Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-10-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 11
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,126 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 1,101▲ 302 vs year ago 824 · +36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▼ 270 vs last sale 504▼ 82 vs year ago 316 · −25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.74/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$133.74
184 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.94
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447138.5561994
Medium and Large 2412132.7454753
Medium and Large 3404122.9749637
One grade step is worth $15.58/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 sale184 hd
133.74
—
FL average9 barns · 943 hd
137.68
−3.94
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—Low1,817108.121,96511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40978.281,1038thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34574.921,00756
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00756.9657435

Every lot

72 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 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 1273182.29/cwt180.00–185.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 2273163.67/cwt160.00–168.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1321182.79/cwt178.00–186.005879
Steers—Medium and Large 2323171.87/cwt168.00–177.0055510
Steers—Medium and Large 3323162.79/cwt160.00–166.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1373175.96/cwt172.00–182.006569
Steers—Medium and Large 2373165.82/cwt162.00–170.006196
Steers—Medium and Large 3377157.11/cwt156.00–160.005925
Steers—Medium and Large 3421152.72/cwt150.00–155.006435
Steers—Medium and Large 1424173.85/cwt170.00–179.0073714
Steers—Medium and Large 2429163.02/cwt160.00–168.006998
Steers—Medium and Large 3466143.64/cwt139.00–146.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 2472155.10/cwt152.00–158.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 1478163.23/cwt159.00–169.0078037
Steers—Medium and Large 1521152.13/cwt148.00–157.0079310
Steers—Medium and Large 2522141.94/cwt140.00–144.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 3527130.29/cwt129.00–132.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 1550156.00/cwt156.00–156.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2565142.65/cwt142.00–143.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 2618132.28/cwt130.00–134.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 1622144.73/cwt140.00–149.009005
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265135.55/cwt128.00–140.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274147.77/cwt142.00–155.004056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278164.31/cwt160.00–172.004575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318156.98/cwt152.00–162.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326145.84/cwt142.00–150.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327134.20/cwt132.00–138.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367139.41/cwt136.00–142.0051210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369148.76/cwt143.00–153.0054918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384126.11/cwt124.00–132.0048410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414132.65/cwt126.00–135.0054911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419121.90/cwt118.00–125.005119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422141.04/cwt136.00–146.0059518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464112.74/cwt108.00–115.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469122.70/cwt118.00–126.0057510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472132.46/cwt128.00–137.0062523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513121.74/cwt116.00–124.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526129.45/cwt125.00–135.0068115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528109.37/cwt106.00–114.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573133.89/cwt130.00–140.007674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623112.76/cwt110.00–119.007026
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273184.29/cwt182.00–187.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273168.38/cwt167.00–170.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300171.00/cwt171.00–171.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300164.00/cwt164.00–164.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323183.10/cwt178.00–188.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368166.24/cwt164.00–168.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372176.47/cwt172.00–182.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373155.76/cwt152.00–160.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421152.42/cwt150.00–156.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426164.06/cwt160.00–169.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430145.24/cwt144.00–148.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473157.81/cwt154.00–162.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480137.25/cwt136.00–140.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525140.92/cwt139.00–144.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573137.40/cwt135.00–140.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623136.45/cwt135.00–138.008502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,792103.64/cwt101.00–105.001,8575
Bulls——1,800114.03/cwt113.00–115.002,0534
Bulls——1,915107.52/cwt107.00–108.002,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94352.72/cwt51.00–55.0049713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04559.46/cwt56.00–65.0062122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18071.97/cwt71.00–73.008492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30370.88/cwt69.00–73.0092423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34975.73/cwt74.00–78.001,02221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41781.24/cwt79.00–83.001,15112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45481.26/cwt80.00–83.001,1825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2501

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.