Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-04-05

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 5
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
832 head
▲ 394 vs last sale 438▲ 29 vs year ago 803 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 180▲ 25 vs year ago 229 · +10.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower 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 $167.32/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$167.32
253 head · 349 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.35
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1355171.78610180
Medium and Large 2335160.9254047
Medium and Large 3332147.9849126
One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about $119 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 sale253 hd
167.32
—
FL average9 barns · 748 hd
157.97
+9.35
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—Low1,618112.481,82011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30081.651,06116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18178.92932113
CowsLean 85-90%Low95163.4660342

Every lot

88 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 2165185.00/cwt185.00–185.003052
Steers—Medium and Large 3165170.00/cwt170.00–170.002811
Steers—Medium and Large 1175199.40/cwt195.00–202.003493
Steers—Medium and Large 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 2223201.80/cwt200.00–204.004502
Steers—Medium and Large 1230212.90/cwt210.00–220.004903
Steers—Medium and Large 1270219.25/cwt212.00–224.0059210
Steers—Medium and Large 2272203.08/cwt200.00–206.005525
Steers—Medium and Large 3276186.01/cwt180.00–194.005136
Steers—Medium and Large 3319196.60/cwt192.00–200.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 1325215.74/cwt212.00–220.007018
Steers—Medium and Large 2327205.11/cwt202.00–210.006718
Steers—Medium and Large 1366208.86/cwt204.00–212.007644
Steers—Medium and Large 2377197.49/cwt196.00–200.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 3377186.46/cwt183.00–192.0070329
Steers—Medium and Large 2419172.42/cwt170.00–176.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 1423184.49/cwt180.00–190.0078018
Steers—Medium and Large 3423164.95/cwt164.00–166.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 3450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2473173.48/cwt173.00–174.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1478183.25/cwt180.00–187.008766
Steers—Medium and Large 3500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1531172.66/cwt171.00–177.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1565167.92/cwt162.00–171.009496
Steers—Medium and Large 2573156.96/cwt156.00–158.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1618163.26/cwt160.00–166.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 3623140.89/cwt138.00–144.008782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3165135.00/cwt135.00–135.002231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180166.88/cwt160.00–175.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220181.09/cwt175.00–187.003988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223164.66/cwt160.00–170.003676
Heifers—Medium and Large 3227144.93/cwt142.00–150.003295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263163.85/cwt154.00–168.0043113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269178.58/cwt172.00–184.0048030
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273148.92/cwt148.00–150.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317177.68/cwt172.00–182.0056353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317168.60/cwt164.00–171.005349
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331154.42/cwt152.00–160.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371163.78/cwt159.00–168.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377154.52/cwt150.00–158.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382171.68/cwt169.00–179.0065643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409158.04/cwt151.00–160.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419166.78/cwt161.00–171.0069926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423146.89/cwt145.00–149.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471158.72/cwt155.00–163.007486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480140.63/cwt140.00–142.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515143.53/cwt139.00–146.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518153.07/cwt148.00–157.007936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573133.32/cwt129.00–138.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573122.32/cwt118.00–127.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629126.96/cwt126.00–129.007994
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2165182.00/cwt182.00–182.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1185195.00/cwt195.00–195.003611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215181.20/cwt175.00–185.003903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220197.45/cwt190.00–202.004347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1226211.49/cwt207.00–220.004786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1259222.25/cwt212.00–225.0057632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3267186.97/cwt183.00–194.004995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2271202.52/cwt195.00–208.005495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317206.03/cwt202.00–210.0065310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324216.45/cwt212.00–222.0070120
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328194.91/cwt192.00–200.006398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1356211.58/cwt204.00–213.007537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370198.03/cwt194.00–202.0073331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381186.18/cwt184.00–190.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400161.00/cwt161.00–161.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411176.38/cwt172.00–178.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420185.49/cwt180.00–189.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480172.63/cwt172.00–174.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484180.47/cwt180.00–182.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523170.44/cwt169.00–172.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508112.61/cwt111.00–114.001,6986
Bulls——1,740107.64/cwt107.00–109.001,8733
Bulls——1,765119.37/cwt116.00–123.002,1072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94666.24/cwt62.00–71.0062726
Cows—Lean 85-90%95958.93/cwt57.00–61.0056516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13676.12/cwt74.00–78.0086557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19780.41/cwt79.00–83.0096340
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25175.01/cwt74.00–76.009384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30085.17/cwt84.00–88.001,10716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31683.86/cwt82.00–86.001,10412

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.