Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2022-11-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,164 head
137 vs last sale 1,301 376 vs year ago 788 · +47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
18 vs last sale 244 86 vs year ago 140 · +61.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.81/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$135.81
166 head · 423 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.69
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446141.0662979
Medium and Large 2391135.0752855
Medium and Large 3419124.1452032
One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about $109 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 sale166 hd
135.81
FL average9 barns · 969 hd
138.50
−2.69
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
BullsAverage1,45393.221,3544thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33071.639538thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24069.3185979
CowsLean 85-90%Low95252.7750227

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3420124.42/cwt120.00–128.005237
HeifersMedium and Large 3368127.19/cwt124.00–130.004686
HeifersMedium and Large 2330139.95/cwt138.00–142.0046211
HeifersMedium and Large 2423134.46/cwt130.00–139.005699
HeifersMedium and Large 2279136.51/cwt132.00–144.003818
HeifersMedium and Large 2500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006403
HeifersMedium and Large 2573122.88/cwt120.00–126.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 3250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
SteersMedium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
SteersMedium and Large 3250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
HeifersMedium and Large 2365137.02/cwt132.00–140.0050012
HeifersMedium and Large 1628106.57/cwt104.00–112.006698
HeifersMedium and Large 1566136.02/cwt130.00–139.007708
HeifersMedium and Large 2469135.48/cwt130.00–139.006359
SteersMedium and Large 2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
SteersMedium and Large 3300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
SteersMedium and Large 2373169.87/cwt166.00–175.006349
SteersMedium and Large 3416158.97/cwt158.00–160.006619
SteersMedium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005603
SteersMedium and Large 3500146.00/cwt146.00–146.007301
SteersMedium and Large 1622153.31/cwt148.00–157.009545
SteersMedium and Large 2426166.02/cwt162.00–171.007079
SteersMedium and Large 2471161.42/cwt158.00–164.007608
SteersMedium and Large 2332169.87/cwt168.00–175.005646
SteersMedium and Large 2528158.72/cwt158.00–160.008384
SteersMedium and Large 2550154.00/cwt154.00–154.008472
SteersMedium and Large 1471170.35/cwt165.00–175.0080223
SteersMedium and Large 1421177.14/cwt172.00–180.0074620
SteersMedium and Large 1374180.52/cwt176.00–186.0067519
SteersMedium and Large 1520168.06/cwt161.00–171.0087415
SteersMedium and Large 1568165.55/cwt160.00–169.009408
SteersMedium and Large 1322183.05/cwt178.00–188.005897
SteersMedium and Large 1279188.26/cwt185.00–195.005254
BullsMedium and Large 1324183.51/cwt178.00–188.005957
BullsMedium and Large 1479159.07/cwt156.00–166.0076214
BullsMedium and Large 1532152.31/cwt150.00–158.008105
BullsMedium and Large 1277190.86/cwt185.00–200.005295
BullsMedium and Large 1419178.42/cwt176.00–182.007484
BullsMedium and Large 1200212.00/cwt212.00–212.004241
CowsLean 85-90%90847.64/cwt45.00–49.004336
CowsLean 85-90%96454.24/cwt50.00–59.0052321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38566.00/cwt66.00–66.009141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44774.95/cwt73.00–77.001,0853
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22970.54/cwt68.00–72.008674
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10264.62/cwt63.00–67.0071228
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37574.54/cwt73.00–77.001,02521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27370.02/cwt68.00–72.0089130
Bulls1,24594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1701
Bulls1,37588.94/cwt88.00–90.001,2232
Bulls1,815101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,8331
BullsMedium and Large 2325172.24/cwt168.00–177.005608
BullsMedium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
BullsMedium and Large 3200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
BullsMedium and Large 3434154.92/cwt154.00–158.006724
BullsMedium and Large 3378160.37/cwt158.00–164.006064
BullsMedium and Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007152
BullsMedium and Large 1569148.48/cwt142.00–152.008457
BullsMedium and Large 3523132.87/cwt130.00–136.006952
BullsMedium and Large 3323162.79/cwt160.00–166.005264
BullsMedium and Large 2523139.91/cwt138.00–142.007322
BullsMedium and Large 2200192.00/cwt192.00–192.003841
BullsMedium and Large 2428166.40/cwt164.00–170.007128
HeifersMedium and Large 1274150.66/cwt145.00–160.004139
BullsMedium and Large 2282171.27/cwt170.00–175.004837
BullsMedium and Large 2378167.88/cwt166.00–174.006356
BullsMedium and Large 2565135.92/cwt132.00–138.007684
BullsMedium and Large 2461148.93/cwt146.00–150.006874
BullsMedium and Large 1381178.36/cwt176.00–186.0068011
HeifersMedium and Large 3476124.86/cwt120.00–129.005945
HeifersMedium and Large 1424144.96/cwt140.00–150.006158
HeifersMedium and Large 1526137.38/cwt132.00–142.0072313
HeifersMedium and Large 1463147.13/cwt140.00–150.0068112
HeifersMedium and Large 1376147.19/cwt144.00–152.0055311
HeifersMedium and Large 1328151.69/cwt148.00–158.0049810
HeifersMedium and Large 3573111.40/cwt109.00–114.006384
HeifersMedium and Large 3523116.69/cwt112.00–121.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 260094.00/cwt94.00–94.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 3328130.72/cwt128.00–136.004297

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.