Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-10-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 24
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,103 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 968▲ 96 vs year ago 1,007 · +9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 234▲ 90 vs year ago 185 · +48.6%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady 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 $136.62/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$136.62
171 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.04
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436144.7263175
Medium and Large 2420134.6756653
Medium and Large 3407124.8950843
One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $123 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 sale171 hd
136.62
—
FL average9 barns · 1,003 hd
133.58
+3.04
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—High1,72197.581,67916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30370.029127thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08361.7166971
CowsLean 85-90%Low91348.4344248

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 2165185.00/cwt185.00–185.003051
Steers—Medium and Large 1250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 2280151.49/cwt150.00–155.004243
Steers—Medium and Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1316178.40/cwt176.00–180.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 2328163.15/cwt160.00–168.005356
Steers—Medium and Large 2373159.26/cwt156.00–164.005948
Steers—Medium and Large 1374169.58/cwt166.00–175.006349
Steers—Medium and Large 3380151.54/cwt150.00–155.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 2421160.25/cwt156.00–164.0067518
Steers—Medium and Large 1425170.74/cwt166.00–176.0072620
Steers—Medium and Large 3431150.32/cwt146.00–154.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 3461145.85/cwt140.00–148.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 2471153.92/cwt150.00–158.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1475164.73/cwt160.00–170.007828
Steers—Medium and Large 3500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1520165.24/cwt162.00–168.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 2523152.96/cwt152.00–154.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 3550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1570159.89/cwt155.00–163.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 2623132.96/cwt132.00–134.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1625140.91/cwt138.00–145.008813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165175.00/cwt175.00–175.002891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3175165.00/cwt165.00–165.002891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180196.88/cwt190.00–205.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273171.21/cwt168.00–175.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280151.79/cwt150.00–156.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280133.57/cwt130.00–142.003743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319156.64/cwt152.00–160.005008
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321146.04/cwt140.00–149.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324133.41/cwt130.00–138.0043210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370155.43/cwt150.00–160.0057512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373144.01/cwt140.00–148.0053712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384131.37/cwt130.00–136.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420144.07/cwt139.00–148.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426120.42/cwt118.00–124.005137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428131.60/cwt128.00–136.0056311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3456116.76/cwt110.00–118.005327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470124.27/cwt120.00–128.0058410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477134.59/cwt130.00–140.0064220
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523114.87/cwt112.00–118.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526133.71/cwt129.00–139.0070310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530122.48/cwt120.00–128.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571135.73/cwt131.00–139.007755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573124.96/cwt124.00–126.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 361597.90/cwt94.00–100.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630119.27/cwt118.00–122.007513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165210.00/cwt210.00–210.003471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165170.00/cwt170.00–170.002811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1216207.82/cwt205.00–210.004494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223173.15/cwt170.00–177.003862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268155.60/cwt150.00–160.004175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277172.55/cwt165.00–180.0047813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315162.88/cwt160.00–165.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322177.18/cwt174.00–180.0057110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338150.89/cwt150.00–156.005106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365162.56/cwt160.00–164.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373150.82/cwt148.00–154.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376171.20/cwt168.00–176.006446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424169.87/cwt166.00–174.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426149.89/cwt146.00–154.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465151.29/cwt150.00–152.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478157.26/cwt154.00–164.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500133.50/cwt132.00–138.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514148.22/cwt147.00–149.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569136.47/cwt130.00–140.007779
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573122.88/cwt120.00–126.007042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64393.45/cwt91.00–95.001,5356
Bulls——1,74397.54/cwt96.00–99.001,7006
Bulls——1,805103.85/cwt101.00–105.001,8744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91350.85/cwt46.00–55.0046432
Cows—Lean 85-90%91443.60/cwt41.00–45.0039916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04963.02/cwt61.00–65.0066125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07657.74/cwt56.00–60.0062131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15667.73/cwt66.00–70.0078315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18569.00/cwt69.00–69.008181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19562.00/cwt62.00–62.007411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34871.83/cwt70.00–74.009685

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.