Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-07-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
320 vs last sale 1,027 75 vs year ago 782 · 9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
258 head
144 vs last sale 402 60 vs year ago 198 · +30.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder classes 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.65/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$142.65
205 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.33
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518143.94746114
Medium and Large 2470142.9367165
Medium and Large 3459136.2362526
One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $121 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 sale205 hd
142.65
FL average9 barns · 848 hd
146.97
−4.33
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
BullsAverage1,45481.961,1927thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24757.3871610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11356.28627151
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00339.844005thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 361593.00/cwt93.00–93.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 359590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 3520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 2520116.72/cwt110.00–125.0060715
HeifersMedium and Large 2423125.17/cwt120.00–129.0052915
HeifersMedium and Large 2473118.52/cwt115.00–122.0056110
HeifersMedium and Large 2383130.78/cwt128.00–136.005019
HeifersMedium and Large 2335132.28/cwt130.00–139.004437
HeifersMedium and Large 2262139.14/cwt135.00–140.003656
HeifersMedium and Large 2232143.71/cwt140.00–150.003333
HeifersMedium and Large 1430133.81/cwt130.00–140.0057526
HeifersMedium and Large 1572115.61/cwt111.00–120.0066115
HeifersMedium and Large 1478127.47/cwt124.00–133.0060911
HeifersMedium and Large 1273149.22/cwt142.00–157.004078
HeifersMedium and Large 1622111.77/cwt108.00–116.006956
HeifersMedium and Large 1332143.16/cwt140.00–150.004756
HeifersMedium and Large 1524123.29/cwt119.00–128.006465
HeifersMedium and Large 1371143.88/cwt140.00–148.005344
HeifersMedium and Large 1210167.00/cwt167.00–167.003511
BullsMedium and Large 3525123.96/cwt122.00–126.006512
BullsMedium and Large 3433135.97/cwt134.00–138.005892
BullsMedium and Large 3268171.98/cwt170.00–174.004612
BullsMedium and Large 3595109.00/cwt109.00–109.006491
BullsMedium and Large 3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
BullsMedium and Large 3360152.00/cwt152.00–152.005471
BullsMedium and Large 3310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005331
BullsMedium and Large 2471139.73/cwt136.00–142.006589
BullsMedium and Large 2517135.38/cwt129.00–138.007006
BullsMedium and Large 2423148.49/cwt148.00–150.006284
BullsMedium and Large 2567124.66/cwt124.00–125.007073
BullsMedium and Large 2275183.85/cwt180.00–188.005062
BullsMedium and Large 2380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006001
BullsMedium and Large 2330178.00/cwt178.00–178.005871
BullsMedium and Large 1377168.69/cwt166.00–174.006365
BullsMedium and Large 1276198.93/cwt197.00–202.005494
BullsMedium and Large 1472149.93/cwt148.00–154.007083
BullsMedium and Large 1410161.48/cwt160.00–163.006622
BullsMedium and Large 1615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
BullsMedium and Large 1570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
BullsMedium and Large 1520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
BullsMedium and Large 1215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
CowsLean 85-90%1,09243.74/cwt41.00–45.004783
CowsLean 85-90%94532.00/cwt32.00–32.003021
CowsLean 85-90%79536.00/cwt36.00–36.002861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26456.84/cwt54.00–58.007187
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23861.94/cwt61.00–63.007672
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15052.00/cwt52.00–52.005981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14257.46/cwt56.00–60.0065670
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05153.61/cwt51.00–55.0056365
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24261.98/cwt61.00–65.0077016
Bulls1,46582.18/cwt80.00–84.001,2044
Bulls1,34077.51/cwt77.00–78.001,0392
Bulls1,64090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4761
SteersMedium and Large 3524124.14/cwt120.00–128.0065011
SteersMedium and Large 3474128.74/cwt127.00–130.006104
SteersMedium and Large 3326169.18/cwt165.00–172.005524
SteersMedium and Large 3370149.96/cwt148.00–152.005553
SteersMedium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
SteersMedium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
SteersMedium and Large 3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
SteersMedium and Large 3270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
SteersMedium and Large 2523134.13/cwt131.00–138.0070126
SteersMedium and Large 2422148.54/cwt144.00–152.0062715
SteersMedium and Large 2369160.48/cwt158.00–162.005928
SteersMedium and Large 2614119.00/cwt117.00–120.007315
SteersMedium and Large 2577122.64/cwt121.00–125.007083
SteersMedium and Large 2475138.95/cwt137.00–142.006603
SteersMedium and Large 2325177.82/cwt174.00–182.005782
SteersMedium and Large 2268187.98/cwt186.00–190.005042
SteersMedium and Large 2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1572133.73/cwt129.00–138.0076536
SteersMedium and Large 1483146.75/cwt144.00–153.0070928
SteersMedium and Large 1621127.11/cwt124.00–131.0078921
SteersMedium and Large 1535141.58/cwt139.00–149.0075711
SteersMedium and Large 1379168.07/cwt164.00–172.006376
SteersMedium and Large 1428157.68/cwt155.00–162.006754
SteersMedium and Large 1258205.66/cwt205.00–207.005313
SteersMedium and Large 1223206.57/cwt205.00–210.004613
SteersMedium and Large 1318191.95/cwt190.00–194.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 3372123.44/cwt118.00–127.0045913
HeifersMedium and Large 3322125.10/cwt120.00–129.004037
HeifersMedium and Large 3417116.56/cwt114.00–119.004865
HeifersMedium and Large 3255126.00/cwt126.00–126.003212

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.