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

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 8
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,269 head
▲ 218 vs last sale 1,051▲ 218 vs year ago 1,051 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 280▼ 35 vs year ago 253 · −13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Sep 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.52/cwt on 319 head.
Average price
$163.52
319 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.31
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510166.85850162
Medium and Large 2442164.15725105
Medium and Large 3457151.9069452
One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $156 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 sale319 hd
163.52
—
FL average9 barns · 1,083 hd
163.21
+0.31
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
Bulls—Average1,325110.001,4581thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25383.411,0452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06778.7084050
CowsLean 85-90%Low89158.6952334

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1—377157.45/cwt154.00–164.0059412
SteersMedium and Large 3—629133.10/cwt130.00–139.0083711
SteersMedium and Large 1—626154.40/cwt150.00–160.0096712
SteersMedium and Large 1—328184.26/cwt180.00–190.0060410
HeifersMedium and Large 2—466133.67/cwt130.00–136.0062321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—477141.35/cwt137.00–147.0067440
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273158.95/cwt155.00–168.0043410
SteersMedium and Large 3—400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006326
SteersMedium and Large 3—372163.21/cwt160.00–166.006073
SteersMedium and Large 3—550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368148.97/cwt145.00–152.0054813
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324164.61/cwt160.00–170.0053316
SteersMedium and Large 3—521145.10/cwt141.00–149.007566
SteersMedium and Large 2—519156.22/cwt152.00–159.0081117
SteersMedium and Large 2—466162.29/cwt158.00–165.0075629
SteersMedium and Large 1—582159.99/cwt157.00–167.0093163
SteersMedium and Large 1—200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
SteersMedium and Large 1—429176.01/cwt173.00–183.0075524
SteersMedium and Large 2—623144.34/cwt140.00–149.008992
SteersMedium and Large 2—326173.74/cwt170.00–178.0056616
SteersMedium and Large 2—274187.00/cwt182.00–192.005124
SteersMedium and Large 2—424167.51/cwt163.00–172.0071015
SteersMedium and Large 3—470150.94/cwt148.00–154.0070912
SteersMedium and Large 3—286171.75/cwt170.00–180.004915
SteersMedium and Large 2—372169.78/cwt168.00–174.006327
SteersMedium and Large 1—374183.10/cwt178.00–188.0068515
SteersMedium and Large 1—533162.33/cwt160.00–170.0086528
SteersMedium and Large 1—476169.28/cwt166.00–176.008068
SteersMedium and Large 3—322164.05/cwt160.00–168.005288
SteersMedium and Large 2—215176.20/cwt170.00–180.003793
SteersMedium and Large 1—250199.00/cwt199.00–199.004981
SteersMedium and Large 2—573152.28/cwt148.00–156.0087312
BullsMedium and Large 1—316187.03/cwt182.00–190.0059111
BullsMedium and Large 1—375181.01/cwt178.00–185.006799
BullsMedium and Large 1—479168.87/cwt166.00–176.008095
BullsMedium and Large 1—422177.21/cwt174.00–181.007483
BullsMedium and Large 1—265207.73/cwt200.00–212.005505
BullsMedium and Large 1—215194.30/cwt185.00–200.004183
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09983.29/cwt81.00–85.0091513
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06977.80/cwt76.00–80.0083230
CowsLean 85-90%—87554.85/cwt53.00–56.0048012
CowsLean 85-90%—89960.79/cwt57.00–66.0054722
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,25383.41/cwt82.00–85.001,0452
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,00274.01/cwt72.00–75.007427
Bulls——1,325110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4581
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—797106.75/cwt104.00–110.008513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
BullsMedium and Large 2—408168.01/cwt164.00–169.0068511
BullsMedium and Large 2—325173.84/cwt170.00–178.0056511
BullsMedium and Large 2—486160.74/cwt160.00–164.007815
BullsMedium and Large 3—473151.33/cwt148.00–155.007164
BullsMedium and Large 3—300168.00/cwt168.00–168.005041
BullsMedium and Large 3—376159.42/cwt158.00–162.005994
HeifersMedium and Large 3—310147.00/cwt144.00–148.0045611
BullsMedium and Large 2—350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005882
BullsMedium and Large 2—200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
BullsMedium and Large 3—288172.82/cwt170.00–180.004986
BullsMedium and Large 3—423159.89/cwt158.00–162.006762
BullsMedium and Large 2—273187.96/cwt182.00–195.005132
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368139.35/cwt136.00–142.0051312
HeifersMedium and Large 2—263149.21/cwt140.00–152.003927
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423132.68/cwt129.00–134.005614
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328153.89/cwt150.00–159.0050521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518129.16/cwt124.00–132.0066920
HeifersMedium and Large 1—428150.18/cwt146.00–156.0064310
HeifersMedium and Large 2—550123.00/cwt123.00–123.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423140.70/cwt136.00–145.0059525
HeifersMedium and Large 1—181207.51/cwt200.00–215.003765
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630123.47/cwt121.00–131.007789
HeifersMedium and Large 3—600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570131.45/cwt125.00–135.0074925
HeifersMedium and Large 1—533135.42/cwt133.00–143.0072219
HeifersMedium and Large 1—229160.77/cwt155.00–170.003686
HeifersMedium and Large 2—216147.39/cwt144.00–150.003187
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620115.10/cwt111.00–119.007145

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.