Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-07-22

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 22
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
638 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 707▲ 53 vs year ago 585 · +9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 258▲ 61 vs year ago 117 · +52.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.62/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$121.62
166 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$529
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.86
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2392122.1247962
Medium and Large 1467121.9657095
Medium and Large 3387114.624449thin
One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $35 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 sale166 hd
121.62
—
FL average9 barns · 776 hd
123.48
−1.86
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—Low1,53383.281,2778thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29460.2277913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11257.49639103

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270187.00/cwt187.00–187.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1280200.82/cwt196.00–206.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 3332173.18/cwt170.00–178.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 2343180.66/cwt180.00–182.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 2363159.49/cwt158.00–160.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 1369168.07/cwt162.00–172.006205
Steers—Medium and Large 2423153.32/cwt150.00–157.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1427162.26/cwt158.00–166.006938
Steers—Medium and Large 3428141.87/cwt138.00–146.0060713
Steers—Medium and Large 3467126.54/cwt122.00–128.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 2476134.64/cwt130.00–139.006417
Steers—Medium and Large 1483142.71/cwt140.00–146.006898
Steers—Medium and Large 2525126.72/cwt123.00–131.0066514
Steers—Medium and Large 3525116.89/cwt112.00–121.006146
Steers—Medium and Large 1528136.24/cwt132.00–142.0071916
Steers—Medium and Large 2559118.24/cwt117.00–119.006614
Steers—Medium and Large 1577124.51/cwt120.00–130.0071819
Steers—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2628105.63/cwt104.00–108.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 1629115.93/cwt112.00–122.0072916
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274134.38/cwt130.00–138.003684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279147.92/cwt142.00–157.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314127.19/cwt124.00–129.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323145.20/cwt140.00–150.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324134.77/cwt130.00–138.0043715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369126.09/cwt123.00–129.0046515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380133.82/cwt130.00–140.0050913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385112.99/cwt112.00–114.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418106.43/cwt104.00–109.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430113.93/cwt112.00–118.0049013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432123.03/cwt120.00–130.0053123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464111.16/cwt108.00–113.0051610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468120.66/cwt114.00–124.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516105.72/cwt101.00–108.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520115.22/cwt109.00–119.0059921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578109.23/cwt106.00–115.0063114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615106.61/cwt101.00–109.006566
Heifers—Medium and Large 362584.00/cwt84.00–84.005251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1212206.93/cwt204.00–210.004393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273202.97/cwt197.00–210.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280184.73/cwt180.00–190.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318196.50/cwt192.00–200.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330184.00/cwt184.00–184.006071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338171.93/cwt170.00–176.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385164.44/cwt162.00–167.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425163.22/cwt160.00–168.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438149.97/cwt148.00–152.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475144.88/cwt141.00–150.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475124.48/cwt120.00–129.005918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534124.96/cwt122.00–128.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575114.34/cwt110.00–119.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583122.97/cwt121.00–125.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590102.00/cwt102.00–102.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633105.48/cwt104.00–109.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1636114.15/cwt112.00–119.007265
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52278.71/cwt78.00–79.001,1983
Bulls——1,52884.59/cwt84.00–85.001,2933
Bulls——1,55888.15/cwt86.00–90.001,3732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03553.97/cwt53.00–55.0055930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12157.88/cwt56.00–60.0064955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21262.19/cwt61.00–65.0075418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26962.27/cwt62.00–63.007907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27959.24/cwt57.00–60.007584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41055.00/cwt55.00–55.007762

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.