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

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 12
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,529 head
▲ 335 vs last sale 1,194▲ 660 vs year ago 869 · +75.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 187▲ 112 vs year ago 193 · +58.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.82/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$154.82
122 head · 375 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.50
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1388161.9862956
Medium and Large 2373151.9556741
Medium and Large 3350143.4850225
One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $127 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 sale122 hd
154.82
—
FL average9 barns · 923 hd
154.31
+0.50
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—Low1,50093.131,39711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32271.059396thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13065.7774322
CowsLean 85-90%Average95953.5651448

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 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 2230202.90/cwt200.00–210.004673
Steers—Medium and Large 1266225.96/cwt220.00–230.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 2280202.08/cwt200.00–207.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 2322203.40/cwt200.00–207.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 3323196.33/cwt194.00–199.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1324214.18/cwt210.00–220.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 1370203.78/cwt198.00–208.007546
Steers—Medium and Large 2372193.90/cwt192.00–196.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 3380180.15/cwt178.00–185.006853
Steers—Medium and Large 3400172.00/cwt172.00–172.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1415196.27/cwt190.00–199.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 2420184.49/cwt179.00–188.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 3450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1476177.21/cwt174.00–183.008446
Steers—Medium and Large 2478167.43/cwt166.00–170.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1512168.75/cwt162.00–171.0086414
Steers—Medium and Large 3523142.96/cwt142.00–144.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 2550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 3550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1573165.36/cwt162.00–169.009482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1219181.89/cwt175.00–190.003985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228163.85/cwt160.00–172.003744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3234151.07/cwt150.00–155.003544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269157.95/cwt150.00–162.004258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272171.70/cwt168.00–180.0046712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273142.59/cwt138.00–148.003894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318146.53/cwt142.00–150.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322155.81/cwt152.00–160.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323167.53/cwt162.00–172.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368144.57/cwt140.00–148.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371165.23/cwt160.00–170.006138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375153.26/cwt150.00–158.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421151.88/cwt148.00–156.006397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430140.79/cwt138.00–147.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432160.49/cwt158.00–168.0069311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473135.81/cwt132.00–140.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480154.81/cwt152.00–161.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480144.50/cwt142.00–150.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522152.22/cwt148.00–156.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523131.39/cwt129.00–134.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525138.91/cwt136.00–142.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572129.95/cwt128.00–132.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578140.27/cwt138.00–144.008116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623122.96/cwt122.00–124.007662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200227.00/cwt227.00–227.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2229203.42/cwt200.00–210.004664
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273189.59/cwt185.00–195.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275204.52/cwt200.00–212.005627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282222.58/cwt220.00–230.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315214.54/cwt212.00–216.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323196.93/cwt196.00–198.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324202.13/cwt200.00–206.006558
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371191.86/cwt188.00–196.007127
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373181.76/cwt178.00–186.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374199.53/cwt198.00–202.007465
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415175.14/cwt170.00–178.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423192.31/cwt189.00–196.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426181.31/cwt179.00–185.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471166.73/cwt164.00–169.007855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476177.46/cwt173.00–183.008459
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515149.29/cwt148.00–150.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523136.96/cwt136.00–138.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525160.70/cwt156.00–166.0084410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569158.75/cwt154.00–162.009036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575146.59/cwt144.00–150.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623145.93/cwt144.00–148.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631153.16/cwt150.00–159.009664
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36489.32/cwt87.00–91.001,2185
Bulls——1,59594.64/cwt93.00–96.001,5103
Bulls——1,63397.97/cwt97.00–100.001,6003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91248.58/cwt46.00–50.0044315
Cows—Lean 85-90%98155.83/cwt51.00–60.0054833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11864.22/cwt63.00–66.0071817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17075.65/cwt74.00–77.008852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17268.00/cwt68.00–68.007973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27375.65/cwt74.00–77.009633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31864.67/cwt63.00–66.008522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0331

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.