Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-10-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 24
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,103 head
135 vs last sale 968 96 vs year ago 1,007 · +9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
41 vs last sale 234 90 vs year ago 185 · +48.6%
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 $136.62/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$136.62
171 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.04
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436144.7263175
Medium and Large 2420134.6756653
Medium and Large 3407124.8950843
One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $123 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 sale171 hd
136.62
FL average9 barns · 1,003 hd
133.58
+3.04
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
BullsHigh1,72197.581,67916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30370.029127thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08361.7166971
CowsLean 85-90%Low91348.4344248

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1571135.73/cwt131.00–139.007755
HeifersMedium and Large 1630119.27/cwt118.00–122.007513
HeifersMedium and Large 2573124.96/cwt124.00–126.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 3324133.41/cwt130.00–138.0043210
HeifersMedium and Large 2165175.00/cwt175.00–175.002891
HeifersMedium and Large 1273171.21/cwt168.00–175.004672
HeifersMedium and Large 1526133.71/cwt129.00–139.0070310
HeifersMedium and Large 1477134.59/cwt130.00–140.0064220
HeifersMedium and Large 1180196.88/cwt190.00–205.003542
HeifersMedium and Large 1200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 1420144.07/cwt139.00–148.0060512
SteersMedium and Large 1425170.74/cwt166.00–176.0072620
SteersMedium and Large 1374169.58/cwt166.00–175.006349
SteersMedium and Large 1475164.73/cwt160.00–170.007828
SteersMedium and Large 1316178.40/cwt176.00–180.005644
HeifersMedium and Large 1370155.43/cwt150.00–160.0057512
HeifersMedium and Large 1319156.64/cwt152.00–160.005008
SteersMedium and Large 3431150.32/cwt146.00–154.006485
SteersMedium and Large 3500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
SteersMedium and Large 3461145.85/cwt140.00–148.006724
SteersMedium and Large 3550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007371
SteersMedium and Large 1250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004252
SteersMedium and Large 1165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
SteersMedium and Large 2523152.96/cwt152.00–154.008002
SteersMedium and Large 2421160.25/cwt156.00–164.0067518
SteersMedium and Large 2373159.26/cwt156.00–164.005948
SteersMedium and Large 3380151.54/cwt150.00–155.005763
SteersMedium and Large 2165185.00/cwt185.00–185.003051
SteersMedium and Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
SteersMedium and Large 1570159.89/cwt155.00–163.009113
SteersMedium and Large 1625140.91/cwt138.00–145.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1520165.24/cwt162.00–168.008593
SteersMedium and Large 2328163.15/cwt160.00–168.005356
SteersMedium and Large 2471153.92/cwt150.00–158.007255
SteersMedium and Large 2623132.96/cwt132.00–134.008282
SteersMedium and Large 2280151.49/cwt150.00–155.004243
BullsMedium and Large 1277172.55/cwt165.00–180.0047813
BullsMedium and Large 1165210.00/cwt210.00–210.003471
BullsMedium and Large 1569136.47/cwt130.00–140.007779
BullsMedium and Large 1376171.20/cwt168.00–176.006446
BullsMedium and Large 1478157.26/cwt154.00–164.007525
BullsMedium and Large 1322177.18/cwt174.00–180.0057110
CowsLean 85-90%91443.60/cwt41.00–45.0039916
CowsLean 85-90%91350.85/cwt46.00–55.0046432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19562.00/cwt62.00–62.007411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34871.83/cwt70.00–74.009685
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18569.00/cwt69.00–69.008181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07657.74/cwt56.00–60.0062131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15667.73/cwt66.00–70.0078315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04963.02/cwt61.00–65.0066125
Bulls1,805103.85/cwt101.00–105.001,8744
Bulls1,74397.54/cwt96.00–99.001,7006
Bulls1,64393.45/cwt91.00–95.001,5356
BullsMedium and Large 2365162.56/cwt160.00–164.005933
BullsMedium and Large 2573122.88/cwt120.00–126.007042
BullsMedium and Large 3426149.89/cwt146.00–154.006394
BullsMedium and Large 3223173.15/cwt170.00–177.003862
BullsMedium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
BullsMedium and Large 3165170.00/cwt170.00–170.002811
BullsMedium and Large 1424169.87/cwt166.00–174.007204
BullsMedium and Large 1216207.82/cwt205.00–210.004494
BullsMedium and Large 3338150.89/cwt150.00–156.005106
BullsMedium and Large 3373150.82/cwt148.00–154.005632
BullsMedium and Large 2315162.88/cwt160.00–165.005134
BullsMedium and Large 2465151.29/cwt150.00–152.007033
HeifersMedium and Large 3175165.00/cwt165.00–165.002891
HeifersMedium and Large 3384131.37/cwt130.00–136.005048
BullsMedium and Large 2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
BullsMedium and Large 2500133.50/cwt132.00–138.006684
BullsMedium and Large 2268155.60/cwt150.00–160.004175
BullsMedium and Large 1514148.22/cwt147.00–149.007624
HeifersMedium and Large 2373144.01/cwt140.00–148.0053712
HeifersMedium and Large 2428131.60/cwt128.00–136.0056311
HeifersMedium and Large 3456116.76/cwt110.00–118.005327
HeifersMedium and Large 3426120.42/cwt118.00–124.005137
HeifersMedium and Large 361597.90/cwt94.00–100.006023
HeifersMedium and Large 3523114.87/cwt112.00–118.006012
HeifersMedium and Large 2470124.27/cwt120.00–128.0058410
HeifersMedium and Large 2530122.48/cwt120.00–128.006497
HeifersMedium and Large 2321146.04/cwt140.00–149.004696
HeifersMedium and Large 2280151.79/cwt150.00–156.004253
HeifersMedium and Large 3280133.57/cwt130.00–142.003743
HeifersMedium and Large 3550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006492
HeifersMedium and Large 2600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301

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.