Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-10-08

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Oct 8
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,255 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 1,088▲ 214 vs year ago 1,041 · +20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 178▼ 55 vs year ago 213 · −25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes below 350 lbs. steady, above 350 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.73/cwt on 337 head.
Average price
$119.73
337 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$528
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.03/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 1442124.24549194
Medium and Large 2435117.51511104
Medium and Large 3454103.2146839
One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $81 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 sale337 hd
119.73
—
FL average10 barns · 1,230 hd
119.18
+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—Average1,59675.091,19815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51649.857558thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23147.5258587
CowsLean 85-90%Average91126.362405thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2282165.95/cwt160.00–167.004687
Steers—Medium and Large 1283178.99/cwt175.00–190.0050712
Steers—Medium and Large 3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 3315156.72/cwt150.00–158.0049416
Steers—Medium and Large 1321175.89/cwt172.00–180.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 2340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 3369142.15/cwt136.00–144.0052521
Steers—Medium and Large 1387157.64/cwt156.00–166.0061020
Steers—Medium and Large 2390147.23/cwt146.00–152.0057411
Steers—Medium and Large 1418157.01/cwt153.00–160.0065612
Steers—Medium and Large 3425134.66/cwt130.00–139.0057219
Steers—Medium and Large 2431143.26/cwt140.00–148.0061714
Steers—Medium and Large 1482141.51/cwt138.00–148.0068223
Steers—Medium and Large 3482121.34/cwt119.00–126.005855
Steers—Medium and Large 2483131.08/cwt129.00–134.0063319
Steers—Medium and Large 1518130.73/cwt126.00–134.0067718
Steers—Medium and Large 2518120.30/cwt117.00–123.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 3518110.29/cwt108.00–113.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 2564118.20/cwt113.00–120.0066720
Steers—Medium and Large 3567107.57/cwt106.00–110.006105
Steers—Medium and Large 1576125.87/cwt121.00–131.0072515
Steers—Medium and Large 1619121.33/cwt115.00–125.0075117
Steers—Medium and Large 3623100.47/cwt98.00–103.006266
Steers—Medium and Large 2627109.57/cwt106.00–114.0068718
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228161.92/cwt157.00–170.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276166.40/cwt160.00–174.004598
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285134.00/cwt134.00–134.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288146.95/cwt144.00–150.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321135.78/cwt133.00–138.0043615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325124.86/cwt122.00–128.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333142.80/cwt140.00–150.0047625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366121.82/cwt119.00–124.004467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373130.03/cwt125.00–133.0048534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383137.92/cwt136.00–145.0052821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419112.06/cwt108.00–114.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421101.71/cwt100.00–104.004288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430119.99/cwt116.00–126.0051651
Heifers—Medium and Large 346897.26/cwt94.00–100.004556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469117.20/cwt111.00–121.0055041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473106.27/cwt102.00–110.0050319
Heifers—Medium and Large 351793.57/cwt89.00–96.004848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520113.06/cwt108.00–117.0058819
Heifers—Medium and Large 253599.65/cwt98.00–102.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572108.79/cwt105.00–113.0062213
Heifers—Medium and Large 257298.45/cwt94.00–102.0056314
Heifers—Medium and Large 358884.97/cwt83.00–87.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 360684.75/cwt84.00–85.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619102.42/cwt98.00–106.0063413
Heifers—Medium and Large 262890.46/cwt88.00–94.005686
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272183.67/cwt177.00–190.005003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275167.07/cwt160.00–172.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323165.50/cwt165.00–166.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328153.79/cwt150.00–158.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329173.86/cwt170.00–178.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372151.63/cwt150.00–154.005643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388137.96/cwt136.00–140.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426134.39/cwt130.00–139.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433142.91/cwt140.00–147.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438151.97/cwt150.00–155.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471123.60/cwt118.00–127.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490129.00/cwt129.00–129.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520109.96/cwt107.00–112.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530118.00/cwt118.00–118.006251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37272.25/cwt70.00–73.009913
Bulls——1,65275.80/cwt74.00–78.001,25212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83020.89/cwt20.00–22.001732
Cows—Lean 85-90%95033.00/cwt33.00–33.003142
Cows—Boner 80-85%96041.27/cwt40.00–43.0039611
Cows—Lean 85-90%99524.00/cwt24.00–24.002391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23546.08/cwt45.00–47.005692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24346.66/cwt44.00–48.0058038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29850.19/cwt49.00–53.0065138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60951.10/cwt50.00–52.008226
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,06168.23/cwt60.00–81.0072427

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.