Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-03-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 28
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
▲ 379 vs last sale 410▲ 189 vs year ago 600 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 226▲ 126 vs year ago 127 · +99.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $152.11/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$152.11
164 head · 354 lb average
Value per head Derived
$538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.44
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1386161.7762557
Medium and Large 2343154.4952942
Medium and Large 3332142.1047265
One grade step is worth $19.68/cwt here — about $152 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 sale164 hd
152.11
—
FL average9 barns · 543 hd
152.55
−0.44
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—High1,418110.981,57414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,25197.941,22514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15693.431,080111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01174.1374921

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1218198.74/cwt195.00–202.004333
Steers—Medium and Large 3250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Steers—Medium and Large 2273202.75/cwt200.00–206.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1323222.79/cwt220.00–226.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2323214.33/cwt212.00–217.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 3324201.56/cwt198.00–206.006537
Steers—Medium and Large 3350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2363192.29/cwt188.00–194.006985
Steers—Medium and Large 1373203.23/cwt199.00–208.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1400188.00/cwt188.00–188.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2417180.55/cwt179.00–182.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1469176.37/cwt170.00–180.008278
Steers—Medium and Large 2500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1524169.07/cwt166.00–174.008866
Steers—Medium and Large 3527152.26/cwt150.00–155.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 2570152.24/cwt149.00–156.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1575165.37/cwt163.00–169.009517
Steers—Medium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 3600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175196.71/cwt192.00–202.003442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3175162.24/cwt160.00–165.002843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2176180.24/cwt172.00–185.003174
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200150.00/cwt150.00–150.0030016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223186.74/cwt180.00–195.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223168.35/cwt167.00–170.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3259147.63/cwt140.00–150.0038210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275157.85/cwt154.00–164.0043410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279171.73/cwt168.00–182.0047910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315151.27/cwt150.00–152.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323167.78/cwt166.00–170.005428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326159.16/cwt156.00–164.005198
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369143.62/cwt140.00–146.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374153.85/cwt150.00–158.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379163.17/cwt160.00–170.0061810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421132.64/cwt128.00–136.0055814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424141.57/cwt138.00–146.006007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429151.28/cwt148.00–158.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471151.78/cwt148.00–156.0071510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475138.34/cwt137.00–140.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479130.95/cwt129.00–134.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515150.62/cwt145.00–154.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523140.44/cwt139.00–142.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530124.94/cwt124.00–127.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568145.92/cwt142.00–149.008294
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215173.10/cwt170.00–175.003723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233184.12/cwt180.00–192.004299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1236201.69/cwt200.00–210.004765
Bulls—Medium and Large 3266190.08/cwt185.00–195.0050611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272203.11/cwt197.00–210.005528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282215.78/cwt212.00–227.006089
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316211.86/cwt208.00–216.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320203.71/cwt200.00–206.006525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322221.53/cwt218.00–228.007136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369203.32/cwt198.00–206.0075010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374181.13/cwt178.00–185.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377190.23/cwt188.00–194.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413192.11/cwt190.00–193.0079312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415169.29/cwt168.00–170.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422179.20/cwt176.00–182.007567
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468176.53/cwt172.00–180.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473166.43/cwt165.00–168.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532168.68/cwt166.00–176.008975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572163.93/cwt160.00–168.009386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623162.96/cwt162.00–164.001,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270104.88/cwt102.00–106.001,3324
Bulls——1,468108.34/cwt108.00–109.001,5903
Bulls——1,481115.60/cwt112.00–120.001,7127
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00276.09/cwt71.00–80.0076216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03967.85/cwt66.00–70.007055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14593.89/cwt92.00–97.001,07543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15289.34/cwt87.00–91.001,02946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187101.08/cwt97.00–105.001,20022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23294.67/cwt92.00–96.001,1666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255102.17/cwt99.00–105.001,2827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1701

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.