Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-01-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 17
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
127 vs last sale 852 419 vs year ago 1,144 · 36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
298 head
146 vs last sale 152 73 vs year ago 225 · +32.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.44/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$154.44
178 head · 385 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1403160.9764964
Medium and Large 2384154.6659557
Medium and Large 3366146.8753757
One grade step is worth $14.10/cwt here — about $112 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 sale178 hd
154.44
FL average8 barns · 893 hd
151.34
+3.10
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
BullsLow1,597105.281,6815thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24674.1792420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09669.32760116
CowsLean 85-90%Low95354.4551985

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2479130.07/cwt128.00–134.006238
HeifersMedium and Large 2218220.89/cwt215.00–225.004824
HeifersMedium and Large 2372154.07/cwt150.00–158.0057313
HeifersMedium and Large 2523124.66/cwt121.00–128.006524
HeifersMedium and Large 1567124.03/cwt118.00–128.007038
HeifersMedium and Large 1525134.11/cwt130.00–140.007045
HeifersMedium and Large 1623118.21/cwt114.00–124.007363
HeifersMedium and Large 1318185.74/cwt180.00–190.005913
HeifersMedium and Large 2623109.41/cwt107.00–112.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 2404149.63/cwt146.00–150.0060512
SteersMedium and Large 1519163.71/cwt159.00–168.008506
SteersMedium and Large 1319225.59/cwt220.00–230.007205
HeifersMedium and Large 1355167.91/cwt159.00–169.0059614
HeifersMedium and Large 1474142.42/cwt138.00–148.006757
HeifersMedium and Large 1175240.00/cwt240.00–240.004203
HeifersMedium and Large 1200242.00/cwt242.00–242.004841
SteersMedium and Large 3432182.21/cwt180.00–186.0078710
SteersMedium and Large 3473154.29/cwt150.00–159.007302
SteersMedium and Large 1273230.41/cwt225.00–235.006292
SteersMedium and Large 1357216.80/cwt208.00–218.0077418
SteersMedium and Large 1404209.08/cwt200.00–210.0084512
SteersMedium and Large 1475174.88/cwt170.00–180.0083111
SteersMedium and Large 2350198.00/cwt198.00–198.006935
SteersMedium and Large 3373194.94/cwt194.00–196.007272
SteersMedium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
SteersMedium and Large 2500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
SteersMedium and Large 3336201.21/cwt200.00–207.006766
SteersMedium and Large 3274203.56/cwt200.00–208.005584
SteersMedium and Large 1623144.34/cwt140.00–149.008992
SteersMedium and Large 2473161.90/cwt160.00–164.007664
SteersMedium and Large 2276217.64/cwt215.00–222.006015
SteersMedium and Large 2600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
SteersMedium and Large 2417195.03/cwt190.00–198.008136
SteersMedium and Large 2315214.23/cwt210.00–218.006756
SteersMedium and Large 2573141.92/cwt140.00–144.008132
SteersMedium and Large 1564156.38/cwt150.00–159.008824
BullsMedium and Large 1279230.29/cwt225.00–240.006437
BullsMedium and Large 1350208.00/cwt208.00–208.007281
BullsMedium and Large 1221238.02/cwt230.00–245.005266
BullsMedium and Large 1550151.00/cwt151.00–151.008314
BullsMedium and Large 1500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1307228.38/cwt222.00–230.0070115
CowsLean 85-90%93548.70/cwt47.00–51.0045524
CowsLean 85-90%96056.71/cwt52.00–61.0054461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25775.30/cwt73.00–77.0094715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21470.79/cwt69.00–72.008595
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17973.64/cwt72.00–76.0086843
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08769.05/cwt67.00–71.0075139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00164.18/cwt62.00–66.0064234
Bulls1,46597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4211
Bulls1,715108.13/cwt106.00–110.001,8543
Bulls1,375105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4441
BullsMedium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007202
BullsMedium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005002
BullsMedium and Large 3500142.00/cwt142.00–142.007101
BullsMedium and Large 3223204.66/cwt200.00–210.004563
BullsMedium and Large 3170200.00/cwt200.00–200.003401
BullsMedium and Large 3321205.91/cwt204.00–208.006615
BullsMedium and Large 2478162.87/cwt160.00–168.007794
BullsMedium and Large 2384199.23/cwt199.00–200.007654
BullsMedium and Large 2218222.81/cwt220.00–225.004863
BullsMedium and Large 2523152.87/cwt150.00–156.008002
BullsMedium and Large 3550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 1419157.01/cwt152.00–161.006589
HeifersMedium and Large 1275182.26/cwt175.00–190.0050111
HeifersMedium and Large 2269166.37/cwt160.00–170.004487
HeifersMedium and Large 2329173.01/cwt170.00–178.005697
HeifersMedium and Large 3374143.63/cwt140.00–148.0053712
HeifersMedium and Large 3430134.10/cwt131.00–140.0057714
HeifersMedium and Large 3188202.47/cwt200.00–205.003812
HeifersMedium and Large 3275151.97/cwt148.00–158.0041811
BullsMedium and Large 2400194.00/cwt194.00–194.007762
BullsMedium and Large 2268219.44/cwt210.00–224.0058813
HeifersMedium and Large 3459123.57/cwt122.00–124.005675
HeifersMedium and Large 3327162.89/cwt160.00–168.005339
HeifersMedium and Large 3223207.25/cwt205.00–210.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 362397.93/cwt96.00–100.006102
BullsMedium and Large 2333213.12/cwt212.00–216.007105
BullsMedium and Large 3473153.81/cwt150.00–158.007282
BullsMedium and Large 1473178.95/cwt178.00–180.008462
BullsMedium and Large 1605144.50/cwt144.00–145.008742
BullsMedium and Large 1178231.97/cwt225.00–240.004134
BullsMedium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
BullsMedium and Large 3359195.12/cwt192.00–196.0070010

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.