Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-06-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 15
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 239 vs last sale 455▲ 304 vs year ago 390 · +77.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 104▲ 41 vs year ago 117 · +35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, 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 $122.49/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$122.49
190 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.23
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448124.39558113
Medium and Large 2404120.5548660
Medium and Large 3351116.6841017thin
One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $148 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 sale190 hd
122.49
—
FL average10 barns · 806 hd
129.72
−7.23
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—High1,51993.001,4124thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37370.1596323
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20068.2881997
CowsLean 85-90%Average96653.015124thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3215164.00/cwt164.00–164.003531
Steers—Medium and Large 1238188.48/cwt187.00–190.004492
Steers—Medium and Large 2245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Steers—Medium and Large 3255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 2258173.96/cwt172.00–176.004493
Steers—Medium and Large 1287181.33/cwt180.00–182.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 3322157.07/cwt154.00–160.005065
Steers—Medium and Large 1330176.00/cwt176.00–176.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 3368135.33/cwt132.00–139.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 1377154.36/cwt150.00–160.0058217
Steers—Medium and Large 2379143.34/cwt140.00–148.005434
Steers—Medium and Large 3418125.94/cwt124.00–128.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1423145.23/cwt140.00–150.0061412
Steers—Medium and Large 2430133.19/cwt130.00–138.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 3455124.32/cwt123.00–125.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1466142.22/cwt137.00–146.0066330
Steers—Medium and Large 2468131.58/cwt128.00–134.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2519121.93/cwt118.00–125.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 3520112.00/cwt112.00–112.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1529130.06/cwt126.00–136.0068816
Steers—Medium and Large 1566123.71/cwt121.00–127.007004
Steers—Medium and Large 2610109.00/cwt109.00–109.006651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223152.99/cwt150.00–160.003413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3238118.39/cwt115.00–122.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265163.77/cwt160.00–168.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266147.96/cwt144.00–150.003947
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268132.66/cwt132.00–134.003563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320121.94/cwt120.00–124.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327140.10/cwt136.00–146.0045810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327130.12/cwt126.00–135.004258
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368116.49/cwt116.00–118.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379134.17/cwt131.00–140.0050924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381123.70/cwt122.00–127.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418108.49/cwt107.00–110.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425126.64/cwt122.00–132.0053813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429115.80/cwt112.00–121.0049725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455102.49/cwt102.00–103.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473109.27/cwt107.00–113.0051710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478118.25/cwt114.00–124.0056524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508106.77/cwt105.00–108.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518115.04/cwt109.00–119.0059623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569111.14/cwt108.00–115.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628101.66/cwt99.00–108.006384
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1174198.49/cwt195.00–205.003454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1217193.74/cwt185.00–200.004205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223176.97/cwt170.00–182.003953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3242156.62/cwt155.00–160.003793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273184.87/cwt178.00–192.005059
Bulls—Medium and Large 2279167.80/cwt165.00–175.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321157.42/cwt154.00–160.005054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323166.49/cwt162.00–170.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325176.81/cwt174.00–182.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368135.86/cwt132.00–139.005006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374144.71/cwt141.00–148.0054117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425144.85/cwt140.00–148.006169
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430123.70/cwt120.00–126.005324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436132.52/cwt130.00–134.0057813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470117.00/cwt117.00–117.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477135.24/cwt132.00–141.006459
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478124.51/cwt121.00–130.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510128.95/cwt126.00–131.0065818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523116.97/cwt115.00–119.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567123.59/cwt123.00–126.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1311
Bulls——1,37593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2791
Bulls——1,70096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92351.01/cwt50.00–52.004713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09559.00/cwt59.00–59.006461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11364.86/cwt62.00–66.0072234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22868.30/cwt67.00–71.0083943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28774.06/cwt72.00–76.0095320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32665.93/cwt65.00–68.0087410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38775.16/cwt74.00–77.001,0426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42971.87/cwt70.00–73.001,0277

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.