Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-09-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 17
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
450 vs last sale 1,441 298 vs year ago 1,289 · 23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
87 vs last sale 248 128 vs year ago 207 · +61.8%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.51/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$109.51
226 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$481
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.71
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464112.12520123
Medium and Large 2414107.3044482
Medium and Large 3392102.8440421
One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $116 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 sale226 hd
109.51
FL average10 barns · 997 hd
113.22
−3.71
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
BullsAverage1,60078.101,24916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41451.0172115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21948.46590140
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03434.9036118

Every lot, as filed

71 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
SteersMedium and Large 1524122.24/cwt118.00–127.0064130
SteersMedium and Large 1573116.64/cwt111.00–121.0066822
SteersMedium and Large 1477130.48/cwt126.00–136.0062216
SteersMedium and Large 1621112.36/cwt106.00–116.0069814
SteersMedium and Large 1429142.06/cwt138.00–148.0060913
SteersMedium and Large 1379150.00/cwt146.00–156.005696
SteersMedium and Large 1275184.91/cwt177.00–192.005095
SteersMedium and Large 1323160.52/cwt157.00–165.005183
HeifersMedium and Large 3333112.17/cwt110.00–116.003748
HeifersMedium and Large 342093.98/cwt92.00–95.003954
HeifersMedium and Large 352786.61/cwt84.00–90.004563
HeifersMedium and Large 3270118.48/cwt114.00–124.003203
HeifersMedium and Large 346593.00/cwt93.00–93.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 357585.00/cwt85.00–85.004891
HeifersMedium and Large 2378104.08/cwt100.00–109.0039321
HeifersMedium and Large 2425102.94/cwt100.00–106.0043718
HeifersMedium and Large 2468102.46/cwt99.00–105.0048014
HeifersMedium and Large 251898.24/cwt92.00–101.0050910
HeifersMedium and Large 2326124.68/cwt120.00–129.004069
HeifersMedium and Large 2271133.84/cwt126.00–138.003637
HeifersMedium and Large 256896.50/cwt96.00–97.005482
HeifersMedium and Large 263591.00/cwt91.00–91.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1435110.89/cwt108.00–118.0048230
HeifersMedium and Large 1472111.61/cwt106.00–116.0052723
HeifersMedium and Large 1522107.63/cwt103.00–112.0056220
HeifersMedium and Large 1382113.13/cwt110.00–120.0043220
HeifersMedium and Large 1575104.93/cwt100.00–110.0060314
HeifersMedium and Large 1618104.69/cwt102.00–108.006477
HeifersMedium and Large 1277146.89/cwt140.00–155.004075
HeifersMedium and Large 1319136.38/cwt132.00–140.004354
BullsMedium and Large 3488107.60/cwt106.00–112.0052513
BullsMedium and Large 356798.13/cwt94.00–100.005566
BullsMedium and Large 3522102.63/cwt100.00–105.005366
BullsMedium and Large 3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004623
BullsMedium and Large 3370131.95/cwt130.00–134.004882
BullsMedium and Large 3445118.00/cwt118.00–118.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2592101.86/cwt101.00–105.006038
BullsMedium and Large 2531110.56/cwt108.00–114.005875
BullsMedium and Large 263897.98/cwt96.00–100.006253
BullsMedium and Large 2385138.60/cwt136.00–142.005343
BullsMedium and Large 2480119.96/cwt118.00–122.005762
BullsMedium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005722
BullsMedium and Large 2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
BullsMedium and Large 1325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
BullsMedium and Large 1485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
CowsLean 85-90%1,09238.30/cwt36.00–40.004189
CowsLean 85-90%1,06229.44/cwt28.00–30.003135
CowsLean 85-90%86834.09/cwt32.00–35.002964
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34551.08/cwt49.00–53.0068710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50847.51/cwt46.00–48.007163
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62055.93/cwt54.00–58.009062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25248.85/cwt47.00–51.0061271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06244.76/cwt42.00–46.0047541
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36352.88/cwt52.00–56.0072128
Bulls1,49476.47/cwt75.00–78.001,1428
Bulls1,80781.80/cwt80.00–84.001,4786
Bulls1,40073.52/cwt73.00–74.001,0292
SteersMedium and Large 3372131.21/cwt126.00–135.0048813
SteersMedium and Large 3432121.30/cwt118.00–125.0052411
SteersMedium and Large 3526101.78/cwt99.00–104.005355
SteersMedium and Large 3478110.47/cwt108.00–112.005284
SteersMedium and Large 3320140.92/cwt138.00–144.004514
SteersMedium and Large 3275153.47/cwt152.00–155.004222
SteersMedium and Large 2479119.92/cwt116.00–125.0057413
SteersMedium and Large 2385138.49/cwt136.00–142.0053311
SteersMedium and Large 2524111.92/cwt107.00–116.0058610
SteersMedium and Large 2432131.28/cwt128.00–137.0056710
SteersMedium and Large 2626100.67/cwt96.00–103.006307
SteersMedium and Large 2568107.27/cwt101.00–109.006096
SteersMedium and Large 2335147.62/cwt145.00–150.004953
SteersMedium and Large 2263172.99/cwt172.00–175.004553

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.