Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-07-27

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 27
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 738▲ 152 vs year ago 480 · +31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 175▲ 64 vs year ago 134 · +47.8%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.72/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$138.72
148 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$123
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$11.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.48
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3374143.2053626
Medium and Large 1494142.6970567
Medium and Large 2500131.7765955
One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale148 hd
138.72
—
FL average10 barns · 949 hd
141.20
−2.48
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—High1,58093.311,47410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36866.5191013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12763.8772079
CowsLean 85-90%Low93247.2544026

Every lot

74 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 3215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 2235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 3262171.32/cwt170.00–172.004493
Steers—Medium and Large 1289193.37/cwt190.00–195.005595
Steers—Medium and Large 3326154.35/cwt150.00–158.005036
Steers—Medium and Large 2335162.59/cwt160.00–166.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1343170.99/cwt170.00–172.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 3383138.76/cwt136.00–142.005315
Steers—Medium and Large 1390156.99/cwt156.00–158.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2393146.66/cwt146.00–148.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 3423133.06/cwt130.00–137.005636
Steers—Medium and Large 1429151.88/cwt148.00–158.006527
Steers—Medium and Large 2433141.21/cwt138.00–144.006118
Steers—Medium and Large 2460133.64/cwt131.00–135.006156
Steers—Medium and Large 3463123.18/cwt121.00–125.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 1473141.22/cwt138.00–146.0066813
Steers—Medium and Large 2516125.68/cwt121.00–128.0064914
Steers—Medium and Large 1520134.78/cwt129.00–139.0070121
Steers—Medium and Large 1566134.62/cwt130.00–138.007629
Steers—Medium and Large 2573123.18/cwt119.00–127.0070614
Steers—Medium and Large 2603119.83/cwt119.00–120.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 1629124.53/cwt121.00–131.007838
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233137.06/cwt132.00–142.003194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240148.00/cwt148.00–148.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250167.00/cwt167.00–167.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271144.60/cwt138.00–148.0039217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290125.97/cwt124.00–128.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319131.94/cwt130.00–134.004215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376130.49/cwt126.00–136.0049113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378119.70/cwt116.00–125.004526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419121.64/cwt118.00–125.005108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422141.15/cwt136.00–146.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439127.86/cwt126.00–130.005618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471121.14/cwt117.00–125.0057118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481129.12/cwt126.00–136.0062113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483108.99/cwt107.00–110.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508117.99/cwt117.00–119.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522105.33/cwt100.00–108.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526124.29/cwt120.00–130.0065413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560112.00/cwt112.00–112.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575118.67/cwt116.00–124.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 261098.00/cwt98.00–98.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622106.59/cwt104.00–111.006633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1258202.43/cwt200.00–205.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330174.00/cwt174.00–174.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350166.00/cwt166.00–166.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385148.99/cwt148.00–150.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3393136.99/cwt136.00–138.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426141.89/cwt138.00–146.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432150.87/cwt148.00–156.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474130.68/cwt128.00–134.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480119.96/cwt118.00–123.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484138.26/cwt136.00–145.006699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510122.47/cwt121.00–124.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522110.63/cwt108.00–113.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526129.59/cwt126.00–135.006829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564126.13/cwt123.00–129.007116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625101.00/cwt101.00–101.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629119.32/cwt116.00–126.007515
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3401
Bulls——1,44187.89/cwt86.00–89.001,2664
Bulls——1,72297.50/cwt96.00–99.001,6795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74342.51/cwt42.00–43.003162
Cows—Lean 85-90%93646.63/cwt44.00–48.0043619
Cows—Lean 85-90%99351.48/cwt50.00–53.005115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03959.59/cwt58.00–62.0061932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16765.05/cwt63.00–67.0075927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21569.11/cwt68.00–72.0084020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30870.71/cwt69.00–72.009254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37165.97/cwt65.00–67.009047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47860.00/cwt60.00–60.008872

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.