Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-07-18

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 18
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
792 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 819▼ 286 vs year ago 1,078 · −26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 174▼ 7 vs year ago 225 · −3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.62/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$165.62
187 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.97
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455170.79777109
Medium and Large 2460159.8373657
Medium and Large 3426154.5065721
One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $120 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 sale187 hd
165.62
—
FL average9 barns · 912 hd
162.65
+2.97
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—Average1,708103.691,7719thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26075.8695615
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11570.2878483
CowsLean 85-90%Average88854.2348237

Every lot

80 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2266168.52/cwt164.00–172.004484
Steers—Medium and Large 1278181.61/cwt180.00–185.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 2323170.93/cwt170.00–172.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 3323162.33/cwt160.00–165.005244
Steers—Medium and Large 1324182.72/cwt179.00–188.005928
Steers—Medium and Large 3359167.12/cwt164.00–168.006005
Steers—Medium and Large 2373174.01/cwt170.00–177.0064910
Steers—Medium and Large 1376182.91/cwt179.00–189.0068819
Steers—Medium and Large 2420167.73/cwt164.00–170.0070414
Steers—Medium and Large 1425175.76/cwt171.00–181.0074721
Steers—Medium and Large 3426156.19/cwt155.00–158.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 1472166.08/cwt162.00–172.0078413
Steers—Medium and Large 2474157.81/cwt154.00–161.007489
Steers—Medium and Large 3475149.46/cwt148.00–151.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 3500143.00/cwt143.00–143.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1513164.91/cwt158.00–167.0084628
Steers—Medium and Large 2531151.16/cwt148.00–155.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1568154.68/cwt148.00–158.008798
Steers—Medium and Large 3573130.96/cwt130.00–132.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 2576141.66/cwt139.00–145.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 1600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009368
Steers—Medium and Large 3600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2623141.45/cwt140.00–143.0088110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200125.00/cwt125.00–125.002502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223151.21/cwt150.00–154.003376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225139.52/cwt135.00–145.003147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273162.31/cwt156.00–167.004438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273143.38/cwt138.00–150.0039111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274129.12/cwt125.00–135.003548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323154.55/cwt150.00–159.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324165.69/cwt162.00–170.005377
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325145.89/cwt144.00–148.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370143.29/cwt140.00–146.005307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374162.93/cwt158.00–168.006097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377151.52/cwt148.00–156.005719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425150.69/cwt146.00–156.0064031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.18/cwt126.00–135.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432138.42/cwt136.00–144.0059810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473118.95/cwt118.00–120.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475128.02/cwt124.00–132.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479138.01/cwt135.00–144.0066110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531132.07/cwt129.00–139.0070112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538123.70/cwt123.00–128.006668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569130.14/cwt128.00–132.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573114.88/cwt112.00–118.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 360095.00/cwt95.00–95.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615107.60/cwt105.00–109.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623114.82/cwt110.00–120.007152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200167.00/cwt167.00–167.003341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223202.25/cwt200.00–205.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274184.15/cwt177.00–190.005055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277165.49/cwt160.00–172.004585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300176.00/cwt176.00–176.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317183.74/cwt178.00–188.0058211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350166.00/cwt166.00–166.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369174.50/cwt169.00–178.006448
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374180.75/cwt179.00–186.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418167.40/cwt164.00–170.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424175.78/cwt173.00–180.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467156.27/cwt152.00–160.007308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468167.44/cwt162.00–171.0078416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523152.31/cwt149.00–159.007978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572149.23/cwt145.00–153.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008948
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627122.89/cwt120.00–128.007713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560100.77/cwt99.00–102.001,5724
Bulls——1,826106.02/cwt105.00–107.001,9365
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83249.28/cwt48.00–52.0041018
Cows—Lean 85-90%94158.92/cwt53.00–62.0055419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09470.33/cwt68.00–72.0076932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09965.28/cwt64.00–67.0071724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15574.66/cwt73.00–77.0086227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19368.00/cwt68.00–68.008112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26178.64/cwt77.00–81.009929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29373.55/cwt72.00–74.009514

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.