Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-01-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 17
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 852▼ 419 vs year ago 1,144 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 152▲ 73 vs year ago 225 · +32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.44/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$154.44
178 head · 385 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1403160.9764964
Medium and Large 2384154.6659557
Medium and Large 3366146.8753757
One grade step is worth $14.10/cwt here — about $112 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 sale178 hd
154.44
—
FL average8 barns · 893 hd
151.34
+3.10
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—Low1,597105.281,6815thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24674.1792420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09669.32760116
CowsLean 85-90%Low95354.4551985

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
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 1273230.41/cwt225.00–235.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 3274203.56/cwt200.00–208.005584
Steers—Medium and Large 2276217.64/cwt215.00–222.006015
Steers—Medium and Large 2315214.23/cwt210.00–218.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1319225.59/cwt220.00–230.007205
Steers—Medium and Large 3336201.21/cwt200.00–207.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 2350198.00/cwt198.00–198.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 1357216.80/cwt208.00–218.0077418
Steers—Medium and Large 3373194.94/cwt194.00–196.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1404209.08/cwt200.00–210.0084512
Steers—Medium and Large 2417195.03/cwt190.00–198.008136
Steers—Medium and Large 3432182.21/cwt180.00–186.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 2473161.90/cwt160.00–164.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 3473154.29/cwt150.00–159.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1475174.88/cwt170.00–180.0083111
Steers—Medium and Large 2500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1519163.71/cwt159.00–168.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 1564156.38/cwt150.00–159.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 2573141.92/cwt140.00–144.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 2600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1623144.34/cwt140.00–149.008992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175240.00/cwt240.00–240.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3188202.47/cwt200.00–205.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200242.00/cwt242.00–242.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218220.89/cwt215.00–225.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223207.25/cwt205.00–210.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269166.37/cwt160.00–170.004487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275182.26/cwt175.00–190.0050111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275151.97/cwt148.00–158.0041811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318185.74/cwt180.00–190.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327162.89/cwt160.00–168.005339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329173.01/cwt170.00–178.005697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355167.91/cwt159.00–169.0059614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372154.07/cwt150.00–158.0057313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374143.63/cwt140.00–148.0053712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2404149.63/cwt146.00–150.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419157.01/cwt152.00–161.006589
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430134.10/cwt131.00–140.0057714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459123.57/cwt122.00–124.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474142.42/cwt138.00–148.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479130.07/cwt128.00–134.006238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523124.66/cwt121.00–128.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525134.11/cwt130.00–140.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567124.03/cwt118.00–128.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623118.21/cwt114.00–124.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623109.41/cwt107.00–112.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 362397.93/cwt96.00–100.006102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3170200.00/cwt200.00–200.003401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1178231.97/cwt225.00–240.004134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218222.81/cwt220.00–225.004863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1221238.02/cwt230.00–245.005266
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223204.66/cwt200.00–210.004563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268219.44/cwt210.00–224.0058813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279230.29/cwt225.00–240.006437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307228.38/cwt222.00–230.0070115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321205.91/cwt204.00–208.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333213.12/cwt212.00–216.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350208.00/cwt208.00–208.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3359195.12/cwt192.00–196.0070010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384199.23/cwt199.00–200.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400194.00/cwt194.00–194.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473178.95/cwt178.00–180.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473153.81/cwt150.00–158.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478162.87/cwt160.00–168.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500142.00/cwt142.00–142.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523152.87/cwt150.00–156.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550151.00/cwt151.00–151.008314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605144.50/cwt144.00–145.008742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4441
Bulls——1,46597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4211
Bulls——1,715108.13/cwt106.00–110.001,8543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93548.70/cwt47.00–51.0045524
Cows—Lean 85-90%96056.71/cwt52.00–61.0054461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00164.18/cwt62.00–66.0064234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08769.05/cwt67.00–71.0075139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17973.64/cwt72.00–76.0086843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21470.79/cwt69.00–72.008595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25775.30/cwt73.00–77.0094715

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.