Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2018-10-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 15
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 438 vs last sale 936▲ 498 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 137▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.29/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$128.29
129 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462132.9861462
Medium and Large 2435124.9254449
Medium and Large 3390121.3547318thin
One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $141 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 sale129 hd
128.29
—
FL average9 barns · 805 hd
127.37
+0.93
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—Low1,68576.351,28611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31048.006292thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11539.9944615
CowsLean 85-90%High89928.932608thin

Every lot

62 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
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 1271209.57/cwt200.00–215.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 3280174.73/cwt170.00–180.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 3343170.49/cwt170.00–172.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 2345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 3360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1372177.02/cwt172.00–182.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 2375167.93/cwt164.00–170.006304
Steers—Medium and Large 1428172.07/cwt168.00–178.0073613
Steers—Medium and Large 3433149.94/cwt148.00–154.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 2436163.49/cwt158.00–166.007138
Steers—Medium and Large 1477168.15/cwt164.00–174.008029
Steers—Medium and Large 2480159.24/cwt154.00–162.007648
Steers—Medium and Large 3483147.53/cwt144.00–152.007135
Steers—Medium and Large 1520154.39/cwt150.00–158.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 3532131.67/cwt128.00–137.007004
Steers—Medium and Large 2535141.13/cwt138.00–144.007557
Steers—Medium and Large 1570141.67/cwt138.00–146.0080810
Steers—Medium and Large 2575130.94/cwt128.00–135.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 3575120.81/cwt118.00–123.006956
Steers—Medium and Large 1626133.14/cwt128.00–138.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 2630121.91/cwt118.00–127.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 3630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255158.00/cwt158.00–158.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271137.86/cwt132.00–142.003745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315155.40/cwt152.00–158.004906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330141.42/cwt138.00–146.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335130.75/cwt128.00–134.004385
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372123.65/cwt122.00–126.004606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378142.17/cwt138.00–148.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381131.53/cwt128.00–136.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.91/cwt118.00–127.0052211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426132.62/cwt128.00–138.0056518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430111.69/cwt108.00–115.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465113.98/cwt112.00–117.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474133.01/cwt128.00–138.0063011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476121.95/cwt118.00–126.0058010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.99/cwt118.00–120.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527128.33/cwt124.00–134.0067612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570110.46/cwt106.00–113.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577118.30/cwt114.00–124.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625115.41/cwt112.00–120.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630105.24/cwt103.00–108.006634
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280205.00/cwt205.00–205.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310188.00/cwt188.00–188.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326194.21/cwt190.00–197.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441158.66/cwt158.00–160.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51272.58/cwt71.00–74.001,0975
Bulls——1,67576.94/cwt76.00–79.001,2894
Bulls——2,13584.61/cwt83.00–86.001,8062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79525.00/cwt25.00–25.001991
Cows—Lean 85-90%91429.49/cwt27.00–30.002707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03636.42/cwt35.00–37.003775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10640.31/cwt39.00–42.004467
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26845.18/cwt42.00–48.005733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31048.00/cwt48.00–48.006292

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.