Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-01-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jan 14
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,135 head
▲ 273 vs last sale 862▼ 151 vs year ago 1,286 · −11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 225▼ 32 vs year ago 345 · −9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.00/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$146.00
216 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.95
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452152.04687102
Medium and Large 2456141.0164277
Medium and Large 3397139.7555537
One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $132 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 sale216 hd
146.00
—
FL average10 barns · 950 hd
142.05
+3.95
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—Low1,72681.781,41214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34158.167809thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21952.73643133
CowsLean 85-90%High84130.1725411

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165285.00/cwt285.00–285.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1205240.00/cwt240.00–240.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 2225217.39/cwt215.00–220.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1273222.96/cwt220.00–230.006097
Steers—Medium and Large 1325214.69/cwt210.00–220.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 2327204.66/cwt204.00–205.006693
Steers—Medium and Large 3345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1379191.81/cwt188.00–198.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 2385180.43/cwt178.00–184.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 3387170.38/cwt168.00–172.006595
Steers—Medium and Large 1428176.32/cwt172.00–182.0075512
Steers—Medium and Large 2431165.70/cwt162.00–169.0071412
Steers—Medium and Large 3440154.00/cwt154.00–154.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 2476158.81/cwt156.00–162.0075614
Steers—Medium and Large 1482166.65/cwt164.00–174.0080315
Steers—Medium and Large 1520153.00/cwt148.00–157.0079616
Steers—Medium and Large 2526141.54/cwt137.00–145.0074510
Steers—Medium and Large 2567138.61/cwt134.00–141.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 1573147.57/cwt142.00–152.0084630
Steers—Medium and Large 3575126.92/cwt124.00–130.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 3618119.87/cwt114.00–123.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1626138.82/cwt134.00–144.0086921
Steers—Medium and Large 2630127.48/cwt124.00–132.008037
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165240.00/cwt240.00–240.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3178201.54/cwt200.00–205.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230194.67/cwt190.00–200.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258167.99/cwt167.00–170.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268134.99/cwt134.00–136.003622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314171.32/cwt167.00–174.005385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330158.00/cwt158.00–158.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330147.67/cwt144.00–151.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376138.65/cwt134.00–142.005217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379157.92/cwt154.00–164.0059922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384147.07/cwt144.00–152.005657
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418133.26/cwt128.00–136.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423142.22/cwt138.00–146.0060223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429150.79/cwt147.00–157.006479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464152.54/cwt145.00–155.0070822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465131.95/cwt128.00–134.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476139.54/cwt135.00–144.0066427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522133.49/cwt130.00–137.0069711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523123.46/cwt120.00–125.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527142.38/cwt139.00–148.0075030
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565118.00/cwt118.00–118.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568126.90/cwt122.00–130.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571136.91/cwt132.00–141.007828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625117.49/cwt117.00–118.007342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165260.00/cwt260.00–260.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175295.00/cwt295.00–295.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185265.00/cwt265.00–265.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1229230.37/cwt225.00–240.005285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265225.00/cwt225.00–225.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270208.47/cwt207.00–210.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330212.39/cwt210.00–215.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370183.97/cwt182.00–186.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378192.42/cwt190.00–195.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421157.74/cwt156.00–159.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438163.97/cwt162.00–166.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445172.00/cwt172.00–172.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470146.00/cwt146.00–146.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473135.43/cwt133.00–138.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474155.37/cwt151.00–160.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523140.70/cwt138.00–145.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572131.54/cwt126.00–136.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67478.74/cwt77.00–81.001,3189
Bulls——1,78289.00/cwt88.00–91.001,5863
Bulls——1,87884.64/cwt83.00–86.001,5902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79325.47/cwt25.00–26.002024
Cows—Lean 85-90%81630.26/cwt29.00–31.002474
Cows—Lean 85-90%93836.31/cwt36.00–37.003413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09149.26/cwt47.00–51.0053743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13554.00/cwt54.00–54.006131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26353.87/cwt52.00–56.0068079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35864.50/cwt64.00–65.008762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37056.74/cwt56.00–58.007776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39958.10/cwt57.00–61.0081311

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.