Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-02-22

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 673▼ 71 vs year ago 711 · −10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
442 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 281▲ 13 vs year ago 429 · +3.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady 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 $162.89/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$162.89
150 head · 374 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.14
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1400167.7367174
Medium and Large 2353162.0257246
Medium and Large 3342152.2852130
One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about $150 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 sale150 hd
162.89
—
FL average9 barns · 707 hd
157.75
+5.14
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—Average1,685109.631,84810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30879.401,03825
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14875.05862151
CowsLean 85-90%Low95262.3559492

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223229.49/cwt225.00–235.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1273222.75/cwt220.00–226.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1300224.00/cwt224.00–224.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 2330209.21/cwt208.00–212.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 3365185.11/cwt180.00–188.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 2368194.24/cwt192.00–196.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1373205.11/cwt200.00–210.007656
Steers—Medium and Large 2423183.89/cwt182.00–186.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 3423170.95/cwt170.00–172.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1429193.59/cwt190.00–200.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2473174.89/cwt172.00–179.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1474184.77/cwt181.00–190.008767
Steers—Medium and Large 1523178.15/cwt175.00–183.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 2523169.48/cwt169.00–170.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 3523156.87/cwt154.00–160.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 2550159.00/cwt159.00–159.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 3550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1568175.36/cwt171.00–178.009967
Steers—Medium and Large 1620154.56/cwt150.00–158.009583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165180.00/cwt180.00–180.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1174203.38/cwt195.00–210.003544
Heifers—Medium and Large 3187170.61/cwt170.00–172.003193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3219167.64/cwt160.00–172.0036712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226197.69/cwt195.00–205.004474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230179.60/cwt175.00–186.0041313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272169.65/cwt165.00–174.0046110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277181.57/cwt177.00–192.005039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325174.21/cwt170.00–180.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329164.62/cwt162.00–169.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330153.52/cwt152.00–157.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372172.79/cwt168.00–178.0064311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373165.41/cwt164.00–167.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373155.06/cwt154.00–156.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423164.82/cwt162.00–170.006978
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423140.95/cwt140.00–142.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427153.66/cwt150.00–159.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469158.10/cwt154.00–162.0074110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515155.41/cwt151.00–158.008008
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518134.92/cwt132.00–137.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530144.63/cwt144.00–146.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565119.30/cwt118.00–120.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570133.14/cwt128.00–137.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578141.71/cwt138.00–148.008196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615125.20/cwt120.00–128.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623114.89/cwt112.00–118.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625134.41/cwt131.00–140.008404
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1221233.08/cwt225.00–240.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2226216.02/cwt210.00–222.004885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250212.00/cwt212.00–212.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277224.03/cwt217.00–232.006219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323208.79/cwt206.00–212.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328196.69/cwt195.00–200.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373194.29/cwt190.00–198.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377203.13/cwt200.00–209.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380180.61/cwt180.00–182.006866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414182.44/cwt180.00–184.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450181.00/cwt181.00–181.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468165.56/cwt162.00–168.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473173.06/cwt170.00–176.008196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523176.44/cwt175.00–178.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525156.47/cwt152.00–162.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528166.92/cwt165.00–170.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550179.00/cwt179.00–179.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584161.18/cwt160.00–165.009414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,603106.02/cwt105.00–107.001,7006
Bulls——1,625112.04/cwt110.00–114.001,8212
Bulls——1,993118.04/cwt117.00–119.002,3532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89556.60/cwt55.00–59.0050726
Cows—Lean 85-90%97564.62/cwt60.00–69.0063066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10673.03/cwt71.00–75.0080895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21776.97/cwt76.00–80.0093741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22582.56/cwt81.00–85.001,01115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25878.47/cwt76.00–80.009876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29673.47/cwt71.00–75.009526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33682.57/cwt81.00–85.001,10313

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.