Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-11-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
889 head
▼ 275 vs last sale 1,164▼ 136 vs year ago 1,025 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 226▲ 117 vs year ago 155 · +75.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.36/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$138.36
132 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.95
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1428146.0562556
Medium and Large 2398136.4454343
Medium and Large 3372127.8147633
One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $149 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 sale132 hd
138.36
—
FL average9 barns · 793 hd
144.31
−5.95
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—Low1,47195.911,4115thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26471.6190517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15067.6677884
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01251.6252242

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2209198.83/cwt195.00–200.004165
Steers—Medium and Large 1223222.25/cwt220.00–225.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 2265189.55/cwt185.00–192.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 1272208.58/cwt200.00–215.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 3272175.34/cwt170.00–182.004773
Steers—Medium and Large 2323184.05/cwt180.00–188.005948
Steers—Medium and Large 3323174.79/cwt172.00–178.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 1328193.62/cwt190.00–200.006359
Steers—Medium and Large 3350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 2361176.91/cwt174.00–178.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1377187.16/cwt184.00–192.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1426171.95/cwt168.00–178.007339
Steers—Medium and Large 2428160.89/cwt158.00–166.006896
Steers—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2473160.95/cwt160.00–162.007614
Steers—Medium and Large 1480170.80/cwt168.00–176.0082012
Steers—Medium and Large 2522153.03/cwt150.00–156.007997
Steers—Medium and Large 3522141.94/cwt140.00–144.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1528164.32/cwt160.00–170.008689
Steers—Medium and Large 3550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1572168.78/cwt168.00–170.009655
Steers—Medium and Large 2573158.48/cwt158.00–159.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 3615139.30/cwt138.00–140.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1622162.30/cwt161.00–164.001,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 2623147.88/cwt144.00–152.009215
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223134.49/cwt130.00–140.003004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230146.45/cwt145.00–150.003373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3261127.18/cwt120.00–130.003324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276138.95/cwt135.00–146.003845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283152.87/cwt150.00–165.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319134.66/cwt130.00–138.004307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322155.37/cwt150.00–160.0050010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326143.48/cwt140.00–148.0046811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361128.91/cwt126.00–130.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373136.82/cwt134.00–140.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374147.50/cwt144.00–154.005528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411153.19/cwt151.00–154.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423138.01/cwt134.00–142.005848
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426127.08/cwt124.00–132.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461124.93/cwt122.00–126.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470146.60/cwt140.00–150.006897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473132.38/cwt130.00–135.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515121.88/cwt118.00–124.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522140.32/cwt136.00–146.0073210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527128.76/cwt128.00–130.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573137.44/cwt136.00–139.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580121.90/cwt120.00–126.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621122.95/cwt120.00–128.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623114.48/cwt114.00–115.007132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215188.86/cwt187.00–190.004063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273210.67/cwt207.00–215.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273187.29/cwt185.00–190.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300178.00/cwt178.00–178.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323184.33/cwt182.00–187.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350172.00/cwt172.00–172.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373182.94/cwt182.00–184.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373166.41/cwt165.00–168.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423162.95/cwt162.00–164.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425172.24/cwt168.00–178.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472159.94/cwt158.00–162.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477172.23/cwt170.00–176.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523166.87/cwt164.00–170.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530152.52/cwt150.00–158.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574144.88/cwt140.00–150.008324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620142.56/cwt138.00–146.008843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40089.78/cwt88.00–92.001,2572
Bulls——1,48597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4401
Bulls——1,535101.50/cwt101.00–102.001,5582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99346.56/cwt45.00–49.0046212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01953.65/cwt50.00–59.0054730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11565.02/cwt63.00–67.0072545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17969.60/cwt68.00–72.0082129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22173.93/cwt73.00–77.0090310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25970.78/cwt68.00–72.0089112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27567.00/cwt67.00–67.008541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27675.26/cwt74.00–77.009604

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.