Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-12-07

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,510 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 1,308▲ 836 vs year ago 674 · +124.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 298▲ 83 vs year ago 124 · +66.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 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 $124.29/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$124.29
277 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.59
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479127.5761196
Medium and Large 2437122.70536113
Medium and Large 3363122.3244468
One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $167 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 sale277 hd
124.29
—
FL average10 barns · 1,284 hd
125.88
−1.59
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—Low1,64880.451,32617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27353.886869thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14147.9754794
CowsLean 85-90%Low97434.1033212

Every lot

84 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 2237172.27/cwt170.00–177.004083
Steers—Medium and Large 2266167.54/cwt164.00–170.004465
Steers—Medium and Large 3278147.95/cwt146.00–150.004112
Steers—Medium and Large 1283175.52/cwt172.00–180.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 2324156.36/cwt152.00–160.005074
Steers—Medium and Large 1326166.07/cwt162.00–170.005419
Steers—Medium and Large 3331145.89/cwt142.00–150.004835
Steers—Medium and Large 2370151.95/cwt150.00–154.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 1378159.74/cwt156.00–166.0060416
Steers—Medium and Large 3378140.49/cwt140.00–142.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 1426152.23/cwt148.00–158.006488
Steers—Medium and Large 2432140.82/cwt139.00–147.006089
Steers—Medium and Large 3433130.52/cwt128.00–135.005657
Steers—Medium and Large 3468125.11/cwt122.00–128.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 2477132.89/cwt129.00–138.0063411
Steers—Medium and Large 1478142.98/cwt139.00–149.0068313
Steers—Medium and Large 2512126.99/cwt122.00–129.0065015
Steers—Medium and Large 3519115.66/cwt112.00–119.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 1523135.04/cwt130.00–140.0070617
Steers—Medium and Large 2564125.97/cwt124.00–128.007105
Steers—Medium and Large 1570134.47/cwt129.00–139.0076610
Steers—Medium and Large 3573114.48/cwt113.00–116.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2620119.53/cwt114.00–123.0074112
Steers—Medium and Large 1630127.48/cwt124.00–134.0080314
Steers—Medium and Large 3630107.42/cwt104.00–111.006772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1212176.23/cwt174.00–180.003743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2217158.75/cwt150.00–162.003446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233139.68/cwt135.00–146.003256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255156.00/cwt156.00–156.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282144.69/cwt140.00–154.004086
Heifers—Medium and Large 3287128.30/cwt125.00–132.003689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326151.86/cwt148.00–158.004957
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334130.59/cwt128.00–134.0043617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335140.42/cwt138.00–144.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375126.75/cwt122.00–130.0047518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377136.29/cwt132.00–142.0051410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377117.52/cwt112.00–121.0044318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417115.03/cwt110.00–118.004808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422123.89/cwt119.00–128.0052320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431132.19/cwt129.00–139.0057013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463110.74/cwt105.00–113.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471129.45/cwt124.00–134.0061015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480117.46/cwt114.00–122.0056428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510113.46/cwt106.00–115.0057924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524101.24/cwt100.00–103.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529119.52/cwt116.00–126.0063218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571115.46/cwt110.00–120.0065921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578103.30/cwt100.00–109.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607112.43/cwt105.00–114.006828
Heifers—Medium and Large 263097.46/cwt95.00–100.006142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215166.00/cwt166.00–166.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223175.97/cwt170.00–182.003926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265152.00/cwt152.00–152.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269165.86/cwt160.00–170.004465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273180.45/cwt172.00–187.004937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325166.47/cwt164.00–172.005417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335144.99/cwt144.00–146.004864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338154.98/cwt154.00–156.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368152.39/cwt151.00–154.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370142.00/cwt142.00–142.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383158.93/cwt156.00–162.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 3414129.24/cwt128.00–130.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416148.67/cwt145.00–152.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428135.84/cwt132.00–140.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465123.50/cwt120.00–127.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474138.58/cwt135.00–144.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483126.92/cwt124.00–130.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528121.98/cwt120.00–124.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1542129.32/cwt128.00–131.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573123.84/cwt119.00–129.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632107.29/cwt104.00–110.006783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32775.98/cwt73.00–77.001,0083
Bulls——1,70680.19/cwt78.00–82.001,36811
Bulls——1,75885.85/cwt84.00–87.001,5093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85029.08/cwt28.00–30.002473
Cows—Lean 85-90%95133.08/cwt32.00–35.003154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03443.53/cwt41.00–45.0045024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06637.92/cwt36.00–40.004045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11547.57/cwt46.00–50.0053044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23552.00/cwt52.00–52.006423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28252.76/cwt51.00–55.0067626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29254.82/cwt53.00–57.007086

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.