Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-05-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, May 10
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
113 vs last sale 693 132 vs year ago 448 · +29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
10 vs last sale 265 50 vs year ago 225 · +22.2%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.89/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$145.89
211 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.90
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1404156.1963183
Medium and Large 2431140.1060374
Medium and Large 3394138.0154454
One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $87 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 sale211 hd
145.89
FL average9 barns · 767 hd
150.80
−4.90
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
BullsLow1,508101.811,5366thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37679.611,09637
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22976.41939136
CowsLean 85-90%Low99964.6464644

Every lot, as filed

71 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1467155.30/cwt150.00–159.0072513
HeifersMedium and Large 2531124.94/cwt123.00–130.0066312
HeifersMedium and Large 2421148.82/cwt146.00–151.006278
HeifersMedium and Large 1324169.67/cwt166.00–175.0055014
SteersMedium and Large 1278187.23/cwt182.00–197.005205
SteersMedium and Large 1327193.13/cwt190.00–198.006323
SteersMedium and Large 1423175.74/cwt171.00–181.0074318
HeifersMedium and Large 1430157.75/cwt155.00–164.0067813
HeifersMedium and Large 1275166.55/cwt160.00–174.0045810
HeifersMedium and Large 3477133.39/cwt130.00–137.006369
SteersMedium and Large 3326172.85/cwt170.00–176.005637
SteersMedium and Large 3600126.00/cwt126.00–126.007561
SteersMedium and Large 3550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
SteersMedium and Large 2500158.00/cwt158.00–158.007903
SteersMedium and Large 1527171.86/cwt168.00–177.009063
HeifersMedium and Large 2275150.45/cwt144.00–158.004147
SteersMedium and Large 2373176.46/cwt175.00–178.006586
SteersMedium and Large 2569151.20/cwt149.00–154.008604
SteersMedium and Large 2470166.69/cwt165.00–168.007834
SteersMedium and Large 2273174.29/cwt172.00–177.004762
SteersMedium and Large 1575161.40/cwt158.00–166.009284
HeifersMedium and Large 1230151.45/cwt150.00–155.003486
SteersMedium and Large 1623150.89/cwt148.00–154.009402
SteersMedium and Large 1377183.93/cwt180.00–190.0069315
SteersMedium and Large 2623135.93/cwt134.00–138.008472
SteersMedium and Large 2415168.14/cwt164.00–170.006984
SteersMedium and Large 2329180.78/cwt178.00–186.005959
SteersMedium and Large 1473174.59/cwt170.00–180.0082613
SteersMedium and Large 3370165.21/cwt162.00–168.006113
BullsMedium and Large 2376173.60/cwt170.00–179.006537
BullsMedium and Large 1520161.27/cwt159.00–163.008393
BullsMedium and Large 1370186.27/cwt185.00–188.006893
BullsMedium and Large 1415175.29/cwt174.00–176.007273
BullsMedium and Large 1330188.61/cwt188.00–190.006223
BullsMedium and Large 1481172.19/cwt171.00–175.008284
CowsLean 85-90%86057.26/cwt55.00–59.004926
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27581.52/cwt80.00–84.001,03934
CowsLean 85-90%1,02165.80/cwt60.00–69.0067238
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33274.38/cwt74.00–75.009915
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45482.43/cwt81.00–85.001,19918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29277.86/cwt76.00–80.001,00614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17372.35/cwt70.00–74.0084953
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25777.26/cwt75.00–79.0097149
Bulls1,54199.45/cwt98.00–101.001,5334
Bulls1,443106.52/cwt106.00–107.001,5372
BullsMedium and Large 3365162.56/cwt160.00–164.005933
BullsMedium and Large 3450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
BullsMedium and Large 1270184.52/cwt182.00–187.004983
BullsMedium and Large 2423169.47/cwt169.00–170.007172
BullsMedium and Large 2450169.00/cwt169.00–169.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2273175.67/cwt172.00–180.004802
HeifersMedium and Large 3323152.93/cwt152.00–154.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 3600103.00/cwt103.00–103.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 1621127.91/cwt122.00–132.007944
BullsMedium and Large 2322182.53/cwt180.00–186.005883
BullsMedium and Large 3300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
BullsMedium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 3375144.23/cwt141.00–148.0054126
HeifersMedium and Large 2221141.99/cwt135.00–148.003147
HeifersMedium and Large 1373164.58/cwt160.00–170.0061411
HeifersMedium and Large 3518121.16/cwt120.00–122.006285
HeifersMedium and Large 3270137.70/cwt132.00–142.003723
HeifersMedium and Large 3420137.38/cwt134.00–140.005774
HeifersMedium and Large 1526136.54/cwt133.00–143.007186
HeifersMedium and Large 2600118.00/cwt118.00–118.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 2373154.24/cwt150.00–158.0057511
HeifersMedium and Large 3226131.14/cwt130.00–133.002964
HeifersMedium and Large 2315159.85/cwt156.00–162.005045
HeifersMedium and Large 2570124.62/cwt120.00–128.0071015
HeifersMedium and Large 1578133.87/cwt130.00–140.007746
HeifersMedium and Large 2479143.40/cwt140.00–148.006878

How this sale compares

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.