Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-03-01

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 1
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 640▼ 77 vs year ago 545 · −14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 442▲ 50 vs year ago 231 · +21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.25/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$159.25
117 head · 375 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.42
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1373166.1462073
Medium and Large 2356157.0055922
Medium and Large 3402138.6155722
One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $63 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 sale117 hd
159.25
—
FL average9 barns · 589 hd
157.83
+1.42
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—High1,547108.301,6758thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36595.981,31024
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20289.711,07947
CowsLean 85-90%Low91567.1561436

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200227.00/cwt227.00–227.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2200215.00/cwt215.00–215.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 2250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1273233.38/cwt232.00–235.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 3311198.61/cwt195.00–200.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 1325216.16/cwt212.00–222.007037
Steers—Medium and Large 2327206.20/cwt204.00–210.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 1368206.32/cwt202.00–210.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 3370185.36/cwt182.00–188.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 2375193.37/cwt190.00–198.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 2418182.94/cwt180.00–185.007655
Steers—Medium and Large 1419195.35/cwt190.00–200.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 3419174.19/cwt172.00–176.007304
Steers—Medium and Large 1470179.03/cwt174.00–183.008418
Steers—Medium and Large 2473169.48/cwt169.00–170.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1500177.00/cwt177.00–177.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 2500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 3522151.25/cwt148.00–154.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 3550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1573168.92/cwt167.00–171.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 2574154.78/cwt151.00–159.008886
Steers—Medium and Large 1617157.52/cwt153.00–160.009725
Steers—Medium and Large 2625144.94/cwt142.00–148.009064
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2222177.60/cwt172.00–182.003946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233189.72/cwt185.00–200.004427
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267182.03/cwt176.00–186.0048623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278165.59/cwt162.00–170.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323167.86/cwt166.00–170.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323156.93/cwt156.00–158.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330176.42/cwt174.00–182.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362168.44/cwt162.00–171.0061012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365157.84/cwt154.00–160.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390141.90/cwt141.00–150.005539
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400144.00/cwt144.00–144.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423163.28/cwt158.00–168.006917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467149.97/cwt149.00–151.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472156.78/cwt152.00–162.007407
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473135.38/cwt133.00–138.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519144.50/cwt139.00–149.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569124.10/cwt120.00–128.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573114.48/cwt114.00–115.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580101.26/cwt100.00–104.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600103.00/cwt103.00–103.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618118.56/cwt114.00–122.007333
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222236.66/cwt232.00–242.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223220.60/cwt217.00–225.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223204.49/cwt200.00–210.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268228.51/cwt220.00–235.0061210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274212.28/cwt207.00–217.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300212.00/cwt212.00–212.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300208.00/cwt208.00–208.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350206.00/cwt206.00–206.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350193.00/cwt193.00–193.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366185.93/cwt184.00–188.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423195.31/cwt192.00–199.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428183.52/cwt181.00–188.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477176.51/cwt173.00–182.008423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500153.00/cwt153.00–153.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505103.55/cwt103.00–104.001,5582
Bulls——1,540108.07/cwt107.00–109.001,6643
Bulls——1,582111.69/cwt110.00–114.001,7673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91463.01/cwt61.00–65.0057615
Cows—Lean 85-90%91570.11/cwt66.00–75.0064221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18090.38/cwt88.00–92.001,06617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18484.70/cwt83.00–87.001,00319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20293.62/cwt91.00–95.001,1256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26997.33/cwt93.00–101.001,23511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30187.96/cwt86.00–90.001,1445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465100.16/cwt96.00–104.001,46713

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.