Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-08-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 17
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,083 head
214 vs last sale 869 766 vs year ago 317 · +241.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
12 vs last sale 288 187 vs year ago 89 · +210.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
5 vs last sale 10 15 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 296 head.
Average price
$121.83
296 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$0.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.44
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467122.10571190
Medium and Large 3330121.5240230
Medium and Large 2385121.2646776
One grade step is worth $0.85/cwt here — about $104 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 sale296 hd
121.83
FL average10 barns · 1,170 hd
126.27
−4.44
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
BullsAverage1,54187.911,35413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31262.3981931
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07759.3363999
CowsLean 85-90%High97446.5245324

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1572136.82/cwt132.00–142.0078321
SteersMedium and Large 2240177.00/cwt177.00–177.004251
SteersMedium and Large 2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004682
SteersMedium and Large 2578125.23/cwt122.00–130.007243
SteersMedium and Large 2441148.75/cwt148.00–149.006564
SteersMedium and Large 2316176.80/cwt174.00–178.005596
SteersMedium and Large 2376154.79/cwt154.00–158.0058211
SteersMedium and Large 2473137.96/cwt134.00–140.0065311
SteersMedium and Large 2527121.78/cwt119.00–127.0064213
SteersMedium and Large 2627113.20/cwt110.00–117.0071013
SteersMedium and Large 3230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
BullsMedium and Large 1395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
BullsMedium and Large 1400154.00/cwt154.00–154.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006211
BullsMedium and Large 1208202.41/cwt200.00–205.004212
BullsMedium and Large 1527123.18/cwt119.00–129.006493
BullsMedium and Large 1316186.29/cwt180.00–190.005894
BullsMedium and Large 1283186.23/cwt182.00–194.005275
BullsMedium and Large 1569117.13/cwt114.00–121.006665
BullsMedium and Large 1623110.23/cwt106.00–115.006877
BullsMedium and Large 2330174.00/cwt174.00–174.005741
SteersMedium and Large 1471148.72/cwt143.00–153.0070017
SteersMedium and Large 1638120.59/cwt119.00–129.0076914
SteersMedium and Large 1527132.05/cwt128.00–138.0069614
SteersMedium and Large 1280187.87/cwt185.00–197.0052610
SteersMedium and Large 1361167.49/cwt160.00–170.006056
SteersMedium and Large 1409166.24/cwt165.00–168.006804
SteersMedium and Large 1332183.27/cwt180.00–185.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 3319124.13/cwt120.00–126.0039622
HeifersMedium and Large 3363112.93/cwt110.00–115.004103
HeifersMedium and Large 3233126.49/cwt126.00–127.002952
HeifersMedium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
HeifersMedium and Large 3520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 3260122.00/cwt122.00–122.003171
HeifersMedium and Large 2361123.01/cwt116.00–125.0044422
HeifersMedium and Large 2414115.07/cwt110.00–117.0047620
HeifersMedium and Large 2332131.43/cwt128.00–135.0043610
HeifersMedium and Large 2272133.13/cwt126.00–139.0036210
HeifersMedium and Large 2526109.55/cwt105.00–113.005768
HeifersMedium and Large 2467111.94/cwt109.00–115.005233
HeifersMedium and Large 2580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006092
HeifersMedium and Large 2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
CowsLean 85-90%1,00848.63/cwt46.00–50.0049015
CowsLean 85-90%94443.75/cwt41.00–45.004138
CowsLean 85-90%71537.00/cwt37.00–37.002651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36759.02/cwt57.00–61.0080714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25063.64/cwt62.00–66.0079612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30768.80/cwt67.00–71.008995
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03555.96/cwt54.00–58.0057947
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09560.81/cwt59.00–63.0066634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15365.35/cwt64.00–68.0075318
Bulls1,51987.35/cwt86.00–88.001,3276
Bulls1,59692.25/cwt91.00–94.001,4724
Bulls1,51083.23/cwt82.00–84.001,2573
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-297470.28/cwt63.00–79.0068515
SteersMedium and Large 3575116.72/cwt112.00–121.0067113
SteersMedium and Large 3515114.58/cwt111.00–117.0059011
SteersMedium and Large 3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.0053911
SteersMedium and Large 3489124.38/cwt123.00–128.0060810
SteersMedium and Large 3439139.44/cwt138.00–144.006124
SteersMedium and Large 3328163.79/cwt160.00–168.005372
SteersMedium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1429121.73/cwt118.00–128.0052249
BullsMedium and Large 2273173.61/cwt168.00–180.004742
BullsMedium and Large 2378153.81/cwt150.00–158.005812
BullsMedium and Large 2573106.97/cwt105.00–109.006132
BullsMedium and Large 2227183.60/cwt180.00–186.004173
BullsMedium and Large 2424138.95/cwt136.00–142.005894
BullsMedium and Large 2618101.19/cwt97.00–104.006254
BullsMedium and Large 2476122.12/cwt118.00–126.005815
BullsMedium and Large 2527113.17/cwt110.00–115.005965
BullsMedium and Large 3523104.50/cwt104.00–105.005472
BullsMedium and Large 3268159.92/cwt152.00–165.004293
BullsMedium and Large 3337161.90/cwt160.00–166.005463
BullsMedium and Large 3423128.91/cwt125.00–132.005453
BullsMedium and Large 3380143.36/cwt140.00–148.005454
BullsMedium and Large 3465115.06/cwt114.00–116.0053515
HeifersMedium and Large 1271147.80/cwt140.00–155.004014
HeifersMedium and Large 1622109.44/cwt105.00–114.006816
HeifersMedium and Large 1321143.59/cwt139.00–148.004617
HeifersMedium and Large 1579115.66/cwt112.00–122.0067024
HeifersMedium and Large 1381129.33/cwt126.00–136.0049325
HeifersMedium and Large 1529118.60/cwt115.00–125.0062731
HeifersMedium and Large 1475120.37/cwt116.00–126.0057244

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.