Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-09-01

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 1
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,305 head
31 vs last sale 1,274 1,305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
92 vs last sale 301 209 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 one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.23/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$117.23
305 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.00
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478120.04573146
Medium and Large 2437115.50504124
Medium and Large 3390111.6643535
One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $138 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 sale305 hd
117.23
FL average10 barns · 895 hd
118.23
−1.00
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
BullsHigh1,43589.001,2772thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41159.2283615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24057.7471693
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02744.8546119

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2422116.10/cwt111.00–120.0049036
HeifersMedium and Large 2370123.48/cwt118.00–127.0045724
HeifersMedium and Large 2520104.56/cwt99.00–108.0054416
HeifersMedium and Large 2471109.16/cwt104.00–113.0051415
HeifersMedium and Large 2333130.75/cwt128.00–136.0043512
HeifersMedium and Large 2572103.08/cwt100.00–107.005908
HeifersMedium and Large 2281125.07/cwt120.00–132.003516
HeifersMedium and Large 2617103.76/cwt100.00–105.006405
HeifersMedium and Large 2680103.00/cwt103.00–103.007002
HeifersMedium and Large 1531112.42/cwt109.00–119.0059732
HeifersMedium and Large 1478117.93/cwt114.00–124.0056432
HeifersMedium and Large 1429124.75/cwt121.00–131.0053528
HeifersMedium and Large 1382130.86/cwt128.00–138.0050024
HeifersMedium and Large 1580111.30/cwt108.00–118.0064616
HeifersMedium and Large 1626112.10/cwt110.00–116.007026
HeifersMedium and Large 1323142.98/cwt138.00–148.004625
HeifersMedium and Large 1668108.00/cwt107.00–109.007212
HeifersMedium and Large 1285136.00/cwt136.00–136.003881
BullsMedium and Large 3424133.92/cwt132.00–138.005684
BullsMedium and Large 3375152.53/cwt148.00–156.005723
BullsMedium and Large 3488107.97/cwt106.00–110.005272
BullsMedium and Large 3500103.00/cwt103.00–103.005151
BullsMedium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
BullsMedium and Large 2523109.03/cwt105.00–112.0057010
BullsMedium and Large 2469121.56/cwt118.00–125.005706
BullsMedium and Large 2432141.94/cwt140.00–145.006135
BullsMedium and Large 2330173.56/cwt170.00–177.005733
BullsMedium and Large 2275174.99/cwt174.00–176.004813
BullsMedium and Large 2550108.00/cwt108.00–108.005941
BullsMedium and Large 2380162.00/cwt162.00–162.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1575113.59/cwt109.00–119.0065312
BullsMedium and Large 1518120.03/cwt114.00–124.006228
BullsMedium and Large 1468132.07/cwt127.00–136.006186
BullsMedium and Large 1407157.59/cwt156.00–159.006415
BullsMedium and Large 1658109.66/cwt109.00–111.007223
BullsMedium and Large 1617111.66/cwt110.00–113.006893
BullsMedium and Large 1260193.60/cwt192.00–197.005033
BullsMedium and Large 1373172.70/cwt168.00–178.006442
BullsMedium and Large 1315186.86/cwt184.00–190.005892
CowsLean 85-90%1,03246.61/cwt45.00–49.0048111
CowsLean 85-90%1,02142.42/cwt40.00–44.004338
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50659.08/cwt57.00–61.008908
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31555.74/cwt55.00–56.007334
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28864.25/cwt63.00–66.008283
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27758.02/cwt56.00–60.0074150
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12754.18/cwt52.00–55.0061127
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31662.88/cwt61.00–65.0082816
Bulls1,55095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4731
Bulls1,32083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0961
SteersMedium and Large 3426136.74/cwt134.00–141.0058327
SteersMedium and Large 3524115.08/cwt111.00–119.0060317
SteersMedium and Large 3471120.38/cwt117.00–124.005679
SteersMedium and Large 3371157.66/cwt156.00–160.005857
SteersMedium and Large 3324164.70/cwt160.00–168.005347
SteersMedium and Large 3630105.00/cwt105.00–105.006621
SteersMedium and Large 2472130.36/cwt126.00–133.0061519
SteersMedium and Large 2429146.04/cwt142.00–147.0062716
SteersMedium and Large 2625111.74/cwt110.00–115.006988
SteersMedium and Large 2671110.41/cwt109.00–114.007417
SteersMedium and Large 2574116.80/cwt112.00–121.006707
SteersMedium and Large 2528124.09/cwt120.00–127.006557
SteersMedium and Large 2378165.94/cwt162.00–169.006276
SteersMedium and Large 2326174.47/cwt170.00–178.005695
SteersMedium and Large 2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004732
SteersMedium and Large 1474139.98/cwt135.00–145.0066436
SteersMedium and Large 1572127.46/cwt122.00–132.0072926
SteersMedium and Large 1609124.16/cwt121.00–126.0075624
SteersMedium and Large 1428156.33/cwt152.00–162.0066921
SteersMedium and Large 1329183.57/cwt180.00–190.0060410
SteersMedium and Large 1383174.66/cwt172.00–182.006699
SteersMedium and Large 1530133.63/cwt130.00–140.007087
SteersMedium and Large 1275189.41/cwt187.00–192.005214
SteersMedium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
HeifersMedium and Large 3404109.22/cwt106.00–110.0044117
HeifersMedium and Large 3373113.15/cwt109.00–116.004228
HeifersMedium and Large 3326121.47/cwt118.00–127.003967
HeifersMedium and Large 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004702
HeifersMedium and Large 356096.00/cwt96.00–96.005381

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.