Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-11-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 16
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,086 head
862 vs last sale 224 261 vs year ago 825 · +31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
100 vs last sale 48 84 vs year ago 64 · +131.3%
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 and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.87/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$130.87
302 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424135.63575158
Medium and Large 2410127.0952197
Medium and Large 3373122.6945847
One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $117 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 sale302 hd
130.87
FL average9 barns · 1,103 hd
129.01
+1.86
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
BullsLow1,30876.409996thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24657.977224thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09957.6263441
CowsLean 85-90%High92740.4037414

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2570124.99/cwt124.00–126.007122
SteersMedium and Large 2523130.87/cwt126.00–134.0068413
SteersMedium and Large 2470141.96/cwt140.00–144.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 2628104.50/cwt104.00–105.006562
SteersMedium and Large 2345174.00/cwt174.00–174.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 2468120.01/cwt114.00–123.0056229
BullsMedium and Large 2328178.32/cwt175.00–182.005858
BullsMedium and Large 2527126.04/cwt122.00–130.006646
BullsMedium and Large 2365158.27/cwt154.00–160.005786
SteersMedium and Large 2429153.36/cwt150.00–158.006584
HeifersMedium and Large 2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 2323138.10/cwt134.00–142.0044618
BullsMedium and Large 1475144.52/cwt140.00–150.0068630
BullsMedium and Large 1367168.44/cwt162.00–172.0061818
BullsMedium and Large 1518138.39/cwt134.00–142.0071714
BullsMedium and Large 2239182.36/cwt180.00–190.004368
BullsMedium and Large 2285174.03/cwt170.00–180.004967
BullsMedium and Large 2428153.87/cwt150.00–158.006595
HeifersMedium and Large 1314150.00/cwt144.00–153.004718
HeifersMedium and Large 1621115.33/cwt112.00–120.007165
HeifersMedium and Large 1173197.39/cwt195.00–200.003412
HeifersMedium and Large 1524119.88/cwt115.00–125.0062818
HeifersMedium and Large 1268169.35/cwt162.00–175.0045412
BullsMedium and Large 1570125.87/cwt120.00–130.0071714
SteersMedium and Large 1600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 1379138.79/cwt135.00–145.0052633
HeifersMedium and Large 1569118.26/cwt114.00–123.006736
HeifersMedium and Large 1224177.07/cwt170.00–185.003974
HeifersMedium and Large 1430131.33/cwt128.00–138.0056543
SteersMedium and Large 1300194.00/cwt194.00–194.005821
BullsMedium and Large 1626122.55/cwt119.00–128.007678
BullsMedium and Large 1433162.61/cwt160.00–170.007048
BullsMedium and Large 1279190.25/cwt185.00–200.005317
SteersMedium and Large 1478149.56/cwt146.00–156.007156
SteersMedium and Large 1519141.08/cwt136.00–146.007325
SteersMedium and Large 1372166.66/cwt162.00–170.006205
HeifersMedium and Large 1483126.77/cwt124.00–134.0061227
SteersMedium and Large 1574133.88/cwt129.00–139.007684
BullsMedium and Large 1175207.36/cwt205.00–210.003632
SteersMedium and Large 1428163.80/cwt160.00–170.007013
SteersMedium and Large 1265194.43/cwt185.00–200.005153
BullsMedium and Large 1341184.99/cwt184.00–187.006314
BullsMedium and Large 1217204.73/cwt200.00–210.004443
CowsLean 85-90%1,01545.26/cwt44.00–47.004595
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26863.45/cwt63.00–64.008052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23763.02/cwt61.00–65.007809
CowsLean 85-90%80440.25/cwt40.00–41.003244
Bulls1,30876.40/cwt75.00–79.009996
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22352.48/cwt52.00–53.006422
BullsMedium and Large 3228171.55/cwt167.00–175.003914
HeifersMedium and Large 3472109.00/cwt105.00–113.0051410
SteersMedium and Large 3423144.54/cwt140.00–148.006116
HeifersMedium and Large 3236143.97/cwt140.00–146.003405
CowsBoner 80-85%96453.45/cwt52.00–55.0051514
CowsLean 85-90%93635.65/cwt35.00–37.003345
HeifersMedium and Large 3190155.00/cwt155.00–155.002951
HeifersMedium and Large 3277136.00/cwt130.00–142.003778
HeifersMedium and Large 3314129.51/cwt126.00–132.0040710
SteersMedium and Large 3645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13658.17/cwt56.00–60.0066118
HeifersMedium and Large 3355123.15/cwt120.00–124.004375
BullsMedium and Large 3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
SteersMedium and Large 3475130.61/cwt128.00–134.006203
HeifersMedium and Large 358595.00/cwt95.00–95.005561
BullsMedium and Large 3550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 353598.00/cwt98.00–98.005241
HeifersMedium and Large 364290.66/cwt90.00–91.005823
SteersMedium and Large 3518121.95/cwt120.00–124.006322
BullsMedium and Large 3327168.28/cwt164.00–172.0055017
BullsMedium and Large 3418146.33/cwt140.00–149.0061210
HeifersMedium and Large 2427122.16/cwt118.00–126.005228
SteersMedium and Large 3374146.87/cwt142.00–150.005494
SteersMedium and Large 3343164.50/cwt164.00–165.005642
HeifersMedium and Large 3425112.60/cwt110.00–116.004793
BullsMedium and Large 2567116.25/cwt110.00–119.006596
BullsMedium and Large 2453138.66/cwt138.00–139.006283
HeifersMedium and Large 2274151.84/cwt148.00–156.004165
BullsMedium and Large 3483122.96/cwt120.00–126.005944
BullsMedium and Large 3185170.00/cwt170.00–170.003151
BullsMedium and Large 3360149.31/cwt148.00–150.005383
HeifersMedium and Large 2363131.79/cwt127.00–134.0047824
SteersMedium and Large 2266178.86/cwt170.00–182.004769
SteersMedium and Large 2368158.39/cwt158.00–160.005835
BullsMedium and Large 2620113.98/cwt112.00–115.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 2576106.93/cwt104.00–112.006165
HeifersMedium and Large 2507112.78/cwt111.00–114.005725

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.