Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-02-04

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
143 vs last sale 329 114 vs year ago 358 · +31.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
23 vs last sale 126 63 vs year ago 40 · +157.5%
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 $136.32/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$136.32
107 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.60
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2385138.8153533
Medium and Large 1447137.7961651
Medium and Large 3390129.4750423
One grade step is worth $9.34/cwt here — about $31 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 sale107 hd
136.32
FL average10 barns · 835 hd
142.92
−6.60
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
BullsAverage1,43774.471,07015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,19657.326863thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15055.6064052
CowsLean 85-90%High92534.113164thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1620109.44/cwt104.00–112.006794
HeifersMedium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 2428130.03/cwt126.00–135.0055711
HeifersMedium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004406
HeifersMedium and Large 2331157.53/cwt154.00–160.005215
HeifersMedium and Large 2565108.00/cwt108.00–108.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 2510114.00/cwt114.00–114.005811
SteersMedium and Large 2328175.60/cwt174.00–178.005763
SteersMedium and Large 2231233.31/cwt230.00–235.005393
SteersMedium and Large 3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
SteersMedium and Large 3410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 3379129.93/cwt126.00–134.0049211
HeifersMedium and Large 3424121.57/cwt120.00–124.005155
SteersMedium and Large 2442148.99/cwt148.00–150.006592
SteersMedium and Large 2280210.86/cwt207.00–215.005902
SteersMedium and Large 1382174.90/cwt172.00–178.006682
SteersMedium and Large 1272227.43/cwt225.00–230.006192
SteersMedium and Large 3295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
SteersMedium and Large 2477140.95/cwt138.00–144.006724
SteersMedium and Large 1320188.41/cwt185.00–192.006034
SteersMedium and Large 1580120.28/cwt118.00–124.006983
SteersMedium and Large 3380156.00/cwt156.00–156.005931
SteersMedium and Large 3345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005661
SteersMedium and Large 1610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
SteersMedium and Large 1460154.00/cwt154.00–154.007081
SteersMedium and Large 2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
SteersMedium and Large 1425163.37/cwt160.00–168.006944
BullsMedium and Large 1430161.91/cwt158.00–166.006963
BullsMedium and Large 1373177.54/cwt174.00–182.006623
BullsMedium and Large 1562124.97/cwt123.00–127.007022
BullsMedium and Large 1462153.97/cwt152.00–156.007112
BullsMedium and Large 1270229.81/cwt225.00–235.006202
BullsMedium and Large 1620121.00/cwt121.00–121.007501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01748.87/cwt46.00–50.004975
CowsLean 85-90%96038.22/cwt36.00–40.003672
CowsLean 85-90%99531.00/cwt31.00–31.003081
CowsLean 85-90%78529.00/cwt29.00–29.002281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19657.32/cwt56.00–58.006863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20657.72/cwt56.00–60.0069629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09854.06/cwt51.00–55.0059418
Bulls1,35074.11/cwt73.00–75.001,0007
Bulls1,57878.64/cwt76.00–80.001,2415
Bulls1,40668.36/cwt66.00–70.009613
BullsMedium and Large 1229250.42/cwt245.00–260.005738
BullsMedium and Large 1325186.76/cwt182.00–192.006076
BullsMedium and Large 3310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005274
BullsMedium and Large 3278195.54/cwt192.00–200.005443
BullsMedium and Large 2422152.88/cwt150.00–156.006452
BullsMedium and Large 2625111.00/cwt111.00–111.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 1330167.89/cwt164.00–174.005549
BullsMedium and Large 3360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005762
BullsMedium and Large 2330175.69/cwt172.00–178.005804
BullsMedium and Large 2278211.47/cwt205.00–215.005883
BullsMedium and Large 2380166.00/cwt166.00–166.006311
BullsMedium and Large 2245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 1576113.88/cwt110.00–120.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1355156.00/cwt156.00–156.005541
HeifersMedium and Large 2465117.74/cwt116.00–119.005474
HeifersMedium and Large 2388137.47/cwt136.00–140.005334
HeifersMedium and Large 1210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 1475124.54/cwt120.00–130.0059212
HeifersMedium and Large 2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
HeifersMedium and Large 1420143.94/cwt138.00–146.0060516
HeifersMedium and Large 3329148.15/cwt145.00–150.004875
HeifersMedium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
HeifersMedium and Large 1527120.72/cwt118.00–126.006365

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.