Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-11-05

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 5
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
911 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 877▼ 102 vs year ago 1,013 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 122▼ 80 vs year ago 203 · −39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $117.42/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$117.42
225 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.17
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424121.60515134
Medium and Large 2381114.9643856
Medium and Large 3405105.3742735
One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $89 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 sale225 hd
117.42
—
FL average10 barns · 945 hd
114.25
+3.17
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—Low1,57969.891,10423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28350.216445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24247.8259468

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285163.44/cwt160.00–167.004662
Steers—Medium and Large 2285148.00/cwt148.00–148.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 1308170.66/cwt170.00–172.005263
Steers—Medium and Large 2315157.97/cwt156.00–160.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 3333143.92/cwt142.00–146.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 1368158.90/cwt156.00–162.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 3373137.46/cwt136.00–140.005134
Steers—Medium and Large 2376146.52/cwt142.00–150.005515
Steers—Medium and Large 3411129.75/cwt129.00–130.005334
Steers—Medium and Large 2418138.41/cwt136.00–141.005799
Steers—Medium and Large 1419148.24/cwt145.00–152.006217
Steers—Medium and Large 1476136.32/cwt132.00–142.0064936
Steers—Medium and Large 2480125.70/cwt123.00–128.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 3480115.73/cwt112.00–120.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 1515134.13/cwt126.00–136.0069121
Steers—Medium and Large 2522121.54/cwt118.00–125.006345
Steers—Medium and Large 3523111.48/cwt110.00–113.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1579123.34/cwt121.00–129.007145
Steers—Medium and Large 3587101.58/cwt100.00–104.005965
Steers—Medium and Large 1618114.47/cwt112.00–117.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 264098.49/cwt97.00–100.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 364587.00/cwt87.00–87.005611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218137.09/cwt128.00–142.002994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230118.04/cwt115.00–125.002713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276124.06/cwt120.00–130.003429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279138.11/cwt134.00–147.0038514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319118.05/cwt114.00–121.003778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327126.43/cwt122.00–130.0041310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329135.94/cwt132.00–142.0044718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363111.44/cwt109.00–113.0040511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377117.83/cwt114.00–121.0044412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381127.54/cwt124.00–134.0048616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427118.58/cwt114.00–124.0050623
Heifers—Medium and Large 342798.66/cwt98.00–100.004216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436106.64/cwt104.00–112.0046510
Heifers—Medium and Large 346996.22/cwt94.00–98.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476114.68/cwt110.00–120.0054618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476104.28/cwt100.00–109.004967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514111.36/cwt104.00–114.0057234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518100.13/cwt94.00–103.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 352090.00/cwt90.00–90.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 355890.50/cwt90.00–91.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563109.98/cwt107.00–112.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 259592.00/cwt92.00–92.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630102.24/cwt99.00–108.006443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175174.71/cwt170.00–180.003062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223159.83/cwt155.00–165.003564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230172.90/cwt167.00–182.003984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273137.04/cwt130.00–142.003743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275167.26/cwt160.00–175.0046017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283150.99/cwt150.00–152.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320147.78/cwt142.00–151.004738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329156.05/cwt152.00–160.005137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331165.46/cwt162.00–170.0054812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369158.25/cwt155.00–161.005847
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374137.23/cwt136.00–139.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383144.51/cwt142.00–150.0055314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425136.82/cwt132.00–140.0058110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425126.91/cwt123.00–130.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435144.70/cwt142.00–148.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470127.91/cwt123.00–131.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473117.48/cwt116.00–119.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481135.61/cwt132.00–141.0065212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523121.34/cwt118.00–124.0063511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535129.00/cwt129.00–129.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588121.50/cwt121.00–122.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 263898.99/cwt97.00–100.006323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44369.61/cwt68.00–71.001,0048
Bulls——1,53765.44/cwt64.00–67.001,0067
Bulls——1,75274.06/cwt73.00–77.001,2988
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01142.77/cwt40.00–44.0043214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12047.00/cwt47.00–47.005261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26547.55/cwt45.00–49.0060234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32451.01/cwt49.00–53.006754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36551.80/cwt50.00–54.0070720

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.