Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-03-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 23
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
138 vs last sale 229 350 vs year ago 441 · 79.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
157 vs last sale 67 45 vs year ago 179 · +25.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes too few numbers to establish trends.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.97/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$141.97
6 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.74
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462141.976566thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
141.97
FL average9 barns · 209 hd
134.23
+7.74
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
BullsAverage1,55495.581,4855thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26178.1298523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13874.86852126
CowsLean 85-90%High92452.2448313

Every lot, as filed

17 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26279.05/cwt77.00–81.0099818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25874.77/cwt73.00–76.009415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11974.99/cwt73.00–77.0083959
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25579.03/cwt78.00–82.0099236
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04069.75/cwt68.00–72.0072531
Bulls1,46395.97/cwt94.00–97.001,4043
SteersMedium and Large 1507136.33/cwt136.00–137.006913
SteersMedium and Large 1417147.61/cwt146.00–150.006163
CowsLean 85-90%1,01756.86/cwt54.00–58.005787
CowsLean 85-90%73045.77/cwt45.00–48.003344
CowsLean 85-90%98849.00/cwt49.00–49.004842
Bulls1,87599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,8561
Bulls1,50591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3701
BullsMedium and Large 2350148.00/cwt148.00–148.005181
BullsMedium and Large 1463138.49/cwt138.00–139.006412
BullsMedium and Large 1358156.94/cwt154.00–160.005622
BullsMedium and Large 1420146.00/cwt146.00–146.006131

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.