Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-03-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
438 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 643▼ 51 vs year ago 489 · −10.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 218▼ 72 vs year ago 180 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.69/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$139.69
99 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.29
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1395149.0858954
Medium and Large 2419132.7855625
Medium and Large 3424122.9552120
One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $68 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 sale99 hd
139.69
—
FL average9 barns · 577 hd
147.98
−8.29
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—Average1,527112.861,7238thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26996.291,2229thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13591.991,04424
CowsLean 85-90%Low99572.5172114

Every lot

74 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 3300176.00/cwt176.00–176.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1323193.72/cwt190.00–198.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1350189.00/cwt189.00–189.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 3372171.21/cwt168.00–174.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 2373181.88/cwt180.00–184.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 2423156.84/cwt154.00–160.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1429168.90/cwt166.00–174.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1470165.83/cwt160.00–170.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 3500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1523166.96/cwt166.00–168.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 2550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1573157.84/cwt154.00–162.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 2600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1631140.69/cwt138.00–148.008885
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165150.00/cwt150.00–150.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1170170.00/cwt170.00–170.002891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223163.39/cwt158.00–170.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265148.89/cwt147.00–150.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272169.10/cwt162.00–173.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273138.92/cwt138.00–140.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300144.00/cwt144.00–144.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315155.08/cwt150.00–158.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326165.42/cwt160.00–170.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371139.21/cwt138.00–140.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376130.37/cwt128.00–134.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377152.24/cwt149.00–158.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400122.00/cwt122.00–122.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415133.14/cwt128.00–136.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427141.86/cwt138.00–148.0060611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467127.13/cwt124.00–130.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472137.48/cwt132.00–142.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472116.10/cwt112.00–120.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523108.44/cwt107.00–110.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529126.40/cwt123.00–133.006698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564113.22/cwt112.00–114.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577121.52/cwt118.00–128.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623106.45/cwt105.00–108.006632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223185.90/cwt185.00–187.004152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223164.49/cwt160.00–170.003672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269180.34/cwt177.00–185.004854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273201.83/cwt200.00–204.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277165.56/cwt160.00–172.004596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327196.52/cwt194.00–200.006438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327182.52/cwt180.00–186.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327173.25/cwt170.00–179.005675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362178.21/cwt176.00–180.006458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376190.85/cwt188.00–196.007188
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380172.61/cwt172.00–174.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400163.00/cwt163.00–163.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423168.95/cwt168.00–170.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423148.38/cwt144.00–152.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475154.92/cwt152.00–158.007365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479162.68/cwt160.00–169.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500151.00/cwt151.00–151.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515146.24/cwt143.00–148.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523165.35/cwt162.00–169.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,105107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1821
Bulls——1,581115.66/cwt114.00–118.001,8294
Bulls——1,595111.08/cwt109.00–112.001,7723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98676.62/cwt74.00–82.007556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00169.42/cwt67.00–72.006958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07291.46/cwt90.00–93.009806
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10589.00/cwt89.00–89.009831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11386.95/cwt85.00–89.009689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19897.37/cwt95.00–103.001,1669
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24399.73/cwt96.00–103.001,2405
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36792.98/cwt91.00–94.001,2713

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.