Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-04-25

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 25
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
770 head
▲ 407 vs last sale 363▲ 249 vs year ago 521 · +47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 188▲ 241 vs year ago 92 · +262.0%
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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 $143.36/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$143.36
124 head · 383 lb average
Value per head Derived
$549
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1385152.6858853
Medium and Large 2390136.7853336
Medium and Large 3373136.0150835
One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about $80 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 sale124 hd
143.36
—
FL average9 barns · 610 hd
149.18
−5.82
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—Average1,600104.101,6658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33185.181,13413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15784.5997839
CowsLean 85-90%Low92161.0456260

Every lot

86 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223201.80/cwt200.00–204.004502
Steers—Medium and Large 2228180.02/cwt178.00–185.004104
Steers—Medium and Large 1254197.48/cwt196.00–198.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 3273176.92/cwt176.00–178.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 2280186.38/cwt184.00–192.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 3300171.00/cwt171.00–171.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 2323181.86/cwt180.00–184.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1331191.31/cwt188.00–196.006337
Steers—Medium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 2366173.02/cwt168.00–175.0063313
Steers—Medium and Large 1367182.37/cwt176.00–186.0066911
Steers—Medium and Large 2425161.38/cwt158.00–166.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 1434174.75/cwt174.00–178.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 3450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2465167.17/cwt164.00–169.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 1468175.62/cwt170.00–180.0082223
Steers—Medium and Large 3500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 1512172.47/cwt170.00–174.008838
Steers—Medium and Large 2523158.48/cwt158.00–159.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 2550159.00/cwt159.00–159.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1565170.19/cwt165.00–173.009623
Steers—Medium and Large 1600157.00/cwt157.00–157.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 3600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2623140.96/cwt140.00–142.008782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175155.23/cwt150.00–160.002724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2178137.32/cwt135.00–140.002442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3211133.55/cwt130.00–135.002824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215144.99/cwt138.00–150.003127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1234161.71/cwt160.00–168.003784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250142.00/cwt142.00–142.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250126.00/cwt126.00–126.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270155.66/cwt148.00–162.004208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322170.79/cwt166.00–175.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322159.48/cwt156.00–164.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333147.91/cwt146.00–152.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361149.73/cwt149.00–150.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367167.60/cwt166.00–169.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373144.02/cwt140.00–148.0053713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413155.75/cwt149.00–158.0064314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415129.64/cwt129.00–130.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426140.77/cwt138.00–144.006007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467154.36/cwt148.00–158.007216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477130.86/cwt128.00–136.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516133.74/cwt130.00–136.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518122.44/cwt120.00–124.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550119.00/cwt119.00–119.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564134.70/cwt132.00–136.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600102.00/cwt102.00–102.006121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215171.24/cwt170.00–172.003683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230176.45/cwt175.00–180.004063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240199.50/cwt199.00–205.0047912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255208.63/cwt197.00–210.0053219
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265173.89/cwt172.00–175.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273187.29/cwt185.00–190.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315191.27/cwt190.00–192.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323179.47/cwt179.00–180.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365173.28/cwt172.00–174.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374180.84/cwt176.00–186.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419150.59/cwt148.00–153.006316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426172.36/cwt168.00–178.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430166.31/cwt166.00–167.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3464156.15/cwt150.00–159.007257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473171.90/cwt170.00–174.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523143.91/cwt142.00–146.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623130.37/cwt127.00–134.008122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,4242
Bulls——1,663105.13/cwt104.00–108.001,7486
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84557.75/cwt56.00–60.0048836
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03565.98/cwt62.00–70.0068324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12984.97/cwt83.00–87.0095915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13879.67/cwt78.00–82.0090713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21689.90/cwt88.00–92.001,09311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29679.62/cwt79.00–80.001,0325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31891.28/cwt90.00–92.001,2034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38886.03/cwt85.00–87.001,1944

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.