Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-06-17

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 17
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▼ 476 vs last sale 866▼ 143 vs year ago 533 · −26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 177▲ 13 vs year ago 104 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 5.00 to 8.00 lower except 450# to 550# calves remaining steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.87/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$118.87
113 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.37
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473126.1859753
Medium and Large 2497114.1756843
Medium and Large 3488107.9552717thin
One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about $70 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 sale113 hd
118.87
—
FL average10 barns · 794 hd
129.24
−10.37
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—High1,21879.009623thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31962.3582218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14458.4366969
CowsLean 85-90%Low92738.363565thin

Every lot

63 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 1364157.32/cwt150.00–160.005734
Steers—Medium and Large 2370144.00/cwt144.00–144.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1426144.78/cwt140.00–150.006178
Steers—Medium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 2473135.27/cwt130.00–138.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 1475145.55/cwt143.00–150.0069112
Steers—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1514141.69/cwt134.00–144.0072815
Steers—Medium and Large 3515120.99/cwt120.00–122.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2530127.68/cwt124.00–132.0067711
Steers—Medium and Large 2570121.76/cwt117.00–125.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 1579130.14/cwt126.00–136.0075415
Steers—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1623124.45/cwt120.00–129.0077512
Steers—Medium and Large 2628112.94/cwt110.00–116.007092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310122.00/cwt122.00–122.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330126.51/cwt124.00–132.004173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340134.00/cwt134.00–134.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368135.60/cwt132.00–139.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370124.54/cwt120.00–127.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410112.00/cwt112.00–112.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421129.73/cwt124.00–134.0054615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421119.76/cwt118.00–123.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473129.27/cwt124.00–134.0061115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481117.32/cwt114.00–122.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3514107.10/cwt101.00–109.0055012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518126.62/cwt124.00–130.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520115.15/cwt110.00–119.0059916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574104.93/cwt101.00–109.006028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578114.38/cwt110.00–120.0066111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610108.49/cwt107.00–110.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 262096.31/cwt95.00–99.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 363084.00/cwt84.00–84.005291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220182.39/cwt180.00–185.004012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275174.73/cwt170.00–180.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317171.31/cwt170.00–174.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330157.94/cwt156.00–160.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375134.99/cwt134.00–136.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378153.92/cwt150.00–158.005825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385142.99/cwt142.00–144.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410138.00/cwt138.00–138.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425144.67/cwt140.00–150.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480124.00/cwt124.00–124.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490141.98/cwt141.00–144.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520129.99/cwt128.00–131.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565122.99/cwt122.00–124.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06574.00/cwt74.00–74.007881
Bulls——1,08577.00/cwt77.00–77.008351
Bulls——1,50586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81034.94/cwt34.00–36.002833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02039.00/cwt39.00–39.003981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02854.35/cwt52.00–56.0055921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14858.69/cwt57.00–61.0067434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18552.00/cwt52.00–52.006161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18548.00/cwt48.00–48.005691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23060.27/cwt60.00–61.007414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31063.90/cwt62.00–66.0083714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35763.78/cwt63.00–66.0086513

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.