Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-03-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 28
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
379 vs last sale 410 189 vs year ago 600 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
27 vs last sale 226 126 vs year ago 127 · +99.2%
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 unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.11/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$152.11
164 head · 354 lb average
Value per head Derived
$538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.44
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1386161.7762557
Medium and Large 2343154.4952942
Medium and Large 3332142.1047265
One grade step is worth $19.68/cwt here — about $152 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 sale164 hd
152.11
FL average9 barns · 543 hd
152.55
−0.44
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
BullsHigh1,418110.981,57414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,25197.941,22514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15693.431,080111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01174.1374921

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1429151.28/cwt148.00–158.006497
HeifersMedium and Large 2223168.35/cwt167.00–170.003752
HeifersMedium and Large 3530124.94/cwt124.00–127.006623
HeifersMedium and Large 3369143.62/cwt140.00–146.005308
HeifersMedium and Large 2326159.16/cwt156.00–164.005198
HeifersMedium and Large 2176180.24/cwt172.00–185.003174
SteersMedium and Large 2323214.33/cwt212.00–217.006922
SteersMedium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 3550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 3421132.64/cwt128.00–136.0055814
HeifersMedium and Large 2275157.85/cwt154.00–164.0043410
HeifersMedium and Large 1323167.78/cwt166.00–170.005428
SteersMedium and Large 3324201.56/cwt198.00–206.006537
SteersMedium and Large 2417180.55/cwt179.00–182.007535
HeifersMedium and Large 1515150.62/cwt145.00–154.007764
HeifersMedium and Large 1568145.92/cwt142.00–149.008294
HeifersMedium and Large 1223186.74/cwt180.00–195.004162
SteersMedium and Large 3250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
SteersMedium and Large 1400188.00/cwt188.00–188.007521
SteersMedium and Large 2273202.75/cwt200.00–206.005542
SteersMedium and Large 3527152.26/cwt150.00–155.008023
SteersMedium and Large 1575165.37/cwt163.00–169.009517
SteersMedium and Large 1218198.74/cwt195.00–202.004333
SteersMedium and Large 1469176.37/cwt170.00–180.008278
SteersMedium and Large 1524169.07/cwt166.00–174.008866
SteersMedium and Large 1373203.23/cwt199.00–208.007582
SteersMedium and Large 3600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008161
SteersMedium and Large 2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
SteersMedium and Large 3350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1323222.79/cwt220.00–226.007202
SteersMedium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2363192.29/cwt188.00–194.006985
SteersMedium and Large 2570152.24/cwt149.00–156.008683
SteersMedium and Large 2500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
BullsMedium and Large 1413192.11/cwt190.00–193.0079312
BullsMedium and Large 1468176.53/cwt172.00–180.008263
BullsMedium and Large 1369203.32/cwt198.00–206.0075010
BullsMedium and Large 1532168.68/cwt166.00–176.008975
BullsMedium and Large 1236201.69/cwt200.00–210.004765
BullsMedium and Large 1282215.78/cwt212.00–227.006089
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187101.08/cwt97.00–105.001,20022
CowsLean 85-90%1,03967.85/cwt66.00–70.007055
CowsLean 85-90%1,00276.09/cwt71.00–80.0076216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14593.89/cwt92.00–97.001,07543
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15289.34/cwt87.00–91.001,02946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,255102.17/cwt99.00–105.001,2827
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23294.67/cwt92.00–96.001,1666
Bulls1,481115.60/cwt112.00–120.001,7127
Bulls1,270104.88/cwt102.00–106.001,3324
Bulls1,468108.34/cwt108.00–109.001,5903
BullsMedium and Large 3374181.13/cwt178.00–185.006774
BullsMedium and Large 2422179.20/cwt176.00–182.007567
BullsMedium and Large 2272203.11/cwt197.00–210.005528
BullsMedium and Large 1322221.53/cwt218.00–228.007136
BullsMedium and Large 3266190.08/cwt185.00–195.0050611
BullsMedium and Large 3415169.29/cwt168.00–170.007033
BullsMedium and Large 2316211.86/cwt208.00–216.006696
BullsMedium and Large 3215173.10/cwt170.00–175.003723
BullsMedium and Large 1572163.93/cwt160.00–168.009386
BullsMedium and Large 1623162.96/cwt162.00–164.001,0152
BullsMedium and Large 2377190.23/cwt188.00–194.007175
BullsMedium and Large 3320203.71/cwt200.00–206.006525
BullsMedium and Large 2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 1379163.17/cwt160.00–170.0061810
HeifersMedium and Large 1279171.73/cwt168.00–182.0047910
BullsMedium and Large 2500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
BullsMedium and Large 3450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007161
BullsMedium and Large 2233184.12/cwt180.00–192.004299
HeifersMedium and Large 2374153.85/cwt150.00–158.005754
HeifersMedium and Large 2523140.44/cwt139.00–142.007352
HeifersMedium and Large 3175162.24/cwt160.00–165.002843
HeifersMedium and Large 3479130.95/cwt129.00–134.006277
HeifersMedium and Large 3200150.00/cwt150.00–150.0030016
BullsMedium and Large 2473166.43/cwt165.00–168.007872
HeifersMedium and Large 2475138.34/cwt137.00–140.006575
HeifersMedium and Large 2424141.57/cwt138.00–146.006007
HeifersMedium and Large 3259147.63/cwt140.00–150.0038210
HeifersMedium and Large 1175196.71/cwt192.00–202.003442
HeifersMedium and Large 1471151.78/cwt148.00–156.0071510
HeifersMedium and Large 3315151.27/cwt150.00–152.004773

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.