Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-03-11

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Mar 11
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 390▲ 92 vs year ago 334 · +27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 69▲ 30 vs year ago 151 · +19.9%
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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 $142.53/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$142.53
101 head · 400 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.79
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426146.3962352
Medium and Large 2389141.1554931
Medium and Large 3343133.7645918thin
One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $164 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 sale101 hd
142.53
—
FL average10 barns · 715 hd
147.32
−4.79
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—Average1,52483.031,2655thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23663.537856thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08259.7064676
CowsLean 85-90%Low86639.6334312

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1205240.00/cwt240.00–240.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 3245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
Steers—Medium and Large 3260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 2266200.68/cwt200.00–202.005343
Steers—Medium and Large 1277211.09/cwt205.00–220.005855
Steers—Medium and Large 1310208.48/cwt207.00–210.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 2337190.99/cwt190.00–192.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1373191.29/cwt188.00–194.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 3376170.43/cwt166.00–172.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 2378179.43/cwt178.00–184.006784
Steers—Medium and Large 1407190.99/cwt190.00–192.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 2431175.41/cwt172.00–180.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 3431165.92/cwt164.00–170.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1456169.33/cwt168.00–170.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 2473155.41/cwt150.00–158.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 2510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 3517139.00/cwt138.00–140.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1525157.33/cwt153.00–162.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 2586142.30/cwt140.00–146.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1610141.00/cwt141.00–141.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 2610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1216171.94/cwt170.00–176.003713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3222139.22/cwt137.00–140.003094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263156.91/cwt146.00–160.004138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271168.76/cwt162.00–176.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275138.27/cwt135.00–140.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312167.96/cwt166.00–170.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333142.48/cwt140.00–148.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335152.42/cwt150.00–156.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375134.71/cwt130.00–138.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385151.15/cwt150.00–160.005828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386142.20/cwt140.00–148.005497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415136.99/cwt136.00–138.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418146.51/cwt140.00–150.006129
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430124.00/cwt124.00–124.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470129.91/cwt126.00–132.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472139.48/cwt134.00–144.0065810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520121.95/cwt118.00–124.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528130.23/cwt126.00–136.006887
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571127.87/cwt122.00–132.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623121.22/cwt116.00–126.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625101.00/cwt101.00–101.006311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275211.95/cwt205.00–220.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277179.77/cwt175.00–185.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2342190.99/cwt190.00–192.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360174.00/cwt174.00–174.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368192.42/cwt190.00–196.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370182.00/cwt182.00–182.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422187.96/cwt186.00–190.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427176.91/cwt174.00–180.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490162.00/cwt162.00–162.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0911
Bulls——1,33575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0011
Bulls——1,65186.05/cwt84.00–87.001,4213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79338.33/cwt38.00–39.003043
Cows—Lean 85-90%83031.89/cwt31.00–33.002652
Cows—Lean 85-90%90842.39/cwt40.00–44.003857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02855.57/cwt54.00–59.0057125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08459.88/cwt58.00–62.0064932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11760.50/cwt60.00–61.006762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15164.85/cwt63.00–67.0074619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29665.04/cwt63.00–66.008434

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.