Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-08-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 10
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▲ 371 vs last sale 498▲ 106 vs year ago 763 · +13.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 167▲ 97 vs year ago 191 · +50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 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 $139.94/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$139.94
267 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.61
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516142.47735128
Medium and Large 2466139.6465093
Medium and Large 3448133.5359846
One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $137 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 sale267 hd
139.94
—
FL average10 barns · 1,063 hd
143.55
−3.61
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—Low1,52191.991,3998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28968.2087921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11865.0872776
CowsLean 85-90%Average91146.9042759

Every lot

82 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 1218209.60/cwt205.00–215.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 2245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
Steers—Medium and Large 2269190.83/cwt185.00–195.005134
Steers—Medium and Large 1278202.53/cwt197.00–212.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 3283172.30/cwt170.00–180.004884
Steers—Medium and Large 1325182.60/cwt178.00–187.005934
Steers—Medium and Large 2345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 3367146.40/cwt140.00–149.0053710
Steers—Medium and Large 1376164.26/cwt160.00–170.006185
Steers—Medium and Large 2381153.30/cwt150.00–157.0058414
Steers—Medium and Large 1416157.49/cwt152.00–161.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 3425135.50/cwt131.00–139.0057612
Steers—Medium and Large 2426145.33/cwt141.00–150.0061918
Steers—Medium and Large 2466137.51/cwt131.00–140.0064124
Steers—Medium and Large 3466127.65/cwt124.00–130.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 1478145.02/cwt141.00–151.0069327
Steers—Medium and Large 3518117.50/cwt117.00–118.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 1523136.04/cwt131.00–141.0071130
Steers—Medium and Large 2525125.41/cwt121.00–129.0065814
Steers—Medium and Large 3556115.99/cwt115.00–117.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 1571133.54/cwt129.00–138.0076320
Steers—Medium and Large 2579121.86/cwt118.00–126.0070612
Steers—Medium and Large 1608131.32/cwt127.00–133.0079832
Steers—Medium and Large 3627107.15/cwt103.00–110.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 2633117.97/cwt115.00–121.007475
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215137.86/cwt134.00–142.002964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1221151.77/cwt148.00–158.003354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265139.65/cwt130.00–144.0037012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280150.65/cwt146.00–160.004227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323132.83/cwt128.00–137.0042910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335140.39/cwt138.00–148.0047012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360116.00/cwt116.00–116.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371123.10/cwt118.00–127.0045712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373133.13/cwt129.00–138.0049729
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424126.90/cwt122.00–132.0053820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424116.71/cwt112.00–121.0049514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461106.24/cwt105.00–107.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465115.44/cwt111.00–118.0053714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484121.47/cwt119.00–129.0058826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527114.85/cwt111.00–121.0060548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566114.82/cwt111.00–118.006507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614108.10/cwt104.00–111.006645
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225177.39/cwt175.00–180.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2262192.97/cwt192.00–195.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275174.00/cwt174.00–174.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280202.66/cwt198.00–212.005674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316174.15/cwt172.00–177.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320164.00/cwt164.00–164.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328181.76/cwt178.00–188.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378143.94/cwt140.00–146.005446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379153.64/cwt150.00–158.005828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380163.07/cwt160.00–170.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416137.07/cwt132.00–140.0057012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425155.97/cwt154.00–158.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435143.24/cwt141.00–150.0062313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466124.52/cwt121.00–133.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473141.09/cwt136.00–146.006678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474131.09/cwt128.00–134.006217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521130.67/cwt125.00–135.0068114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529119.22/cwt118.00–122.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562125.34/cwt120.00–128.0070415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575112.97/cwt111.00–115.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615120.96/cwt118.00–124.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47888.13/cwt86.00–90.001,3034
Bulls——1,55892.68/cwt91.00–94.001,4442
Bulls——1,56899.00/cwt98.00–100.001,5522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82340.70/cwt39.00–43.0033512
Cows—Lean 85-90%87346.44/cwt44.00–48.0040526
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00851.00/cwt49.00–53.0051421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08561.78/cwt60.00–64.0067041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09567.25/cwt65.00–69.0073621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19068.60/cwt68.00–69.008165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24871.49/cwt70.00–74.0089214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29072.11/cwt70.00–74.0093010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37061.36/cwt60.00–63.008416
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 2-370879.66/cwt75.00–85.005646
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289674.52/cwt65.00–79.006684

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.