Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-08-31

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 31
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▼ 377 vs last sale 982▲ 605 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 248▲ 161 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 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 $114.37/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$114.37
161 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.90
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484117.2756894
Medium and Large 2439111.0148858
Medium and Large 3419105.734439thin
One grade step is worth $11.54/cwt here — about $125 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 sale161 hd
114.37
—
FL average10 barns · 824 hd
120.26
−5.90
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—High1,46594.411,3838thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27161.8778620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17060.1270384
CowsLean 85-90%Low95045.1442920

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1255195.00/cwt195.00–195.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1315188.86/cwt185.00–192.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 3325167.00/cwt167.00–167.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1368175.82/cwt170.00–180.006476
Steers—Medium and Large 2380162.91/cwt160.00–168.006198
Steers—Medium and Large 3390152.00/cwt152.00–152.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 2417146.27/cwt144.00–149.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1419156.16/cwt152.00–160.006547
Steers—Medium and Large 3424134.66/cwt130.00–138.005714
Steers—Medium and Large 3462127.14/cwt125.00–129.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 1476144.44/cwt140.00–150.006887
Steers—Medium and Large 2476134.28/cwt130.00–139.0063916
Steers—Medium and Large 3520113.73/cwt110.00–117.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 1528132.01/cwt129.00–138.0069716
Steers—Medium and Large 2535120.52/cwt118.00–124.006457
Steers—Medium and Large 2562120.31/cwt119.00–122.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 1570128.79/cwt124.00–133.007347
Steers—Medium and Large 3570108.99/cwt108.00–110.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1622114.27/cwt110.00–119.0071112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208143.45/cwt142.00–145.002982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268120.85/cwt114.00–126.0032410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271135.25/cwt128.00–142.003676
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313122.60/cwt120.00–124.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332139.01/cwt136.00–146.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334128.97/cwt126.00–130.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368118.04/cwt114.00–121.0043410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383124.85/cwt122.00–132.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383104.96/cwt103.00–107.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424108.93/cwt104.00–113.004628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425118.61/cwt114.00–124.0050416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473114.92/cwt111.00–120.0054413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482103.29/cwt100.00–107.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520113.80/cwt109.00–118.0059216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527102.12/cwt100.00–106.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 353390.93/cwt88.00–94.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561105.53/cwt102.00–107.005929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578111.67/cwt108.00–118.0064516
Heifers—Medium and Large 358092.00/cwt92.00–92.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618109.30/cwt106.00–112.006756
Heifers—Medium and Large 263098.00/cwt98.00–98.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664103.24/cwt102.00–105.006868
Heifers—Medium and Large 266695.49/cwt95.00–97.006364
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230189.67/cwt185.00–195.004362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320187.94/cwt186.00–190.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370156.00/cwt156.00–156.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418140.42/cwt138.00–144.005874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433116.96/cwt114.00–119.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462135.64/cwt134.00–138.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465124.49/cwt124.00–125.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482111.64/cwt110.00–114.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513107.22/cwt105.00–109.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524114.59/cwt111.00–118.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526124.21/cwt120.00–130.006536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562116.36/cwt110.00–119.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619110.80/cwt107.00–115.0068613
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33594.58/cwt94.00–95.001,2632
Bulls——1,45388.06/cwt87.00–89.001,2802
Bulls——1,53697.50/cwt96.00–100.001,4984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89445.40/cwt44.00–48.004066
Cows—Lean 85-90%92640.61/cwt40.00–43.003768
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03850.93/cwt49.00–53.005296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04456.16/cwt54.00–58.0058628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19761.02/cwt59.00–63.0073041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24865.51/cwt64.00–68.008186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27960.49/cwt59.00–63.0077413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29558.00/cwt58.00–58.007511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33065.04/cwt64.00–68.0086515

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.