Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-05-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, May 11
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 246▼ 49 vs year ago 394 · −12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 58▼ 13 vs year ago 137 · −9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady and 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 $130.70/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$130.70
111 head · 362 lb average
Value per head Derived
$473
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.09
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1374133.2649874
Medium and Large 2341127.3143432
Medium and Large 3316114.693625thin
One grade step is worth $18.56/cwt here — about $136 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 sale111 hd
130.70
—
FL average10 barns · 675 hd
126.62
+4.09
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—High1,69796.871,6448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35069.449379thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15566.2276549
CowsLean 85-90%Average87046.4240413

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3227147.26/cwt145.00–150.003343
Steers—Medium and Large 2260152.00/cwt152.00–152.003951
Steers—Medium and Large 1285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2310154.00/cwt154.00–154.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 3323141.24/cwt138.00–144.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 1335158.10/cwt157.00–160.0053010
Steers—Medium and Large 1380157.07/cwt154.00–164.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 2380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 1426152.45/cwt149.00–155.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 2435140.98/cwt138.00–144.0061312
Steers—Medium and Large 3445128.00/cwt128.00–128.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 3465119.00/cwt119.00–119.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 2473127.30/cwt124.00–130.006026
Steers—Medium and Large 1474136.70/cwt133.00–142.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 3510107.00/cwt107.00–107.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2518115.48/cwt114.00–117.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 1523124.16/cwt120.00–129.006498
Steers—Medium and Large 1568115.27/cwt113.00–119.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 361587.00/cwt87.00–87.005351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215120.00/cwt120.00–120.002581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223147.57/cwt140.00–155.003299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227131.55/cwt125.00–136.002995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266135.05/cwt132.00–138.003597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276146.80/cwt140.00–155.0040515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280114.73/cwt110.00–120.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329144.07/cwt140.00–150.0047411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330133.33/cwt130.00–138.004404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376126.74/cwt123.00–130.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384134.74/cwt132.00–142.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395112.00/cwt112.00–112.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410112.00/cwt112.00–112.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416120.74/cwt120.00–122.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420129.89/cwt124.00–134.0054613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463115.30/cwt113.00–118.005346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511112.72/cwt109.00–115.005768
Heifers—Medium and Large 255098.00/cwt98.00–98.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571104.70/cwt103.00–109.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600102.00/cwt102.00–102.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 261589.00/cwt89.00–89.005471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1170215.00/cwt215.00–215.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185185.00/cwt185.00–185.003421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1217179.73/cwt175.00–185.003903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269163.96/cwt159.00–170.004418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269148.89/cwt144.00–152.004014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315162.86/cwt160.00–166.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315152.98/cwt152.00–154.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365140.99/cwt140.00–142.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367150.65/cwt150.00–152.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420153.75/cwt148.00–158.006467
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420134.00/cwt134.00–134.005638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490134.00/cwt134.00–134.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530112.45/cwt110.00–115.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573114.93/cwt112.00–118.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 261592.00/cwt92.00–92.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620100.87/cwt97.00–105.006252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61392.51/cwt92.00–93.001,4922
Bulls——1,67295.96/cwt94.00–97.001,6043
Bulls——1,778100.68/cwt99.00–103.001,7903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79845.68/cwt44.00–47.003656
Cows—Lean 85-90%80541.78/cwt41.00–43.003363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02562.28/cwt60.00–64.0063819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02651.02/cwt49.00–53.005234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20265.63/cwt65.00–67.007893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20467.50/cwt65.00–69.0081322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32772.08/cwt70.00–74.009578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42471.34/cwt70.00–74.001,0166

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.