Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-02-25

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 25
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 273▲ 173 vs year ago 316 · +54.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 115▲ 18 vs year ago 117 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 $152.65/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$152.65
81 head · 320 lb average
Value per head Derived
$488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1336157.9653140
Medium and Large 2305151.6546223
Medium and Large 3302142.1642918thin
One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $102 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 sale81 hd
152.65
—
FL average9 barns · 655 hd
148.31
+4.34
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—Low1,53778.851,21214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21559.1871914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23856.6670254
CowsLean 85-90%Low85738.793325thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1165210.65/cwt205.00–215.003487
Steers—Medium and Large 3165180.00/cwt180.00–180.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 2175192.43/cwt190.00–195.003372
Steers—Medium and Large 1222199.23/cwt195.00–200.004427
Steers—Medium and Large 2225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 3235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1265215.00/cwt215.00–215.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 2371172.59/cwt170.00–176.006403
Steers—Medium and Large 1375182.52/cwt180.00–188.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1425174.82/cwt170.00–180.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 2431163.27/cwt160.00–166.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 3435154.00/cwt154.00–154.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1576134.59/cwt132.00–140.007753
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3175156.48/cwt150.00–160.002743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1177186.15/cwt180.00–195.0032911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2179168.49/cwt165.00–170.003027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215187.44/cwt185.00–190.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3221155.65/cwt155.00–156.003443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225167.39/cwt165.00–170.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282146.49/cwt146.00–147.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324163.42/cwt160.00–168.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333139.93/cwt138.00–144.004667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381140.56/cwt138.00–148.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385129.97/cwt128.00–132.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410124.00/cwt124.00–124.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418132.66/cwt132.00–134.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421142.49/cwt138.00–146.006007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465137.96/cwt136.00–140.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465127.48/cwt126.00–129.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513126.79/cwt125.00–129.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535102.00/cwt102.00–102.005461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1165211.26/cwt205.00–215.003497
Bulls—Medium and Large 3175174.71/cwt170.00–180.003064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2185188.24/cwt185.00–195.003486
Bulls—Medium and Large 3227169.73/cwt165.00–175.003852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1231200.95/cwt195.00–210.004644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260217.30/cwt215.00–220.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283193.18/cwt190.00–200.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370173.95/cwt172.00–176.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380162.00/cwt162.00–162.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420176.00/cwt176.00–176.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437161.97/cwt160.00–164.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520133.40/cwt130.00–137.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526142.54/cwt138.00–148.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625129.50/cwt129.00–130.008092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43179.12/cwt77.00–81.001,1325
Bulls——1,54874.29/cwt72.00–75.001,1505
Bulls——1,65584.21/cwt82.00–86.001,3944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73530.00/cwt30.00–30.002211
Cows—Lean 85-90%79535.00/cwt35.00–35.002781
Cows—Lean 85-90%91842.99/cwt42.00–44.003953
Cows—Boner 80-85%96851.99/cwt50.00–53.0050315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12755.51/cwt54.00–57.006262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23059.79/cwt58.00–62.0073512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32657.46/cwt55.00–59.0076230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39561.79/cwt60.00–64.008629
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 178677.02/cwt70.00–90.006053

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.