Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-08-01

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 1
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 896▼ 47 vs year ago 1,098 · −4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 276▼ 85 vs year ago 365 · −23.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.50/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$146.50
256 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442152.65675136
Medium and Large 2415143.8359775
Medium and Large 3432132.3557145
One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $103 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 sale256 hd
146.50
—
FL average9 barns · 913 hd
146.32
+0.18
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—Average1,738109.001,8944thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26371.2189920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13869.2378881
CowsLean 85-90%Average94955.2052477

Every lot

85 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 2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
Steers—Medium and Large 1232178.32/cwt175.00–182.004145
Steers—Medium and Large 1270193.94/cwt186.00–199.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 2276176.42/cwt170.00–184.004879
Steers—Medium and Large 3300166.00/cwt166.00–166.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 2315169.27/cwt168.00–170.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1322183.48/cwt178.00–188.005918
Steers—Medium and Large 1369177.57/cwt172.00–182.006557
Steers—Medium and Large 2374165.36/cwt162.00–170.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 3380160.31/cwt160.00–161.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1424176.94/cwt175.00–180.007506
Steers—Medium and Large 3427154.87/cwt152.00–159.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 2428162.27/cwt160.00–165.006956
Steers—Medium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 1477164.02/cwt160.00–170.0078215
Steers—Medium and Large 2478153.39/cwt150.00–159.007338
Steers—Medium and Large 1514163.72/cwt157.00–167.0084222
Steers—Medium and Large 3523138.96/cwt138.00–140.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1569160.68/cwt156.00–165.0091426
Steers—Medium and Large 2573151.44/cwt150.00–153.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 3579140.72/cwt140.00–142.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 2616141.69/cwt139.00–146.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 3623133.93/cwt132.00–136.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1636150.60/cwt149.00–159.0095820
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200156.00/cwt156.00–156.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220164.54/cwt158.00–170.003629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223178.22/cwt172.00–187.003975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274164.26/cwt160.00–168.004508
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280149.30/cwt149.00–150.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283173.39/cwt170.00–184.0049113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315170.20/cwt164.00–174.0053616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315148.06/cwt144.00–150.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323159.06/cwt156.00–162.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376134.33/cwt130.00–138.005058
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379143.24/cwt140.00–148.0054316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381151.90/cwt150.00–156.0057914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420138.90/cwt136.00–142.005836
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422129.50/cwt126.00–134.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431148.76/cwt146.00–156.0064112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467151.03/cwt145.00–155.0070523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471129.58/cwt126.00–133.0061011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476139.04/cwt136.00–143.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512137.73/cwt132.00–140.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515147.90/cwt143.00–151.0076227
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521126.34/cwt122.00–130.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566117.40/cwt112.00–120.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568137.30/cwt132.00–141.0078020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574126.32/cwt124.00–129.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622118.82/cwt114.00–122.007398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627127.91/cwt124.00–134.008026
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165150.00/cwt150.00–150.002481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2178162.25/cwt160.00–165.002892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180180.81/cwt178.00–185.003253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220184.66/cwt180.00–190.004063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2222168.39/cwt164.00–172.003743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266178.43/cwt170.00–182.0047510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271193.66/cwt186.00–200.005259
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323180.62/cwt178.00–184.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326171.50/cwt168.00–176.005596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332161.89/cwt160.00–166.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364168.40/cwt165.00–170.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370176.09/cwt172.00–179.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415154.64/cwt154.00–155.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423164.58/cwt160.00–169.006969
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465142.94/cwt141.00–144.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471160.63/cwt156.00–165.007577
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473147.38/cwt145.00–150.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523152.44/cwt151.00–154.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561150.89/cwt144.00–153.008467
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6011
Bulls——1,660107.50/cwt107.00–108.001,7852
Bulls——2,105116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,4421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90049.09/cwt47.00–51.0044215
Cows—Lean 85-90%96156.68/cwt52.00–61.0054562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12366.14/cwt64.00–68.0074342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14370.98/cwt69.00–73.0081125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17475.35/cwt74.00–78.0088514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24365.48/cwt65.00–66.008142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26270.30/cwt68.00–72.0088711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26974.27/cwt73.00–77.009427

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.