Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2018-02-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 26
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
12 vs last sale 328 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
88 vs last sale 205 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.45/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$162.45
52 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.24
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407169.1468924
Medium and Large 2378161.1660919thin
Medium and Large 3384147.345659thin
One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $124 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 sale52 hd
162.45
FL average8 barns · 506 hd
162.20
+0.24
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
BullsHigh1,61589.501,4452thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42464.889246thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16463.4673958
CowsLean 85-90%High95950.154818thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
BullsMedium and Large 2385196.00/cwt196.00–196.007551
SteersMedium and Large 2345212.00/cwt212.00–212.007311
SteersMedium and Large 2425174.05/cwt172.00–176.007402
SteersMedium and Large 2535164.00/cwt164.00–164.008772
HeifersMedium and Large 2235187.55/cwt185.00–190.004412
HeifersMedium and Large 2575128.00/cwt128.00–128.007361
HeifersMedium and Large 2332174.98/cwt174.00–176.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 2435155.98/cwt154.00–158.006792
HeifersMedium and Large 2268170.46/cwt166.00–176.004574
SteersMedium and Large 2380193.48/cwt192.00–195.007352
BullsMedium and Large 2532165.01/cwt164.00–166.008782
HeifersMedium and Large 2175200.00/cwt200.00–200.003501
HeifersMedium and Large 2535134.00/cwt134.00–134.007171
HeifersMedium and Large 2377161.53/cwt160.00–166.006094
HeifersMedium and Large 2645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
BullsMedium and Large 3190245.00/cwt245.00–245.004661
BullsMedium and Large 3280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
BullsMedium and Large 3442162.51/cwt160.00–164.007184
HeifersMedium and Large 3545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 3640108.00/cwt108.00–108.006911
HeifersMedium and Large 3288157.36/cwt150.00–164.004533
HeifersMedium and Large 3330164.00/cwt164.00–164.005412
HeifersMedium and Large 3372146.98/cwt146.00–148.005472
SteersMedium and Large 3525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007982
SteersMedium and Large 3185250.00/cwt250.00–250.004631
SteersMedium and Large 3440162.00/cwt162.00–162.007131
SteersMedium and Large 3565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008021
HeifersMedium and Large 1645132.00/cwt132.00–132.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1572137.47/cwt136.00–140.007864
HeifersMedium and Large 1472153.00/cwt150.00–156.007224
SteersMedium and Large 1275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006882
SteersMedium and Large 1655162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0611
SteersMedium and Large 1472169.02/cwt168.00–170.007982
SteersMedium and Large 1577162.02/cwt158.00–166.009352
SteersMedium and Large 1540178.00/cwt178.00–178.009611
SteersMedium and Large 1445186.00/cwt186.00–186.008281
BullsMedium and Large 1330222.00/cwt222.00–222.007331
BullsMedium and Large 1175285.00/cwt285.00–285.004991
BullsMedium and Large 1229262.90/cwt255.00–270.006025
BullsMedium and Large 1472168.11/cwt164.00–172.007932
BullsMedium and Large 1420180.99/cwt180.00–182.007602
BullsMedium and Large 1260254.90/cwt250.00–260.006632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39560.00/cwt60.00–60.008371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16866.75/cwt65.00–69.0078027
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21062.21/cwt61.00–64.0075321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05757.20/cwt55.00–59.0060510
CowsLean 85-90%1,00252.31/cwt50.00–54.005245
CowsLean 85-90%88846.56/cwt45.00–48.004133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43065.85/cwt65.00–67.009425
Bulls1,68594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5841
Bulls1,54585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 1187217.40/cwt210.00–225.004072
HeifersMedium and Large 1220208.42/cwt205.00–212.004592
SteersMedium and Large 1325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
BullsMedium and Large 1530168.00/cwt168.00–168.008901
HeifersMedium and Large 1425172.00/cwt172.00–172.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1272190.14/cwt185.00–195.005172
HeifersMedium and Large 1327190.89/cwt188.00–194.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 1527145.95/cwt144.00–148.007692
HeifersMedium and Large 1366171.95/cwt170.00–176.006294
BullsMedium and Large 2577145.98/cwt142.00–150.008422
BullsMedium and Large 2176259.91/cwt255.00–265.004573
BullsMedium and Large 2277236.58/cwt232.00–242.006554
BullsMedium and Large 2235242.00/cwt242.00–242.005691
BullsMedium and Large 2335215.00/cwt215.00–215.007201

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.