Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-11-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 3
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 911▼ 114 vs year ago 911 · −12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 188▲ 22 vs year ago 123 · +17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher and feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.87/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$123.87
222 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.18
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409130.26533124
Medium and Large 2390119.5546670
Medium and Large 3439106.3946728
One grade step is worth $23.87/cwt here — about $66 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 sale222 hd
123.87
—
FL average10 barns · 929 hd
119.69
+4.18
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—Low1,52683.281,27118
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24458.477274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23853.4966261
CowsLean 85-90%High87336.3531713

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 2240167.45/cwt165.00–170.004022
Steers—Medium and Large 3240152.00/cwt152.00–152.003651
Steers—Medium and Large 1312187.51/cwt184.00–190.005855
Steers—Medium and Large 3322165.34/cwt162.00–168.005325
Steers—Medium and Large 2334172.70/cwt170.00–177.005779
Steers—Medium and Large 3365144.99/cwt144.00–146.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 2378151.84/cwt148.00–156.005747
Steers—Medium and Large 1382161.05/cwt158.00–168.0061512
Steers—Medium and Large 1425156.67/cwt152.00–162.0066618
Steers—Medium and Large 2426146.32/cwt142.00–150.0062317
Steers—Medium and Large 3427136.29/cwt134.00–140.005826
Steers—Medium and Large 1470141.54/cwt136.00–146.0066511
Steers—Medium and Large 2476130.38/cwt127.00–134.006217
Steers—Medium and Large 2518126.18/cwt124.00–128.006545
Steers—Medium and Large 1529133.95/cwt130.00–140.0070917
Steers—Medium and Large 3532113.00/cwt112.00–114.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 1566124.35/cwt119.00–128.0070412
Steers—Medium and Large 2583110.97/cwt109.00–113.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 359598.00/cwt98.00–98.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1610117.98/cwt117.00–120.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 2625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220143.86/cwt137.00–150.003165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2231125.49/cwt120.00–130.002909
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273113.34/cwt110.00–117.003092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274141.65/cwt136.00–150.003887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280125.12/cwt120.00–130.003507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329141.55/cwt138.00–148.0046617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330121.53/cwt118.00–124.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331130.97/cwt128.00–136.0043414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366137.28/cwt132.00–141.0050233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370126.22/cwt121.00–130.0046712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419110.96/cwt109.00–114.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425129.71/cwt126.00–135.0055123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435117.60/cwt117.00–118.005125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471103.85/cwt102.00–105.004897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475122.58/cwt118.00–128.0058221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478111.84/cwt108.00–115.005359
Heifers—Medium and Large 352096.00/cwt96.00–96.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521105.28/cwt100.00–109.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524114.66/cwt110.00–120.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564101.97/cwt100.00–104.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577109.49/cwt106.00–115.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 358387.94/cwt85.00–91.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 162397.13/cwt92.00–102.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 263585.00/cwt85.00–85.005402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260182.45/cwt180.00–185.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260168.00/cwt168.00–168.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273195.05/cwt192.00–202.005323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313187.50/cwt187.00–188.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325174.51/cwt170.00–178.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3334162.77/cwt160.00–166.005446
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360146.00/cwt146.00–146.005261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373162.91/cwt158.00–168.0060810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378151.84/cwt148.00–154.005749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420157.61/cwt152.00–162.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420137.77/cwt132.00–140.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436143.88/cwt142.00–150.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468118.27/cwt115.00–120.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473127.13/cwt122.00–130.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477136.09/cwt132.00–142.0064910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500107.00/cwt107.00–107.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519124.14/cwt118.00–128.0064414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559122.12/cwt116.00–124.0068311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572108.88/cwt104.00–113.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610116.96/cwt114.00–119.007137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638101.00/cwt100.00–102.006442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46379.52/cwt78.00–82.001,16310
Bulls——1,57385.51/cwt84.00–87.001,3454
Bulls——1,63590.47/cwt88.00–92.001,4794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76531.25/cwt30.00–32.002393
Cows—Lean 85-90%81834.70/cwt34.00–36.002845
Cows—Lean 85-90%99341.06/cwt39.00–43.004085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09449.54/cwt47.00–51.0054216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24458.47/cwt56.00–60.007274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28253.88/cwt52.00–56.0069134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31058.02/cwt57.00–61.0076011

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.