Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-02-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 14
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 887▲ 52 vs year ago 611 · +8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
328 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 281▲ 228 vs year ago 100 · +228.0%
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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 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.81/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$165.81
159 head · 351 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.90
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1369174.4864454
Medium and Large 2357164.9058856
Medium and Large 3326157.3051349
One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $132 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 sale159 hd
165.81
—
FL average9 barns · 798 hd
157.92
+7.90
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—Average1,484118.391,75713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,27795.541,22020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10491.031,00583
CowsLean 85-90%Average92964.6260039

Every lot

75 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1276266.63/cwt260.00–275.007365
Steers—Medium and Large 2280248.57/cwt245.00–257.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 2300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1330233.03/cwt230.00–240.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1370218.41/cwt216.00–220.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 3373194.23/cwt190.00–199.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 2378202.34/cwt200.00–208.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 2400188.00/cwt188.00–188.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1422195.34/cwt191.00–200.008246
Steers—Medium and Large 1473174.86/cwt172.00–178.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 3473156.43/cwt155.00–158.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1520175.32/cwt170.00–180.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1572162.56/cwt158.00–166.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 1623158.52/cwt158.00–159.009882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3169171.96/cwt165.00–175.002917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170185.00/cwt185.00–185.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175204.71/cwt200.00–210.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2222204.50/cwt202.00–207.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223217.05/cwt210.00–225.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3234180.43/cwt180.00–182.004224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268185.63/cwt177.00–190.0049714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268171.18/cwt164.00–176.0045910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275197.64/cwt192.00–207.0054415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319162.92/cwt158.00–167.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324171.62/cwt168.00–175.005567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332181.98/cwt180.00–188.006046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372170.86/cwt168.00–175.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378148.48/cwt146.00–152.0056113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379158.45/cwt156.00–164.0060115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416148.05/cwt144.00–150.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430157.17/cwt154.00–164.0067612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431135.97/cwt134.00–138.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466152.35/cwt146.00–156.007106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471139.92/cwt136.00–144.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519127.39/cwt122.00–130.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522134.97/cwt134.00–136.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573124.80/cwt120.00–130.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622124.57/cwt121.00–129.007753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200255.00/cwt250.00–260.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215241.20/cwt235.00–245.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218273.64/cwt265.00–280.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250255.00/cwt255.00–255.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273234.29/cwt232.00–237.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274267.74/cwt262.00–275.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317222.70/cwt220.00–225.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322235.19/cwt230.00–240.0075710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322212.84/cwt210.00–217.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373215.94/cwt215.00–217.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373192.57/cwt190.00–196.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386201.45/cwt200.00–208.007785
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400172.00/cwt172.00–172.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418197.69/cwt194.00–200.008265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427183.52/cwt180.00–189.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450163.00/cwt163.00–163.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472177.52/cwt174.00–181.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500172.00/cwt172.00–172.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521165.24/cwt160.00–169.008616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415114.33/cwt113.00–115.001,6183
Bulls——1,499117.49/cwt116.00–119.001,7616
Bulls——1,514122.77/cwt121.00–125.001,8594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91260.35/cwt59.00–62.0055014
Cows—Lean 85-90%93867.01/cwt64.00–73.0062925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06884.66/cwt83.00–87.0090427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08690.62/cwt88.00–92.0098425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15196.92/cwt93.00–101.001,11631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15585.00/cwt85.00–85.009821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26891.51/cwt89.00–93.001,1606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29098.21/cwt94.00–102.001,26713

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.