Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-10-05

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 711▲ 57 vs year ago 744 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 171▲ 142 vs year ago 135 · +105.2%
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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 $118.00/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$118.00
237 head · 413 lb average
Value per head Derived
$487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.86
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434123.12534114
Medium and Large 2394115.4545590
Medium and Large 3392107.2642033
One grade step is worth $15.85/cwt here — about $113 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 sale237 hd
118.00
—
FL average10 barns · 1,109 hd
120.86
−2.86
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—High1,54376.101,17412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34350.5467916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17347.03552135
CowsLean 85-90%High92835.8833360

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 2223162.98/cwt157.00–170.003634
Steers—Medium and Large 1256163.82/cwt152.00–166.0041918
Steers—Medium and Large 2315151.45/cwt150.00–152.004774
Steers—Medium and Large 3325141.05/cwt140.00–142.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 1326162.24/cwt158.00–168.005296
Steers—Medium and Large 1374155.60/cwt152.00–160.005828
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.48/cwt140.00–148.005465
Steers—Medium and Large 3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 2421141.88/cwt138.00–146.0059712
Steers—Medium and Large 1425153.42/cwt149.00–158.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 3425131.64/cwt130.00–136.005595
Steers—Medium and Large 1462143.95/cwt140.00–150.0066511
Steers—Medium and Large 2466135.18/cwt133.00–139.0063015
Steers—Medium and Large 3478122.53/cwt120.00–125.005865
Steers—Medium and Large 1520134.47/cwt128.00–138.0069911
Steers—Medium and Large 2523122.60/cwt120.00–125.006416
Steers—Medium and Large 3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1574130.76/cwt128.00–135.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 3575112.64/cwt112.00–114.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 2580119.00/cwt119.00–119.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 3615106.00/cwt106.00–106.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 2628115.59/cwt113.00–119.007263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2224114.44/cwt110.00–120.002564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230129.48/cwt126.00–138.002983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266142.15/cwt138.00–146.003789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269123.64/cwt118.00–130.0033320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290110.98/cwt110.00–112.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317118.92/cwt116.00–122.003778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320127.68/cwt124.00–130.0040910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324137.64/cwt134.00–143.004469
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365107.32/cwt105.00–110.003928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367117.23/cwt112.00–120.004309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376125.66/cwt121.00–131.0047216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421103.00/cwt100.00–107.004348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424112.31/cwt108.00–117.0047621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428122.05/cwt118.00–128.0052225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466101.22/cwt100.00–103.004724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476109.83/cwt106.00–114.0052313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477119.11/cwt115.00–125.0056823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518106.33/cwt106.00–107.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521115.64/cwt110.00–120.0060219
Heifers—Medium and Large 352393.95/cwt92.00–96.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567104.66/cwt104.00–105.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571113.48/cwt108.00–118.006487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615111.95/cwt109.00–115.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617101.23/cwt97.00–104.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 362091.00/cwt91.00–91.005641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208183.37/cwt180.00–187.003812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232160.45/cwt157.00–165.003723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245142.00/cwt142.00–142.003481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269144.71/cwt140.00–150.003894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271159.40/cwt152.00–167.0043213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330162.28/cwt160.00–168.0053612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330150.50/cwt148.00–154.004977
Bulls—Medium and Large 3343138.99/cwt138.00–140.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370136.96/cwt136.00–138.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374154.32/cwt150.00–158.005779
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384140.78/cwt140.00–143.005416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424142.85/cwt138.00–148.006067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425123.24/cwt121.00–127.005246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469126.79/cwt125.00–130.005957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474135.92/cwt131.00–141.006448
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516129.27/cwt124.00–133.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518111.48/cwt111.00–112.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522118.85/cwt116.00–121.0062010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578118.94/cwt117.00–124.006876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627115.56/cwt113.00–118.007255
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45375.00/cwt74.00–76.001,0903
Bulls——1,55970.28/cwt69.00–72.001,0964
Bulls——1,58381.41/cwt79.00–83.001,2895
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86528.21/cwt26.00–30.002445
Cows—Lean 85-90%89333.59/cwt31.00–35.0030016
Cows—Lean 85-90%95137.81/cwt36.00–40.0036039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00641.94/cwt39.00–43.0042226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20146.57/cwt44.00–48.0055969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23351.13/cwt49.00–53.0063040
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28346.98/cwt45.00–48.006034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36351.72/cwt50.00–54.0070512

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.