Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2018-08-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 13
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
657 vs last sale 0 657 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
218 vs last sale 0 218 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 $142.02/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$142.02
100 head · 381 lb average
Value per head Derived
$540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.78
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1349154.9054148
Medium and Large 2410132.2254236
Medium and Large 3408125.4251116thin
One grade step is worth $29.49/cwt here — about $30 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 sale100 hd
142.02
FL average9 barns · 888 hd
137.24
+4.78
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
BullsLow1,51984.151,2787thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29250.8165716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08650.74551139
CowsLean 85-90%Low90342.0738013

Every lot, as filed

74 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 3520129.00/cwt129.00–129.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 1419138.99/cwt138.00–142.005827
HeifersMedium and Large 3530106.00/cwt106.00–106.005621
HeifersMedium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
HeifersMedium and Large 2527115.35/cwt112.00–118.006088
HeifersMedium and Large 3480111.39/cwt108.00–115.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 3335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004762
HeifersMedium and Large 2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1381141.16/cwt138.00–148.0053812
HeifersMedium and Large 3271146.24/cwt144.00–148.003964
HeifersMedium and Large 3586105.65/cwt104.00–108.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 1221176.43/cwt170.00–180.003907
HeifersMedium and Large 1467134.31/cwt130.00–138.006275
HeifersMedium and Large 1324164.99/cwt160.00–170.005355
HeifersMedium and Large 1555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 2471123.03/cwt118.00–126.005797
HeifersMedium and Large 2271162.58/cwt158.00–168.004416
BullsMedium and Large 2427157.44/cwt154.00–160.006724
BullsMedium and Large 2331187.93/cwt185.00–190.006224
BullsMedium and Large 2230244.16/cwt240.00–250.005627
BullsMedium and Large 2285230.23/cwt225.00–235.006566
BullsMedium and Large 2525136.00/cwt136.00–136.007141
BullsMedium and Large 1425168.31/cwt166.00–169.007156
BullsMedium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007412
BullsMedium and Large 2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006392
BullsMedium and Large 3227233.96/cwt230.00–235.005315
BullsMedium and Large 3468135.94/cwt132.00–138.006364
BullsMedium and Large 3332178.49/cwt178.00–180.005934
BullsMedium and Large 3267218.80/cwt210.00–220.005849
BullsMedium and Large 3435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006532
BullsMedium and Large 2471143.78/cwt140.00–146.0067710
BullsMedium and Large 1315201.07/cwt197.00–205.006336
BullsMedium and Large 1535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007704
BullsMedium and Large 1368184.14/cwt180.00–188.006784
BullsMedium and Large 1275246.33/cwt240.00–255.006773
BullsMedium and Large 1227261.92/cwt255.00–270.005952
BullsMedium and Large 1585136.00/cwt136.00–136.007961
CowsLean 85-90%70532.00/cwt32.00–32.002261
CowsLean 85-90%95244.59/cwt43.00–46.004248
CowsLean 85-90%85539.54/cwt38.00–40.003384
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20347.25/cwt46.00–48.005684
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32252.00/cwt50.00–54.0068712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06250.14/cwt48.00–52.0053289
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18254.11/cwt53.00–57.0064036
CowsBoner 80-85%98745.87/cwt44.00–47.0045314
Bulls1,24576.00/cwt76.00–76.009461
Bulls1,65586.96/cwt85.00–89.001,4394
Bulls1,38582.59/cwt81.00–84.001,1442
SteersMedium and Large 2481143.91/cwt140.00–148.006925
SteersMedium and Large 2631118.62/cwt115.00–122.007483
SteersMedium and Large 2580130.99/cwt130.00–132.007602
SteersMedium and Large 1614132.66/cwt125.00–134.008157
SteersMedium and Large 1527145.24/cwt142.00–151.007656
SteersMedium and Large 1461155.94/cwt150.00–160.007195
SteersMedium and Large 3525126.91/cwt124.00–130.006662
SteersMedium and Large 1555146.00/cwt146.00–146.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1365184.00/cwt184.00–184.006721
SteersMedium and Large 2537133.28/cwt133.00–135.007167
SteersMedium and Large 1415169.97/cwt168.00–174.007055
SteersMedium and Large 1345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
SteersMedium and Large 2366174.42/cwt170.00–176.006388
SteersMedium and Large 2435156.98/cwt156.00–158.006832
SteersMedium and Large 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006182
SteersMedium and Large 3375160.90/cwt158.00–162.0060311
SteersMedium and Large 3436145.76/cwt145.00–152.0063610
SteersMedium and Large 3318180.99/cwt180.00–184.005764
HeifersMedium and Large 2387129.21/cwt128.00–134.005008
HeifersMedium and Large 1505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
HeifersMedium and Large 2430125.46/cwt124.00–128.005394
HeifersMedium and Large 2232157.42/cwt155.00–160.003652
SteersMedium and Large 3584120.08/cwt120.00–121.0070112
SteersMedium and Large 3477132.48/cwt131.00–134.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 3370124.00/cwt124.00–124.004593
HeifersMedium and Large 1270177.80/cwt170.00–184.0048010

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.