Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-11-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 15
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,257 head
▲ 765 vs last sale 492▲ 303 vs year ago 954 · +31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
340 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 214▲ 14 vs year ago 326 · +4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.23/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$180.23
189 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.49
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467183.24855134
Medium and Large 2449175.4178734
Medium and Large 3427168.8572021
One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $135 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 sale189 hd
180.23
—
FL average9 barns · 691 hd
177.74
+2.49
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—Low1,51296.751,4637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31780.381,05912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16574.4586777
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04559.4462155

Every lot

66 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 1274211.17/cwt202.00–217.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 3300186.00/cwt186.00–186.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 2324195.25/cwt192.00–200.006337
Steers—Medium and Large 1328207.06/cwt204.00–212.0067913
Steers—Medium and Large 2373185.69/cwt182.00–190.006936
Steers—Medium and Large 3373175.53/cwt172.00–180.006556
Steers—Medium and Large 1377196.53/cwt192.00–202.0074116
Steers—Medium and Large 3418172.88/cwt168.00–176.007238
Steers—Medium and Large 1421193.38/cwt188.00–198.0081422
Steers—Medium and Large 2425181.87/cwt178.00–186.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 2469171.90/cwt168.00–176.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 1470182.49/cwt178.00–187.0085831
Steers—Medium and Large 3475161.87/cwt158.00–166.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 3500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2523164.96/cwt164.00–166.008634
Steers—Medium and Large 1525172.60/cwt168.00–177.0090617
Steers—Medium and Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1564164.97/cwt158.00–168.0093016
Steers—Medium and Large 2573149.92/cwt148.00–152.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 3600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 2618148.94/cwt144.00–153.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1623159.20/cwt154.00–164.0099215
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270162.00/cwt155.00–170.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272131.72/cwt127.00–137.003583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273144.61/cwt140.00–150.003957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315162.35/cwt156.00–166.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315141.08/cwt136.00–144.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327150.18/cwt148.00–154.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371141.93/cwt140.00–144.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382151.04/cwt149.00–158.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390160.03/cwt159.00–169.0062420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413149.40/cwt144.00–152.0061710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425157.39/cwt153.00–163.0066923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426139.05/cwt135.00–142.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475153.99/cwt149.00–159.0073111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475133.30/cwt130.00–138.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480142.33/cwt139.00–148.006837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518153.57/cwt150.00–156.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523140.87/cwt138.00–144.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530130.89/cwt129.00–135.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564147.44/cwt141.00–150.0083210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569132.28/cwt130.00–134.007536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573123.84/cwt120.00–128.007102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275208.76/cwt205.00–217.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373184.82/cwt182.00–188.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378196.02/cwt192.00–202.007415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415191.57/cwt189.00–193.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415170.57/cwt168.00–172.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432182.29/cwt180.00–187.007878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472165.05/cwt162.00–168.007797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474176.33/cwt172.00–182.008367
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521164.91/cwt159.00–168.008595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523149.48/cwt149.00–150.007822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46292.65/cwt92.00–94.001,3553
Bulls——1,525102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,5561
Bulls——1,55799.09/cwt97.00–100.001,5433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96353.91/cwt51.00–55.0051913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07061.15/cwt56.00–65.0065442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11574.00/cwt74.00–74.008251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13770.99/cwt69.00–73.0080734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16780.06/cwt79.00–83.0093417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19975.30/cwt74.00–78.0090326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24878.85/cwt76.00–80.009846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44183.50/cwt81.00–85.001,2035

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.