Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-08-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 10
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▲ 371 vs last sale 498▲ 106 vs year ago 763 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 167▲ 97 vs year ago 191 · +50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Sep 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.94/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$139.94
267 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.61
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516142.47735128
Medium and Large 2466139.6465093
Medium and Large 3448133.5359846
One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $137 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 sale267 hd
139.94
—
FL average10 barns · 1,063 hd
143.55
−3.61
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
Bulls—Low1,52191.991,3998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28968.2087921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11865.0872776
CowsLean 85-90%Average91146.9042759

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 1—373133.13/cwt129.00–138.0049729
HeifersMedium and Large 1—484121.47/cwt119.00–129.0058826
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424126.90/cwt122.00–132.0053820
HeifersMedium and Large 1—335140.39/cwt138.00–148.0047012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566114.82/cwt111.00–118.006507
HeifersMedium and Large 1—280150.65/cwt146.00–160.004227
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614108.10/cwt104.00–111.006645
HeifersMedium and Large 1—221151.77/cwt148.00–158.003354
BullsMedium and Large 3—416137.07/cwt132.00–140.0057012
BullsMedium and Large 3—466124.52/cwt121.00–133.005806
BullsMedium and Large 3—378143.94/cwt140.00–146.005446
BullsMedium and Large 3—225177.39/cwt175.00–180.003992
BullsMedium and Large 3—320164.00/cwt164.00–164.005251
BullsMedium and Large 3—275174.00/cwt174.00–174.004791
BullsMedium and Large 2—435143.24/cwt141.00–150.0062313
BullsMedium and Large 2—379153.64/cwt150.00–158.005828
BullsMedium and Large 2—474131.09/cwt128.00–134.006217
BullsMedium and Large 2—529119.22/cwt118.00–122.006314
BullsMedium and Large 2—316174.15/cwt172.00–177.005504
BullsMedium and Large 2—262192.97/cwt192.00–195.005063
BullsMedium and Large 2—575112.97/cwt111.00–115.006502
BullsMedium and Large 2—615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
BullsMedium and Large 1—562125.34/cwt120.00–128.0070415
BullsMedium and Large 1—521130.67/cwt125.00–135.0068114
BullsMedium and Large 1—473141.09/cwt136.00–146.006678
BullsMedium and Large 1—615120.96/cwt118.00–124.007444
BullsMedium and Large 1—328181.76/cwt178.00–188.005964
BullsMedium and Large 1—280202.66/cwt198.00–212.005674
BullsMedium and Large 1—425155.97/cwt154.00–158.006633
BullsMedium and Large 1—380163.07/cwt160.00–170.006203
BullsMedium and Large 1—235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
CowsLean 85-90%—87346.44/cwt44.00–48.0040526
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00851.00/cwt49.00–53.0051421
CowsLean 85-90%—82340.70/cwt39.00–43.0033512
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,29072.11/cwt70.00–74.0093010
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,37061.36/cwt60.00–63.008416
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,19068.60/cwt68.00–69.008165
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08561.78/cwt60.00–64.0067041
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09567.25/cwt65.00–69.0073621
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24871.49/cwt70.00–74.0089214
Bulls——1,47888.13/cwt86.00–90.001,3034
Bulls——1,56899.00/cwt98.00–100.001,5522
Bulls——1,55892.68/cwt91.00–94.001,4442
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-3—70879.66/cwt75.00–85.005646
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—89674.52/cwt65.00–79.006684
SteersMedium and Large 3—425135.50/cwt131.00–139.0057612
SteersMedium and Large 3—367146.40/cwt140.00–149.0053710
SteersMedium and Large 3—466127.65/cwt124.00–130.005957
SteersMedium and Large 3—627107.15/cwt103.00–110.006725
SteersMedium and Large 3—556115.99/cwt115.00–117.006454
SteersMedium and Large 3—518117.50/cwt117.00–118.006094
SteersMedium and Large 3—283172.30/cwt170.00–180.004884
SteersMedium and Large 2—466137.51/cwt131.00–140.0064124
SteersMedium and Large 2—426145.33/cwt141.00–150.0061918
SteersMedium and Large 2—525125.41/cwt121.00–129.0065814
SteersMedium and Large 2—381153.30/cwt150.00–157.0058414
SteersMedium and Large 2—579121.86/cwt118.00–126.0070612
SteersMedium and Large 2—633117.97/cwt115.00–121.007475
SteersMedium and Large 2—269190.83/cwt185.00–195.005134
SteersMedium and Large 2—345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
SteersMedium and Large 2—245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
SteersMedium and Large 1—608131.32/cwt127.00–133.0079832
SteersMedium and Large 1—523136.04/cwt131.00–141.0071130
SteersMedium and Large 1—478145.02/cwt141.00–151.0069327
SteersMedium and Large 1—571133.54/cwt129.00–138.0076320
SteersMedium and Large 1—416157.49/cwt152.00–161.006555
SteersMedium and Large 1—376164.26/cwt160.00–170.006185
SteersMedium and Large 1—325182.60/cwt178.00–187.005934
SteersMedium and Large 1—278202.53/cwt197.00–212.005633
SteersMedium and Large 1—218209.60/cwt205.00–215.004572
HeifersMedium and Large 3—461106.24/cwt105.00–107.004904
HeifersMedium and Large 3—410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
HeifersMedium and Large 3—360116.00/cwt116.00–116.004181
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465115.44/cwt111.00–118.0053714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424116.71/cwt112.00–121.0049514
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371123.10/cwt118.00–127.0045712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265139.65/cwt130.00–144.0037012
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323132.83/cwt128.00–137.0042910
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215137.86/cwt134.00–142.002964
HeifersMedium and Large 2—565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 2—500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—527114.85/cwt111.00–121.0060548

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.