Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-01-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 13
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
809 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 762▲ 177 vs year ago 632 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 164▼ 40 vs year ago 240 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $144.69/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$144.69
175 head · 390 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1403152.0061276
Medium and Large 2387142.3155159
Medium and Large 3371134.3249840
One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $114 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 sale175 hd
144.69
—
FL average10 barns · 902 hd
143.31
+1.38
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—Low1,49481.291,2158thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32556.4674811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09854.9260377
CowsLean 85-90%High91226.2323925

Every lot

81 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240237.45/cwt235.00–240.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1308228.30/cwt225.00–230.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 2323214.49/cwt214.00–215.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 2377172.52/cwt170.00–176.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 1383180.18/cwt178.00–186.006908
Steers—Medium and Large 3390159.50/cwt159.00–160.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 2408167.32/cwt166.00–168.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 3420155.14/cwt150.00–158.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 1422174.99/cwt170.00–179.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 1478148.41/cwt144.00–154.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 2478138.13/cwt135.00–140.006606
Steers—Medium and Large 3481127.09/cwt124.00–130.006117
Steers—Medium and Large 1524145.32/cwt142.00–150.007618
Steers—Medium and Large 3525124.68/cwt120.00–128.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 2526134.76/cwt132.00–138.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 2574121.16/cwt118.00–125.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1578130.05/cwt126.00–136.007526
Steers—Medium and Large 2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1633118.65/cwt116.00–125.007514
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180231.88/cwt225.00–240.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180202.43/cwt200.00–205.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185215.00/cwt215.00–215.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227175.68/cwt170.00–182.003996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230159.67/cwt155.00–165.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1234189.59/cwt185.00–200.004447
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265149.62/cwt148.00–152.003963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266165.74/cwt162.00–168.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274177.86/cwt170.00–185.0048710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317150.78/cwt146.00–154.004789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320160.08/cwt155.00–165.005126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320140.23/cwt136.00–144.004499
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372129.56/cwt124.00–132.0048210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376149.14/cwt146.00–154.005618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377138.33/cwt134.00–142.0052213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429142.00/cwt138.00–148.0060919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433131.43/cwt129.00–136.0056910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434120.92/cwt118.00–126.005257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462139.13/cwt137.00–141.006437
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462118.66/cwt118.00–120.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481124.69/cwt122.00–128.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518126.15/cwt120.00–129.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519136.57/cwt133.00–140.007098
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520115.96/cwt114.00–118.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573103.88/cwt100.00–108.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581122.52/cwt119.00–129.007125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620102.46/cwt100.00–105.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621112.96/cwt111.00–117.007014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165290.00/cwt290.00–290.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215230.00/cwt230.00–230.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222242.86/cwt235.00–250.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269234.78/cwt230.00–240.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273203.34/cwt200.00–207.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305227.00/cwt227.00–227.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305217.00/cwt217.00–217.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373173.23/cwt170.00–177.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378182.03/cwt178.00–188.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395158.00/cwt158.00–158.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435172.00/cwt172.00–172.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483136.92/cwt134.00–140.006616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505138.00/cwt138.00–138.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527122.63/cwt120.00–125.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563124.64/cwt122.00–127.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 361595.00/cwt95.00–95.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618113.87/cwt108.00–117.007043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33876.80/cwt76.00–79.001,0284
Bulls——1,56882.54/cwt82.00–83.001,2942
Bulls——1,73389.00/cwt88.00–90.001,5422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79320.00/cwt19.00–21.001596
Cows—Lean 85-90%87625.85/cwt25.00–27.002269
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01730.31/cwt29.00–32.0030810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02752.62/cwt50.00–54.0054038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15056.34/cwt55.00–59.0064833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21849.96/cwt49.00–51.006092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23055.35/cwt55.00–56.006813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26161.72/cwt60.00–64.007786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40859.19/cwt57.00–61.008336

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.