Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-05-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 23
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 671▲ 46 vs year ago 780 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 251▼ 138 vs year ago 283 · −48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.56/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$138.56
129 head · 372 lb average
Value per head Derived
$515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.37
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1365150.5754944
Medium and Large 2373135.6950649
Medium and Large 3377127.8048236
One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $67 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 sale129 hd
138.56
—
FL average9 barns · 587 hd
146.93
−8.37
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—High1,711104.461,7875thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25581.731,0256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16678.7691922
CowsLean 85-90%Low92662.4557827

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 1263184.39/cwt176.00–189.004858
Steers—Medium and Large 2278165.41/cwt160.00–172.004606
Steers—Medium and Large 2319174.28/cwt170.00–178.005568
Steers—Medium and Large 1320183.22/cwt180.00–186.005865
Steers—Medium and Large 3323164.79/cwt162.00–168.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 3373159.47/cwt159.00–160.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1374178.16/cwt174.00–182.006667
Steers—Medium and Large 2376166.56/cwt164.00–170.006266
Steers—Medium and Large 2419164.28/cwt159.00–168.0068816
Steers—Medium and Large 1426173.31/cwt169.00–179.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 3428152.87/cwt150.00–158.006548
Steers—Medium and Large 3473148.95/cwt148.00–150.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 1474169.76/cwt167.00–174.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 2480155.25/cwt154.00–158.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1512166.47/cwt159.00–169.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 3515145.18/cwt140.00–148.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 2568151.62/cwt150.00–154.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 3573140.96/cwt140.00–142.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1574159.41/cwt156.00–164.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 2600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 3600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1623153.86/cwt150.00–158.009592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3228131.58/cwt130.00–135.003004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2234141.07/cwt140.00–145.003304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1236157.54/cwt155.00–170.003725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268154.49/cwt145.00–160.004149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271136.10/cwt130.00–140.0036912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273122.29/cwt120.00–125.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3311133.20/cwt128.00–135.004149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319141.73/cwt136.00–145.004528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322150.43/cwt146.00–156.004847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373150.87/cwt148.00–154.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382161.57/cwt160.00–166.006177
Heifers—Medium and Large 3389138.84/cwt138.00–144.0054011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426148.35/cwt144.00–154.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429137.03/cwt134.00–142.005887
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465135.87/cwt132.00–138.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471144.87/cwt140.00–149.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519129.88/cwt124.00–134.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524117.97/cwt116.00–120.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573113.84/cwt110.00–118.006524
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218196.25/cwt188.00–202.004284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269181.71/cwt175.00–187.004896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323187.86/cwt186.00–190.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325161.91/cwt160.00–164.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328174.58/cwt172.00–178.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372155.49/cwt152.00–160.005785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373175.84/cwt172.00–180.006567
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416155.39/cwt152.00–158.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419165.10/cwt160.00–168.0069212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427173.02/cwt169.00–178.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466165.71/cwt164.00–167.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470147.27/cwt145.00–149.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476156.57/cwt154.00–159.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526156.72/cwt156.00–158.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1541159.25/cwt159.00–162.0086211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623149.48/cwt149.00–150.009312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5601
Bulls——1,570111.05/cwt107.00–114.001,7432
Bulls——1,93599.60/cwt99.00–100.001,9272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92464.96/cwt60.00–69.0060018
Cows—Lean 85-90%93157.43/cwt56.00–59.005359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13679.31/cwt78.00–81.009017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15875.43/cwt74.00–76.0087310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20284.69/cwt83.00–87.001,0183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22684.64/cwt83.00–87.001,0385
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30778.76/cwt78.00–80.001,0293

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.