Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-06-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 9
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
86 vs last sale 624 460 vs year ago 1,170 · 39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
296 head
176 vs last sale 120 34 vs year ago 262 · +13.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 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 $132.84/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$132.84
202 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.11
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418136.60571133
Medium and Large 2348135.9947442
Medium and Large 3461109.4450427
One grade step is worth $27.16/cwt here — about $67 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 sale202 hd
132.84
FL average10 barns · 753 hd
128.73
+4.11
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
BullsHigh1,68096.211,61710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34567.6390923
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17965.14768145
CowsLean 85-90%High97949.9348930

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2282174.93/cwt172.00–178.004933
SteersMedium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
BullsMedium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
BullsMedium and Large 3395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
BullsMedium and Large 2283174.18/cwt170.00–182.004938
BullsMedium and Large 2471127.55/cwt126.00–131.006015
BullsMedium and Large 2370141.51/cwt139.00–145.005245
BullsMedium and Large 2425130.99/cwt130.00–132.005572
BullsMedium and Large 2328153.79/cwt150.00–158.005042
BullsMedium and Large 2235194.45/cwt192.00–197.004572
BullsMedium and Large 261599.00/cwt99.00–99.006091
BullsMedium and Large 2580109.00/cwt109.00–109.006321
BullsMedium and Large 2540111.00/cwt111.00–111.005991
BullsMedium and Large 1611109.76/cwt106.00–112.006715
BullsMedium and Large 1562123.34/cwt118.00–127.006935
BullsMedium and Large 1379149.56/cwt148.00–152.005675
BullsMedium and Large 1260195.89/cwt192.00–200.005095
BullsMedium and Large 1436138.20/cwt136.00–141.006034
BullsMedium and Large 1219213.34/cwt205.00–220.004674
BullsMedium and Large 1480135.63/cwt133.00–138.006513
BullsMedium and Large 1503128.50/cwt128.00–129.006462
BullsMedium and Large 1320165.75/cwt162.00–170.005302
CowsLean 85-90%1,04653.67/cwt51.00–55.0056115
CowsLean 85-90%98148.09/cwt47.00–50.0047211
CowsLean 85-90%72041.00/cwt41.00–41.002954
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38869.69/cwt68.00–72.0096713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30965.38/cwt64.00–67.008569
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,10561.00/cwt61.00–61.006741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18265.73/cwt64.00–68.0077772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16061.31/cwt59.00–63.0071147
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20770.45/cwt69.00–73.0085026
Bulls1,68498.99/cwt98.00–100.001,6676
Bulls1,70593.38/cwt91.00–95.001,5923
Bulls1,58588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 3477116.45/cwt112.00–119.005558
SteersMedium and Large 3337141.90/cwt140.00–146.004783
SteersMedium and Large 1418142.27/cwt136.00–146.0059524
SteersMedium and Large 1467138.38/cwt133.00–142.0064615
SteersMedium and Large 1521134.32/cwt129.00–139.0070014
SteersMedium and Large 1375150.38/cwt146.00–156.0056412
SteersMedium and Large 1572129.65/cwt126.00–134.0074210
SteersMedium and Large 1324165.17/cwt162.00–170.005357
SteersMedium and Large 1620111.87/cwt108.00–116.006942
SteersMedium and Large 1290188.00/cwt188.00–188.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 3508105.51/cwt99.00–107.0053612
HeifersMedium and Large 357895.46/cwt94.00–99.005524
HeifersMedium and Large 3466105.86/cwt100.00–109.004934
HeifersMedium and Large 3278129.20/cwt125.00–134.003593
HeifersMedium and Large 3335120.99/cwt120.00–122.004052
HeifersMedium and Large 3430114.00/cwt114.00–114.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 3235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
HeifersMedium and Large 2221158.05/cwt150.00–162.0034911
HeifersMedium and Large 2377128.07/cwt124.00–133.0048310
HeifersMedium and Large 2329131.98/cwt130.00–137.0043410
HeifersMedium and Large 2575105.71/cwt102.00–108.006084
HeifersMedium and Large 2543108.50/cwt108.00–109.005892
HeifersMedium and Large 2270146.89/cwt144.00–150.003972
HeifersMedium and Large 260099.00/cwt99.00–99.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
HeifersMedium and Large 2165220.00/cwt220.00–220.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 1430133.42/cwt130.00–140.0057428
HeifersMedium and Large 1471125.73/cwt121.00–130.0059221
HeifersMedium and Large 1374138.94/cwt134.00–144.0052020
HeifersMedium and Large 1330141.43/cwt138.00–148.0046714
SteersMedium and Large 2516124.87/cwt119.00–128.006444
SteersMedium and Large 2462128.94/cwt125.00–131.005967
SteersMedium and Large 2334152.80/cwt150.00–156.005108
SteersMedium and Large 2425130.33/cwt126.00–135.0055411
SteersMedium and Large 2376140.42/cwt136.00–144.0052813
SteersMedium and Large 3260168.00/cwt168.00–168.004371
SteersMedium and Large 3435119.00/cwt119.00–119.005181
SteersMedium and Large 3535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
SteersMedium and Large 3560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006271
SteersMedium and Large 3385128.00/cwt128.00–128.004932
BullsMedium and Large 3260166.47/cwt165.00–168.004332
BullsMedium and Large 3330144.00/cwt144.00–144.004752
BullsMedium and Large 3428120.50/cwt120.00–121.005162
BullsMedium and Large 3478115.92/cwt113.00–119.005542
BullsMedium and Large 3578101.94/cwt99.00–105.005892
BullsMedium and Large 3228181.57/cwt180.00–185.004143
HeifersMedium and Large 1178233.08/cwt230.00–240.004153
HeifersMedium and Large 1219173.48/cwt166.00–180.003806
HeifersMedium and Large 1619105.93/cwt101.00–110.006568
HeifersMedium and Large 1527122.20/cwt118.00–128.0064410
HeifersMedium and Large 1568117.22/cwt111.00–121.0066611
HeifersMedium and Large 1270161.16/cwt155.00–168.0043512

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.