Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-01-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 24
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,017 head
292 vs last sale 725 52 vs year ago 1,069 · 4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
308 head
10 vs last sale 298 136 vs year ago 172 · +79.1%
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 $156.84/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$156.84
133 head · 357 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.60
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1348170.3159339
Medium and Large 3332153.0550853
Medium and Large 2397148.9159241
One grade step is worth $21.40/cwt here — about $2 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 sale133 hd
156.84
FL average9 barns · 756 hd
151.24
+5.60
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
BullsAverage1,689108.891,8398thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25876.0895715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20573.01880104
CowsLean 85-90%Average96859.4357548

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3232187.63/cwt185.00–195.0043511
HeifersMedium and Large 2573110.96/cwt110.00–112.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 2623110.96/cwt110.00–112.006912
HeifersMedium and Large 1500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 2329160.09/cwt158.00–165.005274
HeifersMedium and Large 2423140.95/cwt140.00–142.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 1223224.49/cwt220.00–230.005012
HeifersMedium and Large 2526120.60/cwt118.00–124.006346
HeifersMedium and Large 1281180.58/cwt177.00–192.0050714
SteersMedium and Large 1571156.69/cwt154.00–159.008954
HeifersMedium and Large 2269171.03/cwt162.00–176.004609
HeifersMedium and Large 2230202.90/cwt200.00–210.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 1378163.79/cwt160.00–170.006194
HeifersMedium and Large 1550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1478142.48/cwt139.00–149.006813
SteersMedium and Large 3423172.84/cwt170.00–176.007312
HeifersMedium and Large 1165240.00/cwt240.00–240.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 1600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
SteersMedium and Large 3326203.69/cwt200.00–208.006644
SteersMedium and Large 1623156.27/cwt154.00–159.009743
SteersMedium and Large 1514175.58/cwt174.00–178.009025
SteersMedium and Large 2376195.30/cwt190.00–199.007348
SteersMedium and Large 1373204.70/cwt200.00–210.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1331222.96/cwt220.00–230.007386
SteersMedium and Large 3200217.00/cwt217.00–217.004341
SteersMedium and Large 2600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
SteersMedium and Large 2550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008141
SteersMedium and Large 2473166.43/cwt165.00–168.007872
SteersMedium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005005
SteersMedium and Large 3373184.82/cwt182.00–188.006892
SteersMedium and Large 2500166.00/cwt166.00–166.008302
SteersMedium and Large 2433180.22/cwt178.00–186.007806
SteersMedium and Large 1281228.17/cwt225.00–237.006414
SteersMedium and Large 2324214.13/cwt210.00–217.006944
SteersMedium and Large 2273212.20/cwt210.00–215.005793
SteersMedium and Large 2224224.80/cwt220.00–230.005045
SteersMedium and Large 1400198.00/cwt198.00–198.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1474178.92/cwt174.00–184.008488
BullsMedium and Large 1175239.71/cwt235.00–245.004192
BullsMedium and Large 1600156.00/cwt156.00–156.009361
BullsMedium and Large 1550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008201
BullsMedium and Large 1500172.00/cwt172.00–172.008601
BullsMedium and Large 1216245.99/cwt240.00–250.005315
BullsMedium and Large 1350206.00/cwt206.00–206.007211
CowsLean 85-90%1,00362.03/cwt57.00–66.0062233
CowsLean 85-90%89153.70/cwt52.00–55.0047815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27078.36/cwt77.00–81.0099520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25874.16/cwt72.00–76.0093344
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30775.15/cwt74.00–77.009826
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25270.41/cwt69.00–72.008823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21279.84/cwt79.00–82.009686
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11569.07/cwt67.00–71.0077040
Bulls1,503107.34/cwt106.00–109.001,6132
Bulls1,640102.71/cwt101.00–105.001,6842
Bulls1,806112.75/cwt111.00–115.002,0364
BullsMedium and Large 3175200.00/cwt200.00–200.003501
BullsMedium and Large 3329201.56/cwt200.00–205.0066310
BullsMedium and Large 3200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
BullsMedium and Large 3523148.96/cwt148.00–150.007792
BullsMedium and Large 3400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
BullsMedium and Large 3266202.58/cwt199.00–205.005394
BullsMedium and Large 2550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2276215.69/cwt210.00–222.005959
BullsMedium and Large 2434178.46/cwt178.00–180.007754
BullsMedium and Large 2623146.45/cwt145.00–148.009122
BullsMedium and Large 2517160.27/cwt158.00–162.008293
HeifersMedium and Large 3330150.35/cwt148.00–155.004968
HeifersMedium and Large 3500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 1423154.64/cwt150.00–160.006546
HeifersMedium and Large 3273154.29/cwt150.00–160.0042112
HeifersMedium and Large 3374143.94/cwt140.00–148.005389
HeifersMedium and Large 3185200.00/cwt200.00–200.003701
HeifersMedium and Large 2372154.16/cwt150.00–158.005737
HeifersMedium and Large 3473125.90/cwt124.00–128.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 2477131.44/cwt130.00–134.006276
BullsMedium and Large 2170225.00/cwt225.00–225.003831
BullsMedium and Large 2310214.47/cwt210.00–216.006655
BullsMedium and Large 1271233.33/cwt225.00–240.0063211
HeifersMedium and Large 1318174.12/cwt169.00–178.005546
HeifersMedium and Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 3431132.86/cwt130.00–139.005737
BullsMedium and Large 3480158.63/cwt158.00–160.007613
BullsMedium and Large 2450166.00/cwt166.00–166.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1320224.77/cwt220.00–230.007193
BullsMedium and Large 1472178.57/cwt176.00–182.008433
BullsMedium and Large 2361195.46/cwt190.00–197.0070614
BullsMedium and Large 2230224.80/cwt220.00–230.005175
BullsMedium and Large 3379182.86/cwt180.00–188.006934

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.