Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-09-21

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 21
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
932 head
172 vs last sale 760 118 vs year ago 1,050 · 11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
12 vs last sale 157 32 vs year ago 177 · 18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
17 vs last sale 0 17 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 and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.57/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$113.57
297 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$493
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.14
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459119.66549112
Medium and Large 2421112.14472127
Medium and Large 3416104.9343758
One grade step is worth $14.73/cwt here — about $112 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 sale297 hd
113.57
FL average10 barns · 1,041 hd
117.71
−4.14
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
BullsLow1,58292.881,4694thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26059.6175110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08955.6560672
CowsLean 85-90%High90142.5438322

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1607129.99/cwt129.00–131.007893
SteersMedium and Large 1385164.12/cwt162.00–172.006327
SteersMedium and Large 1523133.68/cwt130.00–138.006998
SteersMedium and Large 1474146.79/cwt142.00–152.006969
SteersMedium and Large 1562136.20/cwt129.00–139.0076513
SteersMedium and Large 1405163.03/cwt159.00–164.0066016
SteersMedium and Large 2240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
SteersMedium and Large 2278141.10/cwt136.00–148.003923
SteersMedium and Large 2573123.52/cwt120.00–128.007085
BullsMedium and Large 1175144.71/cwt140.00–150.002532
BullsMedium and Large 1218144.60/cwt140.00–150.003152
BullsMedium and Large 1318163.78/cwt160.00–168.005212
BullsMedium and Large 1433145.94/cwt144.00–148.006322
BullsMedium and Large 1455143.48/cwt142.00–145.006532
BullsMedium and Large 1377157.78/cwt154.00–164.005953
BullsMedium and Large 1523117.23/cwt114.00–122.006133
BullsMedium and Large 1571112.16/cwt108.00–117.006404
BullsMedium and Large 1289151.83/cwt150.00–160.004395
BullsMedium and Large 2180120.00/cwt120.00–120.002161
BullsMedium and Large 2430138.00/cwt138.00–138.005931
BullsMedium and Large 2515109.00/cwt109.00–109.005611
BullsMedium and Large 2240122.45/cwt120.00–125.002942
SteersMedium and Large 1320163.94/cwt162.00–166.005252
SteersMedium and Large 1260161.37/cwt158.00–165.004202
SteersMedium and Large 1200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
HeifersMedium and Large 3425100.93/cwt98.00–105.0042913
HeifersMedium and Large 3372108.87/cwt105.00–112.0040513
HeifersMedium and Large 3316118.71/cwt115.00–120.0037513
HeifersMedium and Large 347699.18/cwt95.00–102.004729
HeifersMedium and Large 361088.21/cwt85.00–90.005384
HeifersMedium and Large 352992.22/cwt91.00–95.004884
HeifersMedium and Large 359089.00/cwt89.00–89.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 3255112.00/cwt112.00–112.002861
HeifersMedium and Large 2422112.11/cwt107.00–116.0047325
HeifersMedium and Large 2373118.62/cwt114.00–121.0044219
HeifersMedium and Large 2475108.16/cwt104.00–113.0051418
HeifersMedium and Large 2271121.91/cwt116.00–128.0033015
HeifersMedium and Large 262095.88/cwt91.00–100.0059411
HeifersMedium and Large 2326125.90/cwt122.00–130.0041011
HeifersMedium and Large 2576102.66/cwt98.00–105.0059110
HeifersMedium and Large 2521103.89/cwt99.00–108.0054110
HeifersMedium and Large 2226113.09/cwt107.00–120.002568
HeifersMedium and Large 1482116.89/cwt114.00–124.0056322
HeifersMedium and Large 1524113.54/cwt110.00–119.0059520
HeifersMedium and Large 1428120.60/cwt117.00–127.0051617
CowsLean 85-90%1,05046.38/cwt45.00–49.004879
CowsLean 85-90%82941.37/cwt40.00–44.003439
CowsLean 85-90%72836.54/cwt35.00–38.002664
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17657.82/cwt57.00–59.006805
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29863.51/cwt62.00–65.008244
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53053.00/cwt53.00–53.008111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02052.75/cwt50.00–54.0053833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14456.88/cwt55.00–59.0065129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15561.67/cwt60.00–64.0071210
Bulls1,49588.49/cwt88.00–89.001,3232
Bulls1,66897.27/cwt95.00–99.001,6222
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287888.58/cwt80.00–95.0077817
SteersMedium and Large 3376146.27/cwt142.00–150.0055011
SteersMedium and Large 3615108.38/cwt105.00–109.0066710
SteersMedium and Large 3425138.24/cwt134.00–142.005889
SteersMedium and Large 3474126.59/cwt124.00–129.006008
SteersMedium and Large 3324142.68/cwt138.00–146.004627
SteersMedium and Large 3520114.06/cwt110.00–118.005936
SteersMedium and Large 3575113.46/cwt111.00–116.006522
SteersMedium and Large 3273128.34/cwt125.00–132.003502
SteersMedium and Large 3220117.00/cwt117.00–117.002571
SteersMedium and Large 2474137.10/cwt135.00–139.0065023
SteersMedium and Large 2512125.70/cwt122.00–128.0064412
BullsMedium and Large 2273142.68/cwt138.00–148.003902
BullsMedium and Large 2325151.98/cwt148.00–157.004945
BullsMedium and Large 2378147.47/cwt144.00–152.005575
BullsMedium and Large 2575101.62/cwt100.00–106.005846
BullsMedium and Large 3185110.00/cwt110.00–110.002041
BullsMedium and Large 3235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
BullsMedium and Large 356095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
BullsMedium and Large 3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003452
BullsMedium and Large 3325142.86/cwt140.00–146.004642
BullsMedium and Large 3365140.99/cwt140.00–142.005152
BullsMedium and Large 3438125.97/cwt124.00–128.005522
BullsMedium and Large 3465120.99/cwt120.00–122.005632
BullsMedium and Large 352097.58/cwt93.00–100.005073
HeifersMedium and Large 1264140.31/cwt134.00–144.003704
HeifersMedium and Large 1321137.01/cwt132.00–142.004406
HeifersMedium and Large 1219130.55/cwt124.00–137.002867
HeifersMedium and Large 1621106.06/cwt102.00–111.006598
HeifersMedium and Large 1371129.47/cwt124.00–134.0048012
HeifersMedium and Large 1571113.12/cwt108.00–118.0064616
SteersMedium and Large 2366158.28/cwt156.00–160.005796
SteersMedium and Large 2431147.25/cwt144.00–152.006356
SteersMedium and Large 2626115.84/cwt115.00–118.007257
SteersMedium and Large 2338150.21/cwt148.00–154.005088

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.