Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-11-02

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 2
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
681 head
153 vs last sale 528 60 vs year ago 621 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
87 vs last sale 95 133 vs year ago 49 · +271.4%
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 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.29/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$140.29
179 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.82
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2406144.6258750
Medium and Large 1477141.6867693
Medium and Large 3430130.7156236
One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $25 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 sale179 hd
140.29
FL average10 barns · 976 hd
136.48
+3.82
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
BullsHigh1,53878.511,20813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29756.807373thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11749.8355756
CowsLean 85-90%Low89535.4131723

Every lot, as filed

79 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
BullsMedium and Large 2605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 1165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
BullsMedium and Large 2425126.99/cwt126.00–128.005402
BullsMedium and Large 3380140.99/cwt140.00–142.005362
SteersMedium and Large 2518124.23/cwt122.00–126.006444
HeifersMedium and Large 1375128.70/cwt124.00–134.0048324
BullsMedium and Large 1571119.38/cwt114.00–124.006826
HeifersMedium and Large 2222138.23/cwt135.00–140.003073
SteersMedium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
HeifersMedium and Large 253598.00/cwt98.00–98.005241
SteersMedium and Large 1426150.01/cwt146.00–156.0063914
HeifersMedium and Large 1329131.60/cwt128.00–138.0043316
HeifersMedium and Large 1218154.60/cwt150.00–160.003372
HeifersMedium and Large 2185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
BullsMedium and Large 2587106.33/cwt105.00–107.006243
SteersMedium and Large 2433138.91/cwt138.00–141.0060123
SteersMedium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 1527108.98/cwt105.00–115.0057410
SteersMedium and Large 1472138.97/cwt135.00–144.0065633
HeifersMedium and Large 2281132.82/cwt128.00–139.003737
BullsMedium and Large 1530123.29/cwt120.00–130.006535
BullsMedium and Large 2475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
SteersMedium and Large 1576128.33/cwt125.00–134.0073910
BullsMedium and Large 1465135.67/cwt129.00–139.006315
BullsMedium and Large 1613116.46/cwt113.00–119.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 2367120.51/cwt118.00–123.0044211
HeifersMedium and Large 1476119.99/cwt116.00–126.0057111
HeifersMedium and Large 1421121.31/cwt116.00–126.0051125
SteersMedium and Large 1626120.45/cwt116.00–126.007549
SteersMedium and Large 1318173.34/cwt170.00–177.005517
HeifersMedium and Large 1269150.54/cwt145.00–157.004057
BullsMedium and Large 1380160.61/cwt158.00–164.006106
HeifersMedium and Large 1561109.73/cwt108.00–112.006164
BullsMedium and Large 1423136.89/cwt134.00–142.005794
BullsMedium and Large 1169210.49/cwt210.00–212.003564
SteersMedium and Large 1375161.33/cwt158.00–167.006056
BullsMedium and Large 1340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
SteersMedium and Large 1518133.94/cwt130.00–138.0069413
BullsMedium and Large 1268194.67/cwt190.00–200.005222
CowsLean 85-90%85130.28/cwt29.00–31.002587
Bulls1,73583.41/cwt82.00–86.001,4473
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20553.52/cwt51.00–55.0064523
CowsLean 85-90%97539.71/cwt37.00–41.0038710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29756.80/cwt55.00–59.007373
Bulls1,27573.25/cwt72.00–75.009344
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08048.11/cwt46.00–50.0052027
Bulls1,61579.57/cwt78.00–81.001,2856
SteersMedium and Large 3235167.00/cwt167.00–167.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 3321113.70/cwt112.00–116.003654
HeifersMedium and Large 3278117.87/cwt114.00–124.003286
CowsBoner 80-85%94943.45/cwt41.00–45.004126
SteersMedium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
BullsMedium and Large 3300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
BullsMedium and Large 3279160.67/cwt156.00–165.004485
HeifersMedium and Large 3369109.93/cwt106.00–112.004064
CowsLean 85-90%81234.22/cwt33.00–36.002786
SteersMedium and Large 3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
SteersMedium and Large 363598.00/cwt98.00–98.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 2413112.68/cwt109.00–115.004657
BullsMedium and Large 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
HeifersMedium and Large 2463112.44/cwt109.00–115.005216
SteersMedium and Large 3474118.46/cwt114.00–123.005625
SteersMedium and Large 3525112.68/cwt110.00–117.005924
SteersMedium and Large 3336149.66/cwt148.00–150.005036
SteersMedium and Large 2370152.20/cwt147.00–156.005639
SteersMedium and Large 2329160.36/cwt157.00–166.005286
HeifersMedium and Large 2323123.07/cwt120.00–126.003988
BullsMedium and Large 3518106.48/cwt105.00–108.005522
BullsMedium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
SteersMedium and Large 3421131.06/cwt126.00–135.0055211
SteersMedium and Large 2475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006083
SteersMedium and Large 2595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
SteersMedium and Large 2223176.42/cwt170.00–180.003933
SteersMedium and Large 3358144.98/cwt144.00–146.005194
BullsMedium and Large 2378150.90/cwt148.00–154.005702
HeifersMedium and Large 3225124.04/cwt122.00–126.002792
HeifersMedium and Large 2555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
BullsMedium and Large 2318163.15/cwt160.00–166.005194

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.