Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-02-21

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 21
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
108 vs last sale 663 41 vs year ago 514 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
29 vs last sale 328 169 vs year ago 188 · +89.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.76/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$169.76
110 head · 334 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.26
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1340178.4260750
Medium and Large 2322168.2954137
Medium and Large 3339153.2852023
One grade step is worth $25.14/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 sale110 hd
169.76
FL average9 barns · 728 hd
157.50
+12.26
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
BullsAverage1,797119.602,1495thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31086.221,12918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12379.02887112
CowsLean 85-90%Low99365.9165454

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2573110.96/cwt110.00–112.006362
HeifersMedium and Large 2523139.91/cwt138.00–142.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 2228191.00/cwt187.00–196.0043510
HeifersMedium and Large 2324169.34/cwt166.00–173.005496
HeifersMedium and Large 3550102.00/cwt102.00–102.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 2422146.17/cwt142.00–151.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 1518155.24/cwt152.00–158.008043
HeifersMedium and Large 1600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 1278190.03/cwt184.00–197.0052816
HeifersMedium and Large 1467155.86/cwt150.00–159.007285
HeifersMedium and Large 1371166.90/cwt164.00–170.006194
HeifersMedium and Large 2371155.11/cwt150.00–159.005754
SteersMedium and Large 1550166.00/cwt166.00–166.009131
SteersMedium and Large 1400204.00/cwt204.00–204.008161
SteersMedium and Large 1250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
SteersMedium and Large 1523173.83/cwt170.00–178.009092
HeifersMedium and Large 1316182.52/cwt176.00–186.0057714
HeifersMedium and Large 1225203.07/cwt197.00–212.004574
SteersMedium and Large 2300217.00/cwt217.00–217.006512
SteersMedium and Large 3330201.52/cwt200.00–205.006653
SteersMedium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007202
SteersMedium and Large 3273203.83/cwt202.00–206.005562
SteersMedium and Large 3473150.48/cwt150.00–151.007122
SteersMedium and Large 1323220.93/cwt220.00–222.007142
SteersMedium and Large 2250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
SteersMedium and Large 1627155.55/cwt152.00–161.009753
SteersMedium and Large 1478173.48/cwt170.00–179.008295
SteersMedium and Large 2475162.17/cwt160.00–166.007704
SteersMedium and Large 2600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
BullsMedium and Large 1581166.40/cwt164.00–172.009674
BullsMedium and Large 1350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
BullsMedium and Large 1436195.92/cwt195.00–200.0085410
BullsMedium and Large 1314226.01/cwt220.00–230.0071012
BullsMedium and Large 1279230.87/cwt225.00–240.0064416
BullsMedium and Large 1223236.28/cwt230.00–245.005279
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25480.25/cwt80.00–81.001,0064
CowsLean 85-90%93859.40/cwt57.00–61.0055713
CowsLean 85-90%1,01067.98/cwt62.00–71.0068741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29090.28/cwt88.00–92.001,1657
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36185.57/cwt84.00–87.001,1657
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08476.08/cwt74.00–78.0082557
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16885.44/cwt84.00–88.0099815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16180.81/cwt79.00–83.0093840
Bulls1,728119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,0562
Bulls1,740112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9491
Bulls1,895124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,3502
BullsMedium and Large 2450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2216220.42/cwt215.00–225.0047610
BullsMedium and Large 3500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
BullsMedium and Large 3450158.00/cwt158.00–158.007111
BullsMedium and Large 3331202.99/cwt200.00–208.006726
BullsMedium and Large 3373188.82/cwt186.00–192.007042
BullsMedium and Large 2523165.48/cwt165.00–166.008652
BullsMedium and Large 1471174.99/cwt170.00–179.008248
BullsMedium and Large 1500178.00/cwt178.00–178.008902
BullsMedium and Large 3200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
BullsMedium and Large 3273200.92/cwt200.00–202.005494
BullsMedium and Large 3423177.89/cwt176.00–180.007524
HeifersMedium and Large 3380142.76/cwt140.00–149.005423
HeifersMedium and Large 3500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 1420157.50/cwt153.00–162.006623
BullsMedium and Large 2421187.89/cwt184.00–192.007914
BullsMedium and Large 2364197.67/cwt195.00–199.007204
BullsMedium and Large 2265213.14/cwt210.00–215.005653
HeifersMedium and Large 2273174.00/cwt168.00–180.0047510
HeifersMedium and Large 3329160.29/cwt158.00–165.005277
HeifersMedium and Large 3422134.88/cwt132.00–139.005693
HeifersMedium and Large 3450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006211
HeifersMedium and Large 3219175.71/cwt170.00–180.003855
BullsMedium and Large 2315211.27/cwt210.00–212.006663
HeifersMedium and Large 3250162.00/cwt162.00–162.004052

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.