Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-04-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Apr 13
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
184 head
▼ 354 vs last sale 538▼ 457 vs year ago 641 · −71.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 88▼ 39 vs year ago 116 · −33.6%
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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 $121.85/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$121.85
61 head · 373 lb average
Value per head Derived
$455
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$2
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.72
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1330134.6744535
Medium and Large 2428105.8145319thin
Medium and Large 3441101.274467thin
One grade step is worth $33.40/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale61 hd
121.85
—
FL average10 barns · 331 hd
122.56
−0.72
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—Low1,51585.751,2994thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29358.227535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24255.7269240
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05040.424245thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Steers—Medium and Large 1277143.30/cwt140.00–146.003975
Steers—Medium and Large 2280128.00/cwt128.00–128.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1382152.63/cwt151.00–155.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 3385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1415146.78/cwt143.00–150.006097
Steers—Medium and Large 1463137.23/cwt133.00–140.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 3510112.00/cwt112.00–112.005711
Steers—Medium and Large 1513130.44/cwt128.00–133.006692
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2222127.19/cwt120.00–134.002823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228141.74/cwt135.00–150.0032310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275137.62/cwt132.00–146.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300128.00/cwt128.00–128.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325133.41/cwt129.00–139.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376133.55/cwt129.00–139.005029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415121.00/cwt121.00–121.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416130.77/cwt127.00–134.005446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425108.99/cwt108.00–110.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473114.76/cwt110.00–120.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 347495.23/cwt94.00–97.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 252491.89/cwt87.00–97.0048211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215150.24/cwt147.00–155.003236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225132.39/cwt130.00–135.002982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1267146.60/cwt140.00–152.003915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310151.87/cwt148.00–154.004713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330138.00/cwt138.00–138.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359146.45/cwt144.00–148.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360156.95/cwt154.00–159.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476134.66/cwt131.00–139.006417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505112.00/cwt112.00–112.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538125.00/cwt124.00–126.006732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21082.00/cwt82.00–82.009921
Bulls——1,61384.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3552
Bulls——1,62593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02337.83/cwt37.00–39.003872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05452.09/cwt49.00–53.0054910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06842.14/cwt40.00–44.004503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24560.02/cwt58.00–62.007473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27455.57/cwt54.00–58.0070821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36555.53/cwt55.00–56.007582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37660.10/cwt59.00–63.008279

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.