Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-10-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 17
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
968 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 963▲ 346 vs year ago 622 · +55.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 342▲ 35 vs year ago 199 · +17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.18/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$134.18
134 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466138.9964869
Medium and Large 2422132.0455742
Medium and Large 3418123.6651723
One grade step is worth $15.33/cwt here — about $131 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 sale134 hd
134.18
—
FL average9 barns · 924 hd
136.30
−2.12
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—Low1,55893.791,46120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,23975.4393511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17971.3984253
CowsLean 85-90%Low98657.3456522

Every lot

84 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 2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1279177.93/cwt175.00–185.004967
Steers—Medium and Large 2320168.67/cwt167.00–170.005404
Steers—Medium and Large 3323155.93/cwt155.00–157.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1326177.34/cwt174.00–182.005786
Steers—Medium and Large 3361155.81/cwt150.00–158.005624
Steers—Medium and Large 1371175.44/cwt170.00–180.0065110
Steers—Medium and Large 2376164.23/cwt160.00–169.006189
Steers—Medium and Large 2419161.45/cwt158.00–164.0067611
Steers—Medium and Large 1420172.23/cwt169.00–176.007239
Steers—Medium and Large 3430150.62/cwt150.00–152.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 2474155.82/cwt152.00–159.0073910
Steers—Medium and Large 1480163.03/cwt160.00–170.0078314
Steers—Medium and Large 2517148.45/cwt144.00–152.007677
Steers—Medium and Large 1520160.15/cwt156.00–164.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 3530136.52/cwt134.00–142.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1576144.24/cwt141.00–150.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 2578133.14/cwt130.00–138.007704
Steers—Medium and Large 3580120.63/cwt120.00–122.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1623143.86/cwt140.00–148.008962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223175.60/cwt172.00–180.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223140.15/cwt137.00–144.003132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230152.90/cwt150.00–160.003523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250146.00/cwt146.00–146.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273137.50/cwt132.00–144.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280173.19/cwt172.00–176.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321162.93/cwt158.00–167.005237
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330139.12/cwt137.00–144.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334150.90/cwt150.00–154.005044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370146.68/cwt142.00–152.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373127.29/cwt124.00–131.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377134.23/cwt132.00–138.0050610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426140.27/cwt136.00–146.0059812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430128.91/cwt126.00–135.005547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436124.18/cwt124.00–125.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474126.79/cwt122.00–131.006019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475136.36/cwt132.00–142.0064813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475115.20/cwt112.00–120.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517124.14/cwt121.00–126.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531130.73/cwt128.00–138.0069411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3534110.94/cwt110.00–114.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573103.36/cwt100.00–107.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574125.64/cwt122.00–130.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623110.48/cwt110.00–111.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628119.13/cwt115.00–125.007489
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223221.74/cwt215.00–230.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273148.38/cwt147.00–150.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278161.61/cwt160.00–165.004494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1284174.04/cwt170.00–185.0049412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300154.00/cwt154.00–154.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311168.89/cwt166.00–170.005258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317179.26/cwt176.00–182.005689
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366165.20/cwt160.00–168.0060510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366155.34/cwt150.00–158.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378173.23/cwt170.00–180.006558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421165.71/cwt160.00–170.006987
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423144.47/cwt144.00–145.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434151.38/cwt150.00–156.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470145.51/cwt140.00–149.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473155.10/cwt150.00–160.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475133.87/cwt130.00–138.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523144.82/cwt140.00–150.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530130.63/cwt130.00–132.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550103.00/cwt103.00–103.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573120.18/cwt118.00–126.006899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573110.96/cwt110.00–112.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621115.49/cwt110.00–120.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626105.56/cwt104.00–108.006615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46487.57/cwt86.00–89.001,2827
Bulls——1,47692.91/cwt91.00–95.001,3714
Bulls——1,66799.01/cwt96.00–101.001,6509
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90250.68/cwt49.00–53.004576
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01759.84/cwt54.00–63.0060916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14767.46/cwt66.00–70.0077426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18672.72/cwt71.00–75.0086214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20270.02/cwt68.00–72.008423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20675.49/cwt73.00–77.009104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23777.82/cwt76.00–80.0096313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30179.44/cwt78.00–82.001,0344

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.