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 Aug 18, 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
BullsAverage1,325110.001,4581thin
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 1377157.45/cwt154.00–164.0059412
SteersMedium and Large 3629133.10/cwt130.00–139.0083711
SteersMedium and Large 1626154.40/cwt150.00–160.0096712
SteersMedium and Large 1328184.26/cwt180.00–190.0060410
HeifersMedium and Large 2466133.67/cwt130.00–136.0062321
HeifersMedium and Large 1477141.35/cwt137.00–147.0067440
HeifersMedium and Large 1273158.95/cwt155.00–168.0043410
SteersMedium and Large 3400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006326
SteersMedium and Large 3372163.21/cwt160.00–166.006073
SteersMedium and Large 3550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2368148.97/cwt145.00–152.0054813
HeifersMedium and Large 1324164.61/cwt160.00–170.0053316
SteersMedium and Large 3521145.10/cwt141.00–149.007566
SteersMedium and Large 2519156.22/cwt152.00–159.0081117
SteersMedium and Large 2466162.29/cwt158.00–165.0075629
SteersMedium and Large 1582159.99/cwt157.00–167.0093163
SteersMedium and Large 1200185.00/cwt185.00–185.003701
SteersMedium and Large 1429176.01/cwt173.00–183.0075524
SteersMedium and Large 2623144.34/cwt140.00–149.008992
SteersMedium and Large 2326173.74/cwt170.00–178.0056616
SteersMedium and Large 2274187.00/cwt182.00–192.005124
SteersMedium and Large 2424167.51/cwt163.00–172.0071015
SteersMedium and Large 3470150.94/cwt148.00–154.0070912
SteersMedium and Large 3286171.75/cwt170.00–180.004915
SteersMedium and Large 2372169.78/cwt168.00–174.006327
SteersMedium and Large 1374183.10/cwt178.00–188.0068515
SteersMedium and Large 1533162.33/cwt160.00–170.0086528
SteersMedium and Large 1476169.28/cwt166.00–176.008068
SteersMedium and Large 3322164.05/cwt160.00–168.005288
SteersMedium and Large 2215176.20/cwt170.00–180.003793
SteersMedium and Large 1250199.00/cwt199.00–199.004981
SteersMedium and Large 2573152.28/cwt148.00–156.0087312
BullsMedium and Large 1316187.03/cwt182.00–190.0059111
BullsMedium and Large 1375181.01/cwt178.00–185.006799
BullsMedium and Large 1479168.87/cwt166.00–176.008095
BullsMedium and Large 1422177.21/cwt174.00–181.007483
BullsMedium and Large 1265207.73/cwt200.00–212.005505
BullsMedium and Large 1215194.30/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
Bulls1,325110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4581
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2797106.75/cwt104.00–110.008513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
BullsMedium and Large 2408168.01/cwt164.00–169.0068511
BullsMedium and Large 2325173.84/cwt170.00–178.0056511
BullsMedium and Large 2486160.74/cwt160.00–164.007815
BullsMedium and Large 3473151.33/cwt148.00–155.007164
BullsMedium and Large 3300168.00/cwt168.00–168.005041
BullsMedium and Large 3376159.42/cwt158.00–162.005994
HeifersMedium and Large 3310147.00/cwt144.00–148.0045611
BullsMedium and Large 2350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005882
BullsMedium and Large 2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
BullsMedium and Large 3288172.82/cwt170.00–180.004986
BullsMedium and Large 3423159.89/cwt158.00–162.006762
BullsMedium and Large 2273187.96/cwt182.00–195.005132
HeifersMedium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 3368139.35/cwt136.00–142.0051312
HeifersMedium and Large 2263149.21/cwt140.00–152.003927
HeifersMedium and Large 3423132.68/cwt129.00–134.005614
HeifersMedium and Large 2328153.89/cwt150.00–159.0050521
HeifersMedium and Large 2518129.16/cwt124.00–132.0066920
HeifersMedium and Large 1428150.18/cwt146.00–156.0064310
HeifersMedium and Large 2550123.00/cwt123.00–123.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 2423140.70/cwt136.00–145.0059525
HeifersMedium and Large 1181207.51/cwt200.00–215.003765
HeifersMedium and Large 1630123.47/cwt121.00–131.007789
HeifersMedium and Large 3600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
HeifersMedium and Large 1570131.45/cwt125.00–135.0074925
HeifersMedium and Large 1533135.42/cwt133.00–143.0072219
HeifersMedium and Large 1229160.77/cwt155.00–170.003686
HeifersMedium and Large 2216147.39/cwt144.00–150.003187
HeifersMedium and Large 2620115.10/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.