Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-10-21

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 21
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
293 vs last sale 948 134 vs year ago 521 · +25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
69 vs last sale 158 12 vs year ago 77 · +15.6%
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 steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.57/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$115.57
193 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$473
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.11
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462117.1954174
Medium and Large 2378116.9644276
Medium and Large 3376110.3141543
One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $126 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 sale193 hd
115.57
FL average10 barns · 1,093 hd
115.45
+0.11
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
BullsHigh1,58672.361,14716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24146.755804thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12343.1848526
CowsLean 85-90%High92822.002047thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2477101.34/cwt97.00–106.0048315
HeifersMedium and Large 2382123.18/cwt120.00–128.0047113
HeifersMedium and Large 2335124.86/cwt122.00–128.0041811
HeifersMedium and Large 2432108.11/cwt106.00–112.004676
HeifersMedium and Large 261892.45/cwt90.00–95.005714
HeifersMedium and Large 2243131.72/cwt130.00–135.003204
HeifersMedium and Large 253393.93/cwt91.00–97.005012
HeifersMedium and Large 1477112.81/cwt108.00–117.0053819
HeifersMedium and Large 1424120.28/cwt118.00–125.0051016
HeifersMedium and Large 1526105.91/cwt101.00–111.0055713
HeifersMedium and Large 1568105.67/cwt100.00–109.006008
HeifersMedium and Large 1328136.21/cwt132.00–142.004476
HeifersMedium and Large 1368136.27/cwt130.00–140.005015
HeifersMedium and Large 1605106.00/cwt106.00–106.006414
HeifersMedium and Large 1220154.66/cwt150.00–160.003402
HeifersMedium and Large 1255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
BullsMedium and Large 3515106.98/cwt105.00–109.005514
BullsMedium and Large 3477113.66/cwt113.00–114.005423
BullsMedium and Large 3340151.29/cwt150.00–154.005143
BullsMedium and Large 3385136.44/cwt134.00–139.005252
BullsMedium and Large 362084.00/cwt84.00–84.005211
BullsMedium and Large 358091.00/cwt91.00–91.005281
BullsMedium and Large 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
BullsMedium and Large 3265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
BullsMedium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
BullsMedium and Large 2429134.93/cwt132.00–139.005797
BullsMedium and Large 2578101.00/cwt100.00–102.005843
BullsMedium and Large 2475123.87/cwt120.00–128.005882
BullsMedium and Large 2273163.82/cwt160.00–168.004472
BullsMedium and Large 262094.00/cwt94.00–94.005831
BullsMedium and Large 2380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005621
BullsMedium and Large 2320166.00/cwt166.00–166.005311
BullsMedium and Large 1471135.36/cwt130.00–139.006389
BullsMedium and Large 1384156.25/cwt156.00–158.006008
BullsMedium and Large 1570113.27/cwt108.00–117.006466
BullsMedium and Large 1626103.32/cwt98.00–108.006475
BullsMedium and Large 1414148.37/cwt146.00–151.006145
BullsMedium and Large 1313177.95/cwt176.00–180.005574
BullsMedium and Large 1227182.61/cwt177.00–190.004153
BullsMedium and Large 1528124.48/cwt123.00–126.006572
BullsMedium and Large 1260181.96/cwt180.00–184.004732
CowsLean 85-90%94726.00/cwt24.00–28.002463
CowsLean 85-90%99822.01/cwt21.00–23.002202
CowsLean 85-90%82816.00/cwt16.00–16.001322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24146.75/cwt46.00–48.005804
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19046.34/cwt44.00–48.0055114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08340.77/cwt39.00–42.004429
CowsBoner 80-85%93235.67/cwt35.00–37.003323
Bulls1,65175.30/cwt74.00–78.001,2438
Bulls1,62870.73/cwt69.00–73.001,1516
Bulls1,19865.45/cwt65.00–66.007842
SteersMedium and Large 3360142.78/cwt142.00–143.005149
SteersMedium and Large 3468115.30/cwt114.00–118.005403
SteersMedium and Large 3422126.59/cwt124.00–130.005343
SteersMedium and Large 3578102.39/cwt99.00–106.005922
SteersMedium and Large 3543101.00/cwt100.00–102.005482
SteersMedium and Large 364599.00/cwt99.00–99.006391
SteersMedium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
SteersMedium and Large 3270147.00/cwt147.00–147.003971
SteersMedium and Large 2629111.98/cwt108.00–115.0070410
SteersMedium and Large 2382147.27/cwt144.00–150.005636
HeifersMedium and Large 2276126.71/cwt120.00–132.0035021
HeifersMedium and Large 3215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
HeifersMedium and Large 3280112.00/cwt112.00–112.003141
HeifersMedium and Large 364078.00/cwt78.00–78.004991
HeifersMedium and Large 351288.65/cwt87.00–90.004543
HeifersMedium and Large 3422100.48/cwt95.00–104.0042410
HeifersMedium and Large 3368116.39/cwt112.00–119.0042813
HeifersMedium and Large 3322117.46/cwt112.00–120.0037814
SteersMedium and Large 1325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
SteersMedium and Large 1360162.63/cwt160.00–164.005853
SteersMedium and Large 1566124.08/cwt118.00–127.007027
SteersMedium and Large 1423146.47/cwt144.00–150.006208
SteersMedium and Large 1524125.04/cwt120.00–130.006559
SteersMedium and Large 1480132.73/cwt129.00–139.0063712
SteersMedium and Large 1608127.75/cwt125.00–128.0077712
SteersMedium and Large 2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
SteersMedium and Large 2320166.00/cwt166.00–166.005311
SteersMedium and Large 2518116.28/cwt113.00–118.006023
SteersMedium and Large 2570112.98/cwt112.00–115.006443
SteersMedium and Large 2433134.49/cwt134.00–136.005824
SteersMedium and Large 2471124.69/cwt122.00–127.005874

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.