Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-07-23

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Jul 23
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
954 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 1,196▼ 333 vs year ago 1,287 · −25.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 262▼ 96 vs year ago 327 · −29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, 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 $128.44/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$128.44
235 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427130.69557161
Medium and Large 2378124.5747159
Medium and Large 3344119.5541215thin
One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $146 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 sale235 hd
128.44
—
FL average8 barns · 715 hd
124.57
+3.87
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—Average1,27878.731,0067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45559.8287024
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15957.71669148

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210235.00/cwt235.00–235.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1260215.00/cwt215.00–215.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 2275197.41/cwt195.00–200.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1323189.59/cwt185.00–195.006124
Steers—Medium and Large 3328167.92/cwt166.00–170.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1370169.83/cwt164.00–174.006288
Steers—Medium and Large 2370159.57/cwt158.00–162.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 3374148.93/cwt144.00–151.005575
Steers—Medium and Large 1421157.59/cwt152.00–160.0066311
Steers—Medium and Large 3425136.73/cwt132.00–141.0058113
Steers—Medium and Large 2429146.14/cwt144.00–150.0062710
Steers—Medium and Large 2480131.65/cwt128.00–137.0063215
Steers—Medium and Large 1482141.31/cwt138.00–148.0068135
Steers—Medium and Large 3487120.66/cwt120.00–122.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 3510119.00/cwt119.00–119.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 1517138.11/cwt131.00–141.0071435
Steers—Medium and Large 2518127.94/cwt124.00–130.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 1571134.66/cwt130.00–139.0076941
Steers—Medium and Large 2572124.75/cwt121.00–128.007145
Steers—Medium and Large 3608111.75/cwt111.00–112.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 1620129.25/cwt124.00–133.0080120
Steers—Medium and Large 2623118.47/cwt116.00–121.007384
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1167215.15/cwt210.00–220.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215151.00/cwt150.00–152.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223131.78/cwt128.00–136.002942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268143.34/cwt138.00–148.003846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270126.50/cwt118.00–132.003425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323123.32/cwt122.00–124.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333130.90/cwt128.00–136.004366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339139.72/cwt138.00–148.0047411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369117.47/cwt116.00–120.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376125.49/cwt122.00–130.0047221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379134.98/cwt131.00–141.0051236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417120.54/cwt118.00–123.0050321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432127.27/cwt124.00–134.0055048
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435106.63/cwt104.00–109.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466115.74/cwt114.00–117.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473124.64/cwt121.00–129.0059029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516120.98/cwt117.00–124.0062415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566119.21/cwt114.00–122.0067512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2165250.00/cwt250.00–250.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3165235.00/cwt235.00–235.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1170264.71/cwt260.00–270.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228211.57/cwt210.00–215.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1238223.48/cwt222.00–225.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260217.45/cwt215.00–220.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260187.00/cwt187.00–187.004862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263200.99/cwt200.00–202.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369160.24/cwt159.00–161.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383167.33/cwt166.00–172.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388145.64/cwt144.00–148.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420158.38/cwt155.00–162.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425136.96/cwt134.00–140.005828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430145.46/cwt142.00–150.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484130.97/cwt129.00–134.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493138.60/cwt138.00–142.0068313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512129.66/cwt129.00–130.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519137.25/cwt134.00–141.0071211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578122.42/cwt119.00–126.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1586131.58/cwt129.00–137.007718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625108.00/cwt108.00–108.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629117.13/cwt115.00–119.007377
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16881.85/cwt80.00–84.009563
Bulls——1,36076.39/cwt75.00–78.001,0394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03054.48/cwt52.00–56.0056149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21055.00/cwt55.00–55.006661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21358.76/cwt57.00–61.0071385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28562.61/cwt62.00–66.0080514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41263.33/cwt61.00–65.008947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48958.58/cwt56.00–60.0087216

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.