Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2018-08-27

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 27
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
817 vs last sale 0 817 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
365 vs last sale 0 365 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 $143.79/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$143.79
110 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393152.3359952
Medium and Large 2414137.9257135
Medium and Large 3371133.4549523
One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $105 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 sale110 hd
143.79
FL average10 barns · 1,098 hd
140.13
+3.66
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
BullsHigh1,66582.221,3686thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32951.3068221
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10349.15542178
CowsLean 85-90%Low87239.0534140

Every lot, as filed

69 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3595104.00/cwt104.00–104.006191
BullsMedium and Large 3570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007302
BullsMedium and Large 3510139.00/cwt139.00–139.007091
BullsMedium and Large 3465146.00/cwt146.00–146.006791
BullsMedium and Large 3335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
BullsMedium and Large 2276219.71/cwt215.00–227.006068
BullsMedium and Large 2476150.92/cwt148.00–156.007184
BullsMedium and Large 3285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
BullsMedium and Large 2530143.89/cwt140.00–148.007632
BullsMedium and Large 2420162.00/cwt162.00–162.006801
BullsMedium and Large 2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
HeifersMedium and Large 2278159.17/cwt152.00–166.004425
HeifersMedium and Large 3460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005431
HeifersMedium and Large 2478123.47/cwt122.00–128.005908
HeifersMedium and Large 2386146.60/cwt142.00–148.005667
HeifersMedium and Large 2585116.95/cwt114.00–120.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 2620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 2515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 1271173.22/cwt168.00–182.0046911
HeifersMedium and Large 1425141.12/cwt137.00–146.006009
HeifersMedium and Large 1520133.93/cwt128.00–138.006966
HeifersMedium and Large 1470135.93/cwt132.00–140.006396
HeifersMedium and Large 1331162.86/cwt160.00–170.005396
HeifersMedium and Large 1371155.08/cwt150.00–160.005755
HeifersMedium and Large 3330145.16/cwt144.00–148.004795
HeifersMedium and Large 3233148.81/cwt145.00–155.003473
BullsMedium and Large 2575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007823
BullsMedium and Large 3421155.66/cwt155.00–156.006553
BullsMedium and Large 1572146.34/cwt142.00–150.008375
BullsMedium and Large 1436169.93/cwt168.00–174.007415
BullsMedium and Large 1471161.95/cwt158.00–166.007634
BullsMedium and Large 1265240.54/cwt235.00–245.006373
BullsMedium and Large 1365186.00/cwt186.00–186.006791
BullsMedium and Large 1345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
CowsLean 85-90%72331.32/cwt30.00–33.002263
CowsLean 85-90%91841.37/cwt39.00–43.0038024
CowsLean 85-90%82236.55/cwt35.00–38.0030013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32951.30/cwt49.00–53.0068221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07548.18/cwt46.00–50.00518102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18052.10/cwt51.00–55.0061559
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00344.73/cwt44.00–45.0044917
Bulls1,77884.84/cwt83.00–87.001,5083
Bulls1,55179.59/cwt78.00–82.001,2343
SteersMedium and Large 2462154.98/cwt154.00–156.007162
SteersMedium and Large 3434150.81/cwt148.00–156.006557
SteersMedium and Large 3365163.74/cwt160.00–167.005985
SteersMedium and Large 1260235.00/cwt235.00–235.006111
SteersMedium and Large 1518156.50/cwt150.00–160.008117
SteersMedium and Large 1622138.96/cwt134.00–142.008646
SteersMedium and Large 1420173.86/cwt170.00–178.007302
SteersMedium and Large 3335182.00/cwt182.00–182.006101
SteersMedium and Large 3275212.00/cwt212.00–212.005831
SteersMedium and Large 1477161.64/cwt158.00–167.007714
SteersMedium and Large 2421166.13/cwt158.00–167.0069912
SteersMedium and Large 2375169.32/cwt168.00–170.006353
SteersMedium and Large 1577146.20/cwt142.00–152.008447
HeifersMedium and Large 3369135.93/cwt132.00–138.005027
HeifersMedium and Large 3423120.60/cwt118.00–124.005106
SteersMedium and Large 3473141.89/cwt138.00–146.006713
SteersMedium and Large 1371186.21/cwt184.00–188.006914
SteersMedium and Large 1316203.26/cwt200.00–210.006423
HeifersMedium and Large 1225181.46/cwt177.00–190.004084
HeifersMedium and Large 1618127.30/cwt124.00–130.007873
HeifersMedium and Large 1560132.99/cwt132.00–134.007452
SteersMedium and Large 2566137.65/cwt132.00–140.0077918
SteersMedium and Large 2265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005832
SteersMedium and Large 2540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 2445127.33/cwt126.00–128.005676
HeifersMedium and Large 2321155.48/cwt150.00–158.004995

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.