Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-03-31

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Mar 31
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 182▼ 517 vs year ago 897 · −57.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 214 vs last sale 465▲ 8 vs year ago 243 · +3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 10.00 to 20.00 lower, feeder classes weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.60/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$132.60
119 head · 321 lb average
Value per head Derived
$426
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.54
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1326136.8144677
Medium and Large 2311126.7139436
Medium and Large 3332113.833776thin
One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about $68 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 sale119 hd
132.60
—
FL average10 barns · 543 hd
126.06
+6.54
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—High1,49682.361,23225
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32547.8463422
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14647.56545138
CowsLean 85-90%Low96732.6231615

Every lot

67 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 1165165.00/cwt165.00–165.002721
Steers—Medium and Large 2221167.78/cwt160.00–170.003715
Steers—Medium and Large 1222182.74/cwt177.00–187.004063
Steers—Medium and Large 3230149.67/cwt145.00–155.003442
Steers—Medium and Large 2265162.00/cwt162.00–162.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1288170.99/cwt170.00–172.004922
Steers—Medium and Large 3290139.97/cwt138.00–142.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 1417158.59/cwt156.00–162.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 2419148.14/cwt148.00–149.006217
Steers—Medium and Large 3425136.89/cwt134.00–140.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1459161.84/cwt154.00–164.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 3485136.99/cwt136.00–138.006642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3163135.65/cwt135.00–137.002213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2173147.98/cwt142.00–152.0025610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1184159.69/cwt155.00–170.002947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220154.50/cwt145.00–160.0034021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2224136.68/cwt130.00–144.003066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267129.15/cwt124.00–134.003455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283139.90/cwt136.00–150.0039614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310118.00/cwt118.00–118.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321135.76/cwt132.00–140.0043610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324124.59/cwt120.00–128.004045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373126.03/cwt122.00–131.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426116.47/cwt112.00–122.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466116.35/cwt110.00–120.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490101.00/cwt101.00–101.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525103.00/cwt103.00–103.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528112.20/cwt108.00–118.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 354588.00/cwt88.00–88.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 258098.00/cwt98.00–98.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 162892.86/cwt89.00–99.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 263082.73/cwt80.00–85.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 364570.00/cwt70.00–70.004521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1177185.05/cwt180.00–195.0032815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2181170.35/cwt167.00–175.003084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3182154.72/cwt150.00–160.002823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1213185.29/cwt175.00–190.003956
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225166.78/cwt160.00–170.003755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263161.90/cwt160.00–166.004263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265177.19/cwt168.00–182.0047020
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320169.88/cwt168.00–174.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323159.40/cwt156.00–162.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330148.00/cwt148.00–148.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368158.44/cwt156.00–162.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370148.00/cwt148.00–148.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410136.00/cwt136.00–136.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410126.00/cwt126.00–126.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431141.47/cwt138.00–148.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553114.50/cwt114.00–115.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570100.99/cwt100.00–102.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612109.63/cwt107.00–112.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 361588.99/cwt88.00–90.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 262098.00/cwt98.00–98.006081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31878.50/cwt77.00–80.001,0359
Bulls——1,57683.50/cwt82.00–86.001,31613
Bulls——1,68289.02/cwt87.00–91.001,4973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71523.00/cwt23.00–23.001642
Cows—Lean 85-90%92230.28/cwt29.00–32.002795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05041.99/cwt40.00–43.0044112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05936.49/cwt35.00–37.003868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12546.58/cwt44.00–48.0052480
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20850.72/cwt49.00–53.0061346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29746.07/cwt44.00–48.0059814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37550.94/cwt49.00–53.007008

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.