Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-03-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 24
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 422▼ 916 vs year ago 1,098 · −83.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 297 vs last sale 168▲ 203 vs year ago 262 · +77.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes higher and appear to be stabilizing. Too few numbers to establish trends.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.78/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$133.78
53 head · 365 lb average
Value per head Derived
$488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.69
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1367138.2750838
Medium and Large 2316131.484158thin
Medium and Large 3410112.054597thin
One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $48 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 sale53 hd
133.78
—
FL average9 barns · 236 hd
131.09
+2.69
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—High1,49293.101,38925
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29072.5993726
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19970.59847163
CowsLean 85-90%Average94749.9447360

Every lot

62 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220178.55/cwt172.00–185.003933
Steers—Medium and Large 2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 1273175.50/cwt170.00–182.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 1328176.29/cwt174.00–178.005783
Steers—Medium and Large 1360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1400168.00/cwt168.00–168.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1453159.50/cwt159.00–160.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1510146.99/cwt146.00–148.007502
Steers—Medium and Large 1570134.92/cwt132.00–139.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220128.00/cwt128.00–128.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225141.27/cwt140.00–144.003183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1237152.60/cwt150.00–164.003628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250136.00/cwt136.00–136.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270146.47/cwt144.00–152.003957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310141.94/cwt140.00–144.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1353139.32/cwt138.00–140.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370115.31/cwt112.00–119.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429129.83/cwt127.00–136.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455132.97/cwt130.00–134.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530101.92/cwt100.00–106.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568121.27/cwt119.00–125.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228161.57/cwt160.00–165.003683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265162.00/cwt162.00–162.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300182.00/cwt182.00–182.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368168.33/cwt165.00–172.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375147.00/cwt147.00–147.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430161.86/cwt160.00–168.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430152.00/cwt152.00–152.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470145.96/cwt144.00–148.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510146.96/cwt145.00–149.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558126.99/cwt126.00–128.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583131.94/cwt129.00–135.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613107.50/cwt107.00–108.006592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40992.42/cwt91.00–94.001,3029
Bulls——1,44688.11/cwt87.00–90.001,2747
Bulls——1,61197.65/cwt96.00–100.001,5739
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82144.51/cwt42.00–46.0036512
Cows—Lean 85-90%93349.24/cwt47.00–51.0045929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04954.44/cwt52.00–56.0057119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12766.18/cwt64.00–68.0074660
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22371.02/cwt69.00–73.0086958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23471.19/cwt69.00–73.008787
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25367.16/cwt66.00–68.008426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26575.91/cwt74.00–78.0096045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33875.85/cwt74.00–78.001,01513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-31,043639.86/cwt620.00–660.006,6742

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.