Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-04-04

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 4
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
150 vs last sale 789 200 vs year ago 439 · +45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
385 head
132 vs last sale 253 297 vs year ago 88 · +337.5%
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 $150.62/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$150.62
145 head · 351 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.33
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1377161.9461048
Medium and Large 2324151.5549147
Medium and Large 3353138.8949050
One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $120 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 sale145 hd
150.62
FL average9 barns · 605 hd
156.95
−6.33
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
BullsAverage1,523109.841,67315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31388.431,16134
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14485.27976112
CowsLean 85-90%Average94069.2465153

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
SteersMedium and Large 1323216.65/cwt212.00–222.007002
SteersMedium and Large 1420187.50/cwt184.00–192.007885
HeifersMedium and Large 1520141.30/cwt138.00–145.007355
SteersMedium and Large 2465166.94/cwt165.00–168.007763
SteersMedium and Large 2623139.63/cwt138.00–141.008703
SteersMedium and Large 3350172.00/cwt172.00–172.006021
SteersMedium and Large 3332195.67/cwt194.00–200.006509
HeifersMedium and Large 1576139.39/cwt136.00–146.008034
HeifersMedium and Large 1275176.24/cwt170.00–184.0048511
SteersMedium and Large 2300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
SteersMedium and Large 1550164.00/cwt164.00–164.009021
HeifersMedium and Large 2229153.18/cwt150.00–160.0035111
SteersMedium and Large 3262183.67/cwt180.00–185.004815
HeifersMedium and Large 1615133.20/cwt128.00–136.008193
HeifersMedium and Large 1473150.33/cwt147.00–154.007112
HeifersMedium and Large 1415156.50/cwt152.00–159.006493
HeifersMedium and Large 3550124.00/cwt124.00–124.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 1226171.15/cwt166.00–176.003875
SteersMedium and Large 1623151.82/cwt147.00–157.009462
HeifersMedium and Large 2319164.45/cwt160.00–168.005257
HeifersMedium and Large 2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005252
HeifersMedium and Large 2173145.91/cwt140.00–150.002524
SteersMedium and Large 3473150.95/cwt150.00–152.007142
SteersMedium and Large 3600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008161
SteersMedium and Large 2523159.44/cwt158.00–161.008342
SteersMedium and Large 3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
SteersMedium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1473176.51/cwt174.00–180.008355
SteersMedium and Large 2272195.88/cwt190.00–200.0053315
SteersMedium and Large 2366181.69/cwt178.00–184.006659
SteersMedium and Large 2423178.95/cwt178.00–180.007574
SteersMedium and Large 1250216.00/cwt216.00–216.005401
SteersMedium and Large 2228176.52/cwt175.00–180.004027
SteersMedium and Large 1200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
SteersMedium and Large 3400168.00/cwt168.00–168.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
SteersMedium and Large 1376191.96/cwt188.00–198.0072212
SteersMedium and Large 1521176.20/cwt174.00–178.009184
BullsMedium and Large 2223177.25/cwt175.00–180.003952
BullsMedium and Large 1577169.22/cwt166.00–174.009763
BullsMedium and Large 1223192.84/cwt185.00–200.004303
BullsMedium and Large 1600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008942
BullsMedium and Large 1423185.79/cwt182.00–190.007862
BullsMedium and Large 1300222.00/cwt222.00–222.006662
CowsLean 85-90%95371.16/cwt66.00–75.0067841
CowsLean 85-90%89462.69/cwt61.00–65.0056012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24590.78/cwt89.00–93.001,13029
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14686.18/cwt84.00–88.0098841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32485.10/cwt84.00–87.001,1278
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,16880.50/cwt80.00–81.009402
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32190.20/cwt88.00–92.001,19224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07380.57/cwt79.00–83.0086542
Bulls1,554112.23/cwt110.00–114.001,7444
Bulls1,452107.21/cwt105.00–109.001,5579
Bulls1,778116.91/cwt115.00–119.002,0792
BullsMedium and Large 3326195.93/cwt194.00–198.006394
BullsMedium and Large 3350176.00/cwt176.00–176.006161
BullsMedium and Large 3277181.81/cwt180.00–185.005045
BullsMedium and Large 2369183.14/cwt179.00–186.006764
BullsMedium and Large 3623130.96/cwt130.00–132.008162
BullsMedium and Large 3550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2264196.76/cwt190.00–200.005197
BullsMedium and Large 2323208.93/cwt208.00–210.006752
BullsMedium and Large 1375192.08/cwt189.00–196.007205
BullsMedium and Large 2415179.29/cwt178.00–180.007443
BullsMedium and Large 1475176.39/cwt174.00–180.008384
HeifersMedium and Large 3616109.69/cwt107.00–112.006764
HeifersMedium and Large 3272146.72/cwt140.00–152.0039910
HeifersMedium and Large 2573131.36/cwt128.00–135.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 2273161.73/cwt158.00–166.0044210
HeifersMedium and Large 2523132.87/cwt130.00–136.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 3229140.49/cwt137.00–145.0032210
HeifersMedium and Large 3417134.06/cwt129.00–138.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 3523120.87/cwt118.00–124.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 1328174.84/cwt170.00–180.005739
HeifersMedium and Large 3329153.12/cwt150.00–158.0050411
HeifersMedium and Large 3469128.28/cwt124.00–132.006025
HeifersMedium and Large 2471138.15/cwt134.00–142.006514
HeifersMedium and Large 3165130.00/cwt130.00–130.002151
HeifersMedium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2423144.91/cwt142.00–148.006134
BullsMedium and Large 2550159.00/cwt159.00–159.008751
BullsMedium and Large 2526162.40/cwt160.00–166.008544
BullsMedium and Large 1276209.92/cwt206.00–220.005794
HeifersMedium and Large 1165155.00/cwt155.00–155.002561
HeifersMedium and Large 1374163.23/cwt159.00–168.006105
HeifersMedium and Large 3350142.00/cwt142.00–142.004971
BullsMedium and Large 3400168.00/cwt168.00–168.006721

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.