Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-08-02

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 2
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,307 head
▲ 388 vs last sale 919▲ 246 vs year ago 1,061 · +23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 246▲ 21 vs year ago 200 · +10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder classes less than 350 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher and greater than 350 lbs. 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 $159.40/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$159.40
299 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.31
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504162.89820178
Medium and Large 2463156.6372589
Medium and Large 3466147.6668832
One grade step is worth $15.23/cwt here — about $132 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 sale299 hd
159.40
—
FL average9 barns · 889 hd
162.71
−3.31
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—Low1,609107.051,7228thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33471.1294913
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25071.0988973
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00057.0357024

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223212.25/cwt210.00–215.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 1250215.00/cwt215.00–215.005381
Steers—Medium and Large 2250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 3250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1323188.89/cwt185.00–194.006109
Steers—Medium and Large 2324177.08/cwt174.00–182.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 2366175.04/cwt170.00–179.006418
Steers—Medium and Large 3371163.82/cwt160.00–168.006088
Steers—Medium and Large 1386181.38/cwt180.00–186.007009
Steers—Medium and Large 3421148.91/cwt144.00–152.006278
Steers—Medium and Large 1426168.44/cwt164.00–174.0071825
Steers—Medium and Large 2426158.34/cwt155.00–162.0067517
Steers—Medium and Large 2466153.16/cwt148.00–156.0071427
Steers—Medium and Large 1474162.60/cwt158.00–168.0077122
Steers—Medium and Large 3480146.31/cwt146.00–147.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 2506152.86/cwt145.00–154.0077324
Steers—Medium and Large 3516140.44/cwt138.00–142.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 1524159.74/cwt155.00–165.0083750
Steers—Medium and Large 1563156.79/cwt151.00–160.0088336
Steers—Medium and Large 3573130.96/cwt130.00–132.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 2575143.16/cwt140.00–148.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 3614130.12/cwt127.00–132.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 2619141.94/cwt138.00–144.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 1625150.12/cwt147.00–155.0093824
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2211185.55/cwt182.00–187.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225195.03/cwt190.00–205.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3227166.70/cwt164.00–172.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260186.68/cwt178.00–190.0048522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270168.76/cwt164.00–174.004565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325176.89/cwt172.00–182.0057514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328166.27/cwt164.00–170.0054510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368147.04/cwt142.00–150.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371157.60/cwt152.00–162.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380134.09/cwt132.00–139.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419135.23/cwt130.00–138.0056710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425144.52/cwt140.00–150.006149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467145.98/cwt140.00–150.0068220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474134.34/cwt130.00–139.0063720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474124.85/cwt120.00–129.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514144.83/cwt140.00–148.0074453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522132.49/cwt128.00–136.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523122.16/cwt118.00–126.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3561117.20/cwt115.00–118.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573135.69/cwt130.00–140.007788
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626129.93/cwt126.00–136.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629122.46/cwt121.00–125.007704
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1219209.08/cwt200.00–215.004587
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273175.83/cwt174.00–178.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276205.81/cwt200.00–215.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281186.62/cwt185.00–190.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315169.27/cwt168.00–170.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317178.09/cwt174.00–180.0056515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340184.94/cwt184.00–190.0062914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371174.14/cwt171.00–178.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376185.07/cwt182.00–190.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461144.12/cwt139.00–146.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478151.06/cwt149.00–155.007226
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445103.11/cwt101.00–104.001,4903
Bulls——1,707111.34/cwt110.00–114.001,9013
Bulls——1,708106.52/cwt106.00–107.001,8192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99458.91/cwt54.00–63.0058619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02149.88/cwt49.00–52.005095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16166.95/cwt65.00–69.0077729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22466.70/cwt65.00–69.008165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28271.61/cwt70.00–74.0091824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34176.46/cwt75.00–79.001,02520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36171.04/cwt70.00–74.009674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44576.72/cwt75.00–79.001,1094

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.