Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-07-15

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 15
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 1,027▼ 75 vs year ago 782 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
258 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 402▲ 60 vs year ago 198 · +30.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder classes 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.65/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$142.65
205 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.33
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518143.94746114
Medium and Large 2470142.9367165
Medium and Large 3459136.2362526
One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $121 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 sale205 hd
142.65
—
FL average9 barns · 848 hd
146.97
−4.33
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—Average1,45481.961,1927thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24757.3871610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11356.28627151
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00339.844005thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223206.57/cwt205.00–210.004613
Steers—Medium and Large 2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1258205.66/cwt205.00–207.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 2268187.98/cwt186.00–190.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 3270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1318191.95/cwt190.00–194.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 2325177.82/cwt174.00–182.005782
Steers—Medium and Large 3326169.18/cwt165.00–172.005524
Steers—Medium and Large 2369160.48/cwt158.00–162.005928
Steers—Medium and Large 3370149.96/cwt148.00–152.005553
Steers—Medium and Large 1379168.07/cwt164.00–172.006376
Steers—Medium and Large 3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2422148.54/cwt144.00–152.0062715
Steers—Medium and Large 1428157.68/cwt155.00–162.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 3474128.74/cwt127.00–130.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 2475138.95/cwt137.00–142.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 1483146.75/cwt144.00–153.0070928
Steers—Medium and Large 2523134.13/cwt131.00–138.0070126
Steers—Medium and Large 3524124.14/cwt120.00–128.0065011
Steers—Medium and Large 1535141.58/cwt139.00–149.0075711
Steers—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1572133.73/cwt129.00–138.0076536
Steers—Medium and Large 2577122.64/cwt121.00–125.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 2614119.00/cwt117.00–120.007315
Steers—Medium and Large 1621127.11/cwt124.00–131.0078921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210167.00/cwt167.00–167.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2232143.71/cwt140.00–150.003333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255126.00/cwt126.00–126.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262139.14/cwt135.00–140.003656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273149.22/cwt142.00–157.004078
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322125.10/cwt120.00–129.004037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332143.16/cwt140.00–150.004756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335132.28/cwt130.00–139.004437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371143.88/cwt140.00–148.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372123.44/cwt118.00–127.0045913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383130.78/cwt128.00–136.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417116.56/cwt114.00–119.004865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423125.17/cwt120.00–129.0052915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430133.81/cwt130.00–140.0057526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473118.52/cwt115.00–122.0056110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478127.47/cwt124.00–133.0060911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520116.72/cwt110.00–125.0060715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524123.29/cwt119.00–128.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572115.61/cwt111.00–120.0066115
Heifers—Medium and Large 359590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 361593.00/cwt93.00–93.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622111.77/cwt108.00–116.006956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268171.98/cwt170.00–174.004612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275183.85/cwt180.00–188.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276198.93/cwt197.00–202.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330178.00/cwt178.00–178.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360152.00/cwt152.00–152.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377168.69/cwt166.00–174.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410161.48/cwt160.00–163.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423148.49/cwt148.00–150.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433135.97/cwt134.00–138.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471139.73/cwt136.00–142.006589
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472149.93/cwt148.00–154.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517135.38/cwt129.00–138.007006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525123.96/cwt122.00–126.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567124.66/cwt124.00–125.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595109.00/cwt109.00–109.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34077.51/cwt77.00–78.001,0392
Bulls——1,46582.18/cwt80.00–84.001,2044
Bulls——1,64090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79536.00/cwt36.00–36.002861
Cows—Lean 85-90%94532.00/cwt32.00–32.003021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05153.61/cwt51.00–55.0056365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09243.74/cwt41.00–45.004783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14257.46/cwt56.00–60.0065670
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15052.00/cwt52.00–52.005981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23861.94/cwt61.00–63.007672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24261.98/cwt61.00–65.0077016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26456.84/cwt54.00–58.007187

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.