Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-02-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 15
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 762▲ 337 vs year ago 336 · +100.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 449 vs last sale 730▲ 39 vs year ago 242 · +16.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 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 $155.64/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$155.64
173 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.15
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418162.2967976
Medium and Large 2414151.4462755
Medium and Large 3366149.1154642
One grade step is worth $13.18/cwt here — about $133 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 sale173 hd
155.64
—
FL average9 barns · 779 hd
157.79
−2.15
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—Low1,760114.852,0214thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44495.991,38632
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25692.031,15666
CowsLean 85-90%Low95067.9764632

Every lot

74 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2215262.83/cwt260.00–265.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 1223283.51/cwt275.00–290.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 3223249.49/cwt245.00–255.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2269262.67/cwt257.00–270.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 3273249.59/cwt245.00–255.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1277277.78/cwt272.00–287.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 2323235.93/cwt235.00–237.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 3323223.40/cwt222.00–225.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1329243.76/cwt240.00–250.008028
Steers—Medium and Large 1373225.76/cwt222.00–230.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 2373210.94/cwt210.00–212.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 3373202.35/cwt200.00–205.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 2417185.48/cwt180.00–189.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 1423191.89/cwt190.00–194.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 3423172.84/cwt170.00–176.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 3465165.29/cwt164.00–166.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1468185.33/cwt183.00–189.008678
Steers—Medium and Large 2475173.12/cwt170.00–177.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 3500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1528178.91/cwt176.00–185.009457
Steers—Medium and Large 2535171.42/cwt171.00–173.009179
Steers—Medium and Large 1572165.88/cwt161.00–171.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 2580155.90/cwt154.00–160.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 3600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1618163.26/cwt160.00–166.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 2623151.41/cwt149.00–154.009432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223186.49/cwt182.00–192.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227216.14/cwt210.00–225.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230202.03/cwt200.00–207.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268187.34/cwt184.00–192.0050212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273157.29/cwt155.00–160.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278167.04/cwt162.00–175.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315164.27/cwt163.00–165.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321178.88/cwt176.00–182.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331154.53/cwt152.00–160.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367165.72/cwt160.00–170.0060810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376144.07/cwt140.00–149.0054215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377153.40/cwt150.00–159.0057813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416151.66/cwt146.00–154.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422142.25/cwt140.00–145.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425160.11/cwt157.00–166.0068017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464152.60/cwt146.00–156.0070814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467141.81/cwt136.00–145.006629
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480128.50/cwt126.00–134.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519137.93/cwt134.00–141.007168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528146.76/cwt143.00–153.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571130.22/cwt129.00–132.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573141.84/cwt138.00–146.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580122.95/cwt122.00–125.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624127.92/cwt124.00–133.007987
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223279.49/cwt275.00–285.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223249.49/cwt245.00–255.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2224264.75/cwt260.00–270.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250265.00/cwt265.00–265.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273284.29/cwt282.00–287.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300227.00/cwt227.00–227.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323243.26/cwt240.00–247.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323235.93/cwt235.00–237.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423197.89/cwt196.00–200.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423174.47/cwt174.00–175.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450189.00/cwt189.00–189.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477172.54/cwt170.00–177.008233
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,705107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,8241
Bulls——1,778117.47/cwt115.00–119.002,0893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88763.93/cwt61.00–66.0056715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00671.53/cwt68.00–76.0072017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23985.56/cwt84.00–88.001,06019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24897.77/cwt94.00–102.001,22026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28090.78/cwt89.00–93.001,16221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41587.44/cwt87.00–88.001,2372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42390.67/cwt89.00–92.001,2908
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45498.70/cwt94.00–102.001,43522

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.