Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-08-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 15
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
959 head
▼ 310 vs last sale 1,269▼ 147 vs year ago 1,106 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 218▼ 99 vs year ago 434 · −22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher 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 $142.50/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$142.50
231 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.12
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431149.40644112
Medium and Large 2446137.3461382
Medium and Large 3400133.0753237
One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $112 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 sale231 hd
142.50
—
FL average9 barns · 1,148 hd
143.63
−1.12
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—High1,665105.161,7516thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29186.271,11317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13877.9888791
CowsLean 85-90%Average93863.4459563

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250176.00/cwt176.00–176.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2273189.29/cwt187.00–192.005172
Steers—Medium and Large 1274203.69/cwt197.00–210.005584
Steers—Medium and Large 3300178.00/cwt178.00–178.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1323193.51/cwt190.00–197.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 2323186.91/cwt185.00–189.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 2371183.28/cwt179.00–188.006807
Steers—Medium and Large 1373194.29/cwt191.00–198.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 3376173.28/cwt170.00–177.006527
Steers—Medium and Large 1426182.58/cwt178.00–188.0077810
Steers—Medium and Large 2428170.98/cwt168.00–177.007327
Steers—Medium and Large 3428160.57/cwt158.00–166.0068711
Steers—Medium and Large 2469165.67/cwt161.00–170.0077724
Steers—Medium and Large 3472159.19/cwt158.00–160.007519
Steers—Medium and Large 1474175.88/cwt172.00–181.008347
Steers—Medium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1522161.10/cwt156.00–166.0084130
Steers—Medium and Large 2524151.16/cwt146.00–155.007929
Steers—Medium and Large 2572153.85/cwt150.00–157.0088012
Steers—Medium and Large 1580161.17/cwt158.00–168.0093513
Steers—Medium and Large 3587141.18/cwt140.00–146.0082913
Steers—Medium and Large 1615157.55/cwt151.00–160.009698
Steers—Medium and Large 3632134.70/cwt131.00–140.0085111
Steers—Medium and Large 2633142.44/cwt141.00–149.0090212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220168.51/cwt165.00–175.003714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223150.90/cwt150.00–152.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266157.61/cwt150.00–164.004197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270173.45/cwt165.00–180.0046818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271142.29/cwt138.00–148.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3311147.83/cwt142.00–150.004606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319166.85/cwt162.00–171.0053210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320157.09/cwt154.00–160.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368163.06/cwt158.00–167.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369141.96/cwt138.00–146.005248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376151.41/cwt148.00–156.0056910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424130.04/cwt127.00–134.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425150.14/cwt146.00–156.0063817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426139.88/cwt136.00–145.0059618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469131.61/cwt126.00–135.0061717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476120.69/cwt119.00–124.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477139.43/cwt136.00–146.0066516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519135.11/cwt130.00–139.0070127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521123.91/cwt120.00–128.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523113.83/cwt110.00–118.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566135.26/cwt129.00–138.0076612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579121.75/cwt118.00–126.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618132.89/cwt128.00–136.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623110.45/cwt109.00–112.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626120.04/cwt116.00–125.007519
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223218.05/cwt210.00–225.004864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223183.15/cwt180.00–187.004082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1261199.15/cwt197.00–200.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268174.21/cwt172.00–176.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274186.36/cwt184.00–190.005114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315198.17/cwt195.00–200.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318174.46/cwt170.00–178.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327183.13/cwt180.00–188.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365195.85/cwt190.00–199.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374182.06/cwt179.00–186.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377171.58/cwt170.00–174.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429173.15/cwt170.00–180.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433165.72/cwt164.00–169.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469160.80/cwt157.00–164.007548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480148.31/cwt148.00–149.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518147.59/cwt145.00–150.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524156.38/cwt152.00–162.008199
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,522106.28/cwt104.00–108.001,6183
Bulls——1,64399.55/cwt99.00–100.001,6362
Bulls——2,140113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88759.49/cwt57.00–61.0052829
Cows—Lean 85-90%98266.80/cwt62.00–71.0065634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10378.84/cwt77.00–81.0087030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12774.73/cwt72.00–76.0084241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21283.37/cwt82.00–86.001,01020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28689.01/cwt87.00–91.001,1459
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29183.78/cwt83.00–86.001,0827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0511

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.