Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-10-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 26
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▼ 461 vs last sale 989▼ 344 vs year ago 872 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 88▼ 13 vs year ago 108 · −12.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.70/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$111.70
150 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.05
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432115.59499102
Medium and Large 2455104.0247342
Medium and Large 339099.333886thin
One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $111 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 sale150 hd
111.70
—
FL average10 barns · 933 hd
109.65
+2.05
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—Low1,57278.411,23212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32755.337346thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07348.9552528
CowsLean 85-90%Low88136.8332514

Every lot

77 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 1255166.00/cwt166.00–166.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 3260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003382
Steers—Medium and Large 2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 3300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 2322141.14/cwt136.00–144.004543
Steers—Medium and Large 1328149.47/cwt146.00–155.004903
Steers—Medium and Large 2369131.40/cwt128.00–135.004856
Steers—Medium and Large 3370121.31/cwt118.00–125.004492
Steers—Medium and Large 1371140.78/cwt138.00–144.005226
Steers—Medium and Large 2421125.29/cwt122.00–128.005276
Steers—Medium and Large 3425114.21/cwt110.00–118.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 1433132.88/cwt130.00–140.0057510
Steers—Medium and Large 1464133.73/cwt127.00–137.0062116
Steers—Medium and Large 2470122.59/cwt121.00–124.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 3470112.99/cwt112.00–114.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 2514116.87/cwt114.00–118.006019
Steers—Medium and Large 3521105.10/cwt100.00–109.005485
Steers—Medium and Large 1528123.91/cwt120.00–130.006548
Steers—Medium and Large 2565108.00/cwt108.00–108.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 1568117.40/cwt115.00–121.006677
Steers—Medium and Large 1600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 361594.00/cwt94.00–94.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2625101.50/cwt101.00–102.006342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200117.00/cwt117.00–117.002341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220126.00/cwt126.00–126.002771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227139.50/cwt134.00–148.003173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263120.63/cwt118.00–122.003173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263105.99/cwt105.00–107.002792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281130.69/cwt125.00–140.003678
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322112.86/cwt110.00–117.003633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323122.89/cwt120.00–128.0039713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369120.62/cwt116.00–125.0044517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380109.00/cwt109.00–109.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416108.16/cwt103.00–110.0045014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423116.93/cwt112.00–122.0049513
Heifers—Medium and Large 246598.58/cwt95.00–101.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466108.68/cwt105.00–112.0050616
Heifers—Medium and Large 350091.00/cwt91.00–91.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 251897.81/cwt94.00–101.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519108.05/cwt102.00–112.0056117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569105.93/cwt100.00–110.006038
Heifers—Medium and Large 257495.18/cwt93.00–98.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614104.96/cwt100.00–108.006447
Heifers—Medium and Large 361585.00/cwt85.00–85.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 263191.24/cwt90.00–93.005764
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210170.81/cwt167.00–175.003592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1266161.36/cwt152.00–167.004294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285140.96/cwt138.00–150.004025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316152.69/cwt150.00–156.004838
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323130.84/cwt128.00–134.004232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324140.94/cwt138.00–144.0045711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368131.21/cwt126.00–135.004835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370121.95/cwt120.00–124.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384138.91/cwt136.00–146.0053310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410137.65/cwt136.00–139.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422114.84/cwt110.00–119.004853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429123.81/cwt120.00–128.005318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458110.25/cwt110.00–111.005054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461118.91/cwt114.00–121.005484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473126.76/cwt122.00–132.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518114.86/cwt111.00–119.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 352095.00/cwt95.00–95.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525103.77/cwt100.00–105.005455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563105.30/cwt98.00–108.0059316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606105.82/cwt104.00–107.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 264588.00/cwt88.00–88.005681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45178.68/cwt78.00–81.001,1424
Bulls——1,57074.59/cwt74.00–76.001,1715
Bulls——1,73584.40/cwt82.00–86.001,4643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74528.00/cwt28.00–28.002091
Cows—Lean 85-90%78032.63/cwt31.00–34.002552
Cows—Lean 85-90%91238.39/cwt36.00–40.0035011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00844.77/cwt44.00–45.004514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04848.10/cwt46.00–50.0050416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15552.73/cwt51.00–55.006098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31455.80/cwt54.00–58.007335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39053.00/cwt53.00–53.007371

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.