Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-08-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
982 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 1,083▲ 259 vs year ago 723 · +35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 276▲ 162 vs year ago 86 · +188.4%
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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 $120.08/cwt on 260 head.
Average price
$120.08
260 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445120.89538179
Medium and Large 2380119.6145570
Medium and Large 3390109.8242811thin
One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about $110 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 sale260 hd
120.08
—
FL average10 barns · 1,031 hd
121.13
−1.05
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—Low1,49889.441,34014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29965.8885617
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08058.8663683
CowsLean 85-90%High95442.2940315

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235195.00/cwt195.00–195.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 3274156.58/cwt150.00–164.004294
Steers—Medium and Large 2280170.41/cwt165.00–177.004773
Steers—Medium and Large 1287183.65/cwt182.00–185.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 1308183.33/cwt180.00–185.0056510
Steers—Medium and Large 2308172.98/cwt172.00–174.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 3335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 2367156.62/cwt154.00–158.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 1373165.02/cwt160.00–170.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 3380143.48/cwt140.00–148.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 3425132.91/cwt130.00–137.0056511
Steers—Medium and Large 1433151.27/cwt149.00–158.006558
Steers—Medium and Large 2433140.71/cwt138.00–147.0060926
Steers—Medium and Large 2473129.51/cwt125.00–134.0061316
Steers—Medium and Large 1475139.81/cwt135.00–145.0066425
Steers—Medium and Large 3475119.99/cwt119.00–121.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 3510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 2520125.40/cwt120.00–129.0065227
Steers—Medium and Large 1521135.58/cwt130.00–140.0070626
Steers—Medium and Large 2565123.31/cwt117.00–126.0069713
Steers—Medium and Large 1570132.81/cwt127.00–137.0075722
Steers—Medium and Large 3578111.48/cwt110.00–113.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2624113.72/cwt111.00–116.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1629123.24/cwt119.00–129.0077532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225127.92/cwt120.00–134.002885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228141.89/cwt137.00–150.003247
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235110.00/cwt110.00–110.002591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274135.04/cwt130.00–142.0037016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275119.47/cwt118.00–121.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300124.00/cwt124.00–124.003725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321140.29/cwt136.00–145.004507
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321130.32/cwt125.00–134.0041818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369121.62/cwt116.00–125.0044915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370112.00/cwt112.00–112.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382128.85/cwt126.00–136.0049229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416115.41/cwt112.00–118.0048017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424123.65/cwt119.00–129.0052422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463106.73/cwt100.00–109.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473115.06/cwt110.00–120.0054436
Heifers—Medium and Large 347595.00/cwt95.00–95.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513104.67/cwt100.00–107.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525112.79/cwt109.00–118.0059234
Heifers—Medium and Large 353092.00/cwt92.00–92.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553102.50/cwt102.00–103.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 356591.00/cwt91.00–91.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568110.28/cwt106.00–114.0062622
Heifers—Medium and Large 261098.00/cwt98.00–98.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 361088.00/cwt88.00–88.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613107.28/cwt103.00–110.006586
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263175.99/cwt175.00–177.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1266189.39/cwt182.00–195.005044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3279155.17/cwt150.00–162.004334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300174.00/cwt174.00–174.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331178.08/cwt175.00–182.005897
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335157.62/cwt155.00–160.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363156.87/cwt150.00–159.005696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385162.21/cwt160.00–167.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425132.17/cwt128.00–137.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431151.34/cwt148.00–158.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437139.87/cwt138.00–144.0061110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470130.54/cwt125.00–134.0061411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470120.96/cwt118.00–123.005696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482138.21/cwt135.00–144.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514121.31/cwt116.00–124.0062415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529128.67/cwt125.00–135.006818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562119.06/cwt114.00–122.0066911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1604118.01/cwt109.00–119.0071316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43185.89/cwt84.00–87.001,2297
Bulls——1,56090.74/cwt89.00–93.001,4164
Bulls——1,57396.01/cwt94.00–98.001,5103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90841.53/cwt40.00–42.003776
Cows—Lean 85-90%93646.25/cwt45.00–48.004336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05456.08/cwt54.00–58.0059143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07460.37/cwt59.00–63.0064830
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08035.88/cwt35.00–38.003883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20557.00/cwt57.00–57.006871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21166.28/cwt64.00–68.0080310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27768.79/cwt67.00–70.008788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33364.07/cwt62.00–65.008548

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.