Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-12-05

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 5
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,194 head
▲ 254 vs last sale 940▼ 421 vs year ago 1,615 · −26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 157▼ 9 vs year ago 196 · −4.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $157.06/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$157.06
233 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.90
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1399162.68650132
Medium and Large 2379153.1358065
Medium and Large 3391143.5456136
One grade step is worth $19.13/cwt here — about $89 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 sale233 hd
157.06
—
FL average9 barns · 1,017 hd
154.15
+2.90
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—Average1,692105.791,7909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28572.4293114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10668.6876041
CowsLean 85-90%Average88854.2548230

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2250208.00/cwt208.00–208.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 3250193.00/cwt193.00–193.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1268217.09/cwt210.00–220.0058218
Steers—Medium and Large 3300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1316216.01/cwt210.00–220.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 2328202.81/cwt200.00–208.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 1350206.00/cwt206.00–206.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 2373192.94/cwt192.00–194.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 3373179.88/cwt178.00–182.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 1419193.55/cwt188.00–198.0081117
Steers—Medium and Large 3426171.89/cwt168.00–176.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 2433180.20/cwt178.00–186.007807
Steers—Medium and Large 3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1472177.78/cwt174.00–182.0083915
Steers—Medium and Large 2473167.90/cwt166.00–170.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 2515163.43/cwt160.00–165.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 1519174.65/cwt169.00–178.0090611
Steers—Medium and Large 2550158.00/cwt158.00–158.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 3550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1578173.45/cwt172.00–176.001,0034
Steers—Medium and Large 1623168.96/cwt168.00–170.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180194.58/cwt190.00–200.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180159.58/cwt155.00–165.002872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2187173.04/cwt170.00–180.003243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223173.74/cwt167.00–182.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223160.90/cwt160.00–162.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223148.35/cwt147.00–150.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280168.83/cwt165.00–180.0047321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281154.39/cwt150.00–162.0043410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326151.32/cwt148.00–154.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329169.63/cwt166.00–176.0055823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332159.17/cwt158.00–165.0052815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371168.20/cwt164.00–174.0062413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374148.23/cwt145.00–152.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378156.77/cwt154.00–162.0059311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419154.42/cwt150.00–158.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419144.36/cwt140.00–148.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424164.44/cwt160.00–170.0069733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466140.87/cwt136.00–144.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473159.84/cwt156.00–165.0075617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486147.68/cwt146.00–154.007188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518138.59/cwt134.00–142.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523148.52/cwt144.00–154.0077713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523127.91/cwt126.00–130.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573125.40/cwt123.00–128.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575134.90/cwt130.00–140.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 360097.00/cwt97.00–97.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629122.20/cwt120.00–125.007694
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223217.25/cwt215.00–220.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223192.25/cwt190.00–195.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266205.58/cwt202.00–208.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273188.21/cwt185.00–192.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279215.98/cwt210.00–225.0060315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3311196.89/cwt194.00–198.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315217.25/cwt212.00–220.0068413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324204.19/cwt200.00–208.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373190.92/cwt186.00–195.007129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386197.45/cwt196.00–204.0076215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3389180.22/cwt180.00–182.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400188.00/cwt188.00–188.007524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3411173.84/cwt168.00–176.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430180.70/cwt178.00–186.007775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469167.70/cwt164.00–170.007879
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471157.43/cwt154.00–160.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474177.23/cwt174.00–182.0084014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524163.37/cwt158.00–168.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530149.89/cwt148.00–154.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565148.92/cwt146.00–152.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580158.50/cwt156.00–164.009197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623143.86/cwt140.00–148.008962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627155.57/cwt153.00–160.009753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48599.43/cwt98.00–101.001,4773
Bulls——1,774109.77/cwt108.00–112.001,9475
Bulls——1,900105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82246.16/cwt45.00–49.003793
Cows—Lean 85-90%89555.15/cwt50.00–59.0049427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02968.34/cwt67.00–71.0070314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12064.75/cwt62.00–66.0072515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17973.99/cwt72.00–76.0087212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28067.66/cwt66.00–69.008664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28774.32/cwt72.00–75.0095610

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.