Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-10-12

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 12
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
790 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 801▼ 158 vs year ago 948 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 277▼ 21 vs year ago 158 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady 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 $119.58/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$119.58
257 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.41
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424122.74520169
Medium and Large 2413115.9247972
Medium and Large 3430102.7744216thin
One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $78 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 sale257 hd
119.58
—
FL average10 barns · 1,057 hd
117.17
+2.41
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—Low1,53378.281,20041
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25649.2561812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15848.2655941
CowsLean 85-90%High99632.663257thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 3285147.00/cwt147.00–147.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1319170.35/cwt166.00–174.005434
Steers—Medium and Large 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 2335158.97/cwt158.00–160.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 1373167.21/cwt162.00–172.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 3380145.15/cwt142.00–150.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 2383154.94/cwt152.00–160.0059312
Steers—Medium and Large 3423137.89/cwt136.00–140.005834
Steers—Medium and Large 1424160.56/cwt156.00–166.006817
Steers—Medium and Large 2436148.36/cwt146.00–152.006477
Steers—Medium and Large 1466144.63/cwt138.00–148.0067410
Steers—Medium and Large 2469134.24/cwt133.00–136.006308
Steers—Medium and Large 3480120.50/cwt118.00–126.005783
Steers—Medium and Large 3527115.92/cwt112.00–120.006115
Steers—Medium and Large 1530135.94/cwt132.00–142.0072016
Steers—Medium and Large 2533127.23/cwt125.00–128.006784
Steers—Medium and Large 1569133.87/cwt128.00–138.0076219
Steers—Medium and Large 2575122.74/cwt120.00–126.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 3590109.00/cwt109.00–109.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1619129.04/cwt123.00–133.0079911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2183173.27/cwt170.00–175.003173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218121.41/cwt115.00–125.002654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1234132.80/cwt130.00–145.003118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268121.87/cwt120.00–124.003272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274132.45/cwt125.00–140.0036322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318115.89/cwt114.00–118.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320125.77/cwt120.00–129.0040213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332133.19/cwt130.00–140.0044212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363110.97/cwt110.00–112.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376128.45/cwt124.00–134.0048333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378118.53/cwt116.00–123.004488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424111.75/cwt108.00–116.0047412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428121.80/cwt118.00–128.0052120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434101.15/cwt100.00–105.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466100.73/cwt100.00–102.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467109.00/cwt104.00–112.005097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478117.87/cwt114.00–124.0056326
Heifers—Medium and Large 351598.00/cwt98.00–98.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517106.24/cwt100.00–109.0054917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529113.71/cwt110.00–120.0060224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569102.56/cwt100.00–105.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570111.85/cwt106.00–116.0063815
Heifers—Medium and Large 357590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 360085.00/cwt85.00–85.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613102.69/cwt98.00–105.006298
Heifers—Medium and Large 262091.00/cwt91.00–91.005641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1209189.31/cwt182.00–192.0039614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2212172.56/cwt165.00–176.003666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225157.00/cwt157.00–157.003531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1262182.19/cwt174.00–186.0047713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270163.70/cwt160.00–168.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273145.82/cwt142.00–150.003984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324151.12/cwt148.00–155.004904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328170.15/cwt166.00–176.005586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334158.68/cwt156.00–165.005306
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371131.14/cwt128.00–134.004874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374152.68/cwt150.00–156.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374140.65/cwt136.00–145.005269
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400146.00/cwt146.00–146.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420122.00/cwt122.00–122.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430129.49/cwt126.00–134.005577
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473125.65/cwt122.00–130.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481135.04/cwt132.00–142.0065020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521114.41/cwt110.00–118.005968
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526103.10/cwt99.00–108.005425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528123.16/cwt119.00–129.0065014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573111.76/cwt108.00–117.0064012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573103.40/cwt101.00–106.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620114.28/cwt110.00–118.007098
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31473.16/cwt70.00–74.009617
Bulls——1,49576.62/cwt75.00–79.001,14517
Bulls——1,66082.06/cwt80.00–84.001,36217
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73531.00/cwt31.00–31.002281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03025.59/cwt25.00–26.002642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04536.61/cwt34.00–38.003834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05141.49/cwt40.00–43.004364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14447.26/cwt45.00–49.0054125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16546.76/cwt46.00–47.005454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22352.61/cwt51.00–54.0064312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30150.50/cwt49.00–53.006578

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.