Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-05-20

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
107 vs last sale 394 15 vs year ago 486 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
54 vs last sale 137 30 vs year ago 161 · +18.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.81/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$147.81
132 head · 360 lb average
Value per head Derived
$532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.59
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1366153.7256269
Medium and Large 2350143.7550350
Medium and Large 3369132.0348713thin
One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $76 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 sale132 hd
147.81
FL average10 barns · 666 hd
139.22
+8.59
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
BullsHigh1,60586.061,3815thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,27357.787354thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12055.33620121

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 2223152.09/cwt148.00–158.003396
HeifersMedium and Large 2495128.00/cwt128.00–128.006342
HeifersMedium and Large 2595107.00/cwt107.00–107.006371
HeifersMedium and Large 2545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
HeifersMedium and Large 1380151.65/cwt148.00–158.0057618
HeifersMedium and Large 1276165.85/cwt160.00–174.0045815
HeifersMedium and Large 1327160.47/cwt156.00–166.0052513
HeifersMedium and Large 1421143.86/cwt138.00–148.0060612
HeifersMedium and Large 1523133.40/cwt128.00–138.006984
HeifersMedium and Large 1475142.85/cwt138.00–148.006794
HeifersMedium and Large 1208172.99/cwt172.00–174.003602
HeifersMedium and Large 1555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
BullsMedium and Large 3386156.32/cwt154.00–160.0060310
BullsMedium and Large 3317166.06/cwt160.00–169.005267
BullsMedium and Large 3565116.98/cwt116.00–119.006613
BullsMedium and Large 3505119.00/cwt119.00–119.006011
BullsMedium and Large 3490134.00/cwt134.00–134.006571
BullsMedium and Large 3430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
BullsMedium and Large 3265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
BullsMedium and Large 2272182.13/cwt175.00–185.004957
BullsMedium and Large 2339171.22/cwt170.00–178.005806
BullsMedium and Large 2630107.98/cwt106.00–110.006803
BullsMedium and Large 2587121.99/cwt121.00–124.007163
BullsMedium and Large 2528124.32/cwt123.00–126.006563
BullsMedium and Large 2385166.48/cwt165.00–168.006412
BullsMedium and Large 2495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
BullsMedium and Large 2440148.00/cwt148.00–148.006511
BullsMedium and Large 1430159.87/cwt156.00–166.006875
BullsMedium and Large 1324185.31/cwt182.00–190.006005
BullsMedium and Large 1629118.64/cwt114.00–124.007464
BullsMedium and Large 1390175.47/cwt174.00–178.006844
BullsMedium and Large 1470157.96/cwt156.00–160.007422
BullsMedium and Large 1263197.83/cwt192.00–204.005202
BullsMedium and Large 1545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22854.01/cwt53.00–55.006632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31861.54/cwt61.00–62.008112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13855.87/cwt54.00–58.0063672
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04051.39/cwt49.00–53.0053432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19360.45/cwt59.00–63.0072117
Bulls1,81888.64/cwt87.00–90.001,6113
Bulls1,28582.19/cwt81.00–83.001,0562
SteersMedium and Large 3372159.78/cwt155.00–162.005946
SteersMedium and Large 3268167.43/cwt165.00–170.004492
SteersMedium and Large 3570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
SteersMedium and Large 3430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
SteersMedium and Large 2467148.56/cwt146.00–151.0069412
SteersMedium and Large 2328174.53/cwt170.00–178.005729
SteersMedium and Large 2408154.33/cwt154.00–155.006303
SteersMedium and Large 2363171.32/cwt170.00–172.006223
SteersMedium and Large 2568126.48/cwt125.00–128.007182
SteersMedium and Large 2528124.44/cwt122.00–127.006572
SteersMedium and Large 2265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004901
SteersMedium and Large 1435158.81/cwt156.00–166.006919
SteersMedium and Large 1475157.14/cwt154.00–162.007464
SteersMedium and Large 1375178.73/cwt174.00–184.006704
SteersMedium and Large 1518136.57/cwt132.00–140.007073
SteersMedium and Large 1270192.00/cwt192.00–192.005182
SteersMedium and Large 1590132.00/cwt132.00–132.007791
SteersMedium and Large 1340182.00/cwt182.00–182.006191
SteersMedium and Large 1210240.00/cwt240.00–240.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 3384130.94/cwt128.00–134.005034
HeifersMedium and Large 3433121.32/cwt120.00–122.005253
HeifersMedium and Large 3317142.61/cwt140.00–144.004523
HeifersMedium and Large 3275136.89/cwt134.00–140.003762
HeifersMedium and Large 3455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2328150.26/cwt146.00–154.0049311
HeifersMedium and Large 2421133.79/cwt132.00–136.0056310
HeifersMedium and Large 2381141.45/cwt138.00–146.0053910
HeifersMedium and Large 2266154.30/cwt148.00–158.004109

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.