Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-06-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 561▼ 355 vs year ago 806 · −44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 144▼ 85 vs year ago 304 · −28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 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 $152.85/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$152.85
114 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.26
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402158.7163877
Medium and Large 2423143.1960623
Medium and Large 3405136.4955314thin
One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $85 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 sale114 hd
152.85
—
FL average9 barns · 625 hd
147.59
+5.26
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—Low1,524109.811,6735thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32691.331,21122
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24486.741,07992
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02871.2673329

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1275187.46/cwt185.00–192.005163
Steers—Medium and Large 1323192.33/cwt188.00–197.0062110
Steers—Medium and Large 2323179.40/cwt178.00–181.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 2368177.17/cwt173.00–180.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 3373163.88/cwt162.00–166.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1376186.12/cwt182.00–192.0070025
Steers—Medium and Large 2416169.55/cwt165.00–172.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 1421179.09/cwt174.00–184.0075414
Steers—Medium and Large 3423158.84/cwt156.00–162.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1462176.44/cwt169.00–179.0081514
Steers—Medium and Large 2465166.94/cwt165.00–168.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1514173.65/cwt167.00–176.008938
Steers—Medium and Large 1558167.15/cwt163.00–168.0093310
Steers—Medium and Large 1600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 2623140.48/cwt140.00–141.008752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220167.20/cwt160.00–173.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223155.90/cwt155.00–157.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268151.38/cwt146.00–155.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274170.35/cwt160.00–175.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316166.42/cwt160.00–170.0052615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323143.72/cwt140.00–148.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350138.00/cwt138.00–138.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372162.66/cwt158.00–167.0060516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373151.61/cwt148.00–155.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414138.25/cwt134.00–140.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416159.08/cwt154.00–161.0066215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467154.57/cwt149.00–157.0072211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473140.86/cwt138.00–144.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515130.29/cwt129.00–131.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522139.73/cwt137.00–144.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525151.94/cwt150.00–155.007985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575140.87/cwt136.00–146.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580128.84/cwt126.00–135.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624124.94/cwt122.00–128.007804
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180241.25/cwt235.00–250.004343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220192.81/cwt190.00–195.004244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272189.04/cwt185.00–196.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321192.02/cwt188.00–195.006168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323183.07/cwt182.00–184.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350174.00/cwt174.00–174.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375185.86/cwt182.00–192.006976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422170.28/cwt169.00–172.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423178.10/cwt175.00–182.007535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478170.48/cwt169.00–174.0081511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530167.63/cwt167.00–169.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573164.48/cwt164.00–165.009422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,383107.01/cwt106.00–108.001,4803
Bulls——1,735114.01/cwt113.00–115.001,9782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01672.52/cwt67.00–76.0073724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08765.21/cwt64.00–66.007095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21283.89/cwt81.00–85.001,01740
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26887.49/cwt86.00–90.001,10938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27292.88/cwt91.00–95.001,18114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28289.47/cwt88.00–92.001,14710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36195.40/cwt94.00–97.001,2989
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36885.35/cwt85.00–86.001,1683

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.