Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-06-24

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jun 24
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
659 head
▲ 269 vs last sale 390▼ 923 vs year ago 1,582 · −58.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 117▲ 4 vs year ago 131 · +3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.60/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$123.60
150 head · 414 lb average
Value per head Derived
$511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.77
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418129.5754275
Medium and Large 2401121.4648757
Medium and Large 3437105.4946118thin
One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $80 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 sale150 hd
123.60
—
FL average9 barns · 757 hd
128.37
−4.77
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—High1,35783.531,1344thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38962.2986517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09059.5464958
CowsLean 85-90%High85737.193195thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 3282149.27/cwt146.00–152.004213
Steers—Medium and Large 2310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1331175.72/cwt172.00–182.005826
Steers—Medium and Large 3375140.68/cwt138.00–145.005284
Steers—Medium and Large 2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1388157.96/cwt156.00–160.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 1428154.52/cwt152.00–160.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 3431134.18/cwt132.00–139.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 2440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 3473133.49/cwt132.00–134.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1479151.64/cwt149.00–158.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 2488139.49/cwt138.00–141.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 1525143.87/cwt139.00–149.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 2525133.76/cwt130.00–136.0070210
Steers—Medium and Large 3525123.68/cwt119.00–126.0064911
Steers—Medium and Large 2565125.97/cwt124.00–128.0071219
Steers—Medium and Large 1576133.68/cwt129.00–138.007708
Steers—Medium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 3623106.94/cwt104.00–110.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1627125.49/cwt121.00–131.0078711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215142.00/cwt142.00–142.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225151.83/cwt145.00–160.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269130.96/cwt124.00–136.003525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278143.57/cwt137.00–152.0039910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322125.14/cwt120.00–128.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326144.56/cwt140.00–150.004718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328133.77/cwt130.00–138.0043911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.38/cwt118.00–127.0046312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379131.88/cwt128.00–138.0050014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380111.36/cwt108.00–116.004234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421119.60/cwt114.00–123.0050415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425128.84/cwt124.00–134.0054811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428108.50/cwt108.00–109.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465115.95/cwt112.00–118.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470124.92/cwt120.00–129.0058711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490101.00/cwt101.00–101.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523109.17/cwt104.00–112.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525119.03/cwt115.00–124.0062512
Heifers—Medium and Large 352598.99/cwt98.00–100.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571108.97/cwt107.00–113.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 257896.94/cwt94.00–100.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 359384.00/cwt83.00–85.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608105.50/cwt105.00–106.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 262590.99/cwt90.00–92.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 364377.00/cwt76.00–78.004952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220168.98/cwt168.00–170.003722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265169.98/cwt168.00–172.004505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273183.56/cwt180.00–190.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320157.94/cwt156.00–160.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328166.50/cwt166.00–167.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378159.81/cwt156.00–166.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382139.51/cwt138.00–144.005339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429153.69/cwt150.00–158.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430133.35/cwt130.00–139.005738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431143.43/cwt140.00–146.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475153.00/cwt153.00–153.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488139.70/cwt138.00–144.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3492129.33/cwt128.00–130.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518125.50/cwt125.00–126.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526133.67/cwt131.00–138.007037
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572114.61/cwt112.00–118.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1586129.98/cwt129.00–139.0076223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635104.00/cwt104.00–104.006601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04076.00/cwt76.00–76.007901
Bulls——1,46386.04/cwt85.00–88.001,2593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72030.00/cwt30.00–30.002161
Cows—Lean 85-90%79035.00/cwt35.00–35.002771
Cows—Lean 85-90%92540.32/cwt39.00–41.003733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01655.12/cwt53.00–57.0056019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08460.06/cwt58.00–62.0065124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19564.32/cwt63.00–67.0076915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24055.92/cwt55.00–57.006932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28561.67/cwt60.00–62.007926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49264.11/cwt63.00–67.009579

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.