Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-11-02

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 2
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
681 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 528▲ 60 vs year ago 621 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 95▲ 133 vs year ago 49 · +271.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.29/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$140.29
179 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$628
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2406144.6258750
Medium and Large 1477141.6867693
Medium and Large 3430130.7156236
One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $25 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 sale179 hd
140.29
—
FL average10 barns · 976 hd
136.48
+3.82
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—High1,53878.511,20813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29756.807373thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11749.8355756
CowsLean 85-90%Low89535.4131723

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223176.42/cwt170.00–180.003933
Steers—Medium and Large 3235167.00/cwt167.00–167.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1318173.34/cwt170.00–177.005517
Steers—Medium and Large 2329160.36/cwt157.00–166.005286
Steers—Medium and Large 3336149.66/cwt148.00–150.005036
Steers—Medium and Large 3358144.98/cwt144.00–146.005194
Steers—Medium and Large 2370152.20/cwt147.00–156.005639
Steers—Medium and Large 1375161.33/cwt158.00–167.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 3421131.06/cwt126.00–135.0055211
Steers—Medium and Large 1426150.01/cwt146.00–156.0063914
Steers—Medium and Large 2433138.91/cwt138.00–141.0060123
Steers—Medium and Large 1472138.97/cwt135.00–144.0065633
Steers—Medium and Large 3474118.46/cwt114.00–123.005625
Steers—Medium and Large 2475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 1518133.94/cwt130.00–138.0069413
Steers—Medium and Large 2518124.23/cwt122.00–126.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 3525112.68/cwt110.00–117.005924
Steers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1576128.33/cwt125.00–134.0073910
Steers—Medium and Large 2595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1626120.45/cwt116.00–126.007549
Steers—Medium and Large 363598.00/cwt98.00–98.006222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1165200.00/cwt200.00–200.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218154.60/cwt150.00–160.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2222138.23/cwt135.00–140.003073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225124.04/cwt122.00–126.002792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269150.54/cwt145.00–157.004057
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278117.87/cwt114.00–124.003286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281132.82/cwt128.00–139.003737
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321113.70/cwt112.00–116.003654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323123.07/cwt120.00–126.003988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329131.60/cwt128.00–138.0043316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367120.51/cwt118.00–123.0044211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369109.93/cwt106.00–112.004064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375128.70/cwt124.00–134.0048324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413112.68/cwt109.00–115.004657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421121.31/cwt116.00–126.0051125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463112.44/cwt109.00–115.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476119.99/cwt116.00–126.0057111
Heifers—Medium and Large 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527108.98/cwt105.00–115.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 253598.00/cwt98.00–98.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561109.73/cwt108.00–112.006164
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1169210.49/cwt210.00–212.003564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268194.67/cwt190.00–200.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3279160.67/cwt156.00–165.004485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318163.15/cwt160.00–166.005194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378150.90/cwt148.00–154.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380160.61/cwt158.00–164.006106
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380140.99/cwt140.00–142.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423136.89/cwt134.00–142.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425126.99/cwt126.00–128.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465135.67/cwt129.00–139.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518106.48/cwt105.00–108.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530123.29/cwt120.00–130.006535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571119.38/cwt114.00–124.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587106.33/cwt105.00–107.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605108.00/cwt108.00–108.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613116.46/cwt113.00–119.007144
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27573.25/cwt72.00–75.009344
Bulls——1,61579.57/cwt78.00–81.001,2856
Bulls——1,73583.41/cwt82.00–86.001,4473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81234.22/cwt33.00–36.002786
Cows—Lean 85-90%85130.28/cwt29.00–31.002587
Cows—Boner 80-85%94943.45/cwt41.00–45.004126
Cows—Lean 85-90%97539.71/cwt37.00–41.0038710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08048.11/cwt46.00–50.0052027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20553.52/cwt51.00–55.0064523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29756.80/cwt55.00–59.007373

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.