Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-08-03

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 3
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 632▼ 169 vs year ago 667 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 198▼ 93 vs year ago 260 · −35.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $146.45/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$146.45
192 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.42
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495149.79741121
Medium and Large 2447146.3665544
Medium and Large 3479131.6863027
One grade step is worth $18.11/cwt here — about $111 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 sale192 hd
146.45
—
FL average9 barns · 783 hd
144.03
+2.42
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—Average1,60096.671,5473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29874.6696913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12070.5979143
CowsLean 85-90%Average96350.2648431

Every lot

66 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2215182.00/cwt182.00–182.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1273185.41/cwt182.00–192.005065
Steers—Medium and Large 2283167.19/cwt165.00–170.004734
Steers—Medium and Large 3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 3310164.00/cwt164.00–164.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1322181.61/cwt179.00–186.0058510
Steers—Medium and Large 2332169.26/cwt166.00–172.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 2369157.97/cwt156.00–160.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 1372167.10/cwt163.00–172.006229
Steers—Medium and Large 3378146.41/cwt144.00–150.005534
Steers—Medium and Large 3422139.59/cwt138.00–141.005895
Steers—Medium and Large 1427158.38/cwt154.00–164.0067617
Steers—Medium and Large 2433146.86/cwt144.00–152.0063612
Steers—Medium and Large 2469141.65/cwt137.00–144.006647
Steers—Medium and Large 1476150.36/cwt146.00–156.0071613
Steers—Medium and Large 3495126.00/cwt126.00–126.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2513136.32/cwt135.00–137.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 1523143.72/cwt139.00–149.0075224
Steers—Medium and Large 3527123.42/cwt121.00–125.006507
Steers—Medium and Large 3554124.60/cwt124.00–125.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1566142.43/cwt138.00–146.0080615
Steers—Medium and Large 2571131.43/cwt127.00–135.007508
Steers—Medium and Large 1624130.15/cwt127.00–135.0081228
Steers—Medium and Large 3625109.36/cwt105.00–114.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 2638117.50/cwt117.00–118.007502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263131.94/cwt130.00–134.003472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265161.82/cwt156.00–166.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288140.99/cwt140.00–142.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323133.64/cwt131.00–135.004326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333140.43/cwt138.00–148.0046813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373130.92/cwt128.00–135.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377120.65/cwt120.00–122.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384138.18/cwt136.00–146.005319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429129.12/cwt126.00–135.0055410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431118.08/cwt115.00–124.0050911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471124.37/cwt120.00–129.0058620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472114.62/cwt112.00–117.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514121.14/cwt117.00–124.0062311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520109.71/cwt107.00–112.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560121.58/cwt119.00–124.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618107.37/cwt104.00–110.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621116.75/cwt112.00–121.007256
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240157.00/cwt157.00–157.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400138.00/cwt138.00–138.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408147.47/cwt146.00–149.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620129.00/cwt129.00–129.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0131
Bulls——1,835104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9081
Bulls——1,84096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76845.15/cwt43.00–46.003477
Cows—Lean 85-90%97449.74/cwt47.00–51.0048414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06465.99/cwt64.00–68.0070211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07570.20/cwt69.00–73.0075520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08354.57/cwt52.00–56.0059110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24875.45/cwt74.00–78.0094212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28075.43/cwt74.00–78.0096610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36072.09/cwt70.00–73.009803

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.