Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-07-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 26
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
919 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 883▼ 432 vs year ago 1,351 · −32.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 139▼ 30 vs year ago 276 · −10.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.09/cwt on 349 head.
Average price
$162.09
349 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.62
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452167.66758165
Medium and Large 2430160.22689127
Medium and Large 3423150.1663557
One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $123 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 sale349 hd
162.09
—
FL average9 barns · 886 hd
163.72
−1.62
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33565.6787737
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22163.9478086
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01652.8953728

Every lot

74 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 2200166.00/cwt166.00–166.003321
Steers—Medium and Large 3200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003202
Steers—Medium and Large 1245193.00/cwt192.00–194.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003752
Steers—Medium and Large 1270182.74/cwt174.00–189.0049311
Steers—Medium and Large 2274168.82/cwt165.00–173.004634
Steers—Medium and Large 1319181.48/cwt176.00–186.005798
Steers—Medium and Large 2327169.95/cwt166.00–175.005569
Steers—Medium and Large 3331159.65/cwt158.00–164.005288
Steers—Medium and Large 2365170.88/cwt166.00–174.0062434
Steers—Medium and Large 3370160.37/cwt156.00–164.0059313
Steers—Medium and Large 1374179.36/cwt175.00–185.0067131
Steers—Medium and Large 2421162.75/cwt158.00–166.0068524
Steers—Medium and Large 3428151.77/cwt148.00–157.006508
Steers—Medium and Large 1432170.61/cwt168.00–177.0073726
Steers—Medium and Large 3468145.11/cwt140.00–148.006798
Steers—Medium and Large 2469154.33/cwt150.00–158.0072428
Steers—Medium and Large 1476163.26/cwt159.00–169.0077725
Steers—Medium and Large 3514140.22/cwt135.00–142.0072111
Steers—Medium and Large 2518151.18/cwt146.00–154.0078318
Steers—Medium and Large 1520160.67/cwt156.00–165.0083536
Steers—Medium and Large 1565156.58/cwt150.00–160.0088518
Steers—Medium and Large 2569141.72/cwt140.00–143.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 3579134.39/cwt131.00–139.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 3600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2619130.33/cwt127.00–133.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 1623141.91/cwt137.00–147.008848
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200163.00/cwt160.00–166.003262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1214180.65/cwt179.00–182.003874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273173.45/cwt166.00–181.0047416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277143.70/cwt140.00–150.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280158.27/cwt154.00–165.0044310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314167.78/cwt162.00–171.0052714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320156.52/cwt152.00–160.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328144.64/cwt142.00–150.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368147.05/cwt143.00–150.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374157.24/cwt153.00–162.0058814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375138.73/cwt137.00–141.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423156.80/cwt153.00–162.0066319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426136.40/cwt134.00–140.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434143.84/cwt142.00–150.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467129.40/cwt125.00–133.006048
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468120.26/cwt118.00–122.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477139.45/cwt135.00–145.0066511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523107.39/cwt105.00–110.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526129.04/cwt125.00–135.0067915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528121.19/cwt120.00–124.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550107.00/cwt107.00–107.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570124.71/cwt120.00–129.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570113.57/cwt110.00–117.006473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200156.00/cwt156.00–156.003121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223186.70/cwt184.00–190.004162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265183.35/cwt174.00–188.004864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269167.52/cwt162.00–172.004514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322170.12/cwt166.00–175.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323184.40/cwt183.00–186.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350174.00/cwt174.00–174.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370178.54/cwt175.00–181.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380157.84/cwt156.00–162.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423173.79/cwt170.00–178.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450167.00/cwt167.00–167.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473151.48/cwt151.00–152.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523155.87/cwt153.00–159.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523143.96/cwt143.00–145.007532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90747.40/cwt47.00–48.004303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02953.55/cwt49.00–58.0055125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15060.05/cwt59.00–62.0069132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25065.21/cwt63.00–67.0081540
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26962.60/cwt60.00–64.007948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29869.21/cwt68.00–72.0089814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35366.52/cwt65.00–69.0090029

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.