Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-03-21

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 438▼ 124 vs year ago 534 · −23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 108▲ 58 vs year ago 168 · +34.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.56/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$163.56
102 head · 359 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.99
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1355173.3961554
Medium and Large 2369155.7957532
Medium and Large 3350145.9051016thin
One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $105 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 sale102 hd
163.56
—
FL average9 barns · 680 hd
155.57
+7.99
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—Average1,661112.961,87634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40297.131,3614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14292.581,05754
CowsLean 85-90%Low93871.0966726

Every lot

77 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 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 3273192.92/cwt192.00–194.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1275224.73/cwt220.00–230.006185
Steers—Medium and Large 2311212.51/cwt206.00–215.006614
Steers—Medium and Large 1320222.22/cwt220.00–225.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 3322198.60/cwt197.00–200.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 2363197.14/cwt192.00–199.007169
Steers—Medium and Large 1373207.76/cwt204.00–212.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 3373185.76/cwt182.00–190.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1415200.70/cwt199.00–202.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 2423187.37/cwt185.00–190.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 3450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1481170.84/cwt168.00–178.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 2500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 3500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1526170.35/cwt169.00–174.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1573159.92/cwt158.00–162.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 2600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170150.00/cwt150.00–150.002552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175174.71/cwt170.00–180.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180135.00/cwt135.00–135.002431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216194.48/cwt185.00–200.004204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223172.70/cwt170.00–176.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230161.45/cwt160.00–165.003713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271195.15/cwt186.00–199.005299
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273160.05/cwt155.00–166.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325184.03/cwt180.00–190.0059814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329172.59/cwt170.00–178.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367162.98/cwt158.00–166.0059811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380151.84/cwt150.00–156.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381170.87/cwt168.00–178.0065110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421155.34/cwt149.00–159.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421144.76/cwt142.00–148.006096
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423134.84/cwt132.00–138.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450134.00/cwt134.00–134.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468146.21/cwt142.00–150.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520124.54/cwt120.00–128.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523135.35/cwt132.00–139.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573139.48/cwt139.00–140.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573114.88/cwt112.00–118.006582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222210.26/cwt205.00–217.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3222180.32/cwt175.00–185.004003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2234198.93/cwt195.00–200.004654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275224.54/cwt220.00–232.006177
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277197.54/cwt195.00–200.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278210.87/cwt207.00–215.0058611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315210.76/cwt206.00–215.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320200.23/cwt197.00–204.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327219.10/cwt216.00–226.0071613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350186.00/cwt186.00–186.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377205.07/cwt202.00–212.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377197.47/cwt194.00–201.007447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420197.82/cwt193.00–203.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423176.84/cwt174.00–180.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470169.61/cwt168.00–172.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511166.44/cwt164.00–168.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550156.00/cwt156.00–156.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600158.00/cwt158.00–158.009481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570107.62/cwt105.00–109.001,69012
Bulls——1,693111.23/cwt110.00–113.001,8838
Bulls——1,721118.53/cwt116.00–123.002,04014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89765.30/cwt63.00–67.005866
Cows—Lean 85-90%95072.83/cwt68.00–77.0069220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09687.58/cwt86.00–90.0096018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13793.03/cwt91.00–95.001,05823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21498.70/cwt96.00–105.001,19813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422100.17/cwt96.00–104.001,4243

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.