Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-09-19

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 19
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
973 head
▼ 263 vs last sale 1,236▼ 318 vs year ago 1,291 · −24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 245▼ 185 vs year ago 370 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $151.82/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$151.82
204 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449154.39694117
Medium and Large 2413148.9961666
Medium and Large 3344146.3650321
One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about $190 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 sale204 hd
151.82
—
FL average9 barns · 924 hd
150.57
+1.24
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—Low1,407107.661,5147thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33078.931,05015
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13576.7787235
CowsLean 85-90%Low97459.1957747

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3328191.05/cwt188.00–196.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 2331200.38/cwt199.00–204.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 3350174.00/cwt174.00–174.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1372193.25/cwt188.00–198.0071913
Steers—Medium and Large 2373181.70/cwt178.00–186.0067811
Steers—Medium and Large 3416165.88/cwt162.00–168.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1429183.65/cwt180.00–190.007889
Steers—Medium and Large 2433172.82/cwt170.00–178.0074810
Steers—Medium and Large 1473172.72/cwt168.00–178.008179
Steers—Medium and Large 2478161.34/cwt158.00–167.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 3515145.29/cwt144.00–146.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1519169.76/cwt165.00–173.0088113
Steers—Medium and Large 2519159.06/cwt156.00–162.008269
Steers—Medium and Large 1567167.64/cwt163.00–171.0095116
Steers—Medium and Large 2570155.53/cwt152.00–158.008875
Steers—Medium and Large 3578145.42/cwt143.00–150.008418
Steers—Medium and Large 2600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1622164.54/cwt159.00–169.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 3630142.22/cwt140.00–147.008963
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1219187.81/cwt185.00–190.004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2222165.86/cwt160.00–174.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268168.70/cwt160.00–174.004526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272183.23/cwt176.00–190.0049810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284151.76/cwt150.00–158.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321164.50/cwt160.00–168.005289
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326153.11/cwt150.00–158.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332172.44/cwt170.00–179.0057312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369144.71/cwt141.00–148.005347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372154.27/cwt150.00–158.005749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376163.00/cwt159.00–169.006139
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423132.42/cwt131.00–134.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424145.39/cwt142.00–149.0061610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435151.89/cwt150.00–160.0066121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460141.05/cwt138.00–142.0064912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482146.75/cwt144.00–154.0070722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517136.95/cwt132.00–139.0070813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529143.39/cwt140.00–150.0075920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572141.84/cwt138.00–146.0081110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573131.92/cwt130.00–134.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617137.72/cwt134.00–140.008509
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215215.06/cwt207.00–220.004623
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230181.45/cwt180.00–185.004173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2271207.16/cwt200.00–212.0056111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277188.36/cwt185.00–195.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278221.46/cwt215.00–230.006169
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316213.44/cwt208.00–217.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321200.63/cwt198.00–205.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332190.25/cwt188.00–196.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350176.00/cwt176.00–176.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376191.57/cwt188.00–196.007207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386179.24/cwt178.00–184.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420164.97/cwt160.00–169.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424174.13/cwt170.00–179.007387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430181.86/cwt180.00–186.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450149.00/cwt149.00–149.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473170.44/cwt168.00–174.008066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483160.88/cwt158.00–167.007777
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525154.41/cwt149.00–159.0081110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530142.52/cwt140.00–148.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550127.00/cwt127.00–127.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572151.74/cwt149.00–156.008685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572140.22/cwt136.00–145.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623141.89/cwt139.00–145.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625128.91/cwt126.00–133.008063
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,213103.47/cwt103.00–104.001,2552
Bulls——1,484109.33/cwt107.00–111.001,6225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95155.11/cwt53.00–57.0052418
Cows—Lean 85-90%98961.73/cwt58.00–67.0061129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05772.85/cwt70.00–74.0077013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10276.86/cwt75.00–79.0084712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27781.76/cwt80.00–84.001,04410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28071.45/cwt71.00–72.009152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31178.16/cwt76.00–79.001,0256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36081.73/cwt80.00–84.001,1127

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.