Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-04-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
61 vs last sale 639 28 vs year ago 550 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
168 vs last sale 385 119 vs year ago 98 · +121.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.64/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$149.64
94 head · 342 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.11
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1353160.7356736
Medium and Large 2327147.5348231
Medium and Large 3344137.2847227
One grade step is worth $23.45/cwt here — about $95 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 sale94 hd
149.64
FL average8 barns · 697 hd
155.75
−6.11
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
BullsLow1,465103.501,5166thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26881.881,03814
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12481.2091363
CowsLean 85-90%Low91661.1756147

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3269139.92/cwt138.00–142.003764
HeifersMedium and Large 1332160.63/cwt158.00–168.0053313
HeifersMedium and Large 1421162.03/cwt158.00–166.006826
HeifersMedium and Large 1272167.95/cwt164.00–178.004576
HeifersMedium and Large 2383152.12/cwt150.00–158.005838
HeifersMedium and Large 2226138.94/cwt135.00–145.003147
HeifersMedium and Large 2332150.07/cwt148.00–155.004985
SteersMedium and Large 1623146.96/cwt146.00–148.009162
SteersMedium and Large 1420183.74/cwt178.00–188.0077212
HeifersMedium and Large 1520152.18/cwt149.00–155.007914
HeifersMedium and Large 1368166.49/cwt162.00–170.006133
HeifersMedium and Large 1200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003003
HeifersMedium and Large 1450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
SteersMedium and Large 3323186.40/cwt185.00–188.006022
SteersMedium and Large 3223175.90/cwt175.00–177.003922
SteersMedium and Large 1472174.48/cwt171.00–179.008247
SteersMedium and Large 1527173.75/cwt172.00–176.009165
SteersMedium and Large 1325207.56/cwt204.00–214.006754
SteersMedium and Large 1273211.25/cwt205.00–220.005773
SteersMedium and Large 2271196.47/cwt190.00–204.005327
SteersMedium and Large 3350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
SteersMedium and Large 3473150.95/cwt150.00–152.007142
SteersMedium and Large 3600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
SteersMedium and Large 3550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007261
SteersMedium and Large 3400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
SteersMedium and Large 1373190.57/cwt186.00–195.0071112
SteersMedium and Large 2317198.63/cwt194.00–202.006306
SteersMedium and Large 2365182.56/cwt180.00–184.006663
SteersMedium and Large 2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
SteersMedium and Large 2500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
SteersMedium and Large 2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
SteersMedium and Large 1573153.84/cwt150.00–158.008822
SteersMedium and Large 1200208.00/cwt208.00–208.004161
BullsMedium and Large 1280207.68/cwt205.00–214.005823
BullsMedium and Large 1473170.48/cwt170.00–171.008062
BullsMedium and Large 1571156.13/cwt151.00–159.008925
BullsMedium and Large 1323208.93/cwt208.00–210.006754
BullsMedium and Large 1400186.00/cwt186.00–186.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
CowsLean 85-90%89257.48/cwt56.00–60.0051327
CowsLean 85-90%94966.16/cwt62.00–70.0062820
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25676.76/cwt76.00–78.009645
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38087.36/cwt86.00–90.001,2064
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19082.61/cwt82.00–83.009835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29987.38/cwt86.00–90.001,1357
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13282.33/cwt81.00–85.0093231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06578.07/cwt76.00–80.0083125
Bulls1,42798.92/cwt96.00–100.001,4123
Bulls1,503108.07/cwt106.00–110.001,6243
BullsMedium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
BullsMedium and Large 3221170.44/cwt165.00–175.003778
BullsMedium and Large 3261184.15/cwt182.00–185.004814
BullsMedium and Large 3473152.95/cwt152.00–154.007232
BullsMedium and Large 3500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007401
BullsMedium and Large 3400164.00/cwt164.00–164.006561
BullsMedium and Large 2468164.51/cwt160.00–168.007706
BullsMedium and Large 2429171.04/cwt168.00–176.007346
BullsMedium and Large 2573143.32/cwt139.00–148.008214
BullsMedium and Large 2269195.77/cwt190.00–200.005274
BullsMedium and Large 3350172.00/cwt172.00–172.006021
BullsMedium and Large 3330185.21/cwt184.00–188.006113
BullsMedium and Large 2218184.59/cwt180.00–190.004025
BullsMedium and Large 2623143.34/cwt139.00–148.008934
BullsMedium and Large 1623150.98/cwt150.00–152.009413
BullsMedium and Large 1377189.78/cwt186.00–196.007153
BullsMedium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2323195.86/cwt194.00–198.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 3324142.23/cwt138.00–146.004616
HeifersMedium and Large 3480132.50/cwt130.00–138.006363
HeifersMedium and Large 3423139.93/cwt138.00–142.005923
BullsMedium and Large 2528158.86/cwt156.00–164.008393
BullsMedium and Large 2373181.88/cwt180.00–184.006782
HeifersMedium and Large 2420150.25/cwt148.00–153.006313
HeifersMedium and Large 2473140.95/cwt140.00–142.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 2271150.13/cwt149.00–152.004076
HeifersMedium and Large 3377142.97/cwt140.00–148.005395
HeifersMedium and Large 3234126.26/cwt125.00–130.002955

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.