Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-06-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 8
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
284 vs last sale 739 411 vs year ago 866 · 47.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
6 vs last sale 98 73 vs year ago 177 · 41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.53/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$123.53
128 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$484
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.70
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429126.3354252
Medium and Large 2367124.5845754
Medium and Large 3366114.3241822
One grade step is worth $12.01/cwt here — about $123 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 sale128 hd
123.53
FL average10 barns · 733 hd
124.23
−0.70
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
BullsAverage1,46599.051,4516thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33271.9295812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15068.8179251
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01958.495967thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 3200134.00/cwt134.00–134.002681
HeifersMedium and Large 2322131.47/cwt127.00–134.0042323
HeifersMedium and Large 2428117.71/cwt114.00–123.005047
HeifersMedium and Large 2266135.06/cwt128.00–140.003597
HeifersMedium and Large 2472109.58/cwt107.00–111.005175
HeifersMedium and Large 2370122.30/cwt118.00–126.004535
HeifersMedium and Large 262396.98/cwt96.00–99.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 2510101.00/cwt101.00–101.005152
HeifersMedium and Large 2228140.97/cwt140.00–142.003212
HeifersMedium and Large 1375131.46/cwt127.00–137.0049312
HeifersMedium and Large 1415130.77/cwt125.00–134.005438
HeifersMedium and Large 1476118.46/cwt114.00–124.005647
HeifersMedium and Large 1532106.07/cwt103.00–113.005646
HeifersMedium and Large 1325140.65/cwt136.00–146.004575
HeifersMedium and Large 1262152.67/cwt148.00–156.004005
HeifersMedium and Large 1625106.67/cwt103.00–112.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 1569108.61/cwt104.00–113.006184
HeifersMedium and Large 1240152.00/cwt152.00–152.003651
BullsMedium and Large 3380133.97/cwt132.00–136.005094
BullsMedium and Large 3465117.49/cwt117.00–118.005462
BullsMedium and Large 362091.00/cwt91.00–91.005641
BullsMedium and Large 358588.00/cwt88.00–88.005151
BullsMedium and Large 3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
BullsMedium and Large 2427124.83/cwt121.00–130.005333
BullsMedium and Large 2560103.00/cwt103.00–103.005772
BullsMedium and Large 2533108.97/cwt107.00–111.005812
BullsMedium and Large 2475125.39/cwt122.00–129.005962
BullsMedium and Large 2323144.84/cwt142.00–148.004682
BullsMedium and Large 2275136.89/cwt134.00–140.003762
BullsMedium and Large 1558113.15/cwt106.00–115.006319
BullsMedium and Large 1524120.93/cwt117.00–125.006344
BullsMedium and Large 1371155.32/cwt150.00–160.005764
BullsMedium and Large 1273152.33/cwt145.00–160.004164
BullsMedium and Large 1415137.93/cwt135.00–141.005723
BullsMedium and Large 1312157.60/cwt155.00–160.004923
BullsMedium and Large 1633106.98/cwt105.00–109.006772
BullsMedium and Large 1488132.50/cwt132.00–133.006472
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,133704.61/cwt680.00–730.007,9832
CowsLean 85-90%1,01958.49/cwt57.00–59.005967
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31670.40/cwt69.00–71.009267
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36375.80/cwt73.00–77.001,0334
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32567.00/cwt67.00–67.008881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14769.40/cwt67.00–71.0079620
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08664.38/cwt63.00–66.0069917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23373.36/cwt72.00–76.0090514
Bulls1,49397.37/cwt96.00–99.001,4543
Bulls1,585103.59/cwt102.00–105.001,6422
Bulls1,14095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0831
SteersMedium and Large 3367136.07/cwt132.00–138.004997
SteersMedium and Large 3328133.49/cwt130.00–138.004386
SteersMedium and Large 3477114.52/cwt112.00–120.005463
SteersMedium and Large 360593.00/cwt93.00–93.005631
SteersMedium and Large 3435114.00/cwt114.00–114.004961
SteersMedium and Large 2469126.49/cwt121.00–130.005935
SteersMedium and Large 2424125.40/cwt123.00–130.005324
SteersMedium and Large 2528110.31/cwt108.00–112.005823
SteersMedium and Large 2317145.41/cwt140.00–149.004613
SteersMedium and Large 262399.50/cwt99.00–100.006202
SteersMedium and Large 2353148.50/cwt148.00–149.005242
SteersMedium and Large 2280134.73/cwt130.00–140.003772
SteersMedium and Large 2565101.00/cwt101.00–101.005711
SteersMedium and Large 2165180.00/cwt180.00–180.002971
SteersMedium and Large 1574109.62/cwt105.00–112.006296
SteersMedium and Large 1423136.26/cwt134.00–141.005766
SteersMedium and Large 1328153.80/cwt150.00–160.005046
SteersMedium and Large 1611111.70/cwt108.00–114.006824
SteersMedium and Large 1460138.97/cwt137.00–141.006394
SteersMedium and Large 1523120.88/cwt117.00–126.006323
SteersMedium and Large 1277152.51/cwt150.00–158.004223
SteersMedium and Large 1360157.94/cwt156.00–160.005692
SteersMedium and Large 1185200.00/cwt200.00–200.003701
HeifersMedium and Large 3363113.65/cwt108.00–116.004138
HeifersMedium and Large 3332119.32/cwt118.00–125.003967
HeifersMedium and Large 3460101.26/cwt98.00–103.004663
HeifersMedium and Large 3413110.94/cwt108.00–113.004583

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.