Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-06-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 448▼ 372 vs year ago 933 · −39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 189▼ 120 vs year ago 264 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $144.90/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$144.90
115 head · 369 lb average
Value per head Derived
$534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.05
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1370156.0757838
Medium and Large 2364144.1952440
Medium and Large 3372134.1849937
One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $78 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 sale115 hd
144.90
—
FL average9 barns · 785 hd
144.95
−0.05
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—Low1,396104.131,4534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,28282.551,05820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23381.281,00263
CowsLean 85-90%Low97868.2266728

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 3200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1272205.24/cwt200.00–214.005587
Steers—Medium and Large 2273189.13/cwt185.00–194.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 3318177.59/cwt176.00–179.005653
Steers—Medium and Large 1323195.82/cwt192.00–200.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 2324183.57/cwt180.00–188.005959
Steers—Medium and Large 3350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 2372170.89/cwt167.00–176.006366
Steers—Medium and Large 1379181.46/cwt178.00–188.0068810
Steers—Medium and Large 3419156.30/cwt151.00–160.006557
Steers—Medium and Large 2423164.31/cwt161.00–168.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 1431175.90/cwt174.00–180.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 3474152.47/cwt151.00–154.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 1476172.88/cwt170.00–179.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 3500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1526168.95/cwt166.00–171.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 2550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 3550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1574162.15/cwt156.00–166.009314
Steers—Medium and Large 1611152.90/cwt146.00–154.0093417
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3222135.65/cwt130.00–140.003013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226149.41/cwt147.00–154.003385
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269143.87/cwt140.00–146.003875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272153.38/cwt148.00–160.004175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277166.89/cwt162.00–177.004627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322166.16/cwt162.00–171.0053510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325146.58/cwt144.00–150.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327156.06/cwt154.00–160.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371156.32/cwt151.00–161.005806
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376136.43/cwt132.00–140.0051314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386143.60/cwt142.00–150.0055414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411129.37/cwt128.00–130.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414148.56/cwt144.00–151.006158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415137.28/cwt132.00–140.005705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474132.21/cwt131.00–134.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478140.40/cwt138.00–145.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523123.91/cwt122.00–126.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523115.87/cwt112.00–120.006066
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223210.90/cwt210.00–212.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223177.25/cwt175.00–180.003952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250184.00/cwt184.00–184.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274205.72/cwt200.00–212.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3276174.09/cwt172.00–177.004804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300193.00/cwt193.00–193.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3326175.09/cwt170.00–179.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330182.42/cwt180.00–188.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371175.17/cwt172.00–177.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372185.25/cwt183.00–187.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373161.82/cwt159.00–165.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423156.38/cwt152.00–160.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427175.82/cwt171.00–181.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432164.90/cwt163.00–170.007125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475154.53/cwt150.00–159.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523149.48/cwt149.00–150.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580138.62/cwt136.00–144.008049
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293101.06/cwt100.00–102.001,3072
Bulls——1,498107.20/cwt105.00–110.001,6062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94761.94/cwt60.00–64.005875
Cows—Lean 85-90%98569.59/cwt65.00–74.0068523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13876.30/cwt75.00–78.008683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18276.76/cwt74.00–78.0090720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20387.99/cwt86.00–89.001,0593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22981.21/cwt79.00–83.0099822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28685.67/cwt84.00–88.001,10221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33082.72/cwt80.00–84.001,10014

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.