Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-04-18

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 18
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 215 vs last sale 578▼ 304 vs year ago 667 · −45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 217▲ 92 vs year ago 96 · +95.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.75/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −30.11 against this barn's trailing median of $208.86.
Average price
$178.75
75 head · 376 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.33
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1388182.7470951
Medium and Large 2369170.5662917thin
Medium and Large 3306169.575197thin
One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $190 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 sale75 hd
178.75
—
FL average9 barns · 309 hd
153.42
+25.33
This barn, trailing median24 sales
208.86
−30.11
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

24 sales
252222191161median 208.8603/0204/2006/1508/3110/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $238.02, low $174.75, median $208.86 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,597117.321,87412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29789.681,1639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15086.5599539
CowsLean 85-90%Low91368.0562118

Every lot

70 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 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2223189.25/cwt187.00–192.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 3250174.00/cwt174.00–174.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1272201.12/cwt198.00–206.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 2272188.94/cwt188.00–190.005143
Steers—Medium and Large 3300168.00/cwt168.00–168.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1321192.12/cwt188.00–196.006178
Steers—Medium and Large 2323182.33/cwt180.00–185.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1369183.94/cwt179.00–188.0067914
Steers—Medium and Large 2373174.29/cwt171.00–178.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1427180.10/cwt176.00–186.007699
Steers—Medium and Large 3427159.96/cwt158.00–162.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 2430169.31/cwt169.00–170.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1473172.44/cwt168.00–178.008169
Steers—Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1523174.96/cwt174.00–176.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 2523159.35/cwt156.00–163.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1550173.00/cwt173.00–173.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 2550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223158.35/cwt157.00–160.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250136.00/cwt136.00–136.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269164.24/cwt158.00–170.0044214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277145.70/cwt142.00–152.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319170.07/cwt166.00–174.005436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323158.93/cwt158.00–160.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323147.86/cwt146.00–150.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364167.58/cwt162.00–170.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373153.76/cwt150.00–158.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380143.50/cwt140.00–148.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422157.23/cwt154.00–160.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468137.62/cwt136.00–139.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473124.29/cwt120.00–129.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481143.85/cwt140.00–150.006924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524134.35/cwt130.00–139.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577132.20/cwt129.00–138.007633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223185.60/cwt182.00–190.004142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223172.25/cwt170.00–175.003842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250174.00/cwt174.00–174.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268185.60/cwt180.00–190.004975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1281196.48/cwt192.00–206.005528
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300177.00/cwt177.00–177.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323180.40/cwt179.00–182.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328191.74/cwt188.00–198.006299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369184.65/cwt179.00–189.0068113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373170.47/cwt170.00–171.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373163.76/cwt160.00–168.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423180.67/cwt177.00–185.0076413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423167.89/cwt166.00–170.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476172.12/cwt169.00–178.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573147.36/cwt144.00–151.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623144.82/cwt140.00–150.009022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623133.41/cwt131.00–136.008312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5892
Bulls——1,593113.82/cwt112.00–116.001,8133
Bulls——1,631121.77/cwt117.00–125.001,9867
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86862.61/cwt61.00–65.005436
Cows—Lean 85-90%93570.77/cwt66.00–75.0066212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02681.78/cwt80.00–83.008398
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13082.00/cwt82.00–82.009271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17985.70/cwt84.00–88.001,01019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18791.07/cwt89.00–93.001,08112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27387.54/cwt87.00–88.001,1142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33391.67/cwt90.00–93.001,2226

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.