Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-03-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 540▲ 50 vs year ago 593 · +8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 276▲ 127 vs year ago 91 · +139.6%
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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 10.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.14/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$143.14
152 head · 339 lb average
Value per head Derived
$486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.99
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1370149.5255352
Medium and Large 2316144.3545760
Medium and Large 3334133.0344440
One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $110 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 sale152 hd
143.14
—
FL average9 barns · 636 hd
153.13
−9.99
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—Low1,492109.751,63810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48788.501,3164thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07588.2494970
CowsLean 85-90%Low94768.5364922

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223194.49/cwt190.00–200.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 2227173.52/cwt170.00–180.003945
Steers—Medium and Large 2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1273194.59/cwt190.00–200.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 1321192.85/cwt188.00–196.006196
Steers—Medium and Large 2323180.79/cwt178.00–184.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 3350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 2361175.81/cwt170.00–178.006354
Steers—Medium and Large 1373183.35/cwt181.00–186.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1419174.43/cwt168.00–178.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 2427162.39/cwt160.00–166.0069311
Steers—Medium and Large 2450158.00/cwt158.00–158.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 3450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1472163.84/cwt159.00–169.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 1524163.84/cwt159.00–169.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 3600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2623135.45/cwt134.00–137.008442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1184151.08/cwt145.00–160.002785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185135.00/cwt135.00–135.002502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218132.75/cwt130.00–135.002895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220145.04/cwt140.00–150.0031911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226159.18/cwt155.00–166.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272138.45/cwt132.00–144.0037713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273168.94/cwt161.00–176.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276152.33/cwt147.00–160.0042023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322143.94/cwt140.00–148.004637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323164.34/cwt159.00–169.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331152.18/cwt150.00–158.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364138.94/cwt136.00–140.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370130.42/cwt128.00–132.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373148.21/cwt145.00–154.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422123.93/cwt122.00–126.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425133.89/cwt130.00–138.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435142.19/cwt140.00–150.006199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466132.53/cwt130.00–134.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475139.38/cwt135.00–145.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481119.44/cwt118.00–122.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500123.00/cwt123.00–123.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525129.14/cwt125.00–135.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573126.88/cwt124.00–130.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573111.92/cwt110.00–114.006412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215166.86/cwt165.00–168.003593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228175.24/cwt170.00–182.0040013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230190.85/cwt185.00–200.004396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273177.08/cwt170.00–184.0048310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283188.35/cwt185.00–200.0053312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323171.86/cwt170.00–174.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328181.47/cwt178.00–185.005959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331190.65/cwt188.00–198.0063115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368185.77/cwt180.00–190.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374173.84/cwt170.00–178.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378164.13/cwt162.00–168.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434164.46/cwt164.00–166.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469163.70/cwt159.00–168.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550124.00/cwt124.00–124.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573139.48/cwt139.00–140.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623145.93/cwt144.00–148.009092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,396111.12/cwt109.00–112.001,5514
Bulls——1,528104.80/cwt104.00–106.001,6014
Bulls——1,613116.89/cwt116.00–118.001,8852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93469.08/cwt64.00–73.0064520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05288.09/cwt86.00–90.0092731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07383.51/cwt81.00–85.0089619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08063.00/cwt63.00–63.006802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11392.95/cwt91.00–95.001,03520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73889.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5472

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.