Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-08-01

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 1
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
155 vs last sale 896 47 vs year ago 1,098 · 4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
4 vs last sale 276 85 vs year ago 365 · 23.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.50/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$146.50
256 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442152.65675136
Medium and Large 2415143.8359775
Medium and Large 3432132.3557145
One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $103 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 sale256 hd
146.50
FL average9 barns · 913 hd
146.32
+0.18
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
BullsAverage1,738109.001,8944thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,26371.2189920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13869.2378881
CowsLean 85-90%Average94955.2052477

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3471129.58/cwt126.00–133.0061011
HeifersMedium and Large 1431148.76/cwt146.00–156.0064112
HeifersMedium and Large 2323159.06/cwt156.00–162.005145
HeifersMedium and Large 2512137.73/cwt132.00–140.0070510
HeifersMedium and Large 1467151.03/cwt145.00–155.0070523
HeifersMedium and Large 1223178.22/cwt172.00–187.003975
HeifersMedium and Large 1315170.20/cwt164.00–174.0053616
SteersMedium and Large 1514163.72/cwt157.00–167.0084222
HeifersMedium and Large 1381151.90/cwt150.00–156.0057914
HeifersMedium and Large 2420138.90/cwt136.00–142.005836
SteersMedium and Large 1477164.02/cwt160.00–170.0078215
SteersMedium and Large 1369177.57/cwt172.00–182.006557
HeifersMedium and Large 1283173.39/cwt170.00–184.0049113
SteersMedium and Large 3300166.00/cwt166.00–166.004981
HeifersMedium and Large 1568137.30/cwt132.00–141.0078020
HeifersMedium and Large 1627127.91/cwt124.00–134.008026
SteersMedium and Large 3380160.31/cwt160.00–161.006093
SteersMedium and Large 3427154.87/cwt152.00–159.006613
SteersMedium and Large 1270193.94/cwt186.00–199.005243
SteersMedium and Large 2428162.27/cwt160.00–165.006956
SteersMedium and Large 1636150.60/cwt149.00–159.0095820
SteersMedium and Large 1322183.48/cwt178.00–188.005918
SteersMedium and Large 2573151.44/cwt150.00–153.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2315169.27/cwt168.00–170.005333
SteersMedium and Large 3579140.72/cwt140.00–142.008154
SteersMedium and Large 1569160.68/cwt156.00–165.0091426
SteersMedium and Large 3523138.96/cwt138.00–140.007272
SteersMedium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
SteersMedium and Large 2276176.42/cwt170.00–184.004879
SteersMedium and Large 1424176.94/cwt175.00–180.007506
SteersMedium and Large 1232178.32/cwt175.00–182.004145
SteersMedium and Large 2374165.36/cwt162.00–170.006184
SteersMedium and Large 2616141.69/cwt139.00–146.008734
SteersMedium and Large 3623133.93/cwt132.00–136.008342
SteersMedium and Large 2200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
SteersMedium and Large 2478153.39/cwt150.00–159.007338
BullsMedium and Large 1180180.81/cwt178.00–185.003253
BullsMedium and Large 1370176.09/cwt172.00–179.006524
BullsMedium and Large 1471160.63/cwt156.00–165.007577
BullsMedium and Large 1323180.62/cwt178.00–184.005834
BullsMedium and Large 1220184.66/cwt180.00–190.004063
BullsMedium and Large 1423164.58/cwt160.00–169.006969
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24365.48/cwt65.00–66.008142
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26974.27/cwt73.00–77.009427
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26270.30/cwt68.00–72.0088711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12366.14/cwt64.00–68.0074342
CowsLean 85-90%96156.68/cwt52.00–61.0054562
CowsLean 85-90%90049.09/cwt47.00–51.0044215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17475.35/cwt74.00–78.0088514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14370.98/cwt69.00–73.0081125
Bulls1,660107.50/cwt107.00–108.001,7852
Bulls1,525105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6011
Bulls2,105116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,4421
BullsMedium and Large 1561150.89/cwt144.00–153.008467
BullsMedium and Large 3332161.89/cwt160.00–166.005375
BullsMedium and Large 3165150.00/cwt150.00–150.002481
BullsMedium and Large 2222168.39/cwt164.00–172.003743
BullsMedium and Large 2550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
BullsMedium and Large 3500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
BullsMedium and Large 3465142.94/cwt141.00–144.006653
BullsMedium and Large 3400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005922
BullsMedium and Large 2326171.50/cwt168.00–176.005596
BullsMedium and Large 2473147.38/cwt145.00–150.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 1515147.90/cwt143.00–151.0076227
HeifersMedium and Large 2379143.24/cwt140.00–148.0054316
HeifersMedium and Large 2274164.26/cwt160.00–168.004508
HeifersMedium and Large 2622118.82/cwt114.00–122.007398
HeifersMedium and Large 2476139.04/cwt136.00–143.006628
HeifersMedium and Large 2220164.54/cwt158.00–170.003629
HeifersMedium and Large 3566117.40/cwt112.00–120.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 3200156.00/cwt156.00–156.003121
HeifersMedium and Large 3315148.06/cwt144.00–150.004665
HeifersMedium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2574126.32/cwt124.00–129.007255
HeifersMedium and Large 3521126.34/cwt122.00–130.006587
HeifersMedium and Large 3280149.30/cwt149.00–150.004183
HeifersMedium and Large 3376134.33/cwt130.00–138.005058
BullsMedium and Large 1271193.66/cwt186.00–200.005259
BullsMedium and Large 1523152.44/cwt151.00–154.007972
BullsMedium and Large 2266178.43/cwt170.00–182.0047510
HeifersMedium and Large 3422129.50/cwt126.00–134.005465
BullsMedium and Large 2415154.64/cwt154.00–155.006423
BullsMedium and Large 2178162.25/cwt160.00–165.002892
BullsMedium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005603
BullsMedium and Large 2364168.40/cwt165.00–170.006134

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.