Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-06-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 24
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
269 vs last sale 390 923 vs year ago 1,582 · 58.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
18 vs last sale 117 4 vs year ago 131 · +3.1%
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 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.60/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$123.60
150 head · 414 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.77
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418129.5754275
Medium and Large 2401121.4648757
Medium and Large 3437105.4946118thin
One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $80 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 sale150 hd
123.60
FL average9 barns · 757 hd
128.37
−4.77
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
BullsHigh1,35783.531,1344thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38962.2986517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09059.5464958
CowsLean 85-90%High85737.193195thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3430133.35/cwt130.00–139.005738
BullsMedium and Large 3382139.51/cwt138.00–144.005339
HeifersMedium and Large 1225151.83/cwt145.00–160.003422
HeifersMedium and Large 1608105.50/cwt105.00–106.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 1571108.97/cwt107.00–113.006225
HeifersMedium and Large 1326144.56/cwt140.00–150.004718
HeifersMedium and Large 1278143.57/cwt137.00–152.0039910
HeifersMedium and Large 1425128.84/cwt124.00–134.0054811
HeifersMedium and Large 1470124.92/cwt120.00–129.0058711
HeifersMedium and Large 1525119.03/cwt115.00–124.0062512
HeifersMedium and Large 1379131.88/cwt128.00–138.0050014
HeifersMedium and Large 2215142.00/cwt142.00–142.003051
HeifersMedium and Large 257896.94/cwt94.00–100.005602
HeifersMedium and Large 262590.99/cwt90.00–92.005692
HeifersMedium and Large 2523109.17/cwt104.00–112.005714
HeifersMedium and Large 2269130.96/cwt124.00–136.003525
HeifersMedium and Large 2465115.95/cwt112.00–118.005395
HeifersMedium and Large 2328133.77/cwt130.00–138.0043911
HeifersMedium and Large 2378122.38/cwt118.00–127.0046312
HeifersMedium and Large 2421119.60/cwt114.00–123.0050415
HeifersMedium and Large 3490101.00/cwt101.00–101.004951
BullsMedium and Large 3572114.61/cwt112.00–118.006563
BullsMedium and Large 3492129.33/cwt128.00–130.006363
BullsMedium and Large 3518125.50/cwt125.00–126.006502
BullsMedium and Large 3320157.94/cwt156.00–160.005052
BullsMedium and Large 3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003552
BullsMedium and Large 3635104.00/cwt104.00–104.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2526133.67/cwt131.00–138.007037
BullsMedium and Large 2265169.98/cwt168.00–172.004505
BullsMedium and Large 2488139.70/cwt138.00–144.006824
BullsMedium and Large 2431143.43/cwt140.00–146.006184
BullsMedium and Large 2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005703
BullsMedium and Large 2328166.50/cwt166.00–167.005462
BullsMedium and Large 2220168.98/cwt168.00–170.003722
BullsMedium and Large 1586129.98/cwt129.00–139.0076223
BullsMedium and Large 1429153.69/cwt150.00–158.006595
BullsMedium and Large 1273183.56/cwt180.00–190.005014
BullsMedium and Large 1378159.81/cwt156.00–166.006043
BullsMedium and Large 1615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
BullsMedium and Large 1475153.00/cwt153.00–153.007271
BullsMedium and Large 1305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005551
BullsMedium and Large 1235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
CowsLean 85-90%92540.32/cwt39.00–41.003733
CowsLean 85-90%79035.00/cwt35.00–35.002771
CowsLean 85-90%72030.00/cwt30.00–30.002161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49264.11/cwt63.00–67.009579
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28561.67/cwt60.00–62.007926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24055.92/cwt55.00–57.006932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08460.06/cwt58.00–62.0065124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01655.12/cwt53.00–57.0056019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19564.32/cwt63.00–67.0076915
Bulls1,46386.04/cwt85.00–88.001,2593
Bulls1,04076.00/cwt76.00–76.007901
SteersMedium and Large 3525123.68/cwt119.00–126.0064911
SteersMedium and Large 3473133.49/cwt132.00–134.006314
SteersMedium and Large 3431134.18/cwt132.00–139.005784
SteersMedium and Large 3375140.68/cwt138.00–145.005284
SteersMedium and Large 3282149.27/cwt146.00–152.004213
SteersMedium and Large 3623106.94/cwt104.00–110.006662
SteersMedium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
SteersMedium and Large 2565125.97/cwt124.00–128.0071219
SteersMedium and Large 2525133.76/cwt130.00–136.0070210
SteersMedium and Large 2488139.49/cwt138.00–141.006816
SteersMedium and Large 2620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
SteersMedium and Large 2440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006251
SteersMedium and Large 2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
SteersMedium and Large 2310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
SteersMedium and Large 2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
SteersMedium and Large 2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
SteersMedium and Large 1627125.49/cwt121.00–131.0078711
SteersMedium and Large 1576133.68/cwt129.00–138.007708
SteersMedium and Large 1331175.72/cwt172.00–182.005826
SteersMedium and Large 1479151.64/cwt149.00–158.007264
SteersMedium and Large 1525143.87/cwt139.00–149.007553
SteersMedium and Large 1428154.52/cwt152.00–160.006613
SteersMedium and Large 1388157.96/cwt156.00–160.006132
SteersMedium and Large 1280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
SteersMedium and Large 1210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
HeifersMedium and Large 3380111.36/cwt108.00–116.004234
HeifersMedium and Large 3322125.14/cwt120.00–128.004033
HeifersMedium and Large 364377.00/cwt76.00–78.004952
HeifersMedium and Large 359384.00/cwt83.00–85.004982
HeifersMedium and Large 352598.99/cwt98.00–100.005202
HeifersMedium and Large 3428108.50/cwt108.00–109.004642
HeifersMedium and Large 3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003122

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.