Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-02-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
579 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 695▼ 68 vs year ago 647 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 140▼ 93 vs year ago 205 · −45.4%
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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 $139.66/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$139.66
124 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.21
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433149.9765047
Medium and Large 2406138.0156042
Medium and Large 3406127.7951935
One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $131 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 sale124 hd
139.66
—
FL average10 barns · 917 hd
141.86
−2.21
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—High1,48881.551,21310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32965.5287115
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18262.0073326
CowsLean 85-90%High95741.703999thin

Every lot

78 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 2225232.39/cwt230.00–235.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 1285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2305199.00/cwt199.00–199.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 1320206.18/cwt202.00–210.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 3373163.25/cwt160.00–166.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2377172.42/cwt168.00–175.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 1382181.10/cwt178.00–188.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 1412177.78/cwt176.00–180.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 2413167.32/cwt166.00–168.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 3435152.44/cwt150.00–155.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 1473151.47/cwt146.00–156.007167
Steers—Medium and Large 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 3523119.32/cwt118.00–120.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 2538126.47/cwt125.00–129.006804
Steers—Medium and Large 1540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 2585119.00/cwt119.00–119.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2618111.98/cwt110.00–114.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1619121.34/cwt116.00–125.007515
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1176238.58/cwt235.00–245.004204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223197.99/cwt192.00–205.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260184.73/cwt182.00–187.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276148.53/cwt142.00–155.004104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281162.06/cwt160.00–165.004557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313161.95/cwt160.00–164.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316140.38/cwt138.00–142.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336146.48/cwt145.00–148.004928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360156.63/cwt154.00–158.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368134.28/cwt132.00–137.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376142.75/cwt140.00–147.005376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424144.86/cwt140.00–150.006148
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427124.65/cwt123.00–126.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429133.80/cwt130.00–136.005748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468136.90/cwt132.00–140.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475124.74/cwt120.00–128.005935
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477114.28/cwt110.00–119.0054510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523120.26/cwt115.00–123.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526109.73/cwt108.00–112.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529129.16/cwt125.00–135.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564124.27/cwt123.00–127.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588109.00/cwt108.00–110.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623106.65/cwt101.00–111.006644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215235.00/cwt235.00–235.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220249.81/cwt245.00–255.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268234.50/cwt225.00–240.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3276201.51/cwt195.00–207.005564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280215.49/cwt210.00–220.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375162.88/cwt160.00–166.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430163.78/cwt160.00–167.007046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440172.00/cwt172.00–172.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3442151.33/cwt150.00–152.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484138.96/cwt136.00–142.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488147.97/cwt146.00–150.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515141.31/cwt140.00–144.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519120.12/cwt118.00–122.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568123.23/cwt118.00–127.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610114.49/cwt113.00–116.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13374.47/cwt74.00–75.008442
Bulls——1,43079.74/cwt79.00–80.001,1403
Bulls——1,66485.47/cwt83.00–87.001,4225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79840.02/cwt39.00–41.003193
Cows—Lean 85-90%92036.00/cwt36.00–36.003312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09445.81/cwt44.00–48.005014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14258.72/cwt56.00–60.0067112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16060.00/cwt60.00–60.006961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18262.92/cwt61.00–65.007449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27868.21/cwt67.00–70.008725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30463.89/cwt62.00–65.008336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36967.43/cwt66.00–70.009238

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.