Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-08-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 11
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,594 head
▲ 875 vs last sale 719▲ 662 vs year ago 932 · +71.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 168▲ 73 vs year ago 198 · +36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 $143.10/cwt on 404 head.
Average price
$143.10
404 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$120
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.09
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2430148.27637105
Medium and Large 3399147.2058740
Medium and Large 1540140.37758259
One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale404 hd
143.10
—
FL average10 barns · 1,300 hd
143.01
+0.09
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—High1,39285.891,1969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33359.4779320
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21757.12695102
CowsLean 85-90%Low99444.0343820

Every lot

77 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1175225.94/cwt225.00–227.003952
Steers—Medium and Large 1220232.00/cwt232.00–232.005104
Steers—Medium and Large 2232204.91/cwt200.00–208.004759
Steers—Medium and Large 1263210.36/cwt205.00–214.0055310
Steers—Medium and Large 2280189.28/cwt188.00–197.0053011
Steers—Medium and Large 3285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1318191.06/cwt190.00–198.006089
Steers—Medium and Large 3330169.94/cwt168.00–172.0056116
Steers—Medium and Large 2333179.65/cwt178.00–180.005986
Steers—Medium and Large 3367152.62/cwt150.00–154.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 2384157.97/cwt156.00–162.006075
Steers—Medium and Large 1390166.00/cwt166.00–166.006475
Steers—Medium and Large 3412136.18/cwt133.00–138.005619
Steers—Medium and Large 1429152.80/cwt149.00–159.0065610
Steers—Medium and Large 2431142.62/cwt140.00–146.0061512
Steers—Medium and Large 3471125.42/cwt120.00–129.005916
Steers—Medium and Large 1476144.52/cwt140.00–150.0068811
Steers—Medium and Large 2476134.58/cwt130.00–138.0064129
Steers—Medium and Large 2516126.19/cwt120.00–129.0065132
Steers—Medium and Large 1525134.63/cwt130.00–140.0070753
Steers—Medium and Large 3535112.30/cwt110.00–115.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 3570111.99/cwt111.00–113.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1574130.44/cwt127.00–136.0074963
Steers—Medium and Large 1626128.82/cwt126.00–134.0080692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205190.00/cwt190.00–190.003907
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250125.00/cwt125.00–125.003131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1261153.02/cwt145.00–156.0039920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268134.92/cwt126.00–140.003628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322150.39/cwt147.00–155.0048416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323139.99/cwt136.00–144.0045213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358146.11/cwt138.00–148.0052319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371123.42/cwt118.00–127.0045812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375132.58/cwt129.00–137.0049715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400113.00/cwt113.00–113.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422129.39/cwt124.00–134.0054618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423118.63/cwt114.00–123.0050219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471117.25/cwt113.00–121.0055222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484124.42/cwt122.00–132.0060216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488103.99/cwt103.00–105.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517111.15/cwt107.00–114.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522120.48/cwt115.00–125.0062930
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523100.50/cwt100.00–101.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568118.26/cwt112.00–122.0067224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610109.00/cwt109.00–109.006654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624115.74/cwt111.00–121.0072211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165230.00/cwt230.00–230.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260182.00/cwt182.00–182.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305197.00/cwt197.00–197.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360173.94/cwt172.00–176.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378159.77/cwt158.00–162.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3392146.66/cwt146.00–148.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423153.92/cwt150.00–156.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425133.97/cwt132.00–137.005695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431142.18/cwt139.00–146.006139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460130.17/cwt126.00–132.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483135.76/cwt133.00–143.0065612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485116.00/cwt116.00–116.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520118.37/cwt115.00–122.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523128.33/cwt125.00–133.006718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535106.00/cwt106.00–106.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568124.45/cwt122.00–128.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578101.97/cwt100.00–104.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605121.00/cwt121.00–121.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26880.31/cwt79.00–83.001,0184
Bulls——1,49290.36/cwt89.00–93.001,3485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91035.00/cwt35.00–35.003191
Cows—Lean 85-90%96545.83/cwt44.00–48.0044213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07041.65/cwt41.00–43.004466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10652.04/cwt50.00–53.0057615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20555.92/cwt54.00–58.0067452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26461.82/cwt61.00–65.007819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28261.08/cwt59.00–63.0078335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30058.12/cwt56.00–60.007569
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79055.00/cwt55.00–55.009852

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.