Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-04-12

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 12
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▼ 355 vs last sale 832▼ 668 vs year ago 1,145 · −58.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 254▼ 14 vs year ago 234 · −6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.46/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$154.46
117 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.38
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407160.0765179
Medium and Large 2412147.8760925
Medium and Large 3424133.0456413thin
One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $87 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
154.46
—
FL average8 barns · 597 hd
150.07
+4.38
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—Low1,702113.441,9319thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38780.981,1236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23479.9898796
CowsLean 85-90%Low97164.3862541

Every lot

73 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 2250186.00/cwt186.00–186.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1273203.33/cwt198.00–210.005555
Steers—Medium and Large 3273173.67/cwt170.00–178.004744
Steers—Medium and Large 3300184.00/cwt184.00–184.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 2323192.91/cwt191.00–195.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 1330202.42/cwt200.00–208.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 2370182.08/cwt178.00–185.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 3373171.88/cwt170.00–174.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1374192.64/cwt189.00–198.007208
Steers—Medium and Large 1421183.05/cwt179.00–187.0077110
Steers—Medium and Large 2423170.37/cwt168.00–173.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 3423160.95/cwt160.00–162.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1472174.73/cwt170.00–180.008257
Steers—Medium and Large 3500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2523158.87/cwt156.00–162.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1528171.51/cwt168.00–176.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 2550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1573163.36/cwt160.00–167.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1623158.48/cwt158.00–159.009872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274167.11/cwt160.00–174.004587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275151.43/cwt146.00–158.004166
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300152.00/cwt152.00–152.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323164.33/cwt162.00–167.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327172.04/cwt168.00–178.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363167.33/cwt159.00–169.0060726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373153.82/cwt151.00–157.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373139.47/cwt139.00–140.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400143.00/cwt143.00–143.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417164.93/cwt159.00–169.0068813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421153.69/cwt152.00–156.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477159.91/cwt158.00–163.007636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478137.39/cwt135.00–142.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481146.67/cwt145.00–150.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516149.94/cwt147.00–152.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521135.79/cwt132.00–141.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571124.36/cwt119.00–128.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624121.66/cwt118.00–128.007594
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223172.25/cwt170.00–175.003842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225186.87/cwt182.00–195.004203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273200.05/cwt195.00–206.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300199.00/cwt199.00–199.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323186.33/cwt184.00–189.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325206.88/cwt205.00–210.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373193.35/cwt191.00–196.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373182.85/cwt178.00–187.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400178.00/cwt178.00–178.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415173.14/cwt168.00–176.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423162.84/cwt160.00–166.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450157.00/cwt157.00–157.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474173.33/cwt170.00–178.008227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577159.90/cwt157.00–164.009233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615146.65/cwt146.00–147.009023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510107.52/cwt106.00–108.001,6244
Bulls——1,718112.94/cwt112.00–114.001,9402
Bulls——1,948121.66/cwt120.00–124.002,3703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89259.27/cwt57.00–61.0052912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00366.50/cwt62.00–71.0066729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12174.63/cwt73.00–77.0083726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25080.62/cwt78.00–82.001,00842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31683.99/cwt83.00–87.001,10528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37582.18/cwt80.00–84.001,1305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0841

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.