Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-11-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 11
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
196 vs last sale 621 67 vs year ago 884 · 7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
44 vs last sale 49 81 vs year ago 174 · 46.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $115.36/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$115.36
199 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$492
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.02
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447120.6754089
Medium and Large 2406113.4446178
Medium and Large 3415105.2543732
One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $103 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 sale199 hd
115.36
FL average10 barns · 1,048 hd
115.34
+0.02
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
BullsLow1,53777.741,19513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26754.7669410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10551.2156623

Every lot, as filed

72 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
SteersMedium and Large 3518111.34/cwt109.00–114.005778
SteersMedium and Large 3466120.77/cwt118.00–122.005635
SteersMedium and Large 3422131.55/cwt130.00–134.005555
SteersMedium and Large 3393138.79/cwt138.00–140.005455
SteersMedium and Large 3332148.27/cwt145.00–150.004923
SteersMedium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005902
SteersMedium and Large 362095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
SteersMedium and Large 3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
SteersMedium and Large 2428140.05/cwt136.00–145.0059923
SteersMedium and Large 2474129.19/cwt126.00–133.0061213
SteersMedium and Large 2377152.16/cwt148.00–156.005747
SteersMedium and Large 2523120.13/cwt118.00–123.006286
SteersMedium and Large 2577112.54/cwt110.00–117.006495
SteersMedium and Large 2627103.65/cwt102.00–105.006503
SteersMedium and Large 2310162.98/cwt162.00–164.005052
SteersMedium and Large 2270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
SteersMedium and Large 1472139.35/cwt134.00–144.0065820
SteersMedium and Large 1524130.19/cwt125.00–135.0068214
SteersMedium and Large 1577122.48/cwt118.00–128.007079
SteersMedium and Large 1433149.00/cwt146.00–156.006458
SteersMedium and Large 1384160.89/cwt158.00–168.006187
SteersMedium and Large 1315172.40/cwt168.00–175.005436
SteersMedium and Large 1626113.72/cwt109.00–119.007125
HeifersMedium and Large 3365109.86/cwt105.00–112.0040111
HeifersMedium and Large 3469101.23/cwt99.00–104.004758
HeifersMedium and Large 3421103.82/cwt102.00–105.004376
HeifersMedium and Large 351198.74/cwt98.00–100.005054
HeifersMedium and Large 3317110.65/cwt110.00–112.003513
HeifersMedium and Large 2468111.28/cwt105.00–114.0052126
HeifersMedium and Large 2424113.06/cwt108.00–117.0047919
HeifersMedium and Large 2377117.52/cwt114.00–120.004439
HeifersMedium and Large 2324118.88/cwt114.00–122.003858
HeifersMedium and Large 2263108.79/cwt100.00–112.002867
HeifersMedium and Large 2221130.95/cwt130.00–134.002894
HeifersMedium and Large 2572100.65/cwt99.00–102.005763
HeifersMedium and Large 2528105.50/cwt105.00–106.005572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29753.33/cwt52.00–54.006926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22356.90/cwt55.00–59.006964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25255.69/cwt55.00–59.006979
CowsBoner 80-85%96146.40/cwt45.00–48.004469
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10051.81/cwt50.00–54.005705
Bulls1,39974.39/cwt72.00–76.001,0416
Bulls1,63077.78/cwt77.00–79.001,2684
Bulls1,68884.39/cwt82.00–86.001,4253
BullsMedium and Large 1255176.00/cwt176.00–176.004491
BullsMedium and Large 1590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1380161.89/cwt160.00–166.006153
BullsMedium and Large 1321170.88/cwt167.00–175.005494
BullsMedium and Large 1440147.58/cwt146.00–150.006495
BullsMedium and Large 1537127.58/cwt126.00–130.006855
BullsMedium and Large 1491135.32/cwt134.00–138.006646
BullsMedium and Large 1615105.60/cwt99.00–108.006496
BullsMedium and Large 2445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006051
BullsMedium and Large 2580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
BullsMedium and Large 264588.00/cwt88.00–88.005681
BullsMedium and Large 2278148.43/cwt147.00–150.004132
BullsMedium and Large 2335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005292
BullsMedium and Large 2474129.16/cwt126.00–132.006125
BullsMedium and Large 2522120.51/cwt116.00–124.006295
BullsMedium and Large 2381151.63/cwt148.00–156.0057810
BullsMedium and Large 3438127.97/cwt126.00–130.005612
BullsMedium and Large 3328149.32/cwt148.00–150.004903
BullsMedium and Large 3512112.63/cwt110.00–114.005773
BullsMedium and Large 3368144.31/cwt140.00–147.0053115
HeifersMedium and Large 1215149.44/cwt147.00–152.003212
HeifersMedium and Large 1267125.65/cwt118.00–130.003353
HeifersMedium and Large 1328128.21/cwt124.00–134.004216
HeifersMedium and Large 1573110.29/cwt106.00–115.006328
HeifersMedium and Large 1378127.08/cwt124.00–133.0048011
HeifersMedium and Large 1528115.19/cwt112.00–121.0060811
HeifersMedium and Large 1432121.46/cwt118.00–128.0052522
HeifersMedium and Large 1483118.28/cwt115.00–125.0057126

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.