Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-02-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Feb 11
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
▼ 305 vs last sale 853▼ 438 vs year ago 986 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 217▼ 146 vs year ago 360 · −40.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.23/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$138.23
131 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.98
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432145.8863070
Medium and Large 2455131.6859939
Medium and Large 3429125.4753822
One grade step is worth $20.41/cwt here — about $92 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 sale131 hd
138.23
—
FL average10 barns · 714 hd
143.20
−4.98
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—Low1,65488.711,4677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44467.6097632
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30763.27827115
CowsLean 85-90%Low93743.7041011

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 1225247.11/cwt240.00–255.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 2225231.37/cwt225.00–235.005213
Steers—Medium and Large 2274212.87/cwt210.00–217.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 1287224.14/cwt220.00–225.006436
Steers—Medium and Large 1313203.49/cwt202.00–205.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 2315192.00/cwt192.00–192.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2373171.10/cwt166.00–175.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 1374181.18/cwt176.00–186.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 3378160.27/cwt157.00–165.006066
Steers—Medium and Large 3410148.00/cwt148.00–148.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 1420166.11/cwt163.00–170.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 2439151.98/cwt150.00–154.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 2473152.37/cwt149.00–156.007212
Steers—Medium and Large 3477141.61/cwt140.00–145.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1482162.11/cwt158.00–167.007816
Steers—Medium and Large 1518156.79/cwt154.00–160.008126
Steers—Medium and Large 3526134.76/cwt132.00–138.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 2534142.74/cwt140.00–146.007625
Steers—Medium and Large 3562132.66/cwt132.00–134.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1574150.14/cwt145.00–155.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 1615131.55/cwt124.00–134.008098
Steers—Medium and Large 3625108.42/cwt105.00–112.006782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220224.66/cwt220.00–230.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240202.45/cwt200.00–205.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273145.50/cwt145.00–146.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276174.31/cwt167.00–182.0048113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322147.14/cwt142.00–150.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325166.72/cwt162.00–172.005428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335154.59/cwt152.00–158.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376150.69/cwt146.00–156.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376140.43/cwt136.00–142.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381129.40/cwt126.00–134.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421135.81/cwt132.00–139.005728
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423125.29/cwt124.00–128.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432143.19/cwt140.00–150.0061910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471125.62/cwt120.00–129.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473115.43/cwt113.00–118.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474135.00/cwt130.00–140.006409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521127.79/cwt122.00–132.006669
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522107.21/cwt102.00–111.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536114.25/cwt112.00–119.006127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570124.13/cwt119.00–128.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573113.10/cwt108.00–116.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3587100.66/cwt100.00–101.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620110.15/cwt104.00–114.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 362090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 264096.00/cwt96.00–96.006141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215235.00/cwt235.00–235.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225247.39/cwt245.00–250.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230214.67/cwt210.00–220.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270229.40/cwt225.00–235.006197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305207.00/cwt207.00–207.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305186.00/cwt186.00–186.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360184.50/cwt184.00–185.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373171.25/cwt168.00–174.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430144.00/cwt144.00–144.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431153.43/cwt150.00–156.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475161.79/cwt157.00–167.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478151.32/cwt150.00–152.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531143.91/cwt140.00–150.007648
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533132.93/cwt130.00–136.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565143.29/cwt140.00–146.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578129.88/cwt126.00–134.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615123.46/cwt121.00–126.007592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55283.68/cwt83.00–84.001,2993
Bulls——1,68396.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6162
Bulls——1,77888.95/cwt87.00–91.001,5822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80041.00/cwt41.00–41.003282
Cows—Lean 85-90%82336.12/cwt35.00–37.002972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00946.64/cwt44.00–48.004717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20459.12/cwt57.00–61.0071242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35465.79/cwt65.00–68.008917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35868.49/cwt67.00–71.0093029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37263.78/cwt62.00–66.0087544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45570.35/cwt69.00–73.001,02419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51660.99/cwt59.00–63.009256

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.