Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-06-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 11
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,170 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 1,010▲ 320 vs year ago 850 · +37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 241▲ 75 vs year ago 187 · +40.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.03/cwt on 285 head.
Average price
$134.03
285 head · 396 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.55
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433137.62595128
Medium and Large 2377132.65501112
Medium and Large 3341127.2943445
One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $161 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 sale285 hd
134.03
—
FL average10 barns · 893 hd
133.48
+0.55
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—High1,76692.881,6406thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25261.5477018
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23359.59735130

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165220.00/cwt220.00–220.003632
Steers—Medium and Large 3185185.00/cwt185.00–185.003421
Steers—Medium and Large 3225183.34/cwt180.00–187.004132
Steers—Medium and Large 2245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 2274173.33/cwt167.00–178.0047514
Steers—Medium and Large 1282184.99/cwt180.00–195.005227
Steers—Medium and Large 3286153.54/cwt150.00–164.004398
Steers—Medium and Large 2318165.64/cwt160.00–168.0052713
Steers—Medium and Large 1323174.31/cwt169.00–179.005636
Steers—Medium and Large 3335151.19/cwt150.00–155.005064
Steers—Medium and Large 1371171.92/cwt168.00–176.006385
Steers—Medium and Large 3384149.06/cwt146.00–152.0057211
Steers—Medium and Large 2386158.29/cwt156.00–165.0061110
Steers—Medium and Large 1420154.70/cwt150.00–160.0065032
Steers—Medium and Large 2421146.08/cwt140.00–149.0061514
Steers—Medium and Large 3426134.59/cwt130.00–138.0057314
Steers—Medium and Large 3465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2475141.64/cwt137.00–146.0067312
Steers—Medium and Large 1476151.55/cwt147.00–157.0072127
Steers—Medium and Large 3518124.50/cwt124.00–125.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 2522133.50/cwt129.00–137.0069718
Steers—Medium and Large 1531141.76/cwt138.00–148.0075348
Steers—Medium and Large 1567139.06/cwt132.00–142.0078816
Steers—Medium and Large 2578126.49/cwt125.00–128.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 2613122.00/cwt121.00–123.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1628128.86/cwt124.00–134.008092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2160155.00/cwt155.00–155.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1170170.97/cwt170.00–172.002912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3222143.23/cwt140.00–145.003186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223157.20/cwt150.00–160.003518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228170.74/cwt165.00–180.003894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268135.05/cwt132.00–138.0036211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275162.44/cwt155.00–170.004478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280145.14/cwt140.00–152.0040611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329127.92/cwt124.00–130.004218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332147.36/cwt144.00–154.0048911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337135.91/cwt134.00–140.0045822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371127.77/cwt124.00–131.0047417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377116.71/cwt112.00–120.004405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380135.72/cwt132.00–142.0051623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413119.33/cwt112.00–121.0049310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423137.57/cwt132.00–142.0058216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423127.20/cwt122.00–131.0053838
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460117.98/cwt116.00–119.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465126.82/cwt121.00–129.005909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467136.91/cwt130.00–140.0063928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520135.22/cwt134.00–139.0070316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523114.38/cwt111.00–118.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536121.17/cwt119.00–124.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563117.82/cwt111.00–120.0066318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613114.50/cwt114.00–115.007022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268174.99/cwt174.00–177.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285154.00/cwt154.00–154.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323174.26/cwt170.00–179.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343159.50/cwt159.00–160.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378150.29/cwt146.00–155.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418146.50/cwt146.00–147.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437131.92/cwt130.00–139.0057610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538130.50/cwt130.00–131.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570128.25/cwt124.00–131.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620120.49/cwt119.00–122.007472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76090.08/cwt89.00–91.001,5853
Bulls——1,77295.68/cwt94.00–98.001,6953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09255.30/cwt53.00–57.0060430
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20063.41/cwt62.00–66.0076110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26359.63/cwt58.00–62.0075373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30764.25/cwt63.00–67.0084027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31659.21/cwt58.00–61.007798

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.