Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-03-21

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
28 vs last sale 438 124 vs year ago 534 · 23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
118 vs last sale 108 58 vs year ago 168 · +34.5%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 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 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.56/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$163.56
102 head · 359 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.99
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1355173.3961554
Medium and Large 2369155.7957532
Medium and Large 3350145.9051016thin
One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $105 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 sale102 hd
163.56
FL average9 barns · 680 hd
155.57
+7.99
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
BullsAverage1,661112.961,87634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40297.131,3614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14292.581,05754
CowsLean 85-90%Low93871.0966726

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1468146.21/cwt142.00–150.006847
HeifersMedium and Large 1216194.48/cwt185.00–200.004204
HeifersMedium and Large 1523135.35/cwt132.00–139.007082
HeifersMedium and Large 2329172.59/cwt170.00–178.005685
HeifersMedium and Large 2170150.00/cwt150.00–150.002552
HeifersMedium and Large 2520124.54/cwt120.00–128.006483
HeifersMedium and Large 3380151.84/cwt150.00–156.005773
SteersMedium and Large 1481170.84/cwt168.00–178.008224
HeifersMedium and Large 1381170.87/cwt168.00–178.0065110
HeifersMedium and Large 2223172.70/cwt170.00–176.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 1271195.15/cwt186.00–199.005299
HeifersMedium and Large 1573139.48/cwt139.00–140.007992
HeifersMedium and Large 3230161.45/cwt160.00–165.003713
SteersMedium and Large 2363197.14/cwt192.00–199.007169
SteersMedium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
SteersMedium and Large 1275224.73/cwt220.00–230.006185
SteersMedium and Large 1320222.22/cwt220.00–225.007113
SteersMedium and Large 1573159.92/cwt158.00–162.009162
HeifersMedium and Large 2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1373207.76/cwt204.00–212.007752
SteersMedium and Large 3322198.60/cwt197.00–200.006393
SteersMedium and Large 3450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006841
SteersMedium and Large 3373185.76/cwt182.00–190.006932
SteersMedium and Large 3273192.92/cwt192.00–194.005272
HeifersMedium and Large 1325184.03/cwt180.00–190.0059814
SteersMedium and Large 1415200.70/cwt199.00–202.008334
SteersMedium and Large 2423187.37/cwt185.00–190.007932
SteersMedium and Large 2311212.51/cwt206.00–215.006614
SteersMedium and Large 2600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
SteersMedium and Large 2500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
SteersMedium and Large 1526170.35/cwt169.00–174.008965
SteersMedium and Large 3500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007451
BullsMedium and Large 1377205.07/cwt202.00–212.007735
BullsMedium and Large 1275224.54/cwt220.00–232.006177
BullsMedium and Large 1511166.44/cwt164.00–168.008514
BullsMedium and Large 1470169.61/cwt168.00–172.007973
BullsMedium and Large 1222210.26/cwt205.00–217.004673
BullsMedium and Large 1600158.00/cwt158.00–158.009481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1791
CowsLean 85-90%89765.30/cwt63.00–67.005866
CowsLean 85-90%95072.83/cwt68.00–77.0069220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,422100.17/cwt96.00–104.001,4243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21498.70/cwt96.00–105.001,19813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13793.03/cwt91.00–95.001,05823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09687.58/cwt86.00–90.0096018
Bulls1,693111.23/cwt110.00–113.001,8838
Bulls1,721118.53/cwt116.00–123.002,04014
Bulls1,570107.62/cwt105.00–109.001,69012
BullsMedium and Large 2500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2377197.47/cwt194.00–201.007447
BullsMedium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
BullsMedium and Large 3350186.00/cwt186.00–186.006511
BullsMedium and Large 3320200.23/cwt197.00–204.006415
BullsMedium and Large 2450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
BullsMedium and Large 2278210.87/cwt207.00–215.0058611
BullsMedium and Large 1550156.00/cwt156.00–156.008581
BullsMedium and Large 3277197.54/cwt195.00–200.005473
BullsMedium and Large 3500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
BullsMedium and Large 3423176.84/cwt174.00–180.007482
BullsMedium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 3273160.05/cwt155.00–166.004372
HeifersMedium and Large 1421155.34/cwt149.00–159.006544
BullsMedium and Large 3222180.32/cwt175.00–185.004003
BullsMedium and Large 2234198.93/cwt195.00–200.004654
BullsMedium and Large 1420197.82/cwt193.00–203.008313
BullsMedium and Large 1327219.10/cwt216.00–226.0071613
HeifersMedium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 3573114.88/cwt112.00–118.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 3423134.84/cwt132.00–138.005702
HeifersMedium and Large 3300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004802
BullsMedium and Large 2315210.76/cwt206.00–215.006643
HeifersMedium and Large 2450134.00/cwt134.00–134.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 2550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 1175174.71/cwt170.00–180.003062
HeifersMedium and Large 3180135.00/cwt135.00–135.002431
HeifersMedium and Large 2367162.98/cwt158.00–166.0059811
HeifersMedium and Large 2421144.76/cwt142.00–148.006096

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.