Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2020-11-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 10
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 797▼ 21 vs year ago 776 · −2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 145▼ 59 vs year ago 207 · −28.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.03/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$129.03
219 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.06
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473131.87624144
Medium and Large 2436126.0154956
Medium and Large 3423116.3749219thin
One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about $132 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 sale219 hd
129.03
—
FL average10 barns · 809 hd
125.97
+3.06
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—Low1,61382.671,33419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69755.629448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28353.5868787

Every lot

73 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 3235165.00/cwt165.00–165.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 2245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 2278170.97/cwt170.00–172.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1324183.64/cwt180.00–189.005955
Steers—Medium and Large 3360158.00/cwt158.00–158.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2366166.42/cwt162.00–168.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 1379173.73/cwt170.00–180.0065817
Steers—Medium and Large 2419154.43/cwt149.00–158.006477
Steers—Medium and Large 1424164.04/cwt159.00–169.0069619
Steers—Medium and Large 3425142.87/cwt139.00–148.006074
Steers—Medium and Large 3466134.54/cwt130.00–136.006277
Steers—Medium and Large 1471153.53/cwt148.00–158.0072328
Steers—Medium and Large 2472143.36/cwt138.00–147.0067719
Steers—Medium and Large 3510125.65/cwt124.00–127.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1519143.59/cwt138.00–148.0074535
Steers—Medium and Large 2526132.04/cwt129.00–137.006958
Steers—Medium and Large 3550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1562136.12/cwt133.00–139.0076512
Steers—Medium and Large 2578122.59/cwt120.00–128.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 3613110.97/cwt109.00–113.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 2620119.97/cwt118.00–122.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1621129.66/cwt124.00–134.0080518
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265138.00/cwt138.00–138.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268153.58/cwt150.00–156.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273167.61/cwt160.00–174.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315140.67/cwt134.00–144.004436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328127.90/cwt124.00–130.004203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332116.94/cwt115.00–120.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369141.93/cwt138.00–146.0052415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373121.29/cwt120.00–124.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375130.54/cwt126.00–134.0049011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413130.53/cwt127.00–133.0053918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424118.41/cwt116.00–123.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427137.89/cwt134.00–144.0058933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471122.89/cwt118.00–127.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476132.15/cwt128.00–138.0062924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518108.28/cwt103.00–110.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522127.28/cwt122.00–132.0066439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525116.63/cwt113.00–119.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570119.79/cwt114.00–124.0068313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576108.32/cwt105.00–112.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 358097.00/cwt97.00–97.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633110.25/cwt107.00–117.0069810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208202.41/cwt200.00–205.004212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280172.00/cwt172.00–172.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310187.00/cwt187.00–187.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330162.42/cwt160.00–165.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360157.67/cwt157.00–158.005683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368165.93/cwt164.00–168.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387171.90/cwt170.00–178.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416145.71/cwt143.00–148.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425163.69/cwt160.00–166.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440150.49/cwt150.00–152.006624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450158.00/cwt158.00–158.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480141.39/cwt138.00–147.0067910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485130.48/cwt129.00–132.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510122.00/cwt122.00–122.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521129.78/cwt128.00–134.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560127.97/cwt125.00–130.007176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618123.35/cwt120.00–127.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635109.00/cwt109.00–109.006921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49179.27/cwt77.00–81.001,18210
Bulls——1,73383.78/cwt83.00–86.001,4525
Bulls——1,76989.76/cwt87.00–91.001,5884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03947.45/cwt47.00–48.004934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26652.00/cwt49.00–53.0065838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31955.45/cwt54.00–58.0073145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56061.00/cwt61.00–61.009522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74253.82/cwt52.00–56.009386

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.