.29/cwt138.00–140.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572142.55/cwt139.00–148.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578132.93/cwt131.00–136.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623137.89/cwt135.00–141.008592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2177240.54/cwt235.00–245.004266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1179255.61/cwt250.00–265.004585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223261.07/cwt255.00–270.005829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2227244.67/cwt240.00–250.005556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1262251.50/cwt245.00–255.006599
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323234.65/cwt230.00–240.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372213.17/cwt210.00–218.007933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373193.41/cwt192.00–195.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384199.60/cwt198.00–205.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400184.00/cwt184.00–184.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422200.25/cwt198.00–203.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423178.95/cwt178.00–180.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473194.86/cwt192.00–198.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500162.00/cwt162.00–162.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573139.44/cwt138.00–141.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328116.62/cwt115.00–118.001,5492
Bulls——1,600110.06/cwt109.00–113.001,7618
Bulls——1,620105.50/cwt104.00–107.001,7094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89560.69/cwt59.00–63.0054317
Cows—Lean 85-90%99467.29/cwt64.00–73.0066971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12878.85/cwt77.00–81.0088962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20483.47/cwt82.00–86.001,00537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25790.21/cwt87.00–95.001,13421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34789.75/cwt87.00–95.001,20924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36784.02/cwt82.00–86.001,14912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1663

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.