Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-06-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 23
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,345 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 1,049▲ 333 vs year ago 1,012 · +32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 165▲ 6 vs year ago 244 · +2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.46/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$132.46
282 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.26
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496133.98664200
Medium and Large 2471129.1160855
Medium and Large 3409128.0452427
One grade step is worth $5.94/cwt here — about $141 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 sale282 hd
132.46
—
FL average10 barns · 795 hd
136.72
−4.26
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—Average1,718103.781,78212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33771.1695225
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12869.4578496
CowsLean 85-90%Average86054.2746716

Every lot

74 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 1260177.00/cwt177.00–177.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 2290152.00/cwt152.00–152.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Steers—Medium and Large 3321155.15/cwt150.00–158.004987
Steers—Medium and Large 1325174.43/cwt170.00–180.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 2340161.47/cwt160.00–164.005496
Steers—Medium and Large 3353128.50/cwt128.00–129.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 1370144.37/cwt140.00–150.0053422
Steers—Medium and Large 2376134.35/cwt130.00–138.005054
Steers—Medium and Large 1417140.48/cwt134.00–144.0058640
Steers—Medium and Large 2433126.83/cwt123.00–131.0054913
Steers—Medium and Large 3436116.22/cwt114.00–122.0050710
Steers—Medium and Large 2463129.10/cwt127.00–131.005988
Steers—Medium and Large 3466117.95/cwt115.00–120.005504
Steers—Medium and Large 1479135.45/cwt132.00–142.0064937
Steers—Medium and Large 3505118.50/cwt118.00–119.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 2511127.58/cwt125.00–129.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 1532133.23/cwt130.00–140.0070923
Steers—Medium and Large 3560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2567116.19/cwt111.00–119.006598
Steers—Medium and Large 1570125.90/cwt120.00–130.0071855
Steers—Medium and Large 2619111.17/cwt108.00–113.006885
Steers—Medium and Large 1621121.01/cwt117.00–125.0075119
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175232.36/cwt230.00–235.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275143.73/cwt138.00–152.003957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280127.41/cwt122.00–135.003576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323135.00/cwt130.00–138.004369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326144.48/cwt140.00–150.0047120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365119.58/cwt118.00–121.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368128.83/cwt123.00–132.0047416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378137.00/cwt133.00–143.0051836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420122.77/cwt119.00–126.0051613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426131.48/cwt128.00–137.0056021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434110.28/cwt109.00–112.004797
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458108.50/cwt108.00–109.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470116.58/cwt113.00–120.0054814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473126.15/cwt122.00–131.0059723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510104.00/cwt104.00–104.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511113.38/cwt111.00–115.0057910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529119.93/cwt116.00–126.0063420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579115.79/cwt112.00–122.0067026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588104.33/cwt104.00–105.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610111.96/cwt107.00–114.0068311
Heifers—Medium and Large 262599.00/cwt99.00–99.006191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218224.60/cwt220.00–230.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268174.36/cwt168.00–180.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285154.00/cwt154.00–154.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376144.43/cwt141.00–148.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381133.09/cwt130.00–138.005075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408131.59/cwt130.00–132.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427118.66/cwt118.00–119.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432137.06/cwt134.00–141.005926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465138.00/cwt138.00–138.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468128.15/cwt124.00–130.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470117.35/cwt114.00–121.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506127.74/cwt124.00–129.006469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559120.28/cwt120.00–122.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603110.50/cwt110.00–111.006662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49797.41/cwt96.00–100.001,4583
Bulls——1,775104.41/cwt103.00–105.001,8535
Bulls——1,811107.77/cwt106.00–110.001,9524
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71547.00/cwt46.00–48.003363
Cows—Lean 85-90%82454.04/cwt52.00–55.004458
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00659.01/cwt58.00–60.005945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06366.36/cwt64.00–68.0070547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18275.60/cwt74.00–78.0089415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19571.00/cwt69.00–73.0084834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32168.47/cwt66.00–70.0090410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34872.96/cwt71.00–75.0098415

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.