Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-06-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 16
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,049 head
▲ 339 vs last sale 710▲ 212 vs year ago 837 · +25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 296▼ 39 vs year ago 204 · −19.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, 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 $131.92/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$131.92
289 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.24
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409135.34553184
Medium and Large 2409127.6052283
Medium and Large 3389119.6246622
One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $87 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 sale289 hd
131.92
—
FL average10 barns · 927 hd
127.68
+4.24
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—Low1,64497.911,6109thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28669.0288812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19867.30807113
CowsLean 85-90%High99451.635137thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1255202.98/cwt202.00–204.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 3260169.70/cwt160.00–173.0044114
Steers—Medium and Large 2290176.00/cwt176.00–176.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1334175.11/cwt174.00–182.0058515
Steers—Medium and Large 3337153.74/cwt152.00–160.005188
Steers—Medium and Large 2340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 2371141.83/cwt140.00–145.005269
Steers—Medium and Large 1374150.64/cwt146.00–156.0056315
Steers—Medium and Large 3410126.65/cwt126.00–128.005193
Steers—Medium and Large 2416135.65/cwt129.00–138.0056414
Steers—Medium and Large 1426141.67/cwt139.00–149.0060436
Steers—Medium and Large 2462132.02/cwt128.00–134.0061012
Steers—Medium and Large 3468120.89/cwt118.00–124.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1477138.95/cwt135.00–145.0066334
Steers—Medium and Large 1518134.34/cwt129.00–138.0069655
Steers—Medium and Large 2520123.78/cwt123.00–126.006445
Steers—Medium and Large 2553124.50/cwt124.00–125.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1577130.37/cwt127.00–136.0075219
Steers—Medium and Large 2626114.43/cwt112.00–119.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1632123.56/cwt121.00–130.0078123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173229.64/cwt225.00–235.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2178209.65/cwt205.00–215.003732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3190190.00/cwt190.00–190.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210132.00/cwt132.00–132.002772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2219142.81/cwt140.00–148.003134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226156.34/cwt150.00–164.0035311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263128.81/cwt125.00–133.003392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268143.52/cwt138.00–148.003859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282154.24/cwt149.00–164.0043529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325138.65/cwt135.00–143.0045120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330147.37/cwt144.00–154.0048616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331127.53/cwt124.00–130.004225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364128.52/cwt126.00–130.004687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375136.66/cwt132.00–142.0051227
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375117.00/cwt117.00–117.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415122.54/cwt120.00–125.0050910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418111.48/cwt106.00–115.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428130.15/cwt126.00–136.0055735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453107.66/cwt107.00–108.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462116.31/cwt115.00–118.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471124.64/cwt119.00–129.0058726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515102.00/cwt102.00–102.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521111.76/cwt110.00–115.005829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531119.61/cwt116.00–126.0063520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568101.49/cwt101.00–103.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574109.55/cwt105.00–114.0062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576119.33/cwt115.00–125.006877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610100.99/cwt100.00–102.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626107.30/cwt104.00–113.0067211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1176197.06/cwt190.00–205.003474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185180.00/cwt180.00–180.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1227181.14/cwt175.00–190.004113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2227165.75/cwt160.00–170.003763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245147.00/cwt147.00–147.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280194.41/cwt192.00–197.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282178.89/cwt175.00–182.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282162.91/cwt160.00–167.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1303180.66/cwt180.00–182.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325165.83/cwt162.00–170.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330155.91/cwt154.00–158.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376144.24/cwt140.00–150.005425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384132.76/cwt131.00–136.005105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408129.98/cwt129.00–131.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427136.27/cwt132.00–142.0058210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469129.75/cwt124.00–134.006097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1503128.33/cwt128.00–129.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525104.00/cwt104.00–104.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577118.86/cwt116.00–125.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588107.00/cwt106.00–108.006292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60395.87/cwt94.00–98.001,5376
Bulls——1,68099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6632
Bulls——1,820108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73044.00/cwt44.00–44.003211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00855.30/cwt55.00–56.005573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06850.50/cwt49.00–51.005393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12563.00/cwt63.00–63.007092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16766.25/cwt64.00–68.0077378
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27167.43/cwt67.00–68.008575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27770.04/cwt69.00–73.0089433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29770.15/cwt69.00–73.009107

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.