Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-01-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 3
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
282 vs last sale 869 59 vs year ago 646 · 9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
65 vs last sale 193 59 vs year ago 187 · 31.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sales last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.53/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$138.53
192 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.17
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1422148.3362794
Medium and Large 3398130.6752026
Medium and Large 2458128.5758972
One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $37 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 sale192 hd
138.53
FL average4 barns · 349 hd
142.70
−4.17
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
BullsHigh1,70794.861,61912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,19466.137897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25562.6878639
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09748.7953518

Every lot, as filed

82 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2429141.70/cwt140.00–145.006085
HeifersMedium and Large 1319166.74/cwt162.00–171.005327
SteersMedium and Large 1224225.87/cwt220.00–235.005064
HeifersMedium and Large 3473123.94/cwt122.00–126.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 3277150.80/cwt148.00–155.004183
HeifersMedium and Large 2524109.23/cwt104.00–112.0057224
HeifersMedium and Large 263092.54/cwt90.00–98.005833
HeifersMedium and Large 3427129.34/cwt128.00–132.005525
HeifersMedium and Large 1466145.18/cwt139.00–149.0067716
HeifersMedium and Large 1368155.74/cwt150.00–160.0057312
HeifersMedium and Large 1526117.88/cwt114.00–124.006204
HeifersMedium and Large 2367145.84/cwt141.00–149.005356
SteersMedium and Large 2423171.79/cwt168.00–176.007274
HeifersMedium and Large 1423150.46/cwt146.00–156.0063613
HeifersMedium and Large 2483131.03/cwt129.00–136.0063311
SteersMedium and Large 1350198.00/cwt198.00–198.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1474166.07/cwt162.00–170.007877
SteersMedium and Large 1565163.39/cwt158.00–166.009234
SteersMedium and Large 3423163.54/cwt160.00–167.006923
HeifersMedium and Large 1175214.71/cwt210.00–220.003762
HeifersMedium and Large 1279176.35/cwt172.00–187.0049214
SteersMedium and Large 3473144.86/cwt142.00–148.006852
SteersMedium and Large 3315203.17/cwt200.00–205.006403
SteersMedium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
SteersMedium and Large 2550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
SteersMedium and Large 3185190.00/cwt190.00–190.003521
SteersMedium and Large 3371174.27/cwt170.00–178.006477
SteersMedium and Large 1323219.86/cwt218.00–222.007102
SteersMedium and Large 2250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005252
SteersMedium and Large 1627141.88/cwt138.00–148.008903
SteersMedium and Large 2371184.66/cwt182.00–188.006854
SteersMedium and Large 2458156.56/cwt150.00–158.007176
SteersMedium and Large 1523160.52/cwt156.00–166.008403
SteersMedium and Large 1427181.18/cwt178.00–186.007743
SteersMedium and Large 1172233.20/cwt230.00–235.004013
BullsMedium and Large 1461166.93/cwt164.00–168.007704
BullsMedium and Large 1317224.14/cwt220.00–227.007113
BullsMedium and Large 1550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008471
BullsMedium and Large 1523162.55/cwt158.00–166.008503
BullsMedium and Large 1278231.05/cwt225.00–240.006427
BullsMedium and Large 1623129.86/cwt126.00–134.008092
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25565.50/cwt65.00–66.008222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,16561.48/cwt61.00–62.007162
CowsLean 85-90%1,06042.53/cwt41.00–45.004515
CowsLean 85-90%1,11151.20/cwt46.00–55.0056913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17269.66/cwt68.00–72.008163
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32964.31/cwt62.00–66.0085514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16359.17/cwt57.00–61.0068818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34168.45/cwt67.00–71.009187
Bulls1,88598.17/cwt96.00–100.001,8515
Bulls1,49589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3311
Bulls1,59493.08/cwt91.00–95.001,4846
BullsMedium and Large 2223212.25/cwt210.00–215.004732
BullsMedium and Large 2300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
BullsMedium and Large 3423163.23/cwt160.00–166.006903
BullsMedium and Large 3200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
BullsMedium and Large 2375183.49/cwt180.00–188.0068811
BullsMedium and Large 2426172.73/cwt170.00–176.007365
BullsMedium and Large 1366198.18/cwt196.00–200.007254
BullsMedium and Large 2500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
BullsMedium and Large 1185220.00/cwt220.00–220.004071
BullsMedium and Large 2170212.57/cwt210.00–215.003612
BullsMedium and Large 3371174.42/cwt172.00–178.006474
BullsMedium and Large 3500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1425182.23/cwt178.00–188.007747
HeifersMedium and Large 1618105.87/cwt100.00–110.006543
BullsMedium and Large 3316198.92/cwt197.00–200.006295
BullsMedium and Large 2273214.59/cwt210.00–220.005862
BullsMedium and Large 2473156.29/cwt155.00–158.007393
BullsMedium and Large 3265201.29/cwt195.00–205.005333
HeifersMedium and Large 2220190.88/cwt185.00–195.004204
HeifersMedium and Large 2329155.72/cwt152.00–160.005127
HeifersMedium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 3362135.85/cwt130.00–138.004925
HeifersMedium and Large 3323146.34/cwt142.00–150.004734
BullsMedium and Large 1223226.74/cwt220.00–235.005062
HeifersMedium and Large 1579111.44/cwt108.00–118.0064519
HeifersMedium and Large 3185180.00/cwt180.00–180.003331
HeifersMedium and Large 1221205.88/cwt200.00–215.004554
HeifersMedium and Large 2578102.07/cwt98.00–107.005908
HeifersMedium and Large 2266165.66/cwt158.00–170.004414
HeifersMedium and Large 358890.99/cwt90.00–92.005352

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.