Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2020-12-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,616 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 1,510▲ 1,010 vs year ago 606 · +166.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 207▲ 45 vs year ago 167 · +26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady. Feeder steers and bulls less than 450 lbs. unevenly steady and over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.49/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$118.49
292 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$468
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.05
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1399126.15503116
Medium and Large 2377117.46443121
Medium and Large 3428104.6244755
One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $56 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 sale292 hd
118.49
—
FL average10 barns · 1,117 hd
118.54
−0.05
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—Average1,52880.851,2359thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30554.237084thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07949.7453742
CowsLean 85-90%Low87335.0030653

Every lot

87 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 1205210.00/cwt210.00–210.004312
Steers—Medium and Large 3220173.42/cwt170.00–177.003822
Steers—Medium and Large 2285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 1327166.18/cwt162.00–172.005435
Steers—Medium and Large 2330155.67/cwt152.00–158.005144
Steers—Medium and Large 3333144.76/cwt142.00–150.004829
Steers—Medium and Large 3373140.90/cwt138.00–144.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 2376149.78/cwt146.00–155.0056317
Steers—Medium and Large 1381159.12/cwt156.00–166.006068
Steers—Medium and Large 3416132.58/cwt130.00–135.005528
Steers—Medium and Large 1431149.11/cwt146.00–155.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 2433138.94/cwt136.00–142.006025
Steers—Medium and Large 3468114.89/cwt112.00–118.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 1472134.42/cwt130.00–139.0063417
Steers—Medium and Large 2478123.09/cwt121.00–126.005888
Steers—Medium and Large 3518108.99/cwt108.00–110.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2520118.32/cwt114.00–122.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 1528127.06/cwt123.00–133.0067115
Steers—Medium and Large 3560108.00/cwt108.00–108.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1565126.72/cwt120.00–130.0071610
Steers—Medium and Large 2585113.00/cwt113.00–113.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 2614110.53/cwt105.00–113.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 1621119.70/cwt116.00–124.007438
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165166.00/cwt165.00–167.002742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173179.86/cwt175.00–185.003114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215111.00/cwt110.00–112.002392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223136.79/cwt130.00–145.003056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276116.39/cwt110.00–124.0032124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279130.42/cwt125.00–140.0036419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325112.48/cwt108.00–116.0036614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328121.84/cwt118.00–127.0040019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331130.98/cwt128.00–138.0043417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375122.31/cwt118.00–127.0045925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382111.23/cwt109.00–113.004258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387129.80/cwt128.00–138.0050219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424116.83/cwt112.00–121.0049526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425106.64/cwt103.00–110.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433125.03/cwt122.00–132.0054115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468112.38/cwt107.00–116.0052610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468102.88/cwt100.00–106.0048114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470122.49/cwt119.00–127.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515101.39/cwt96.00–104.0052211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525109.62/cwt105.00–115.0057615
Heifers—Medium and Large 353886.63/cwt85.00–90.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569112.17/cwt109.00–116.0063813
Heifers—Medium and Large 358588.00/cwt88.00–88.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615110.55/cwt105.00–114.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 362688.78/cwt85.00–92.005566
Heifers—Medium and Large 264594.00/cwt94.00–94.006061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165215.00/cwt215.00–215.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2180190.00/cwt190.00–190.003421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230172.00/cwt172.00–172.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240197.00/cwt197.00–197.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240175.10/cwt170.00–180.004202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320156.86/cwt154.00–160.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329145.92/cwt142.00–150.004807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374151.00/cwt146.00–154.0056514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381159.31/cwt156.00–166.0060715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419131.97/cwt128.00–133.005539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422151.09/cwt148.00–156.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428139.14/cwt136.00–145.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450118.00/cwt118.00–118.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466124.89/cwt120.00–128.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474134.20/cwt132.00–136.0063620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510121.98/cwt120.00–124.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530107.31/cwt106.00–110.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558120.21/cwt114.00–122.006718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565109.00/cwt109.00–109.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623101.94/cwt99.00–105.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1636108.91/cwt107.00–117.006936
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27073.00/cwt73.00–73.009271
Bulls——1,55584.57/cwt84.00–86.001,3154
Bulls——1,56579.10/cwt77.00–81.001,2384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75529.31/cwt27.00–31.0022111
Cows—Lean 85-90%81533.83/cwt32.00–36.0027622
Cows—Boner 80-85%98045.82/cwt44.00–48.0044919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00339.41/cwt37.00–41.0039520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10851.28/cwt49.00–53.0056815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26256.18/cwt54.00–58.007098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28052.31/cwt51.00–53.006703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38060.00/cwt60.00–60.008281

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.