Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-07-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
927 head
▼ 289 vs last sale 1,216▼ 38 vs year ago 965 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 219▼ 77 vs year ago 310 · −24.8%
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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 $143.54/cwt on 273 head.
Average price
$143.54
273 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.17
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489144.49707132
Medium and Large 2436144.0262897
Medium and Large 3405139.6456544
One grade step is worth $4.86/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 sale273 hd
143.54
—
FL average9 barns · 775 hd
142.38
+1.17
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—Average1,61788.371,42915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28067.4886427
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15262.9272598
CowsLean 85-90%High96649.0947420

Every lot

83 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210210.81/cwt207.00–215.004432
Steers—Medium and Large 3230174.82/cwt170.00–180.004023
Steers—Medium and Large 2235187.00/cwt187.00–187.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1262202.01/cwt195.00–207.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 3265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004516
Steers—Medium and Large 2283178.14/cwt177.00–190.0050413
Steers—Medium and Large 2335162.52/cwt160.00–168.0054410
Steers—Medium and Large 1339170.39/cwt170.00–175.0057815
Steers—Medium and Large 3339151.98/cwt150.00–154.005154
Steers—Medium and Large 2375152.62/cwt150.00–156.0057212
Steers—Medium and Large 1377162.29/cwt158.00–168.006127
Steers—Medium and Large 3378141.69/cwt138.00–147.0053610
Steers—Medium and Large 2420137.93/cwt132.00–140.0057910
Steers—Medium and Large 3423127.45/cwt124.00–129.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 1426146.20/cwt142.00–152.0062315
Steers—Medium and Large 1471144.64/cwt139.00–149.0068129
Steers—Medium and Large 2471134.49/cwt129.00–138.0063318
Steers—Medium and Large 3473124.43/cwt121.00–127.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 3514122.53/cwt116.00–125.0063010
Steers—Medium and Large 2525130.68/cwt126.00–135.0068623
Steers—Medium and Large 1528139.77/cwt136.00–146.0073816
Steers—Medium and Large 3557113.98/cwt112.00–115.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 2571121.54/cwt116.00–124.006948
Steers—Medium and Large 1576130.14/cwt127.00–136.0075020
Steers—Medium and Large 2615116.44/cwt114.00–119.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1624125.08/cwt120.00–130.0078025
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170157.18/cwt152.00–160.002673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205135.00/cwt135.00–135.002771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225160.55/cwt155.00–167.003617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260134.00/cwt134.00–134.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278143.83/cwt140.00–148.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280157.37/cwt152.00–167.0044111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318150.36/cwt146.00–154.004789
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325128.62/cwt124.00–133.004187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338135.96/cwt134.00–138.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360118.00/cwt118.00–118.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376124.35/cwt120.00–128.0046811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380133.62/cwt130.00–140.0050811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421121.62/cwt116.00–125.0051214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422131.29/cwt126.00–136.0055419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470117.64/cwt113.00–121.0055310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477126.19/cwt122.00–132.0060215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480106.00/cwt106.00–106.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505106.00/cwt106.00–106.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518113.55/cwt108.00–117.005886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524123.12/cwt118.00–128.0064525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569108.72/cwt103.00–112.006195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571118.54/cwt113.00–123.0067714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614117.13/cwt114.00–120.007196
Heifers—Medium and Large 361597.00/cwt97.00–97.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625104.24/cwt101.00–109.006523
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165220.00/cwt220.00–220.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265186.60/cwt185.00–190.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273200.82/cwt197.00–205.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330164.00/cwt164.00–164.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330154.00/cwt154.00–154.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372163.23/cwt158.00–168.006075
Bulls—Medium and Large 3384140.36/cwt138.00–144.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420139.52/cwt135.00–144.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425128.89/cwt126.00–132.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458137.32/cwt136.00–139.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495119.00/cwt119.00–119.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495109.00/cwt109.00–109.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507131.65/cwt130.00–133.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529116.78/cwt115.00–119.006185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550126.00/cwt126.00–126.0069310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568111.96/cwt110.00–114.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615116.95/cwt114.00–120.007193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54683.79/cwt82.00–85.001,2954
Bulls——1,56489.05/cwt87.00–90.001,3938
Bulls——1,85292.64/cwt91.00–95.001,7163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87041.95/cwt40.00–43.003653
Cows—Lean 85-90%90146.04/cwt44.00–48.004154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00851.67/cwt49.00–53.0052113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05358.02/cwt56.00–60.0061127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17567.38/cwt66.00–70.0079227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19562.00/cwt62.00–62.007411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19963.20/cwt61.00–65.0075844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25368.97/cwt68.00–72.0086416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33365.65/cwt63.00–67.0087510

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.