Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-08-13

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Aug 13
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
932 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 1,114▼ 517 vs year ago 1,449 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 261▼ 129 vs year ago 327 · −39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3,00 lower, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.42/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$116.42
267 head · 411 lb average
Value per head Derived
$479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.04
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1420118.14496203
Medium and Large 2391111.3843652
Medium and Large 3359108.9639112thin
One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $105 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 sale267 hd
116.42
—
FL average10 barns · 854 hd
116.45
−0.04
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—High1,91095.001,8151thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56058.5991411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19857.61690102
CowsLean 85-90%High92342.4739227

Every lot

79 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 1235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 2258148.99/cwt148.00–150.003842
Steers—Medium and Large 1275158.27/cwt155.00–160.004353
Steers—Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 1327149.52/cwt147.00–154.004893
Steers—Medium and Large 2328138.84/cwt136.00–142.004552
Steers—Medium and Large 1373143.53/cwt138.00–148.005356
Steers—Medium and Large 3375122.89/cwt121.00–127.004613
Steers—Medium and Large 2383131.12/cwt128.00–137.0050214
Steers—Medium and Large 1422139.75/cwt135.00–145.0059011
Steers—Medium and Large 2424130.16/cwt127.00–133.0055210
Steers—Medium and Large 3425119.83/cwt115.00–124.0050911
Steers—Medium and Large 3471108.86/cwt106.00–112.0051310
Steers—Medium and Large 2475117.80/cwt113.00–122.0056021
Steers—Medium and Large 1478126.73/cwt123.00–133.0060645
Steers—Medium and Large 3512103.66/cwt103.00–104.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 2520112.04/cwt108.00–115.0058311
Steers—Medium and Large 1535118.68/cwt116.00–126.0063512
Steers—Medium and Large 2569106.54/cwt102.00–109.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 357395.50/cwt95.00–96.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 1582113.42/cwt110.00–120.0066042
Steers—Medium and Large 2618101.32/cwt95.00–104.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 1619110.52/cwt108.00–115.0068415
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1174132.53/cwt125.00–140.002314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1219140.50/cwt134.00–146.0030812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220127.00/cwt127.00–127.002791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268139.44/cwt134.00–144.0037419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269123.42/cwt120.00–126.003324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324132.94/cwt128.00–138.0043112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327122.09/cwt118.00–126.003999
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327112.45/cwt110.00–117.003689
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372110.45/cwt105.00–114.0041116
Heifers—Medium and Large 337599.26/cwt95.00–104.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380118.81/cwt115.00–125.0045126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416106.74/cwt101.00–109.0044414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427114.53/cwt110.00–120.0048949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460103.00/cwt103.00–103.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477109.54/cwt105.00–115.0052333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505103.00/cwt103.00–103.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527108.61/cwt104.00–114.0057228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562100.65/cwt99.00–102.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569109.25/cwt103.00–113.0062216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 361597.00/cwt97.00–97.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628104.43/cwt101.00–110.006564
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165180.00/cwt180.00–180.002971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2170162.00/cwt162.00–162.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1213166.34/cwt160.00–170.003546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1264162.01/cwt155.00–166.004286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275125.78/cwt120.00–132.003462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320130.86/cwt128.00–134.004192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325139.98/cwt138.00–142.004558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334148.31/cwt146.00–155.004957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381131.54/cwt128.00–136.005018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385140.71/cwt138.00–146.005425
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388120.23/cwt118.00–122.004664
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427119.41/cwt115.00–124.005106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429129.14/cwt127.00–132.005546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466119.82/cwt118.00–122.005586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468109.32/cwt108.00–111.005123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489124.48/cwt123.00–127.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505105.00/cwt105.00–105.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537108.26/cwt106.00–112.005817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545116.00/cwt116.00–116.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573105.25/cwt100.00–109.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623100.48/cwt99.00–102.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77735.57/cwt35.00–37.002765
Cows—Lean 85-90%92840.37/cwt39.00–42.003756
Cows—Lean 85-90%96745.41/cwt43.00–47.0043916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01852.95/cwt51.00–55.0053931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23458.35/cwt56.00–60.0072047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36062.16/cwt61.00–65.0084524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50661.48/cwt60.00–64.009264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56354.00/cwt54.00–54.008442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60358.12/cwt57.00–59.009325

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.