Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-10-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 10
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
963 head
▼ 417 vs last sale 1,380▼ 28 vs year ago 991 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
342 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 285▲ 212 vs year ago 130 · +163.1%
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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 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.94/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$128.94
181 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.31
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470133.1762682
Medium and Large 2448125.6256371
Medium and Large 3374124.9946728
One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about $159 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 sale181 hd
128.94
—
FL average9 barns · 986 hd
138.25
−9.31
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—Average1,569105.041,64810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25480.801,01313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18073.5186773
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00658.8859272

Every lot

75 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 2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1272182.07/cwt175.00–190.004955
Steers—Medium and Large 2300168.00/cwt168.00–168.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1325174.53/cwt170.00–180.005677
Steers—Medium and Large 1371165.79/cwt160.00–170.0061512
Steers—Medium and Large 2372154.17/cwt150.00–158.005743
Steers—Medium and Large 3373142.82/cwt140.00–146.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 2411150.76/cwt148.00–154.0062012
Steers—Medium and Large 1424160.41/cwt156.00–166.006809
Steers—Medium and Large 3430140.62/cwt140.00–142.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1464165.94/cwt163.00–168.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 2470152.39/cwt148.00–156.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 3473138.95/cwt138.00–140.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 1522158.94/cwt154.00–164.0083015
Steers—Medium and Large 2523148.87/cwt146.00–152.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 3523136.87/cwt134.00–140.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 3565137.95/cwt136.00–139.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1573158.96/cwt158.00–160.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 2575144.16/cwt140.00–148.008294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265168.14/cwt166.00–170.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274133.60/cwt130.00–137.0036610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275144.02/cwt140.00–150.003968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300144.00/cwt144.00–144.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322154.53/cwt152.00–158.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331131.86/cwt128.00–136.004367
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365123.11/cwt118.00–126.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373142.45/cwt138.00–148.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377130.81/cwt128.00–136.0049313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412125.90/cwt120.00–128.0051916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423114.84/cwt112.00–118.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428132.75/cwt129.00–139.0056821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461122.44/cwt118.00–124.005648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481128.76/cwt126.00–136.0061919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520119.83/cwt118.00–122.006237
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523110.96/cwt110.00–112.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524128.70/cwt124.00–134.0067414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564118.18/cwt112.00–120.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573127.86/cwt124.00–132.0073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3622103.26/cwt100.00–106.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624121.65/cwt118.00–128.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631111.15/cwt108.00–117.007019
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265181.29/cwt175.00–185.004803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273164.59/cwt160.00–170.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3284150.88/cwt150.00–154.004284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327173.76/cwt170.00–180.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334161.70/cwt160.00–167.005407
Bulls—Medium and Large 3334151.57/cwt150.00–157.005064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378142.06/cwt140.00–145.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381151.12/cwt150.00–154.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424149.74/cwt146.00–154.006359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430157.86/cwt156.00–162.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432139.92/cwt138.00–144.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464146.91/cwt142.00–149.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479153.63/cwt150.00–160.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484130.23/cwt130.00–131.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523133.46/cwt128.00–136.0069813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526141.58/cwt138.00–148.007456
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573132.18/cwt127.00–136.007578
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577120.97/cwt118.00–123.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620125.66/cwt120.00–130.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628102.91/cwt100.00–108.006466
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558106.67/cwt105.00–109.001,6626
Bulls——1,585102.59/cwt100.00–104.001,6264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94753.72/cwt51.00–55.0050921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03061.01/cwt56.00–65.0062851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13269.43/cwt68.00–72.0078632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17875.01/cwt73.00–77.0088425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19077.00/cwt77.00–77.009161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19074.32/cwt74.00–75.008843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27879.34/cwt78.00–82.001,01416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28283.38/cwt82.00–85.001,0699

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.