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

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 8
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,269 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 1,051▲ 218 vs year ago 1,051 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 280▼ 35 vs year ago 253 · −13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher 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 $163.52/cwt on 319 head.
Average price
$163.52
319 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.31
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510166.85850162
Medium and Large 2442164.15725105
Medium and Large 3457151.9069452
One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $156 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 sale319 hd
163.52
—
FL average9 barns · 1,083 hd
163.21
+0.31
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—Average1,325110.001,4581thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25383.411,0452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06778.7084050
CowsLean 85-90%Low89158.6952334

Every lot

76 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 2215176.20/cwt170.00–180.003793
Steers—Medium and Large 1250199.00/cwt199.00–199.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 2274187.00/cwt182.00–192.005124
Steers—Medium and Large 3286171.75/cwt170.00–180.004915
Steers—Medium and Large 3322164.05/cwt160.00–168.005288
Steers—Medium and Large 2326173.74/cwt170.00–178.0056616
Steers—Medium and Large 1328184.26/cwt180.00–190.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 2372169.78/cwt168.00–174.006327
Steers—Medium and Large 3372163.21/cwt160.00–166.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 1374183.10/cwt178.00–188.0068515
Steers—Medium and Large 3400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006326
Steers—Medium and Large 2424167.51/cwt163.00–172.0071015
Steers—Medium and Large 1429176.01/cwt173.00–183.0075524
Steers—Medium and Large 2466162.29/cwt158.00–165.0075629
Steers—Medium and Large 3470150.94/cwt148.00–154.0070912
Steers—Medium and Large 1476169.28/cwt166.00–176.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 2519156.22/cwt152.00–159.0081117
Steers—Medium and Large 3521145.10/cwt141.00–149.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1533162.33/cwt160.00–170.0086528
Steers—Medium and Large 3550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2573152.28/cwt148.00–156.0087312
Steers—Medium and Large 1582159.99/cwt157.00–167.0093163
Steers—Medium and Large 2623144.34/cwt140.00–149.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1626154.40/cwt150.00–160.0096712
Steers—Medium and Large 3629133.10/cwt130.00–139.0083711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1181207.51/cwt200.00–215.003765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2216147.39/cwt144.00–150.003187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1229160.77/cwt155.00–170.003686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263149.21/cwt140.00–152.003927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273158.95/cwt155.00–168.0043410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310147.00/cwt144.00–148.0045611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324164.61/cwt160.00–170.0053316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328153.89/cwt150.00–159.0050521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368148.97/cwt145.00–152.0054813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368139.35/cwt136.00–142.0051312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377157.45/cwt154.00–164.0059412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423140.70/cwt136.00–145.0059525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423132.68/cwt129.00–134.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428150.18/cwt146.00–156.0064310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466133.67/cwt130.00–136.0062321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477141.35/cwt137.00–147.0067440
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518129.16/cwt124.00–132.0066920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533135.42/cwt133.00–143.0072219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550123.00/cwt123.00–123.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570131.45/cwt125.00–135.0074925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620115.10/cwt111.00–119.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630123.47/cwt121.00–131.007789
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215194.30/cwt185.00–200.004183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265207.73/cwt200.00–212.005505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273187.96/cwt182.00–195.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3288172.82/cwt170.00–180.004986
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300168.00/cwt168.00–168.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316187.03/cwt182.00–190.0059111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325173.84/cwt170.00–178.0056511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375181.01/cwt178.00–185.006799
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376159.42/cwt158.00–162.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408168.01/cwt164.00–169.0068511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422177.21/cwt174.00–181.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423159.89/cwt158.00–162.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473151.33/cwt148.00–155.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479168.87/cwt166.00–176.008095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486160.74/cwt160.00–164.007815
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,325110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87554.85/cwt53.00–56.0048012
Cows—Lean 85-90%89960.79/cwt57.00–66.0054722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00274.01/cwt72.00–75.007427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06977.80/cwt76.00–80.0083230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09983.29/cwt81.00–85.0091513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25383.41/cwt82.00–85.001,0452
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2797106.75/cwt104.00–110.008513

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.