Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-01-27

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jan 27
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 708▲ 421 vs year ago 329 · +128.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 178▲ 46 vs year ago 126 · +36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $150.33/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$150.33
147 head · 375 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.94
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1378156.9759471
Medium and Large 2363150.8554744
Medium and Large 3386134.8652132
One grade step is worth $22.11/cwt here — about $73 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 sale147 hd
150.33
—
FL average10 barns · 896 hd
143.39
+6.94
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—High1,57685.291,3447thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37764.718918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11459.1465950
CowsLean 85-90%High88537.0432817

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1225226.56/cwt220.00–235.005105
Steers—Medium and Large 1281221.19/cwt215.00–230.006228
Steers—Medium and Large 3285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Steers—Medium and Large 1308218.99/cwt218.00–220.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 3332193.23/cwt190.00–197.006426
Steers—Medium and Large 2333202.89/cwt200.00–207.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 1373185.54/cwt180.00–190.006928
Steers—Medium and Large 2375174.53/cwt170.00–178.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 3383162.90/cwt160.00–166.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2410168.00/cwt168.00–168.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1413177.63/cwt175.00–180.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 3423155.36/cwt152.00–159.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 1468149.50/cwt149.00–150.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 2469139.04/cwt134.00–142.006529
Steers—Medium and Large 3472128.66/cwt128.00–130.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 3526114.39/cwt110.00–118.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 1536132.49/cwt130.00–140.007105
Steers—Medium and Large 2560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1575133.83/cwt129.00–139.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 3585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1618133.58/cwt129.00–137.008263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173228.37/cwt225.00–230.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180187.29/cwt185.00–195.003374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2182204.72/cwt200.00–210.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2231185.13/cwt180.00–190.004287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1232199.60/cwt195.00–210.004636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269182.64/cwt175.00–190.0049111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269154.02/cwt150.00–158.004145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282164.41/cwt160.00–170.004648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324162.95/cwt158.00–168.005287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338149.96/cwt148.00–152.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3341139.48/cwt138.00–142.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366139.83/cwt138.00–142.005127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379146.96/cwt143.00–153.0055714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425122.89/cwt120.00–126.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429142.09/cwt138.00–148.006109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429132.23/cwt130.00–136.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460127.99/cwt127.00–129.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472135.49/cwt130.00–140.0064014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490110.99/cwt110.00–112.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525123.80/cwt120.00–126.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528113.50/cwt113.00–114.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530132.86/cwt129.00–139.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565123.46/cwt121.00–126.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580101.00/cwt100.00–102.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613116.98/cwt115.00–119.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 362893.59/cwt90.00–98.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 264599.00/cwt99.00–99.006391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165230.00/cwt230.00–230.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1168260.07/cwt255.00–265.004372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185240.00/cwt240.00–240.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210232.44/cwt230.00–235.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265212.00/cwt212.00–212.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1281220.94/cwt220.00–225.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3288189.01/cwt188.00–190.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315217.42/cwt215.00–220.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327194.21/cwt190.00–197.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333202.48/cwt200.00–208.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360178.00/cwt178.00–178.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370186.14/cwt182.00–190.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383162.50/cwt160.00–168.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410169.00/cwt169.00–169.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464150.48/cwt149.00–153.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467129.66/cwt129.00–130.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513125.98/cwt124.00–128.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530112.00/cwt112.00–112.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530101.40/cwt98.00–105.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566117.91/cwt112.00–121.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 361290.33/cwt90.00–91.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615109.59/cwt105.00–112.006743
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45086.49/cwt86.00–87.001,2542
Bulls——1,47879.70/cwt79.00–80.001,1783
Bulls——1,85092.49/cwt92.00–93.001,7112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83632.42/cwt31.00–35.002717
Cows—Lean 85-90%87938.21/cwt36.00–40.003366
Cows—Lean 85-90%97943.35/cwt41.00–45.004244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00655.57/cwt53.00–57.0055920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09159.49/cwt58.00–62.0064918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29059.00/cwt59.00–59.007611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29563.67/cwt63.00–64.008253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33064.57/cwt63.00–67.0085912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46066.91/cwt65.00–69.009774

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.