Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-10-06

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 6
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,337 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 1,156▲ 82 vs year ago 1,255 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 202▲ 15 vs year ago 158 · +9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%
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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 $117.26/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$117.26
298 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.30
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1423123.05520158
Medium and Large 2406112.18455111
Medium and Large 3380105.1740029
One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $121 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 sale298 hd
117.26
—
FL average10 barns · 1,011 hd
117.56
−0.30
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—Average1,52377.221,17620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24951.796474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23547.2658496
CowsLean 85-90%Average99033.0632714

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165197.00/cwt197.00–197.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003802
Steers—Medium and Large 2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 2270162.31/cwt160.00–165.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 3273152.75/cwt150.00–156.004172
Steers—Medium and Large 1277177.52/cwt172.00–187.0049210
Steers—Medium and Large 3300154.00/cwt154.00–154.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1324171.83/cwt168.00–176.005574
Steers—Medium and Large 2338161.36/cwt160.00–162.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 3374145.33/cwt142.00–148.005447
Steers—Medium and Large 1380165.07/cwt162.00–172.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 2383154.78/cwt152.00–160.005939
Steers—Medium and Large 1428155.47/cwt152.00–160.006659
Steers—Medium and Large 2428143.24/cwt140.00–146.0061313
Steers—Medium and Large 3433131.89/cwt130.00–137.0057126
Steers—Medium and Large 2462136.09/cwt130.00–138.0062917
Steers—Medium and Large 3473122.33/cwt119.00–126.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 1484141.20/cwt139.00–149.0068316
Steers—Medium and Large 3525115.91/cwt113.00–120.0060924
Steers—Medium and Large 2529124.42/cwt122.00–128.006588
Steers—Medium and Large 1531134.20/cwt131.00–141.0071311
Steers—Medium and Large 3561105.73/cwt105.00–106.005934
Steers—Medium and Large 2569117.76/cwt114.00–121.0067011
Steers—Medium and Large 1578125.63/cwt122.00–132.0072613
Steers—Medium and Large 1624119.78/cwt115.00–125.0074717
Steers—Medium and Large 2625108.53/cwt105.00–113.006785
Steers—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165130.00/cwt130.00–130.002151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1170147.00/cwt147.00–147.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210120.48/cwt115.00–122.0025311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3211107.68/cwt102.00–110.002274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280115.22/cwt110.00–124.0032313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283129.60/cwt126.00–140.0036712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324132.65/cwt128.00–138.0043019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334122.93/cwt122.00–126.004118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373110.41/cwt109.00–112.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376120.82/cwt118.00–125.004549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379129.37/cwt126.00–136.0049034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423104.83/cwt100.00–109.0044315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428123.84/cwt120.00–130.0053040
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428113.66/cwt110.00–119.0048624
Heifers—Medium and Large 347598.00/cwt98.00–98.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476116.51/cwt112.00–122.0055523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477106.27/cwt102.00–111.0050726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521102.27/cwt97.00–106.0053314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530110.62/cwt107.00–117.0058617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565102.71/cwt101.00–104.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577109.21/cwt105.00–115.006307
Heifers—Medium and Large 361090.00/cwt90.00–90.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616108.35/cwt105.00–111.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 262595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175190.77/cwt187.00–195.003342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223164.49/cwt160.00–170.003672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1229178.48/cwt175.00–185.004095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273180.67/cwt177.00–185.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273166.61/cwt165.00–170.004554
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273147.96/cwt142.00–155.004042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322162.63/cwt160.00–166.005245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322151.15/cwt147.00–155.004873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345136.00/cwt136.00–136.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370129.92/cwt128.00–132.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373139.95/cwt136.00–144.005229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380150.45/cwt148.00–156.0057210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417122.89/cwt117.00–125.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420141.93/cwt138.00–146.0059612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424129.95/cwt128.00–132.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472132.69/cwt129.00–137.0062638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475121.85/cwt118.00–126.0057917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475111.35/cwt108.00–116.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510119.55/cwt115.00–121.0061010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523107.25/cwt104.00–110.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570104.49/cwt104.00–105.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1586112.56/cwt111.00–119.006608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615112.25/cwt109.00–114.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 262397.93/cwt96.00–100.006102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37172.54/cwt70.00–74.009956
Bulls——1,50676.79/cwt75.00–79.001,1568
Bulls——1,69782.47/cwt80.00–84.001,4006
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92030.78/cwt30.00–34.002834
Cows—Lean 85-90%99027.34/cwt25.00–29.002713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02936.82/cwt35.00–39.003797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16642.73/cwt40.00–44.0049823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23646.85/cwt45.00–49.0057946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24052.72/cwt51.00–55.006543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27549.00/cwt49.00–49.006251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29351.80/cwt50.00–54.0067027
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2849106.26/cwt80.00–124.0090218

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.