Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-01-20

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 20
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
708 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 809▲ 330 vs year ago 378 · +87.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 200▲ 29 vs year ago 149 · +19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, 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 $137.53/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$137.53
208 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.86
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466143.7867187
Medium and Large 2419138.8258265
Medium and Large 3428126.3354156
One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $129 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 sale208 hd
137.53
—
FL average10 barns · 1,036 hd
139.39
−1.86
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—High1,55582.001,2756thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27458.4874513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10956.19623105
CowsLean 85-90%Average97538.753788thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1227243.09/cwt240.00–250.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 3265198.00/cwt198.00–198.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 2330203.56/cwt200.00–207.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 3336192.19/cwt190.00–195.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1381182.33/cwt180.00–190.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 3382163.20/cwt160.00–168.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2383173.11/cwt170.00–178.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 3427140.66/cwt140.00–142.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 1429160.17/cwt156.00–166.006877
Steers—Medium and Large 2439147.79/cwt146.00–150.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1472155.91/cwt152.00–160.0073612
Steers—Medium and Large 2474144.58/cwt140.00–149.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 3483132.92/cwt130.00–136.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 2517135.20/cwt131.00–138.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 3520126.00/cwt126.00–126.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1522145.83/cwt143.00–150.007619
Steers—Medium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1574139.19/cwt135.00–144.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 3610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1625128.89/cwt124.00–134.008063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1170195.00/cwt195.00–195.003321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210157.00/cwt157.00–157.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220184.66/cwt180.00–190.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240162.45/cwt160.00–165.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1264186.08/cwt180.00–190.004914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280165.56/cwt160.00–172.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313165.45/cwt162.00–168.005186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318154.39/cwt150.00–157.004914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334141.08/cwt138.00–144.004717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366146.25/cwt140.00–148.0053518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378134.11/cwt130.00–139.0050714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382153.13/cwt150.00–160.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419124.11/cwt120.00–127.0052014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427142.65/cwt138.00–148.0060914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430131.25/cwt128.00–136.0056413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473129.23/cwt124.00–133.0061110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476118.75/cwt116.00–122.0056510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481137.41/cwt134.00–144.0066112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512128.65/cwt126.00–130.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525135.89/cwt131.00–141.0071324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3536113.78/cwt112.00–119.006107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567125.57/cwt123.00–128.007125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578113.48/cwt112.00–115.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581132.80/cwt129.00–139.0077213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614125.49/cwt124.00–128.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620104.00/cwt104.00–104.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635110.97/cwt109.00–113.007052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165280.00/cwt280.00–280.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222242.86/cwt235.00–250.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225227.39/cwt225.00–230.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225212.39/cwt210.00–215.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3279195.84/cwt190.00–200.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280225.96/cwt220.00–235.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330213.34/cwt210.00–217.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3337192.28/cwt190.00–195.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380163.55/cwt161.00–168.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390172.00/cwt172.00–172.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393180.66/cwt180.00–182.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425160.95/cwt159.00–164.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429150.24/cwt149.00–152.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468134.88/cwt130.00–138.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472144.64/cwt139.00–149.006838
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532141.17/cwt138.00–148.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533130.93/cwt128.00–134.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569131.41/cwt127.00–135.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588117.50/cwt117.00–118.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 261898.45/cwt96.00–101.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620108.05/cwt102.00–112.006706
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29878.00/cwt76.00–79.001,0123
Bulls——1,79582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4721
Bulls——1,82088.01/cwt87.00–89.001,6022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88835.45/cwt35.00–36.003152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00439.85/cwt38.00–41.004006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03152.64/cwt50.00–54.0054342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14357.06/cwt55.00–59.0065244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20162.03/cwt60.00–64.0074519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26657.14/cwt55.00–59.007239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29361.48/cwt60.00–64.007954

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.