Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-07-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,402 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 1,345▲ 557 vs year ago 845 · +65.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 250▼ 72 vs year ago 244 · −29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Market closed last week for holiday. No trends.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.07/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$135.07
281 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.77
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492137.74678160
Medium and Large 2461132.66612101
Medium and Large 3428125.8953920
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $139 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 sale281 hd
135.07
—
FL average8 barns · 837 hd
138.83
−3.77
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—Average1,35990.871,2357thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47762.3992213
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25161.7677375
CowsLean 85-90%High96743.124177thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328159.76/cwt157.00–164.005246
Steers—Medium and Large 3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 3379131.96/cwt129.00–134.005005
Steers—Medium and Large 2382141.10/cwt138.00–146.0053911
Steers—Medium and Large 1383151.09/cwt148.00–156.0057912
Steers—Medium and Large 3413125.66/cwt121.00–128.005198
Steers—Medium and Large 2419134.70/cwt130.00–138.0056423
Steers—Medium and Large 1426143.19/cwt140.00–149.0061045
Steers—Medium and Large 2473131.84/cwt127.00–136.0062437
Steers—Medium and Large 1480140.36/cwt137.00–147.0067445
Steers—Medium and Large 3481120.44/cwt117.00–124.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 2516125.96/cwt121.00–128.0065014
Steers—Medium and Large 1527132.97/cwt129.00–139.0070114
Steers—Medium and Large 3535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 3575109.00/cwt109.00–109.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1576128.57/cwt124.00–134.0074121
Steers—Medium and Large 2583117.50/cwt117.00–118.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 1618124.33/cwt118.00–128.0076822
Steers—Medium and Large 2621113.04/cwt108.00–117.007026
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200172.00/cwt172.00–172.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2213152.38/cwt147.00–156.003253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265155.08/cwt150.00–160.004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270138.17/cwt130.00–142.003736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270122.00/cwt122.00–122.003291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325144.80/cwt140.00–150.0047112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325134.83/cwt130.00–138.0043813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326124.62/cwt120.00–128.0040611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365116.10/cwt112.00–118.004247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370125.58/cwt120.00–129.0046513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374134.79/cwt130.00–140.0050418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418120.22/cwt116.00–123.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425128.71/cwt124.00–134.0054735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425108.32/cwt105.00–113.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466116.37/cwt113.00–119.005429
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470105.27/cwt100.00–109.004958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477124.20/cwt120.00–130.0059233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518111.10/cwt105.00–113.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521120.84/cwt117.00–125.0063018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560117.68/cwt110.00–120.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566106.58/cwt103.00–109.006038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620111.35/cwt107.00–116.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 363090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272178.25/cwt175.00–180.004853
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272163.15/cwt158.00–167.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274192.60/cwt186.00–200.005288
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325170.47/cwt166.00–176.005546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330159.97/cwt158.00–162.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372143.51/cwt140.00–146.005347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373153.08/cwt148.00–158.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375132.74/cwt130.00–137.004986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418130.37/cwt126.00–132.005457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423139.24/cwt134.00–144.0058912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428117.36/cwt114.00–121.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470125.40/cwt121.00–129.005896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474134.84/cwt131.00–140.0063933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510112.47/cwt111.00–114.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516121.75/cwt121.00–122.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528129.13/cwt125.00–135.0068227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570121.83/cwt118.00–126.0069431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578100.50/cwt100.00–101.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622112.09/cwt108.00–117.006975
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04385.52/cwt85.00–86.008922
Bulls——1,36090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2243
Bulls——1,67597.54/cwt96.00–99.001,6342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93445.01/cwt44.00–47.004204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01240.61/cwt40.00–41.004113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17055.52/cwt53.00–57.0065013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23364.58/cwt63.00–67.0079638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32460.66/cwt58.00–62.0080324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41564.31/cwt62.00–66.009108
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57659.33/cwt58.00–61.009355
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18078.50/cwt66.00–96.0092614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20778.53/cwt63.00–98.0094816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21069.24/cwt65.00–74.008382

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.