Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-01-31

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 31
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▼ 374 vs last sale 1,017▼ 84 vs year ago 727 · −11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 308▼ 10 vs year ago 216 · −4.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 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 $152.94/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$152.94
182 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.09
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1400159.5763893
Medium and Large 2390148.9758261
Medium and Large 3387139.5754028
One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $98 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 sale182 hd
152.94
—
FL average9 barns · 917 hd
155.03
−2.09
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—Low1,524109.141,66316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32583.751,11014
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14478.3789762
CowsLean 85-90%Average92860.4856128

Every lot

91 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1175237.07/cwt230.00–245.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 2185225.00/cwt225.00–225.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 3200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2211219.97/cwt215.00–222.004644
Steers—Medium and Large 1222236.83/cwt230.00–245.005263
Steers—Medium and Large 1250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 3277195.75/cwt190.00–204.005425
Steers—Medium and Large 1300212.00/cwt212.00–212.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2300202.00/cwt202.00–202.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 3331194.57/cwt192.00–200.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 3350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2373182.89/cwt180.00–186.006824
Steers—Medium and Large 1400174.00/cwt174.00–174.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2425164.77/cwt160.00–168.0070015
Steers—Medium and Large 2474152.30/cwt150.00–155.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 1479161.49/cwt158.00–168.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 1500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 3509147.81/cwt142.00–149.007528
Steers—Medium and Large 2525154.00/cwt150.00–158.0080910
Steers—Medium and Large 1550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008255
Steers—Medium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 2573142.96/cwt142.00–144.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2618132.93/cwt130.00–135.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1623148.96/cwt148.00–150.009282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185185.00/cwt185.00–185.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1186207.32/cwt200.00–215.003868
Heifers—Medium and Large 3219181.41/cwt175.00–185.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1229210.30/cwt205.00–220.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230195.23/cwt192.00–202.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273156.92/cwt156.00–158.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278165.43/cwt160.00–174.0046011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281180.42/cwt175.00–190.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315153.81/cwt150.00–156.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324172.42/cwt168.00–178.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330160.71/cwt158.00–166.005307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374160.73/cwt158.00–166.0060110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374139.30/cwt136.00–144.005217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376149.89/cwt146.00–154.005648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417153.95/cwt149.00–158.0064223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426129.92/cwt128.00–134.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427141.63/cwt138.00–147.006059
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473131.11/cwt129.00–134.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474139.46/cwt135.00–145.006615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509127.53/cwt122.00–129.0064910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513116.69/cwt110.00–119.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538131.86/cwt130.00–140.0070917
Heifers—Medium and Large 355099.00/cwt99.00–99.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579121.54/cwt118.00–128.007046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584111.41/cwt110.00–116.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623121.41/cwt119.00–124.007562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1170245.00/cwt245.00–245.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2175217.36/cwt215.00–220.003802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220240.08/cwt235.00–245.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2224221.76/cwt217.00–227.004977
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235202.15/cwt200.00–210.004757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250222.00/cwt222.00–222.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3261198.59/cwt195.00–200.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265208.14/cwt205.00–210.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315199.27/cwt198.00–200.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1339216.66/cwt216.00–222.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373195.76/cwt192.00–200.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388171.05/cwt170.00–177.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389184.51/cwt184.00–188.007187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423175.89/cwt174.00–178.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473164.95/cwt164.00–166.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473151.33/cwt148.00–155.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522145.62/cwt144.00–147.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537151.66/cwt151.00–155.0081410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600143.00/cwt143.00–143.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,464108.47/cwt107.00–110.001,5887
Bulls——1,473103.69/cwt102.00–105.001,5274
Bulls——1,648114.45/cwt113.00–116.001,8865
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82354.65/cwt54.00–55.004506
Cows—Lean 85-90%95762.07/cwt57.00–66.0059422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09174.54/cwt72.00–76.0081325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18082.91/cwt82.00–86.0097816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18079.47/cwt77.00–81.0093821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27185.62/cwt84.00–88.001,0889
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42180.97/cwt80.00–83.001,1514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1151

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.