Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-01-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▼ 395 vs last sale 1,257▼ 416 vs year ago 1,278 · −32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 207▼ 105 vs year ago 330 · −31.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.33/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$147.33
242 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1394154.67610147
Medium and Large 2409139.1257074
Medium and Large 3455124.9656821
One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $42 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 sale242 hd
147.33
—
FL average8 barns · 795 hd
139.52
+7.82
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
Bulls—High1,58277.211,22222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36953.8773712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20551.9962790
CowsLean 85-90%High91930.1627713

Every lot

77 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1175245.00/cwt245.00–245.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1240222.45/cwt220.00–225.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1282213.72/cwt210.00–225.006035
Steers—Medium and Large 2290197.46/cwt195.00–200.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 1321205.57/cwt200.00–210.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 3323185.10/cwt180.00–188.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1372183.54/cwt178.00–188.006837
Steers—Medium and Large 3373163.46/cwt162.00–166.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 2378172.46/cwt170.00–174.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 2417158.47/cwt152.00–160.006619
Steers—Medium and Large 1423167.34/cwt162.00–172.0070815
Steers—Medium and Large 3426146.36/cwt142.00–150.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 1472152.64/cwt147.00–157.0072019
Steers—Medium and Large 2473142.31/cwt138.00–146.006738
Steers—Medium and Large 3480131.10/cwt128.00–136.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 1524149.10/cwt146.00–154.0078129
Steers—Medium and Large 2524139.19/cwt138.00–140.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 2559135.17/cwt135.00–136.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1571143.05/cwt137.00–147.0081718
Steers—Medium and Large 3573121.88/cwt118.00–126.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1622139.72/cwt134.00–144.0086930
Steers—Medium and Large 2625128.99/cwt128.00–130.008062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2164175.39/cwt175.00–177.002885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1167189.52/cwt180.00–195.003165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1212183.13/cwt175.00–186.0038818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226162.67/cwt157.00–170.003684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263146.50/cwt146.00–147.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1264176.22/cwt165.00–180.0046522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268158.95/cwt150.00–164.004265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315137.00/cwt137.00–137.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321155.74/cwt150.00–160.005008
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332143.08/cwt140.00–148.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371145.66/cwt140.00–150.0054017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378123.81/cwt120.00–128.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379134.15/cwt130.00–139.0050813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421132.73/cwt128.00–136.0055910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425122.00/cwt122.00–122.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433140.02/cwt137.00–147.0060613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471141.98/cwt136.00–146.0066923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476130.41/cwt126.00–135.006218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477120.53/cwt118.00–125.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518143.91/cwt137.00–147.0074526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532120.26/cwt118.00–124.006407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533129.98/cwt128.00–132.006936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569140.45/cwt134.00–144.0079911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574128.94/cwt124.00–133.0074013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611130.22/cwt127.00–132.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2173223.35/cwt220.00–227.003862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175237.36/cwt235.00–240.004152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3190202.43/cwt200.00–205.003852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2221212.78/cwt205.00–215.004705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1236223.70/cwt220.00–235.0052810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273202.04/cwt195.00–207.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288214.41/cwt210.00–225.0061816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313207.99/cwt207.00–209.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380182.00/cwt182.00–182.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385160.99/cwt160.00–162.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418156.54/cwt152.00–160.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425144.99/cwt144.00–146.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40570.46/cwt69.00–72.009904
Bulls——1,54876.40/cwt74.00–78.001,18310
Bulls——1,71481.61/cwt80.00–83.001,3998
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85625.21/cwt25.00–26.002164
Cows—Lean 85-90%91229.97/cwt29.00–31.002736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01837.13/cwt35.00–38.003783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09648.75/cwt47.00–51.0053439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23251.36/cwt50.00–52.006333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27653.54/cwt52.00–56.0068342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35058.82/cwt57.00–61.007949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41454.70/cwt53.00–57.007739

This sale against other markets

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.