Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-09-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 23
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,050 head
186 vs last sale 864 358 vs year ago 692 · +51.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
173 vs last sale 350 15 vs year ago 162 · +9.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.62/cwt on 314 head.
Average price
$129.62
314 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$1.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.42
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2456129.99592109
Medium and Large 1524129.59679164
Medium and Large 3412128.8153041
One grade step is worth $1.17/cwt here — about $62 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 sale314 hd
129.62
FL average10 barns · 1,184 hd
128.21
+1.42
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
BullsHigh1,41876.831,0899thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27851.7866212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08748.3252573
CowsLean 85-90%High87830.0126419

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
HeifersMedium and Large 351091.00/cwt91.00–91.004643
HeifersMedium and Large 2378121.97/cwt118.00–126.0046117
HeifersMedium and Large 251599.82/cwt94.00–101.0051414
HeifersMedium and Large 2475102.71/cwt99.00–105.0048812
HeifersMedium and Large 2420107.96/cwt105.00–110.0045312
HeifersMedium and Large 2325134.82/cwt132.00–139.0043811
HeifersMedium and Large 256592.97/cwt90.00–95.005258
HeifersMedium and Large 261989.13/cwt86.00–91.005526
HeifersMedium and Large 2282152.65/cwt152.00–154.004303
HeifersMedium and Large 1481111.61/cwt108.00–118.0053742
HeifersMedium and Large 1530106.91/cwt103.00–113.0056734
HeifersMedium and Large 1424117.28/cwt112.00–122.0049730
HeifersMedium and Large 1570102.09/cwt97.00–106.0058226
HeifersMedium and Large 162797.85/cwt94.00–103.0061419
HeifersMedium and Large 1332143.49/cwt140.00–150.0047613
HeifersMedium and Large 1374133.27/cwt128.00–138.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 1273170.61/cwt165.00–177.004662
HeifersMedium and Large 1215164.38/cwt162.00–167.003532
BullsMedium and Large 3373135.11/cwt130.00–138.005049
BullsMedium and Large 3524103.89/cwt100.00–108.005447
BullsMedium and Large 3430125.93/cwt124.00–130.005416
BullsMedium and Large 356798.77/cwt96.00–101.005605
BullsMedium and Large 362098.48/cwt96.00–100.006114
BullsMedium and Large 3487117.99/cwt117.00–120.005753
BullsMedium and Large 3340142.00/cwt142.00–142.004831
BullsMedium and Large 3265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003841
BullsMedium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
BullsMedium and Large 2480129.80/cwt126.00–134.006237
BullsMedium and Large 2373145.25/cwt142.00–148.005423
BullsMedium and Large 2227167.26/cwt165.00–170.003803
BullsMedium and Large 2578106.48/cwt105.00–108.006152
BullsMedium and Large 2535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
BullsMedium and Large 2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
BullsMedium and Large 2315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004951
BullsMedium and Large 2285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
BullsMedium and Large 1375154.81/cwt150.00–160.005814
BullsMedium and Large 1218185.49/cwt182.00–190.004043
BullsMedium and Large 1535121.49/cwt120.00–123.006502
BullsMedium and Large 1265175.96/cwt174.00–178.004662
BullsMedium and Large 1490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
BullsMedium and Large 1420148.00/cwt148.00–148.006221
BullsMedium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
CowsLean 85-90%1,04635.18/cwt33.00–37.003687
CowsLean 85-90%74424.86/cwt24.00–26.001857
CowsLean 85-90%83130.00/cwt29.00–31.002495
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26852.43/cwt51.00–54.0066510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33048.53/cwt48.00–49.006452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09347.81/cwt46.00–50.0052335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16552.38/cwt51.00–55.0061023
CowsBoner 80-85%95243.30/cwt41.00–45.0041215
Bulls1,50179.63/cwt77.00–81.001,1955
Bulls1,39375.12/cwt74.00–76.001,0463
Bulls1,07568.00/cwt68.00–68.007311
SteersMedium and Large 3322145.43/cwt140.00–146.0046813
SteersMedium and Large 3413129.28/cwt122.00–131.005348
SteersMedium and Large 3483119.09/cwt116.00–124.005756
SteersMedium and Large 3524103.93/cwt100.00–108.005454
SteersMedium and Large 3378133.81/cwt130.00–138.005064
SteersMedium and Large 3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006152
SteersMedium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005602
SteersMedium and Large 3265145.47/cwt144.00–147.003852
SteersMedium and Large 2374145.10/cwt140.00–149.0054330
SteersMedium and Large 2527113.38/cwt109.00–118.0059828
HeifersMedium and Large 3213133.74/cwt132.00–135.002854
HeifersMedium and Large 3378112.47/cwt111.00–114.004254
HeifersMedium and Large 346694.70/cwt91.00–96.004414
HeifersMedium and Large 342397.07/cwt92.00–100.004115
HeifersMedium and Large 3275139.09/cwt134.00–146.003827
HeifersMedium and Large 3323125.04/cwt120.00–129.0040411
SteersMedium and Large 1235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
SteersMedium and Large 1272173.48/cwt170.00–180.004725
SteersMedium and Large 1320165.86/cwt160.00–170.005315
SteersMedium and Large 1383152.57/cwt150.00–158.005846
SteersMedium and Large 1424147.00/cwt142.00–152.0062312
SteersMedium and Large 1472141.60/cwt138.00–146.0066829
SteersMedium and Large 1529123.11/cwt119.00–129.0065129
SteersMedium and Large 1573117.67/cwt112.00–122.0067437
SteersMedium and Large 1627116.77/cwt113.00–122.0073240
SteersMedium and Large 2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
SteersMedium and Large 2273157.04/cwt150.00–162.004293
SteersMedium and Large 2325153.86/cwt150.00–158.005006
SteersMedium and Large 2566108.71/cwt104.00–111.006158
SteersMedium and Large 2610109.83/cwt103.00–111.006708
SteersMedium and Large 2420137.57/cwt132.00–140.0057812
SteersMedium and Large 2480129.80/cwt126.00–134.0062313

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.