Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-04-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 26
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
▲ 192 vs last sale 402▼ 18 vs year ago 612 · −2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 288▲ 134 vs year ago 151 · +88.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 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 $157.92/cwt on 180 head.
Average price
$157.92
180 head · 403 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.31
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1380165.07628109
Medium and Large 2444148.9366157
Medium and Large 3411138.8357014thin
One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $57 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 sale180 hd
157.92
—
FL average9 barns · 646 hd
152.61
+5.31
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—High1,641108.891,78717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25478.1098021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20877.1493267
CowsLean 85-90%Average90559.0053443

Every lot

80 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 2200198.00/cwt198.00–198.0039614
Steers—Medium and Large 3200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
Steers—Medium and Large 1230212.87/cwt212.00–215.004903
Steers—Medium and Large 1250212.00/cwt212.00–212.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 3250177.00/cwt177.00–177.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 2321184.77/cwt180.00–189.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 1327193.87/cwt190.00–200.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 2350176.00/cwt176.00–176.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 3350164.00/cwt164.00–164.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1369188.85/cwt182.00–192.0069712
Steers—Medium and Large 3406158.52/cwt156.00–159.006449
Steers—Medium and Large 2409170.56/cwt169.00–171.006985
Steers—Medium and Large 1428177.98/cwt175.00–184.0076222
Steers—Medium and Large 1466180.52/cwt174.00–184.0084114
Steers—Medium and Large 3472159.19/cwt154.00–163.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 2473169.20/cwt167.00–171.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 3506155.08/cwt150.00–156.007857
Steers—Medium and Large 2521163.13/cwt158.00–167.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1540170.71/cwt170.00–178.0092228
Steers—Medium and Large 2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1574159.14/cwt156.00–163.009135
Steers—Medium and Large 2600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1622145.92/cwt143.00–150.009083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2178173.08/cwt170.00–180.003083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200162.00/cwt162.00–162.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223174.08/cwt170.00–182.003888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1261171.47/cwt160.00–175.0044817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273151.21/cwt148.00–155.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273136.38/cwt135.00–138.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300158.00/cwt158.00–158.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312171.99/cwt165.00–175.0053716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323152.93/cwt152.00–154.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373168.10/cwt165.00–172.0062718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374158.05/cwt156.00–160.005919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413155.48/cwt150.00–158.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415144.71/cwt144.00–146.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418164.73/cwt159.00–169.0068919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462150.73/cwt146.00–153.0069610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468160.00/cwt154.00–164.0074913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519153.66/cwt148.00–158.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522135.29/cwt134.00–137.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530140.40/cwt138.00–144.0074421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573139.71/cwt138.00–142.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618133.87/cwt128.00–138.008273
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200182.00/cwt182.00–182.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250177.00/cwt177.00–177.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272188.01/cwt184.00–192.005115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300188.00/cwt188.00–188.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323171.86/cwt170.00–174.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373168.94/cwt168.00–170.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385187.07/cwt186.00–192.0072016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423179.89/cwt178.00–182.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523164.55/cwt160.00–168.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573146.40/cwt144.00–149.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627144.91/cwt142.00–149.009093
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,456103.32/cwt101.00–105.001,5045
Bulls——1,659115.59/cwt111.00–119.001,9185
Bulls——1,761108.08/cwt106.00–109.001,9037
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83254.28/cwt53.00–56.0045212
Cows—Lean 85-90%93360.83/cwt57.00–66.0056831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15474.03/cwt72.00–76.0085438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22180.99/cwt80.00–84.0098910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23572.59/cwt71.00–74.008962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26479.15/cwt77.00–81.001,00017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29676.11/cwt75.00–78.009869
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29984.12/cwt82.00–86.001,09312

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.