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 Aug 18, 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
BullsLow1,52191.991,3998thin
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 1373133.13/cwt129.00–138.0049729
HeifersMedium and Large 1484121.47/cwt119.00–129.0058826
HeifersMedium and Large 1424126.90/cwt122.00–132.0053820
HeifersMedium and Large 1335140.39/cwt138.00–148.0047012
HeifersMedium and Large 1566114.82/cwt111.00–118.006507
HeifersMedium and Large 1280150.65/cwt146.00–160.004227
HeifersMedium and Large 1614108.10/cwt104.00–111.006645
HeifersMedium and Large 1221151.77/cwt148.00–158.003354
BullsMedium and Large 3416137.07/cwt132.00–140.0057012
BullsMedium and Large 3466124.52/cwt121.00–133.005806
BullsMedium and Large 3378143.94/cwt140.00–146.005446
BullsMedium and Large 3225177.39/cwt175.00–180.003992
BullsMedium and Large 3320164.00/cwt164.00–164.005251
BullsMedium and Large 3275174.00/cwt174.00–174.004791
BullsMedium and Large 2435143.24/cwt141.00–150.0062313
BullsMedium and Large 2379153.64/cwt150.00–158.005828
BullsMedium and Large 2474131.09/cwt128.00–134.006217
BullsMedium and Large 2529119.22/cwt118.00–122.006314
BullsMedium and Large 2316174.15/cwt172.00–177.005504
BullsMedium and Large 2262192.97/cwt192.00–195.005063
BullsMedium and Large 2575112.97/cwt111.00–115.006502
BullsMedium and Large 2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
BullsMedium and Large 1562125.34/cwt120.00–128.0070415
BullsMedium and Large 1521130.67/cwt125.00–135.0068114
BullsMedium and Large 1473141.09/cwt136.00–146.006678
BullsMedium and Large 1615120.96/cwt118.00–124.007444
BullsMedium and Large 1328181.76/cwt178.00–188.005964
BullsMedium and Large 1280202.66/cwt198.00–212.005674
BullsMedium and Large 1425155.97/cwt154.00–158.006633
BullsMedium and Large 1380163.07/cwt160.00–170.006203
BullsMedium and Large 1235205.00/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
Bulls1,47888.13/cwt86.00–90.001,3034
Bulls1,56899.00/cwt98.00–100.001,5522
Bulls1,55892.68/cwt91.00–94.001,4442
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 2-370879.66/cwt75.00–85.005646
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289674.52/cwt65.00–79.006684
SteersMedium and Large 3425135.50/cwt131.00–139.0057612
SteersMedium and Large 3367146.40/cwt140.00–149.0053710
SteersMedium and Large 3466127.65/cwt124.00–130.005957
SteersMedium and Large 3627107.15/cwt103.00–110.006725
SteersMedium and Large 3556115.99/cwt115.00–117.006454
SteersMedium and Large 3518117.50/cwt117.00–118.006094
SteersMedium and Large 3283172.30/cwt170.00–180.004884
SteersMedium and Large 2466137.51/cwt131.00–140.0064124
SteersMedium and Large 2426145.33/cwt141.00–150.0061918
SteersMedium and Large 2525125.41/cwt121.00–129.0065814
SteersMedium and Large 2381153.30/cwt150.00–157.0058414
SteersMedium and Large 2579121.86/cwt118.00–126.0070612
SteersMedium and Large 2633117.97/cwt115.00–121.007475
SteersMedium and Large 2269190.83/cwt185.00–195.005134
SteersMedium and Large 2345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
SteersMedium and Large 2245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
SteersMedium and Large 1608131.32/cwt127.00–133.0079832
SteersMedium and Large 1523136.04/cwt131.00–141.0071130
SteersMedium and Large 1478145.02/cwt141.00–151.0069327
SteersMedium and Large 1571133.54/cwt129.00–138.0076320
SteersMedium and Large 1416157.49/cwt152.00–161.006555
SteersMedium and Large 1376164.26/cwt160.00–170.006185
SteersMedium and Large 1325182.60/cwt178.00–187.005934
SteersMedium and Large 1278202.53/cwt197.00–212.005633
SteersMedium and Large 1218209.60/cwt205.00–215.004572
HeifersMedium and Large 3461106.24/cwt105.00–107.004904
HeifersMedium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
HeifersMedium and Large 3360116.00/cwt116.00–116.004181
HeifersMedium and Large 2465115.44/cwt111.00–118.0053714
HeifersMedium and Large 2424116.71/cwt112.00–121.0049514
HeifersMedium and Large 2371123.10/cwt118.00–127.0045712
HeifersMedium and Large 2265139.65/cwt130.00–144.0037012
HeifersMedium and Large 2323132.83/cwt128.00–137.0042910
HeifersMedium and Large 2215137.86/cwt134.00–142.002964
HeifersMedium and Large 2565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 1527114.85/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.