Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-02-21

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 21
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 663▲ 41 vs year ago 514 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 328▲ 169 vs year ago 188 · +89.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady 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 $169.76/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$169.76
110 head · 334 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.26
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1340178.4260750
Medium and Large 2322168.2954137
Medium and Large 3339153.2852023
One grade step is worth $25.14/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 sale110 hd
169.76
—
FL average9 barns · 728 hd
157.50
+12.26
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—Average1,797119.602,1495thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31086.221,12918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12379.02887112
CowsLean 85-90%Low99365.9165454

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 2250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 3273203.83/cwt202.00–206.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2300217.00/cwt217.00–217.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1323220.93/cwt220.00–222.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3330201.52/cwt200.00–205.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1400204.00/cwt204.00–204.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 3473150.48/cwt150.00–151.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 2475162.17/cwt160.00–166.007704
Steers—Medium and Large 1478173.48/cwt170.00–179.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 1523173.83/cwt170.00–178.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 1550166.00/cwt166.00–166.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 2600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1627155.55/cwt152.00–161.009753
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3219175.71/cwt170.00–180.003855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225203.07/cwt197.00–212.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228191.00/cwt187.00–196.0043510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250162.00/cwt162.00–162.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273174.00/cwt168.00–180.0047510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278190.03/cwt184.00–197.0052816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316182.52/cwt176.00–186.0057714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324169.34/cwt166.00–173.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329160.29/cwt158.00–165.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371166.90/cwt164.00–170.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371155.11/cwt150.00–159.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380142.76/cwt140.00–149.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420157.50/cwt153.00–162.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422146.17/cwt142.00–151.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422134.88/cwt132.00–139.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467155.86/cwt150.00–159.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518155.24/cwt152.00–158.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523139.91/cwt138.00–142.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550102.00/cwt102.00–102.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573110.96/cwt110.00–112.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2216220.42/cwt215.00–225.0047610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223236.28/cwt230.00–245.005279
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265213.14/cwt210.00–215.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273200.92/cwt200.00–202.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279230.87/cwt225.00–240.0064416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314226.01/cwt220.00–230.0071012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315211.27/cwt210.00–212.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331202.99/cwt200.00–208.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364197.67/cwt195.00–199.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373188.82/cwt186.00–192.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421187.89/cwt184.00–192.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423177.89/cwt176.00–180.007524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436195.92/cwt195.00–200.0085410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450158.00/cwt158.00–158.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471174.99/cwt170.00–179.008248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523165.48/cwt165.00–166.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581166.40/cwt164.00–172.009674
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,0562
Bulls——1,740112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9491
Bulls——1,895124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93859.40/cwt57.00–61.0055713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01067.98/cwt62.00–71.0068741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08476.08/cwt74.00–78.0082557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16180.81/cwt79.00–83.0093840
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16885.44/cwt84.00–88.0099815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25480.25/cwt80.00–81.001,0064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29090.28/cwt88.00–92.001,1657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36185.57/cwt84.00–87.001,1657

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.