Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-02-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
▲ 244 vs last sale 643▲ 157 vs year ago 730 · +21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 206▲ 82 vs year ago 199 · +41.2%
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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 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.27/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$160.27
176 head · 345 lb average
Value per head Derived
$554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.69
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1341175.1659858
Medium and Large 2348158.8755358
Medium and Large 3347147.2251160
One grade step is worth $27.93/cwt here — about $87 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 sale176 hd
160.27
—
FL average9 barns · 878 hd
152.58
+7.69
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—High1,776111.291,9778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37081.091,1117thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14379.2090557
CowsLean 85-90%Low95561.1458461

Every lot

83 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200240.00/cwt240.00–240.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 2200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 2271217.18/cwt212.00–222.005898
Steers—Medium and Large 1275229.05/cwt225.00–235.006305
Steers—Medium and Large 3284205.66/cwt205.00–208.005844
Steers—Medium and Large 2300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 1318227.18/cwt222.00–230.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 3320208.40/cwt206.00–210.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 1350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007004
Steers—Medium and Large 3372184.28/cwt180.00–188.0068610
Steers—Medium and Large 2375193.49/cwt190.00–198.007268
Steers—Medium and Large 3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 2415179.55/cwt174.00–182.007456
Steers—Medium and Large 1417189.85/cwt184.00–194.0079211
Steers—Medium and Large 2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1476172.86/cwt169.00–179.008237
Steers—Medium and Large 1500174.00/cwt174.00–174.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 3500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1623146.45/cwt145.00–148.009122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2175194.71/cwt190.00–200.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1182216.51/cwt215.00–220.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1221219.26/cwt215.00–225.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223184.49/cwt180.00–190.004116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230197.87/cwt197.00–200.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268188.56/cwt180.00–195.0050516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268173.15/cwt166.00–178.0046417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270155.96/cwt150.00–162.0042115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322164.13/cwt160.00–168.0052813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323175.07/cwt170.00–180.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327153.15/cwt150.00–158.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369152.31/cwt148.00–156.005626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379161.12/cwt158.00–168.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384140.10/cwt138.00–146.0053817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420153.91/cwt150.00–158.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421131.41/cwt128.00–134.005538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438139.47/cwt139.00–142.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473130.95/cwt130.00–132.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473121.90/cwt120.00–124.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475142.62/cwt139.00–148.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523141.83/cwt138.00–146.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523131.48/cwt131.00–132.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577123.54/cwt120.00–129.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2170225.00/cwt225.00–225.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1172244.61/cwt235.00–250.004213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3178213.46/cwt210.00–215.003803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3214216.38/cwt210.00–220.004638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1221247.45/cwt240.00–255.0054710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270233.21/cwt225.00–240.0063013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272216.70/cwt212.00–222.0058910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3286200.87/cwt200.00–205.005745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2309218.28/cwt212.00–220.0067420
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315227.94/cwt222.00–231.0071814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322207.19/cwt204.00–210.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378182.83/cwt180.00–188.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386191.35/cwt190.00–196.007397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409192.35/cwt190.00–193.007875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422167.19/cwt164.00–172.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423178.31/cwt175.00–182.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473172.95/cwt172.00–174.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518157.91/cwt154.00–160.008184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534166.70/cwt166.00–169.008904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623133.37/cwt130.00–137.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625140.90/cwt138.00–145.008814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,713105.10/cwt104.00–106.001,8003
Bulls——1,740111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9311
Bulls——1,833116.01/cwt115.00–117.002,1264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94455.72/cwt54.00–57.0052617
Cows—Lean 85-90%95963.23/cwt58.00–67.0060644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12679.92/cwt78.00–82.0090020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12775.09/cwt73.00–77.0084622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19084.28/cwt83.00–87.001,00315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33779.37/cwt78.00–82.001,0615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45385.40/cwt83.00–87.001,2412

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.