Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-02-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 3
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 750▲ 223 vs year ago 472 · +47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 172▲ 37 vs year ago 103 · +35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.06/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$150.06
162 head · 388 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.67
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1397158.0062771
Medium and Large 2385150.6158043
Medium and Large 3379137.8252348
One grade step is worth $20.18/cwt here — about $103 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 sale162 hd
150.06
—
FL average10 barns · 948 hd
140.39
+9.67
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—Low1,68781.931,38215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,22467.5382712
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10965.0572145
CowsLean 85-90%High93939.0736710

Every lot

85 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 2235240.00/cwt240.00–240.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 3245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1272247.94/cwt240.00–255.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 2277230.25/cwt227.00–232.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 3285213.25/cwt210.00–222.006084
Steers—Medium and Large 3325191.94/cwt190.00–194.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1340208.00/cwt208.00–208.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1378186.36/cwt182.00–192.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 2380176.00/cwt176.00–176.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 1420175.89/cwt170.00–180.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 3434152.73/cwt150.00–156.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 2443160.66/cwt160.00–162.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 1471159.93/cwt157.00–164.007534
Steers—Medium and Large 2472149.64/cwt148.00–152.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 3522127.28/cwt125.00–130.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1527146.74/cwt144.00–152.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 2528136.31/cwt134.00–138.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1563140.97/cwt139.00–143.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 2590124.00/cwt124.00–124.007321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165240.00/cwt240.00–240.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1175254.71/cwt250.00–260.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1221208.57/cwt200.00–215.004615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230174.67/cwt170.00–180.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238188.29/cwt185.00–190.004486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276166.77/cwt160.00–170.004609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279195.66/cwt190.00–205.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281180.33/cwt175.00–185.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323159.13/cwt158.00–162.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326148.71/cwt144.00–152.004859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329167.48/cwt164.00–174.0055117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377132.47/cwt128.00–136.0049911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379152.45/cwt150.00–158.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381141.50/cwt138.00–146.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413137.39/cwt136.00–139.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420145.87/cwt140.00–150.0061313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434122.47/cwt120.00–129.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464139.45/cwt135.00–142.006476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473127.27/cwt124.00–130.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473117.30/cwt114.00–121.005558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520130.06/cwt124.00–134.006767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.95/cwt117.00–123.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525109.00/cwt109.00–109.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561127.85/cwt126.00–130.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593111.00/cwt110.00–112.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593100.50/cwt100.00–101.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623117.37/cwt113.00–122.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625106.97/cwt105.00–109.006692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210262.44/cwt260.00–265.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225242.39/cwt240.00–245.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230224.67/cwt220.00–230.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270248.35/cwt240.00–255.0067113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270233.68/cwt230.00–235.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295212.00/cwt212.00–212.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320202.86/cwt200.00–206.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331210.94/cwt210.00–217.006989
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335189.43/cwt187.00–192.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370178.00/cwt178.00–178.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370168.00/cwt168.00–168.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385184.63/cwt182.00–186.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440162.00/cwt162.00–162.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463129.50/cwt129.00–130.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475146.89/cwt142.00–152.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528142.16/cwt139.00–148.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535130.45/cwt128.00–133.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535120.62/cwt118.00–124.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562137.32/cwt135.00–139.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565115.99/cwt115.00–117.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623121.89/cwt118.00–126.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626110.77/cwt108.00–114.006935
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64483.00/cwt82.00–84.001,3654
Bulls——1,67378.84/cwt77.00–81.001,3198
Bulls——1,78288.72/cwt87.00–91.001,5813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90235.67/cwt35.00–37.003225
Cows—Lean 85-90%97642.46/cwt40.00–44.004145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04059.83/cwt58.00–61.006226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07464.03/cwt62.00–66.0068822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17968.20/cwt67.00–71.0080417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21366.00/cwt65.00–67.008014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22669.48/cwt68.00–72.008527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25560.00/cwt60.00–60.007531

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.