Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-06-25

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jun 25
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 837▼ 86 vs year ago 1,098 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 204▼ 128 vs year ago 372 · −34.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Market will be closed for the holiday next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.25/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$134.25
241 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.77
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479136.86656119
Medium and Large 2456132.07602104
Medium and Large 3411129.5953318thin
One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $123 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 sale241 hd
134.25
—
FL average9 barns · 611 hd
139.02
−4.77
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—High1,40381.391,14223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48459.3688120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21658.76714111
CowsLean 85-90%High85436.5531210

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1258184.30/cwt182.00–186.004753
Steers—Medium and Large 3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 3332143.26/cwt140.00–146.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 2334152.85/cwt150.00–156.0051113
Steers—Medium and Large 3380135.74/cwt132.00–138.005165
Steers—Medium and Large 2382145.18/cwt142.00–150.0055512
Steers—Medium and Large 1388153.61/cwt152.00–157.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1427144.39/cwt140.00–150.0061723
Steers—Medium and Large 3431123.31/cwt120.00–129.005317
Steers—Medium and Large 2432133.30/cwt130.00–139.0057633
Steers—Medium and Large 2468126.35/cwt124.00–128.005918
Steers—Medium and Large 1472135.60/cwt130.00–140.0064058
Steers—Medium and Large 2518122.29/cwt116.00–125.0063327
Steers—Medium and Large 1527130.36/cwt126.00–136.0068717
Steers—Medium and Large 3560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1576130.94/cwt129.00–136.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 2584119.21/cwt118.00–121.006969
Steers—Medium and Large 2615110.99/cwt110.00–112.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1631117.66/cwt114.00–124.0074210
Steers—Medium and Large 3640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208158.99/cwt158.00–160.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215126.00/cwt126.00–126.002711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220139.95/cwt138.00–142.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273151.02/cwt144.00–158.004127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282132.58/cwt128.00–140.003749
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316124.78/cwt124.00–126.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328142.25/cwt138.00–148.0046713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328131.94/cwt128.00–137.0043312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368113.50/cwt113.00–114.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371122.16/cwt118.00–126.0045316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375131.16/cwt127.00–137.0049218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415112.98/cwt111.00–114.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423131.16/cwt116.00–136.0055538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423121.42/cwt119.00–124.0051413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474111.23/cwt110.00–113.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476130.48/cwt126.00–136.0062115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478120.27/cwt116.00–125.0057512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522128.55/cwt124.00–133.0067111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523118.14/cwt114.00–122.0061816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524107.94/cwt104.00–112.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569109.05/cwt103.00–112.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574118.29/cwt115.00–123.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 361592.00/cwt92.00–92.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623100.50/cwt100.00–101.006262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215199.29/cwt195.00–204.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274179.60/cwt172.00–187.004926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322165.69/cwt162.00–170.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323145.50/cwt145.00–146.004702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365148.99/cwt148.00–150.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369138.11/cwt134.00–140.005106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385154.65/cwt152.00–162.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405129.00/cwt129.00–129.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436142.22/cwt140.00–144.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2444130.40/cwt130.00–132.005795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468126.34/cwt122.00–129.005917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473135.63/cwt131.00–139.006427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527120.31/cwt116.00–124.006348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1541126.98/cwt126.00–130.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 362499.43/cwt94.00–102.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630117.54/cwt114.00–124.007413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22876.05/cwt74.00–78.009347
Bulls——1,43181.00/cwt79.00–83.001,1596
Bulls——1,50885.37/cwt84.00–88.001,28710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73030.00/cwt30.00–30.002191
Cows—Lean 85-90%86738.58/cwt37.00–40.003346
Cows—Lean 85-90%87034.69/cwt34.00–35.003023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05354.27/cwt52.00–56.0057124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23758.95/cwt57.00–61.0072964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32762.93/cwt62.00–66.0083523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43162.34/cwt62.00–64.008927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50558.59/cwt57.00–60.0088210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53554.97/cwt53.00–56.008443

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.