Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-06-10

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 10
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
866 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 673▲ 89 vs year ago 777 · +11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 83▲ 32 vs year ago 145 · +22.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $138.24/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$138.24
206 head · 373 lb average
Value per head Derived
$515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.06
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1390143.7556193
Medium and Large 2359135.3048688
Medium and Large 3354128.0945325
One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about $108 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 sale206 hd
138.24
—
FL average10 barns · 866 hd
132.19
+6.06
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—High1,63892.351,51315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31460.6779711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13158.1065761
CowsLean 85-90%High86236.3731413

Every lot

87 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 1220205.00/cwt205.00–205.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 3230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1271204.83/cwt200.00–210.005555
Steers—Medium and Large 2271189.46/cwt186.00–192.005134
Steers—Medium and Large 1328182.32/cwt178.00–188.005986
Steers—Medium and Large 2333170.57/cwt168.00–176.005686
Steers—Medium and Large 3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1365168.97/cwt166.00–170.006176
Steers—Medium and Large 2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 3382145.27/cwt142.00–148.005553
Steers—Medium and Large 2415149.00/cwt149.00–149.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 3415138.99/cwt138.00–140.005772
Steers—Medium and Large 1440154.00/cwt154.00–154.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1460147.48/cwt146.00–149.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 3470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 2478132.91/cwt129.00–138.006355
Steers—Medium and Large 1528142.12/cwt138.00–148.007509
Steers—Medium and Large 2533131.50/cwt131.00–132.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1560142.49/cwt141.00–144.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 3570119.96/cwt118.00–122.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 2588126.48/cwt125.00–128.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1620122.29/cwt120.00–126.007583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3170148.00/cwt148.00–148.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1185167.00/cwt167.00–167.003091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2193151.20/cwt150.00–155.002928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226150.78/cwt150.00–152.003415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230134.67/cwt130.00–140.003102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1232163.92/cwt160.00–174.003807
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269134.15/cwt132.00–138.003615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273147.50/cwt140.00–154.004039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280160.18/cwt155.00–170.0044924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322157.45/cwt152.00–162.0050710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329135.90/cwt132.00–140.004477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331145.56/cwt142.00–150.0048214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381130.75/cwt128.00–137.0049834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382141.18/cwt138.00–148.005396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384121.19/cwt120.00–122.004655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418124.31/cwt122.00–126.005206
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425113.00/cwt113.00–113.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430131.75/cwt128.00–138.005678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465130.43/cwt128.00–133.0060617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470118.99/cwt118.00–120.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518118.46/cwt116.00–121.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521127.83/cwt125.00–132.0066614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555111.00/cwt111.00–111.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573127.88/cwt124.00–132.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578115.88/cwt112.00–120.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615117.98/cwt116.00–120.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638102.50/cwt102.00–103.006542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3174172.64/cwt170.00–175.003009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1179202.24/cwt200.00–210.003624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2188183.27/cwt180.00–185.003453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215189.97/cwt188.00–192.004083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225172.39/cwt170.00–175.003882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1234199.81/cwt195.00–210.004689
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268177.04/cwt170.00–180.004749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2276189.87/cwt187.00–195.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1281205.40/cwt197.00–212.0057718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320164.37/cwt160.00–167.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336170.62/cwt168.00–174.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1339179.98/cwt178.00–182.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372147.74/cwt142.00–150.0055023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373167.81/cwt164.00–172.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388153.94/cwt152.00–158.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413139.32/cwt138.00–140.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417148.66/cwt148.00–150.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423157.26/cwt152.00–162.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473144.35/cwt139.00–149.0068321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490130.48/cwt129.00–132.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525122.99/cwt122.00–124.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532131.24/cwt128.00–136.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620112.24/cwt111.00–114.006964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53986.42/cwt85.00–88.001,3305
Bulls——1,58492.92/cwt90.00–94.001,4724
Bulls——1,75796.92/cwt95.00–99.001,7036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81736.72/cwt35.00–39.003003
Cows—Lean 85-90%84831.28/cwt30.00–33.002655
Cows—Lean 85-90%90341.26/cwt40.00–44.003735
Cows—Boner 80-85%97153.80/cwt52.00–55.0052214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11556.00/cwt56.00–56.006241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14358.12/cwt56.00–60.0066433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25559.24/cwt57.00–60.007435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26162.37/cwt61.00–65.0078614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41363.04/cwt61.00–65.008915

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.