Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-02-04

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 4
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 898▲ 89 vs year ago 764 · +11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 216▼ 84 vs year ago 301 · −27.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher less than 400#, steady over 400#.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.73/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$136.73
264 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.48
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452140.50635139
Medium and Large 3379132.6750336
Medium and Large 2435132.4957789
One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $58 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 sale264 hd
136.73
—
FL average10 barns · 1,050 hd
141.21
−4.48
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—Low1,70885.481,46013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34761.3482613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12756.4963799
CowsLean 85-90%High99040.8240415

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 3265230.00/cwt230.00–230.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 2275242.41/cwt240.00–245.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 3325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 2331198.40/cwt195.00–202.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1333207.95/cwt206.00–210.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 3363173.32/cwt172.00–174.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 2378180.22/cwt176.00–185.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 1384188.94/cwt186.00–192.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 3429153.77/cwt150.00–159.006608
Steers—Medium and Large 1432173.37/cwt170.00–180.007499
Steers—Medium and Large 2436162.55/cwt160.00–166.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 3471139.82/cwt137.00–142.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 2480147.76/cwt144.00–151.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 1483156.29/cwt154.00–164.0075517
Steers—Medium and Large 2522139.89/cwt134.00–144.0073012
Steers—Medium and Large 1529150.07/cwt146.00–156.007947
Steers—Medium and Large 3533129.50/cwt129.00–130.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1574145.29/cwt140.00–150.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 2575134.97/cwt133.00–139.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1614145.92/cwt144.00–147.0089614
Steers—Medium and Large 3638118.98/cwt117.00–121.007592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210227.44/cwt225.00–230.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220193.73/cwt190.00–198.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282195.06/cwt190.00–205.005509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288178.67/cwt175.00–182.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 3292162.30/cwt160.00–165.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325140.92/cwt138.00–144.004586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328149.79/cwt146.00–154.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335158.66/cwt156.00–166.005329
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368128.22/cwt122.00–131.0047216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375136.96/cwt132.00–141.0051421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381145.77/cwt142.00–152.0055517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426130.78/cwt127.00–135.0055719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435138.62/cwt136.00–146.0060341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469125.99/cwt121.00–129.0059120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470115.96/cwt114.00–118.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480134.04/cwt130.00–140.0064318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520125.07/cwt120.00–129.0065020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531112.27/cwt109.00–118.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564115.82/cwt110.00–118.006539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577123.33/cwt119.00–129.0071218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583101.97/cwt100.00–104.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615118.98/cwt117.00–121.007325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615108.00/cwt108.00–108.006641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222269.85/cwt265.00–275.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3232234.78/cwt230.00–240.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265230.00/cwt230.00–230.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277256.73/cwt250.00–265.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305204.00/cwt204.00–204.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315212.21/cwt210.00–215.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370182.00/cwt182.00–182.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377190.49/cwt186.00–196.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390168.00/cwt168.00–168.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433172.91/cwt170.00–176.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480157.96/cwt156.00–160.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515145.11/cwt140.00–148.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530122.00/cwt122.00–122.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540129.49/cwt128.00–131.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570132.41/cwt129.00–136.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585119.00/cwt119.00–119.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632125.19/cwt122.00–132.007913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61080.07/cwt79.00–81.001,2893
Bulls——1,73485.15/cwt83.00–86.001,4776
Bulls——1,74190.02/cwt88.00–92.001,5674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87835.00/cwt35.00–35.003073
Cows—Lean 85-90%98540.00/cwt40.00–40.003944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00552.52/cwt50.00–54.0052834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03443.41/cwt41.00–45.004498
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14257.38/cwt55.00–59.0065543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27855.16/cwt53.00–57.007052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28760.90/cwt60.00–64.0078422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34065.65/cwt64.00–67.008805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37659.80/cwt58.00–61.008236

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.