Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-04-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 639▲ 28 vs year ago 550 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 385▲ 119 vs year ago 98 · +121.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $149.64/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$149.64
94 head · 342 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.11
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1353160.7356736
Medium and Large 2327147.5348231
Medium and Large 3344137.2847227
One grade step is worth $23.45/cwt here — about $95 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 sale94 hd
149.64
—
FL average8 barns · 697 hd
155.75
−6.11
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—Low1,465103.501,5166thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26881.881,03814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12481.2091363
CowsLean 85-90%Low91661.1756147

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200208.00/cwt208.00–208.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 3223175.90/cwt175.00–177.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 2271196.47/cwt190.00–204.005327
Steers—Medium and Large 1273211.25/cwt205.00–220.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 2317198.63/cwt194.00–202.006306
Steers—Medium and Large 3323186.40/cwt185.00–188.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1325207.56/cwt204.00–214.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 3350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 2365182.56/cwt180.00–184.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1373190.57/cwt186.00–195.0071112
Steers—Medium and Large 2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 3400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1420183.74/cwt178.00–188.0077212
Steers—Medium and Large 1472174.48/cwt171.00–179.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 3473150.95/cwt150.00–152.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 2500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1527173.75/cwt172.00–176.009165
Steers—Medium and Large 2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 3550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1573153.84/cwt150.00–158.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 3600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1623146.96/cwt146.00–148.009162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226138.94/cwt135.00–145.003147
Heifers—Medium and Large 3234126.26/cwt125.00–130.002955
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269139.92/cwt138.00–142.003764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271150.13/cwt149.00–152.004076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272167.95/cwt164.00–178.004576
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324142.23/cwt138.00–146.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332160.63/cwt158.00–168.0053313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332150.07/cwt148.00–155.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368166.49/cwt162.00–170.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377142.97/cwt140.00–148.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383152.12/cwt150.00–158.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420150.25/cwt148.00–153.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421162.03/cwt158.00–166.006826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423139.93/cwt138.00–142.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473140.95/cwt140.00–142.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480132.50/cwt130.00–138.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520152.18/cwt149.00–155.007914
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218184.59/cwt180.00–190.004025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3221170.44/cwt165.00–175.003778
Bulls—Medium and Large 3261184.15/cwt182.00–185.004814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269195.77/cwt190.00–200.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280207.68/cwt205.00–214.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323208.93/cwt208.00–210.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323195.86/cwt194.00–198.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330185.21/cwt184.00–188.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350172.00/cwt172.00–172.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373181.88/cwt180.00–184.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377189.78/cwt186.00–196.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429171.04/cwt168.00–176.007346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468164.51/cwt160.00–168.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473170.48/cwt170.00–171.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473152.95/cwt152.00–154.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528158.86/cwt156.00–164.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571156.13/cwt151.00–159.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573143.32/cwt139.00–148.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623150.98/cwt150.00–152.009413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623143.34/cwt139.00–148.008934
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42798.92/cwt96.00–100.001,4123
Bulls——1,503108.07/cwt106.00–110.001,6243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89257.48/cwt56.00–60.0051327
Cows—Lean 85-90%94966.16/cwt62.00–70.0062820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06578.07/cwt76.00–80.0083125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13282.33/cwt81.00–85.0093231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19082.61/cwt82.00–83.009835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25676.76/cwt76.00–78.009645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29987.38/cwt86.00–90.001,1357
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38087.36/cwt86.00–90.001,2064

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.