Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-05-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 462▲ 123 vs year ago 375 · +32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 174▲ 38 vs year ago 139 · +27.3%
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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 $151.35/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$151.35
127 head · 358 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.81
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1382156.7159853
Medium and Large 2348150.0652342
Medium and Large 3330144.1647632
One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $122 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 sale127 hd
151.35
—
FL average9 barns · 727 hd
150.54
+0.81
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—Low1,443102.441,4783thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39480.691,12517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16578.7891870
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00163.5463619

Every lot

74 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 1200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 3223167.25/cwt165.00–170.003732
Steers—Medium and Large 3250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 2266188.17/cwt180.00–192.005014
Steers—Medium and Large 1273200.76/cwt195.00–208.005489
Steers—Medium and Large 2320191.32/cwt189.00–194.006125
Steers—Medium and Large 1332198.59/cwt196.00–206.0065916
Steers—Medium and Large 3334178.45/cwt178.00–180.005964
Steers—Medium and Large 2350182.00/cwt182.00–182.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1373187.98/cwt184.00–194.007017
Steers—Medium and Large 3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2430168.48/cwt166.00–174.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1436178.65/cwt178.00–182.0077910
Steers—Medium and Large 2450167.00/cwt167.00–167.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 3450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1470178.74/cwt176.00–182.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 3500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1523173.91/cwt172.00–176.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1561172.69/cwt168.00–174.009698
Steers—Medium and Large 1600166.00/cwt166.00–166.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 3600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170160.00/cwt160.00–160.002722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3170155.00/cwt155.00–155.002641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175183.30/cwt180.00–187.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3218136.56/cwt135.00–138.002983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1232163.56/cwt160.00–175.003795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233149.50/cwt145.00–158.003485
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268144.16/cwt140.00–148.003866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270173.41/cwt166.00–180.0046815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271156.60/cwt150.00–162.004248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323172.46/cwt168.00–178.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323161.45/cwt158.00–166.005218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331150.45/cwt148.00–156.0049810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350171.00/cwt171.00–171.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361148.29/cwt144.00–150.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363157.31/cwt151.00–160.005717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425135.52/cwt132.00–139.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427158.55/cwt156.00–162.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434145.23/cwt145.00–146.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477148.17/cwt145.00–154.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477137.54/cwt135.00–142.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520135.94/cwt134.00–138.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528121.44/cwt120.00–124.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571126.26/cwt122.00–130.007216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618118.56/cwt113.00–122.007336
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225201.28/cwt197.00–208.004533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250188.00/cwt188.00–188.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1266197.81/cwt194.00–200.005265
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325200.44/cwt196.00–206.006517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325191.20/cwt188.00–194.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373185.88/cwt184.00–188.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373178.82/cwt176.00–182.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415173.29/cwt172.00–174.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423182.37/cwt180.00–185.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450169.00/cwt169.00–169.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468175.29/cwt173.00–177.008206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519168.96/cwt167.00–170.008774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573147.48/cwt147.00–148.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577166.88/cwt164.00–172.009633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,443102.44/cwt100.00–104.001,4783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99766.49/cwt62.00–70.0066312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00858.47/cwt56.00–60.005897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09274.25/cwt72.00–76.0081120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17778.93/cwt77.00–81.0092933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22983.81/cwt82.00–86.001,03017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23074.00/cwt74.00–74.009101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36282.92/cwt81.00–85.001,1299
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45978.77/cwt77.00–80.001,1497

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.