Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2018-04-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Apr 24
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
85 vs last sale 744 659 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
68 vs last sale 329 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
8 vs last sale 0 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.57/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$161.57
132 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.07
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410162.0066586
Medium and Large 3321160.825167thin
Medium and Large 2363160.7658339
One grade step is worth $1.24/cwt here — about $82 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 sale132 hd
161.57
FL average10 barns · 767 hd
156.49
+5.07
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
BullsLow1,64279.291,3024thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32651.6568514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19150.39600149
CowsLean 85-90%High97138.4237312

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1628121.26/cwt118.00–128.007623
SteersMedium and Large 3328181.95/cwt180.00–184.005972
SteersMedium and Large 3440162.00/cwt162.00–162.007131
SteersMedium and Large 1629148.47/cwt145.00–150.009344
SteersMedium and Large 1358190.66/cwt190.00–192.006833
SteersMedium and Large 1160270.00/cwt270.00–270.004321
HeifersMedium and Large 1427160.04/cwt154.00–164.0068321
SteersMedium and Large 3225216.81/cwt215.00–220.004883
SteersMedium and Large 2428169.99/cwt168.00–172.007284
SteersMedium and Large 3280191.96/cwt190.00–194.005372
SteersMedium and Large 3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
SteersMedium and Large 3185232.00/cwt232.00–232.004291
SteersMedium and Large 3543141.01/cwt138.00–144.007662
SteersMedium and Large 2575154.00/cwt154.00–154.008861
SteersMedium and Large 2170249.85/cwt245.00–255.004252
SteersMedium and Large 2328192.36/cwt188.00–194.006316
SteersMedium and Large 2279211.38/cwt205.00–218.005906
SteersMedium and Large 2384180.97/cwt178.00–184.006955
SteersMedium and Large 3369169.95/cwt166.00–174.006274
SteersMedium and Large 1522162.16/cwt158.00–168.008469
SteersMedium and Large 1333197.77/cwt196.00–202.006596
SteersMedium and Large 1418178.63/cwt176.00–182.007473
SteersMedium and Large 2490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
SteersMedium and Large 2537153.32/cwt148.00–157.008233
SteersMedium and Large 2225230.00/cwt230.00–230.005182
SteersMedium and Large 1268224.16/cwt220.00–230.0060116
SteersMedium and Large 1573151.19/cwt148.00–155.008664
SteersMedium and Large 1466168.85/cwt166.00–174.0078710
BullsMedium and Large 1326197.74/cwt195.00–202.006455
BullsMedium and Large 1163272.54/cwt270.00–275.004442
BullsMedium and Large 1225244.67/cwt240.00–250.005512
BullsMedium and Large 1510158.00/cwt158.00–158.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1474170.90/cwt168.00–176.008105
BullsMedium and Large 1429179.87/cwt176.00–186.007725
CowsLean 85-90%1,07841.65/cwt41.00–42.004495
CowsLean 85-90%96539.30/cwt39.00–40.003793
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24250.85/cwt50.00–52.006327
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20346.55/cwt45.00–48.005602
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49354.80/cwt54.00–56.008185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29853.66/cwt52.00–56.0069741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18450.13/cwt48.00–52.0059481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04946.20/cwt45.00–47.0048527
Bulls1,72575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2941
Bulls1,82584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,5331
Bulls1,50879.08/cwt78.00–80.001,1932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 281370.92/cwt70.00–72.005772
Stock CowsMedium and Large 189578.62/cwt66.00–100.007045
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2840690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,7961
BullsMedium and Large 3185235.00/cwt235.00–235.004351
BullsMedium and Large 2413168.45/cwt166.00–171.006962
BullsMedium and Large 2270216.01/cwt215.00–217.005833
BullsMedium and Large 3275196.48/cwt192.00–200.005405
BullsMedium and Large 2180247.57/cwt245.00–250.004462
BullsMedium and Large 3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
BullsMedium and Large 1371189.71/cwt186.00–195.007045
BullsMedium and Large 3390174.00/cwt174.00–174.006791
BullsMedium and Large 3235220.00/cwt220.00–220.005171
BullsMedium and Large 2230237.00/cwt237.00–237.005451
BullsMedium and Large 2383178.31/cwt176.00–182.006837
HeifersMedium and Large 1524145.94/cwt142.00–151.007657
HeifersMedium and Large 1333173.05/cwt170.00–178.005769
BullsMedium and Large 2340192.00/cwt192.00–192.006531
BullsMedium and Large 1270226.61/cwt220.00–235.006124
BullsMedium and Large 2520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008061
BullsMedium and Large 2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 2381158.28/cwt156.00–160.006037
HeifersMedium and Large 3470134.00/cwt134.00–134.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 3245179.00/cwt177.00–180.004393
HeifersMedium and Large 3325152.38/cwt150.00–155.004952
HeifersMedium and Large 1274182.16/cwt176.00–190.004998
HeifersMedium and Large 1223205.40/cwt200.00–212.004583
HeifersMedium and Large 1575132.95/cwt130.00–136.007642
HeifersMedium and Large 2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 2545137.00/cwt137.00–137.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 2427149.04/cwt144.00–152.006369
HeifersMedium and Large 2321164.46/cwt162.00–166.005288
HeifersMedium and Large 1372164.53/cwt162.00–172.0061219
HeifersMedium and Large 1479154.47/cwt150.00–160.0074014
HeifersMedium and Large 2230190.65/cwt185.00–195.004386
HeifersMedium and Large 2268167.45/cwt164.00–172.004494
HeifersMedium and Large 2475145.92/cwt142.00–148.006933
CowsLean 85-90%84133.71/cwt32.00–35.002844

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.