Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-09-29

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Sep 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,156 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 1,054▲ 68 vs year ago 1,088 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 180▲ 24 vs year ago 178 · +13.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and 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 $122.49/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$122.49
264 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.62
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1428126.09540167
Medium and Large 2409117.9748377
Medium and Large 3378109.7841520
One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $124 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 sale264 hd
122.49
—
FL average10 barns · 1,153 hd
120.87
+1.62
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—High1,37982.321,1355thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35555.7475516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18551.5361179
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01641.9742635

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250182.00/cwt182.00–182.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 2260164.00/cwt164.00–164.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 3300154.00/cwt154.00–154.004623
Steers—Medium and Large 1320172.06/cwt168.00–176.005515
Steers—Medium and Large 2326159.93/cwt158.00–162.005214
Steers—Medium and Large 2374152.66/cwt150.00–157.005719
Steers—Medium and Large 3377142.97/cwt140.00–148.005395
Steers—Medium and Large 1384161.52/cwt159.00–169.0062026
Steers—Medium and Large 3420138.44/cwt134.00–141.0058110
Steers—Medium and Large 1423157.89/cwt154.00–162.006688
Steers—Medium and Large 2436144.04/cwt142.00–151.0062816
Steers—Medium and Large 3455124.00/cwt124.00–124.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2472130.07/cwt126.00–134.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 1478138.57/cwt135.00–145.0066218
Steers—Medium and Large 2512127.06/cwt122.00–129.006518
Steers—Medium and Large 1521135.57/cwt130.00–140.0070611
Steers—Medium and Large 3535112.00/cwt112.00–112.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1561133.09/cwt129.00–135.007477
Steers—Medium and Large 2573117.96/cwt117.00–119.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 1620127.97/cwt125.00–131.007937
Steers—Medium and Large 2635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215139.72/cwt136.00–144.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225124.00/cwt124.00–124.002791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272106.99/cwt100.00–112.002913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274137.24/cwt131.00–144.0037612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280119.68/cwt114.00–126.003352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3309118.78/cwt118.00–120.003675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320125.81/cwt122.00–128.0040311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323136.23/cwt132.00–141.0044019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371123.17/cwt118.00–127.0045722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376112.64/cwt110.00–114.004246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378131.87/cwt128.00–138.0049821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424114.47/cwt110.00–119.0048519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425124.61/cwt120.00–130.0053045
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467112.47/cwt110.00–115.0052510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473120.91/cwt116.00–126.0057230
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482100.31/cwt99.00–101.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500104.00/cwt104.00–104.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516111.38/cwt108.00–114.005759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522120.45/cwt115.00–125.0062927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558108.30/cwt106.00–111.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573116.99/cwt112.00–122.0067011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263145.94/cwt144.00–148.003842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268173.19/cwt168.00–178.004644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318169.91/cwt168.00–172.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320159.80/cwt156.00–164.005115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371155.43/cwt152.00–158.0057719
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377143.24/cwt140.00–148.0054011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380162.12/cwt160.00–166.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421134.64/cwt130.00–138.005677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429142.37/cwt139.00–146.006117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430152.12/cwt149.00–159.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472130.40/cwt126.00–135.0061521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473110.97/cwt110.00–112.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510108.00/cwt108.00–108.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519125.71/cwt120.00–130.0065216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527113.26/cwt111.00–116.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574121.64/cwt117.00–127.0069819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615103.00/cwt103.00–103.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619121.92/cwt116.00–126.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32380.51/cwt80.00–81.001,0652
Bulls——1,39076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0561
Bulls——1,43087.29/cwt85.00–89.001,2482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73033.53/cwt32.00–35.002452
Cows—Lean 85-90%97438.09/cwt36.00–40.003718
Cows—Boner 80-85%98146.74/cwt45.00–48.0045920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05243.89/cwt41.00–45.0046225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22351.85/cwt49.00–53.0063437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27657.93/cwt57.00–60.007399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30755.36/cwt54.00–58.0072422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45053.40/cwt52.00–54.007746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49550.00/cwt50.00–50.007481

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.