Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-08-22

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,246 head
▲ 287 vs last sale 959▼ 1 vs year ago 1,247 · −0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 335▼ 126 vs year ago 357 · −35.3%
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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 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.43/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$163.43
257 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.40
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530166.96886125
Medium and Large 2510160.3281887
Medium and Large 3455159.6372745
One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $158 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 sale257 hd
163.43
—
FL average9 barns · 1,253 hd
168.83
−5.40
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—High1,837115.332,1183thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32579.491,05414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20778.3994643
CowsLean 85-90%Average99665.3965142

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2250207.00/cwt207.00–207.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 3250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 3322185.58/cwt184.00–188.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 2330192.42/cwt190.00–198.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1331205.09/cwt200.00–212.006796
Steers—Medium and Large 1372199.48/cwt194.00–203.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 2373187.88/cwt186.00–190.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 3375177.55/cwt174.00–182.006667
Steers—Medium and Large 1421185.35/cwt181.00–190.0078016
Steers—Medium and Large 3424163.47/cwt160.00–168.006939
Steers—Medium and Large 2426174.04/cwt170.00–179.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 1471175.15/cwt170.00–180.0082513
Steers—Medium and Large 3473154.99/cwt150.00–159.0073310
Steers—Medium and Large 2474164.33/cwt160.00–168.0077923
Steers—Medium and Large 2522159.00/cwt154.00–163.0083027
Steers—Medium and Large 3528148.23/cwt145.00–153.0078313
Steers—Medium and Large 1534166.37/cwt164.00–174.0088834
Steers—Medium and Large 2574151.57/cwt148.00–156.008707
Steers—Medium and Large 1581161.06/cwt159.00–168.0093624
Steers—Medium and Large 3623127.86/cwt124.00–132.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1629147.46/cwt144.00–154.0092829
Steers—Medium and Large 2631139.66/cwt138.00–142.0088116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223152.25/cwt150.00–155.003402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1231167.93/cwt165.00–180.003889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269165.34/cwt158.00–170.0044511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273182.00/cwt174.00–186.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3281151.74/cwt148.00–155.004266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326172.20/cwt168.00–178.005618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326162.00/cwt158.00–167.005286
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328151.05/cwt148.00–156.004957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373152.22/cwt149.00–155.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376162.66/cwt158.00–168.006129
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378140.56/cwt138.00–146.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426140.87/cwt136.00–145.0060018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432148.79/cwt146.00–156.0064318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473144.58/cwt140.00–150.0068430
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473125.90/cwt124.00–128.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478133.15/cwt130.00–138.0063613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509132.96/cwt126.00–135.0067718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519141.77/cwt136.00–146.0073615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529121.96/cwt120.00–124.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566116.89/cwt112.00–120.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571123.96/cwt122.00–126.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573136.56/cwt131.00–141.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623121.71/cwt120.00–124.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629115.70/cwt112.00–118.007284
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230181.45/cwt180.00–185.004173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1232213.75/cwt210.00–220.004965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273197.29/cwt195.00–200.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276217.11/cwt212.00–225.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280184.98/cwt182.00–192.005183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326192.95/cwt190.00–198.006297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327203.74/cwt200.00–210.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329181.88/cwt180.00–185.005987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370198.34/cwt196.00–200.007345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370177.84/cwt174.00–182.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374187.87/cwt185.00–192.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420178.21/cwt175.00–182.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427166.73/cwt162.00–171.007126
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430160.31/cwt160.00–161.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477159.29/cwt157.00–166.007605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480150.53/cwt148.00–155.007235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513144.14/cwt141.00–146.007395
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515133.18/cwt128.00–136.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524150.89/cwt148.00–157.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574145.05/cwt140.00–149.008337
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9781
Bulls——1,860110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0461
Bulls——1,930121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92759.61/cwt57.00–61.0055310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01767.19/cwt62.00–71.0068332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17178.86/cwt77.00–81.0092316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19774.69/cwt72.00–76.0089417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28383.94/cwt82.00–86.001,07710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28683.41/cwt82.00–86.001,0735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33474.88/cwt73.00–76.009994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35879.27/cwt77.00–81.001,0765

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.