Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-03-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 10
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▼ 319 vs last sale 851▼ 82 vs year ago 614 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 260▼ 53 vs year ago 237 · −22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.44/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$133.44
135 head · 371 lb average
Value per head Derived
$495
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.42
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1386136.1552585
Medium and Large 2342130.2444544
Medium and Large 3369118.474376thin
One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $88 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 sale135 hd
133.44
—
FL average10 barns · 764 hd
131.01
+2.42
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—Low1,62483.001,3483thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37265.8190328
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20559.5071752
CowsLean 85-90%High95842.8041032

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210191.59/cwt190.00–195.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 2215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003762
Steers—Medium and Large 3255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004082
Steers—Medium and Large 2261173.19/cwt170.00–176.004524
Steers—Medium and Large 1284182.35/cwt178.00–184.005185
Steers—Medium and Large 3310162.00/cwt162.00–162.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 2326168.57/cwt165.00–173.0055025
Steers—Medium and Large 1331177.99/cwt174.00–184.005899
Steers—Medium and Large 3370141.89/cwt138.00–144.005253
Steers—Medium and Large 1383158.95/cwt157.00–162.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2383149.46/cwt148.00–152.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 1418157.16/cwt152.00–161.006578
Steers—Medium and Large 2418146.93/cwt144.00–150.006144
Steers—Medium and Large 3418136.69/cwt132.00–140.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 3465124.99/cwt124.00–126.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 2475132.27/cwt129.00–135.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1485140.61/cwt138.00–144.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1526136.43/cwt133.00–141.007186
Steers—Medium and Large 1555142.49/cwt141.00–144.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210154.86/cwt152.00–158.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235133.54/cwt130.00–137.003145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267136.81/cwt130.00–142.003658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275150.17/cwt144.00–158.0041318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320128.00/cwt128.00–128.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323137.11/cwt132.00–141.0044314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330145.23/cwt142.00–152.0047914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369138.07/cwt132.00–142.0050918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373127.19/cwt122.00–130.004748
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383114.90/cwt112.00–118.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3403112.50/cwt112.00–113.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423129.06/cwt124.00–134.0054613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430117.97/cwt116.00–120.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470124.93/cwt122.00–129.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470114.08/cwt110.00–118.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517118.61/cwt114.00–122.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575118.34/cwt114.00–124.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585107.00/cwt107.00–107.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609107.22/cwt104.00–109.006534
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225172.39/cwt170.00–175.003882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255175.49/cwt175.00–176.004472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275184.35/cwt180.00–192.005078
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283150.82/cwt147.00–155.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320169.96/cwt168.00–172.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330177.27/cwt174.00–184.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372161.57/cwt158.00–166.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375150.88/cwt148.00–154.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405138.99/cwt138.00–140.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408148.98/cwt148.00–150.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413157.73/cwt156.00–159.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480141.73/cwt138.00–148.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480131.96/cwt130.00–134.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508119.99/cwt119.00–121.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510139.96/cwt138.00–142.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540124.00/cwt124.00–124.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 356098.00/cwt98.00–98.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581112.87/cwt110.00–120.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 360096.00/cwt96.00–96.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613114.45/cwt112.00–117.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630100.99/cwt100.00–102.006362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56380.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2502
Bulls——1,74589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84836.61/cwt35.00–38.003107
Cows—Lean 85-90%91040.31/cwt39.00–43.003677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02046.18/cwt44.00–48.0047118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05754.96/cwt53.00–57.0058116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22061.00/cwt61.00–61.007442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22160.30/cwt58.00–62.0073625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33564.11/cwt62.00–66.0085612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38664.29/cwt63.00–67.0089111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42567.96/cwt67.00–71.0096814

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.