Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-10-31

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 31
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,301 head
198 vs last sale 1,103 528 vs year ago 773 · +68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
31 vs last sale 275 101 vs year ago 143 · +70.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.59/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$134.59
159 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.50
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454144.7465756
Medium and Large 2467131.4461452
Medium and Large 3425126.6653851
One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $119 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 sale159 hd
134.59
FL average9 barns · 887 hd
141.09
−6.50
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
BullsAverage1,46897.461,43114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25570.438848thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13664.9673857
CowsLean 85-90%Average93751.0847937

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
BullsMedium and Large 2523139.48/cwt139.00–140.007292
BullsMedium and Large 3415149.64/cwt149.00–150.006213
HeifersMedium and Large 2414139.33/cwt134.00–142.005777
HeifersMedium and Large 3325137.58/cwt134.00–142.004479
HeifersMedium and Large 3477120.26/cwt118.00–124.0057410
HeifersMedium and Large 3583111.91/cwt110.00–118.006526
HeifersMedium and Large 2530122.48/cwt120.00–129.006499
HeifersMedium and Large 3379134.84/cwt132.00–140.005118
HeifersMedium and Large 2284150.88/cwt150.00–154.004284
SteersMedium and Large 1381183.00/cwt180.00–190.006975
SteersMedium and Large 2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
SteersMedium and Large 3465147.29/cwt146.00–148.006853
SteersMedium and Large 3330162.42/cwt160.00–168.005363
SteersMedium and Large 3587139.54/cwt139.00–142.008197
HeifersMedium and Large 2365147.03/cwt142.00–150.005377
HeifersMedium and Large 1635111.91/cwt110.00–120.007117
SteersMedium and Large 3200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 1375156.86/cwt152.00–162.005888
HeifersMedium and Large 1474142.71/cwt138.00–148.0067612
SteersMedium and Large 1508168.43/cwt166.00–169.0085611
HeifersMedium and Large 2621105.92/cwt100.00–109.006586
HeifersMedium and Large 2472131.65/cwt128.00–136.0062110
SteersMedium and Large 1200210.00/cwt210.00–210.004201
HeifersMedium and Large 1250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1322159.88/cwt156.00–164.005158
HeifersMedium and Large 1424147.78/cwt144.00–154.006278
HeifersMedium and Large 3530113.11/cwt110.00–118.005995
HeifersMedium and Large 3426126.89/cwt124.00–132.005414
HeifersMedium and Large 1200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
HeifersMedium and Large 2580122.09/cwt120.00–126.007086
SteersMedium and Large 1331182.98/cwt180.00–190.006067
SteersMedium and Large 3358166.53/cwt160.00–168.005966
SteersMedium and Large 2323173.72/cwt170.00–178.005612
SteersMedium and Large 2492150.42/cwt150.00–156.0074013
SteersMedium and Large 1465168.65/cwt168.00–169.007843
SteersMedium and Large 2615148.65/cwt148.00–149.009143
SteersMedium and Large 2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007502
SteersMedium and Large 1623161.03/cwt156.00–166.001,0038
SteersMedium and Large 1273193.21/cwt190.00–197.005272
SteersMedium and Large 1420169.34/cwt165.00–174.0071111
SteersMedium and Large 2374173.36/cwt170.00–178.006484
SteersMedium and Large 3250157.00/cwt157.00–157.003931
SteersMedium and Large 2431159.24/cwt158.00–162.006867
SteersMedium and Large 2280172.20/cwt170.00–177.004825
SteersMedium and Large 1567165.48/cwt158.00–168.009389
BullsMedium and Large 1425169.24/cwt164.00–174.007198
BullsMedium and Large 1527151.57/cwt148.00–158.007996
BullsMedium and Large 1200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004402
BullsMedium and Large 1350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
BullsMedium and Large 1566138.22/cwt134.00–140.0078211
BullsMedium and Large 1276188.69/cwt185.00–197.005218
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26973.69/cwt71.00–75.009354
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28869.22/cwt68.00–70.008923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08459.60/cwt58.00–62.0064613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20169.51/cwt68.00–72.0083516
CowsLean 85-90%95752.10/cwt47.00–56.0049932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12264.84/cwt63.00–67.0072828
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,10061.00/cwt61.00–61.006711
CowsLean 85-90%80944.52/cwt43.00–46.003605
Bulls1,44197.33/cwt96.00–99.001,4037
Bulls1,460101.55/cwt100.00–104.001,4834
Bulls1,54392.32/cwt90.00–94.001,4243
BullsMedium and Large 3373163.76/cwt160.00–168.006116
BullsMedium and Large 1473160.55/cwt156.00–166.0075922
BullsMedium and Large 2613123.91/cwt118.00–126.007605
BullsMedium and Large 3473138.95/cwt138.00–140.006574
BullsMedium and Large 2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
BullsMedium and Large 3250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004132
BullsMedium and Large 2321174.36/cwt170.00–178.005604
BullsMedium and Large 2433157.15/cwt155.00–162.0068012
HeifersMedium and Large 3223159.49/cwt155.00–165.003562
BullsMedium and Large 2265177.03/cwt172.00–180.004693
HeifersMedium and Large 360096.00/cwt96.00–96.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 2330146.61/cwt146.00–148.004843
HeifersMedium and Large 1565136.84/cwt131.00–140.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 1521137.83/cwt135.00–140.007188
HeifersMedium and Large 3286136.92/cwt135.00–146.003925
BullsMedium and Large 2467153.64/cwt150.00–155.007179
BullsMedium and Large 3300164.00/cwt164.00–164.004922
BullsMedium and Large 1621133.51/cwt128.00–138.0082910
BullsMedium and Large 2383172.45/cwt170.00–178.006605
BullsMedium and Large 2200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
BullsMedium and Large 1330183.81/cwt180.00–190.006079
BullsMedium and Large 3200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003602
BullsMedium and Large 3515134.59/cwt132.00–136.006933

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.