Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-06-25

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 25
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 837▼ 86 vs year ago 1,098 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 204▼ 128 vs year ago 372 · −34.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 5, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Market will be closed for the holiday next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.25/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$134.25
241 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.77
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479136.86656119
Medium and Large 2456132.07602104
Medium and Large 3411129.5953318thin
One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $123 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 sale241 hd
134.25
—
FL average9 barns · 611 hd
139.02
−4.77
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
Bulls—High1,40381.391,14223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48459.3688120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21658.76714111
CowsLean 85-90%High85436.5531210

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523118.14/cwt114.00–122.0061816
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371122.16/cwt118.00–126.0045316
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423121.42/cwt119.00–124.0051413
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478120.27/cwt116.00–125.0057512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328131.94/cwt128.00–137.0043312
HeifersMedium and Large 2—569109.05/cwt103.00–112.006209
HeifersMedium and Large 2—282132.58/cwt128.00–140.003749
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623100.50/cwt100.00–101.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 2—220139.95/cwt138.00–142.003082
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423131.16/cwt116.00–136.0055538
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375131.16/cwt127.00–137.0049218
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476130.48/cwt126.00–136.0062115
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328142.25/cwt138.00–148.0046713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522128.55/cwt124.00–133.0067111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273151.02/cwt144.00–158.004127
HeifersMedium and Large 1—574118.29/cwt115.00–123.006796
HeifersMedium and Large 1—208158.99/cwt158.00–160.003312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
BullsMedium and Large 3—369138.11/cwt134.00–140.005106
BullsMedium and Large 3—62499.43/cwt94.00–102.006204
BullsMedium and Large 3—323145.50/cwt145.00–146.004702
BullsMedium and Large 3—560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
BullsMedium and Large 3—405129.00/cwt129.00–129.005221
BullsMedium and Large 2—527120.31/cwt116.00–124.006348
BullsMedium and Large 2—468126.34/cwt122.00–129.005917
BullsMedium and Large 2—444130.40/cwt130.00–132.005795
BullsMedium and Large 2—365148.99/cwt148.00–150.005444
BullsMedium and Large 2—260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004422
BullsMedium and Large 2—215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003982
BullsMedium and Large 2—620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
BullsMedium and Large 2—340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
BullsMedium and Large 1—473135.63/cwt131.00–139.006427
BullsMedium and Large 1—274179.60/cwt172.00–187.004926
BullsMedium and Large 1—385154.65/cwt152.00–162.005955
BullsMedium and Large 1—322165.69/cwt162.00–170.005345
BullsMedium and Large 1—541126.98/cwt126.00–130.006874
BullsMedium and Large 1—436142.22/cwt140.00–144.006204
BullsMedium and Large 1—630117.54/cwt114.00–124.007413
BullsMedium and Large 1—215199.29/cwt195.00–204.004282
BullsMedium and Large 1—585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
CowsLean 85-90%—86738.58/cwt37.00–40.003346
CowsLean 85-90%—87034.69/cwt34.00–35.003023
CowsLean 85-90%—73030.00/cwt30.00–30.002191
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50558.59/cwt57.00–60.0088210
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43162.34/cwt62.00–64.008927
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53554.97/cwt53.00–56.008443
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23758.95/cwt57.00–61.0072964
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05354.27/cwt52.00–56.0057124
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,32762.93/cwt62.00–66.0083523
Bulls——1,50885.37/cwt84.00–88.001,28710
Bulls——1,22876.05/cwt74.00–78.009347
Bulls——1,43181.00/cwt79.00–83.001,1596
SteersMedium and Large 3—431123.31/cwt120.00–129.005317
SteersMedium and Large 3—380135.74/cwt132.00–138.005165
SteersMedium and Large 3—332143.26/cwt140.00–146.004763
SteersMedium and Large 3—640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
SteersMedium and Large 3—560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
SteersMedium and Large 3—285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
SteersMedium and Large 2—432133.30/cwt130.00–139.0057633
SteersMedium and Large 2—518122.29/cwt116.00–125.0063327
SteersMedium and Large 2—334152.85/cwt150.00–156.0051113
SteersMedium and Large 2—382145.18/cwt142.00–150.0055512
SteersMedium and Large 2—584119.21/cwt118.00–121.006969
SteersMedium and Large 2—468126.35/cwt124.00–128.005918
SteersMedium and Large 2—615110.99/cwt110.00–112.006832
SteersMedium and Large 1—472135.60/cwt130.00–140.0064058
SteersMedium and Large 1—427144.39/cwt140.00–150.0061723
SteersMedium and Large 1—527130.36/cwt126.00–136.0068717
SteersMedium and Large 1—631117.66/cwt114.00–124.0074210
SteersMedium and Large 1—576130.94/cwt129.00–136.007544
SteersMedium and Large 1—388153.61/cwt152.00–157.005963
SteersMedium and Large 1—258184.30/cwt182.00–186.004753
SteersMedium and Large 1—305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
HeifersMedium and Large 3—524107.94/cwt104.00–112.005666
HeifersMedium and Large 3—316124.78/cwt124.00–126.003945
HeifersMedium and Large 3—474111.23/cwt110.00–113.005274
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415112.98/cwt111.00–114.004693
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368113.50/cwt113.00–114.004182
HeifersMedium and Large 3—61592.00/cwt92.00–92.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
HeifersMedium and Large 3—215126.00/cwt126.00–126.002711

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.