Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-09-28

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
711 head
▼ 221 vs last sale 932▼ 26 vs year ago 737 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 145▲ 86 vs year ago 85 · +101.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower and 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 $116.74/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$116.74
210 head · 401 lb average
Value per head Derived
$468
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.51
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1395125.0549485
Medium and Large 2403113.9545985
Medium and Large 3410105.0043140
One grade step is worth $20.05/cwt here — about $63 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 sale210 hd
116.74
—
FL average10 barns · 1,069 hd
119.24
−2.51
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—Average1,48582.741,22816
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33155.487389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11352.0958069
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02542.0043130

Every lot

83 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 1228151.09/cwt147.00–157.003443
Steers—Medium and Large 3230122.00/cwt122.00–122.002811
Steers—Medium and Large 2270154.23/cwt150.00–158.004167
Steers—Medium and Large 3280134.73/cwt130.00–140.003772
Steers—Medium and Large 1284163.91/cwt160.00–175.004668
Steers—Medium and Large 3319142.22/cwt142.00–144.004549
Steers—Medium and Large 2324150.92/cwt146.00–154.004896
Steers—Medium and Large 1328160.37/cwt158.00–162.005265
Steers—Medium and Large 1377159.78/cwt156.00–166.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 2391146.79/cwt146.00–148.005745
Steers—Medium and Large 3395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 1405168.99/cwt168.00–170.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2410158.00/cwt158.00–158.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 3425144.55/cwt140.00–149.0061414
Steers—Medium and Large 3462119.19/cwt119.00–120.005515
Steers—Medium and Large 2466127.84/cwt124.00–130.005969
Steers—Medium and Large 1475136.02/cwt134.00–141.0064612
Steers—Medium and Large 1524131.88/cwt127.00–137.0069126
Steers—Medium and Large 3527111.58/cwt110.00–114.005885
Steers—Medium and Large 2535119.78/cwt117.00–122.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 1569133.03/cwt127.00–137.0075710
Steers—Medium and Large 3570113.00/cwt113.00–113.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2580120.99/cwt120.00–122.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1614127.95/cwt123.00–131.007865
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226130.05/cwt126.00–138.002948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240110.00/cwt110.00–110.002641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270122.21/cwt115.00–126.0033010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276136.35/cwt130.00–144.003769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311137.60/cwt130.00–140.0042812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325114.47/cwt110.00–118.0037210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336121.94/cwt120.00–128.0041017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.86/cwt108.00–113.0040511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373128.46/cwt124.00–134.004798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378118.04/cwt114.00–122.0044619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416100.82/cwt100.00–102.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424119.04/cwt114.00–124.0050519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426108.46/cwt104.00–113.0046213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471119.72/cwt114.00–124.0056415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480107.73/cwt105.00–111.0051713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517116.43/cwt110.00–120.0060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531103.71/cwt101.00–108.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 353991.30/cwt90.00–96.004926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564115.22/cwt113.00–118.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568104.50/cwt104.00–105.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 358391.00/cwt90.00–92.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 262594.36/cwt90.00–99.005902
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1204158.68/cwt155.00–160.003244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225137.39/cwt135.00–140.003092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3276136.87/cwt132.00–140.003784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277166.94/cwt165.00–170.004623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2286149.48/cwt148.00–152.004284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323150.94/cwt148.00–154.004886
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323140.19/cwt136.00–145.004532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331159.22/cwt156.00–166.005279
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377149.74/cwt147.00–154.0056511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378140.31/cwt138.00–142.005306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389157.47/cwt156.00–160.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409164.21/cwt162.00–166.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431139.18/cwt136.00–144.006008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435148.00/cwt148.00–148.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474122.96/cwt120.00–126.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477132.21/cwt128.00–138.006316
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485110.24/cwt109.00–112.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516116.56/cwt110.00–120.006019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573115.10/cwt110.00–120.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 358094.00/cwt94.00–94.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620114.87/cwt111.00–119.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623104.45/cwt102.00–107.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 363591.00/cwt91.00–91.005781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40683.79/cwt82.00–85.001,1784
Bulls——1,44078.84/cwt76.00–80.001,1358
Bulls——1,65389.47/cwt89.00–90.001,4794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91832.78/cwt32.00–34.003012
Cows—Lean 85-90%99539.59/cwt37.00–41.0039410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00447.68/cwt47.00–48.0047913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05444.37/cwt42.00–46.0046818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07951.62/cwt49.00–53.0055733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22255.27/cwt54.00–58.0067523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33058.36/cwt57.00–61.007764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33253.17/cwt52.00–54.007085

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.