Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-08-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 23
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
▼ 309 vs last sale 1,258▼ 572 vs year ago 1,521 · −37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 391▼ 140 vs year ago 338 · −41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.83/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$176.83
126 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.01
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516176.83913126
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale126 hd
176.83
—
FL average9 barns · 1,052 hd
171.81
+5.01
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—Average1,733110.001,9062thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31087.851,15132
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17782.5097175
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01267.6968525

Every lot

36 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1327214.43/cwt210.00–220.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1379192.58/cwt189.00–197.007307
Steers—Medium and Large 1421187.06/cwt181.00–191.0078814
Steers—Medium and Large 1473178.95/cwt174.00–184.0084614
Steers—Medium and Large 1524175.49/cwt171.00–181.0092030
Steers—Medium and Large 1567170.40/cwt164.00–174.0096638
Steers—Medium and Large 1621165.27/cwt160.00–170.001,02618
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1224177.05/cwt170.00–185.003975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279180.43/cwt174.00–188.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324174.87/cwt171.00–180.005679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376170.69/cwt168.00–174.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419157.02/cwt152.00–161.0065817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467154.28/cwt149.00–158.0072010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509167.99/cwt162.00–170.0085516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574160.55/cwt156.00–166.009228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609156.69/cwt150.00–158.0095412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200245.00/cwt245.00–245.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274223.18/cwt216.00–230.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323217.33/cwt215.00–220.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372194.86/cwt192.00–199.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434183.48/cwt181.00–190.007968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483170.51/cwt168.00–178.008248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526169.29/cwt166.00–175.008905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578164.42/cwt162.00–168.009504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621158.93/cwt154.00–162.009874
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,733110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01069.52/cwt65.00–74.0070219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01861.90/cwt60.00–63.006306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16183.68/cwt82.00–86.0097234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18978.95/cwt77.00–81.0093929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19387.72/cwt87.00–91.001,04612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29892.10/cwt90.00–94.001,19510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31387.07/cwt85.00–89.001,14315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32183.44/cwt81.00–84.001,1027

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.