Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2019-11-19

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Nov 19
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
▲ 276 vs last sale 776▲ 1,052 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 207▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$121.29
245 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432126.89549136
Medium and Large 2426117.2749971
Medium and Large 3397108.7643138
One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $117 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 sale245 hd
121.29
—
FL average8 barns · 909 hd
119.23
+2.06
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—Average1,66077.841,29227
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44253.8477614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23353.84664117
CowsLean 85-90%Low93735.2233010

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1215202.22/cwt200.00–207.004353
Steers—Medium and Large 2215187.00/cwt187.00–187.004021
Steers—Medium and Large 1273193.21/cwt187.00–200.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 2280174.73/cwt170.00–180.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 2319162.24/cwt160.00–164.005187
Steers—Medium and Large 1323171.53/cwt166.00–176.005546
Steers—Medium and Large 3323151.32/cwt150.00–152.004893
Steers—Medium and Large 2373149.40/cwt148.00–152.005577
Steers—Medium and Large 3380138.00/cwt138.00–138.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1388156.12/cwt154.00–158.006067
Steers—Medium and Large 2415140.01/cwt135.00–142.0058116
Steers—Medium and Large 1428147.29/cwt144.00–153.0063020
Steers—Medium and Large 3430126.99/cwt126.00–128.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 3463120.11/cwt114.00–122.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 2468129.34/cwt125.00–132.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 1473138.41/cwt134.00–143.0065538
Steers—Medium and Large 2523122.16/cwt118.00–124.0063910
Steers—Medium and Large 1525131.99/cwt127.00–137.0069325
Steers—Medium and Large 3533109.98/cwt108.00–112.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 3555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 2573120.56/cwt117.00–124.0069110
Steers—Medium and Large 1577129.69/cwt125.00–135.0074824
Steers—Medium and Large 1625129.03/cwt124.00–133.0080615
Steers—Medium and Large 2630117.00/cwt117.00–117.007371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1217147.57/cwt140.00–152.003203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272122.14/cwt115.00–128.003327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278135.69/cwt130.00–144.0037710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280104.82/cwt100.00–110.002933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325134.70/cwt130.00–140.0043818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327124.31/cwt120.00–128.004067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331113.27/cwt110.00–118.0037510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369112.09/cwt109.00–114.004147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375120.91/cwt116.00–124.0045311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380129.79/cwt127.00–136.0049317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421107.68/cwt106.00–110.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425116.80/cwt112.00–121.0049618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430125.69/cwt122.00–132.0054023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472105.35/cwt100.00–109.004979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473115.17/cwt110.00–119.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477124.43/cwt120.00–130.0059430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523111.44/cwt108.00–115.0058310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528120.21/cwt116.00–126.0063526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560111.99/cwt110.00–113.006276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572119.68/cwt114.00–124.006859
Heifers—Medium and Large 357399.50/cwt99.00–100.005702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268179.64/cwt175.00–182.004814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326160.62/cwt156.00–165.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370139.89/cwt136.00–142.005183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374159.12/cwt154.00–164.005958
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378148.46/cwt146.00–150.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417139.35/cwt134.00–142.005817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430146.59/cwt144.00–150.0063011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455122.00/cwt122.00–122.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464130.24/cwt129.00–132.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475137.93/cwt134.00–142.006559
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520122.91/cwt120.00–126.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530110.40/cwt107.00–114.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531130.72/cwt129.00–134.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565124.62/cwt121.00–127.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565113.99/cwt113.00–115.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 361591.00/cwt91.00–91.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622109.62/cwt105.00–114.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 263098.00/cwt98.00–98.006171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63475.75/cwt74.00–78.001,23820
Bulls——1,64079.67/cwt79.00–80.001,3073
Bulls——1,80486.92/cwt86.00–88.001,5684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84830.45/cwt30.00–31.002582
Cows—Lean 85-90%90335.04/cwt34.00–36.003166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05549.80/cwt48.00–52.0052536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13040.54/cwt40.00–41.004582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29754.85/cwt53.00–57.0071166
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33355.87/cwt55.00–59.007455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37559.10/cwt58.00–62.0081315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43849.00/cwt49.00–49.007052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52153.78/cwt53.00–54.008187

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.