Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-11-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 16
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,086 head
▲ 862 vs last sale 224▲ 261 vs year ago 825 · +31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 48▲ 84 vs year ago 64 · +131.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.87/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$130.87
302 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424135.63575158
Medium and Large 2410127.0952197
Medium and Large 3373122.6945847
One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $117 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 sale302 hd
130.87
—
FL average9 barns · 1,103 hd
129.01
+1.86
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—Low1,30876.409996thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24657.977224thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09957.6263441
CowsLean 85-90%High92740.4037414

Every lot

86 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 1265194.43/cwt185.00–200.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 2266178.86/cwt170.00–182.004769
Steers—Medium and Large 1300194.00/cwt194.00–194.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 3343164.50/cwt164.00–165.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2345174.00/cwt174.00–174.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2368158.39/cwt158.00–160.005835
Steers—Medium and Large 1372166.66/cwt162.00–170.006205
Steers—Medium and Large 3374146.87/cwt142.00–150.005494
Steers—Medium and Large 3423144.54/cwt140.00–148.006116
Steers—Medium and Large 1428163.80/cwt160.00–170.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 2429153.36/cwt150.00–158.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 2470141.96/cwt140.00–144.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 3475130.61/cwt128.00–134.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 1478149.56/cwt146.00–156.007156
Steers—Medium and Large 3518121.95/cwt120.00–124.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1519141.08/cwt136.00–146.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 2523130.87/cwt126.00–134.0068413
Steers—Medium and Large 2570124.99/cwt124.00–126.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1574133.88/cwt129.00–139.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 1600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 3645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173197.39/cwt195.00–200.003412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3190155.00/cwt155.00–155.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1224177.07/cwt170.00–185.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3236143.97/cwt140.00–146.003405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268169.35/cwt162.00–175.0045412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274151.84/cwt148.00–156.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277136.00/cwt130.00–142.003778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314150.00/cwt144.00–153.004718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314129.51/cwt126.00–132.0040710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323138.10/cwt134.00–142.0044618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355123.15/cwt120.00–124.004375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363131.79/cwt127.00–134.0047824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379138.79/cwt135.00–145.0052633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425112.60/cwt110.00–116.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427122.16/cwt118.00–126.005228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430131.33/cwt128.00–138.0056543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468120.01/cwt114.00–123.0056229
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472109.00/cwt105.00–113.0051410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483126.77/cwt124.00–134.0061227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507112.78/cwt111.00–114.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524119.88/cwt115.00–125.0062818
Heifers—Medium and Large 353598.00/cwt98.00–98.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569118.26/cwt114.00–123.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576106.93/cwt104.00–112.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 358595.00/cwt95.00–95.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621115.33/cwt112.00–120.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628104.50/cwt104.00–105.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 364290.66/cwt90.00–91.005823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175207.36/cwt205.00–210.003632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3185170.00/cwt170.00–170.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1217204.73/cwt200.00–210.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228171.55/cwt167.00–175.003914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2239182.36/cwt180.00–190.004368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279190.25/cwt185.00–200.005317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285174.03/cwt170.00–180.004967
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327168.28/cwt164.00–172.0055017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328178.32/cwt175.00–182.005858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1341184.99/cwt184.00–187.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360149.31/cwt148.00–150.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365158.27/cwt154.00–160.005786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367168.44/cwt162.00–172.0061818
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418146.33/cwt140.00–149.0061210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428153.87/cwt150.00–158.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433162.61/cwt160.00–170.007048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2453138.66/cwt138.00–139.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475144.52/cwt140.00–150.0068630
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483122.96/cwt120.00–126.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518138.39/cwt134.00–142.0071714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527126.04/cwt122.00–130.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567116.25/cwt110.00–119.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570125.87/cwt120.00–130.0071714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620113.98/cwt112.00–115.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626122.55/cwt119.00–128.007678
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,30876.40/cwt75.00–79.009996
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80440.25/cwt40.00–41.003244
Cows—Lean 85-90%93635.65/cwt35.00–37.003345
Cows—Boner 80-85%96453.45/cwt52.00–55.0051514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01545.26/cwt44.00–47.004595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13658.17/cwt56.00–60.0066118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22352.48/cwt52.00–53.006422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23763.02/cwt61.00–65.007809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26863.45/cwt63.00–64.008052

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.