Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2022-06-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 28
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
872 head
322 vs last sale 550 872 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
6 vs last sale 217 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 lower with the exception of 550 to 650 lbs. heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.42/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$134.42
200 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.52
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469139.4365489
Medium and Large 2424133.3556681
Medium and Large 3431122.4652830
One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $126 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 sale200 hd
134.42
FL average9 barns · 843 hd
142.95
−8.52
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
BullsHigh1,622112.901,8318thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33488.521,18113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23587.251,07745
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00871.2471843

Every lot, as filed

87 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
SteersMedium and Large 2422157.22/cwt154.00–160.006637
HeifersMedium and Large 2624126.13/cwt122.00–131.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 2563129.29/cwt126.00–131.007286
SteersMedium and Large 1521159.07/cwt154.00–164.008297
SteersMedium and Large 2618137.16/cwt133.00–140.008484
SteersMedium and Large 2527147.57/cwt144.00–152.007786
SteersMedium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007003
HeifersMedium and Large 2521129.94/cwt126.00–134.0067713
HeifersMedium and Large 2273136.00/cwt130.00–144.003717
HeifersMedium and Large 1476133.04/cwt129.00–139.0063324
SteersMedium and Large 3330156.36/cwt154.00–160.005164
SteersMedium and Large 3426145.13/cwt142.00–150.006188
HeifersMedium and Large 1613139.17/cwt133.00–142.0085311
HeifersMedium and Large 2420134.57/cwt130.00–138.0056516
HeifersMedium and Large 3200120.00/cwt120.00–120.002401
HeifersMedium and Large 3400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005123
SteersMedium and Large 3223161.80/cwt160.00–164.003612
SteersMedium and Large 3373151.22/cwt149.00–154.005646
HeifersMedium and Large 2223138.90/cwt138.00–140.003102
HeifersMedium and Large 3323127.33/cwt125.00–130.004112
HeifersMedium and Large 2468125.72/cwt121.00–128.0058810
SteersMedium and Large 1485163.53/cwt162.00–171.0079315
SteersMedium and Large 2277158.68/cwt152.00–166.004406
SteersMedium and Large 3570134.65/cwt131.00–138.007687
SteersMedium and Large 3623128.45/cwt127.00–130.008002
SteersMedium and Large 3471148.20/cwt146.00–150.006984
SteersMedium and Large 1271176.24/cwt170.00–182.004784
SteersMedium and Large 2300162.00/cwt162.00–162.004863
SteersMedium and Large 1630146.17/cwt143.00–153.009213
SteersMedium and Large 1323178.86/cwt177.00–181.005782
SteersMedium and Large 1569156.10/cwt154.00–160.0088824
SteersMedium and Large 2374164.45/cwt161.00–167.006158
SteersMedium and Large 1370173.50/cwt170.00–179.006423
SteersMedium and Large 2223168.35/cwt167.00–170.003752
SteersMedium and Large 2472156.33/cwt151.00–160.007389
SteersMedium and Large 1424165.72/cwt162.00–172.007036
SteersMedium and Large 2572144.55/cwt140.00–149.008273
BullsMedium and Large 1474153.90/cwt151.00–160.007295
BullsMedium and Large 1322173.89/cwt172.00–177.005603
BullsMedium and Large 1523155.26/cwt153.00–158.008123
BullsMedium and Large 1372172.19/cwt169.00–176.006413
BullsMedium and Large 1428164.85/cwt162.00–172.007065
BullsMedium and Large 1624140.67/cwt136.00–145.008784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25694.67/cwt93.00–97.001,1895
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33391.08/cwt90.00–92.001,2144
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32884.64/cwt83.00–86.001,1247
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35897.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22090.24/cwt88.00–92.001,10111
CowsLean 85-90%99565.73/cwt64.00–68.0065411
CowsLean 85-90%1,01273.14/cwt69.00–78.0074032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23784.83/cwt83.00–87.001,04929
Bulls1,598119.13/cwt117.00–121.001,9043
Bulls1,650111.28/cwt110.00–112.001,8363
Bulls1,615105.98/cwt105.00–107.001,7122
BullsMedium and Large 3323158.93/cwt158.00–160.005132
BullsMedium and Large 1573146.32/cwt142.00–151.008382
BullsMedium and Large 3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
BullsMedium and Large 3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
BullsMedium and Large 2476143.61/cwt140.00–146.006849
BullsMedium and Large 3630121.32/cwt121.00–122.007643
BullsMedium and Large 3530131.89/cwt130.00–136.006993
BullsMedium and Large 3378151.42/cwt150.00–154.005724
BullsMedium and Large 2635131.58/cwt130.00–134.0083610
BullsMedium and Large 2422155.53/cwt152.00–160.006563
BullsMedium and Large 3426145.25/cwt142.00–150.006198
HeifersMedium and Large 3280120.19/cwt118.00–126.003376
HeifersMedium and Large 1580136.25/cwt133.00–143.0079013
HeifersMedium and Large 1273155.67/cwt152.00–160.004252
HeifersMedium and Large 3373128.41/cwt127.00–130.004794
HeifersMedium and Large 2315139.98/cwt136.00–142.0044110
HeifersMedium and Large 1377145.37/cwt142.00–152.005488
HeifersMedium and Large 1324148.05/cwt144.00–154.004808
HeifersMedium and Large 3586117.95/cwt115.00–122.006916
HeifersMedium and Large 2370137.86/cwt134.00–141.0051013
BullsMedium and Large 2223174.49/cwt170.00–180.003892
BullsMedium and Large 2320166.20/cwt164.00–170.005323
HeifersMedium and Large 1215148.48/cwt146.00–150.003193
HeifersMedium and Large 1529138.39/cwt135.00–145.007326
HeifersMedium and Large 1431141.43/cwt139.00–149.0061014
HeifersMedium and Large 3524121.58/cwt120.00–124.006378
BullsMedium and Large 2576134.52/cwt132.00–139.007755
BullsMedium and Large 1273175.83/cwt174.00–178.004802
BullsMedium and Large 3577126.56/cwt125.00–129.007305
BullsMedium and Large 2373162.37/cwt159.00–166.006064
BullsMedium and Large 3230160.58/cwt160.00–162.003693
BullsMedium and Large 1200197.00/cwt197.00–197.003941
BullsMedium and Large 2526143.07/cwt140.00–147.007538

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.