Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-09-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 8
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
913 head
▼ 392 vs last sale 1,305▼ 528 vs year ago 1,441 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 209▼ 13 vs year ago 248 · −5.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 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 $115.73/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$115.73
226 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.75
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477120.66576118
Medium and Large 2448113.2650874
Medium and Large 3420104.0343734
One grade step is worth $16.62/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 sale226 hd
115.73
—
FL average7 barns · 475 hd
116.48
−0.75
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—High1,53786.221,3259thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37356.2377223
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21455.21670116
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08546.0049933

Every lot

86 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235177.00/cwt177.00–177.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1263185.06/cwt182.00–188.004876
Steers—Medium and Large 3267153.25/cwt150.00–155.004093
Steers—Medium and Large 3310164.44/cwt162.00–166.005104
Steers—Medium and Large 1328180.79/cwt177.00–187.005934
Steers—Medium and Large 2329170.94/cwt168.00–174.005624
Steers—Medium and Large 1364171.19/cwt168.00–174.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 2373159.50/cwt159.00–160.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 3385146.47/cwt144.00–148.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 3416143.72/cwt139.00–145.005989
Steers—Medium and Large 2422151.86/cwt147.00–156.006417
Steers—Medium and Large 1424161.80/cwt157.00–167.0068613
Steers—Medium and Large 3471121.55/cwt119.00–125.005735
Steers—Medium and Large 1472141.21/cwt136.00–146.0066713
Steers—Medium and Large 2486128.20/cwt126.00–131.006239
Steers—Medium and Large 2521125.71/cwt125.00–127.006557
Steers—Medium and Large 3533112.79/cwt110.00–118.006018
Steers—Medium and Large 1535132.19/cwt130.00–140.0070718
Steers—Medium and Large 2565119.99/cwt119.00–121.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1575127.87/cwt123.00–133.0073524
Steers—Medium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 3607105.99/cwt105.00–107.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1618124.48/cwt123.00–128.0076916
Steers—Medium and Large 2629111.95/cwt108.00–115.007044
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1168147.46/cwt145.00–150.002482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185122.43/cwt120.00–125.002262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263120.99/cwt120.00–122.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274132.96/cwt130.00–140.003649
Heifers—Medium and Large 3279101.87/cwt100.00–108.002844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318124.91/cwt120.00–128.003976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325133.45/cwt130.00–139.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338110.99/cwt110.00–112.003756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375130.54/cwt126.00–136.0049011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.62/cwt108.00–114.004156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381119.49/cwt118.00–121.004558
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419108.13/cwt106.00–110.004536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422127.42/cwt122.00–132.005388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425116.42/cwt112.00–120.0049524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473101.30/cwt100.00–104.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474120.75/cwt116.00–126.0057219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477110.11/cwt108.00–114.0052514
Heifers—Medium and Large 351996.49/cwt91.00–100.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523105.76/cwt102.00–110.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525115.75/cwt111.00–121.0060835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573113.30/cwt108.00–118.0064920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575102.98/cwt101.00–104.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 357891.63/cwt90.00–95.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613112.43/cwt110.00–115.006899
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619101.11/cwt100.00–103.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 362590.00/cwt90.00–90.005631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210157.00/cwt157.00–157.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215185.28/cwt180.00–190.003984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269167.04/cwt162.00–172.004494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272181.06/cwt176.00–188.004923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328160.63/cwt157.00–166.005275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330170.63/cwt168.00–172.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337179.33/cwt178.00–180.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372169.30/cwt166.00–174.006305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380157.43/cwt154.00–160.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383146.90/cwt144.00–150.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419158.08/cwt154.00–162.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425136.38/cwt133.00–140.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430145.97/cwt142.00–150.0062810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463119.21/cwt116.00–121.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467138.52/cwt135.00–142.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478126.31/cwt124.00–128.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518117.21/cwt114.00–119.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529124.91/cwt121.00–131.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566118.63/cwt113.00–122.0067112
Bulls—Medium and Large 358095.46/cwt93.00–98.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610103.00/cwt103.00–103.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617111.41/cwt105.00–115.006878
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38380.35/cwt80.00–81.001,1113
Bulls——1,60586.15/cwt85.00–88.001,3833
Bulls——1,62292.16/cwt90.00–94.001,4953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05043.69/cwt41.00–45.0045913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05040.00/cwt40.00–40.004202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11548.33/cwt46.00–50.0053918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17453.02/cwt51.00–54.0062252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24661.33/cwt60.00–64.007649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24656.27/cwt55.00–59.0070155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27560.68/cwt59.00–63.007744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38856.10/cwt55.00–58.0077916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42351.01/cwt49.00–53.007263

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.