Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-07-29

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Jul 29
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 638▼ 163 vs year ago 643 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 178▼ 86 vs year ago 220 · −39.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.97/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$141.97
156 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.28
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2436146.9564143
Medium and Large 1514140.7872396
Medium and Large 3444136.0960417thin
One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $38 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 sale156 hd
141.97
—
FL average8 barns · 731 hd
144.25
−2.28
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—High1,71093.021,5915thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28862.828098thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02157.6558878
CowsLean 85-90%High87842.533737thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230180.83/cwt177.00–185.004162
Steers—Medium and Large 1245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 1255212.00/cwt212.00–212.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 2333183.22/cwt180.00–188.006106
Steers—Medium and Large 3343170.66/cwt170.00–172.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 2380161.96/cwt160.00–164.006158
Steers—Medium and Large 3380151.89/cwt150.00–156.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 1385170.42/cwt168.00–176.006568
Steers—Medium and Large 1417156.20/cwt154.00–160.0065113
Steers—Medium and Large 2422145.57/cwt144.00–148.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 3430134.00/cwt134.00–134.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1474145.13/cwt140.00–149.0068816
Steers—Medium and Large 2475134.86/cwt130.00–139.0064112
Steers—Medium and Large 3476124.86/cwt124.00–127.005948
Steers—Medium and Large 2525122.93/cwt120.00–127.006455
Steers—Medium and Large 1528132.26/cwt128.00–138.0069818
Steers—Medium and Large 3540109.00/cwt109.00–109.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 2567120.30/cwt114.00–123.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 1572129.33/cwt124.00–134.0074013
Steers—Medium and Large 3595104.00/cwt104.00–104.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1620125.39/cwt121.00–129.0077725
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260138.00/cwt138.00–138.003591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275163.09/cwt160.00–170.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280145.34/cwt142.00–152.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315126.98/cwt126.00–128.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318136.31/cwt132.00–138.004335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324145.38/cwt142.00–150.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373124.06/cwt119.00–128.004634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377133.45/cwt130.00–139.0050311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419134.44/cwt131.00–138.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425112.65/cwt109.00–117.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426122.65/cwt118.00–125.0052217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470131.10/cwt125.00–135.006169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478119.27/cwt115.00–123.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490107.00/cwt107.00–107.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521126.82/cwt121.00–131.0066116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525105.96/cwt104.00–108.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563116.48/cwt115.00–118.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576123.65/cwt119.00–129.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621114.92/cwt110.00–119.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220199.66/cwt195.00–205.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273175.82/cwt172.00–180.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280204.00/cwt204.00–204.005711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340192.00/cwt192.00–192.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3342171.33/cwt170.00–172.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368174.52/cwt170.00–178.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408158.99/cwt158.00–160.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3443131.50/cwt131.00–132.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458148.99/cwt148.00–150.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468136.63/cwt134.00–139.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470125.90/cwt123.00–129.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510125.95/cwt121.00–127.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540129.00/cwt129.00–129.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57888.51/cwt88.00–89.001,3972
Bulls——1,60092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4721
Bulls——1,89898.04/cwt97.00–99.001,8612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71034.00/cwt34.00–34.002411
Cows—Lean 85-90%87841.17/cwt39.00–43.003613
Cows—Lean 85-90%93346.74/cwt45.00–48.004363
Cows—Boner 80-85%95855.21/cwt53.00–57.0052936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06259.03/cwt58.00–62.0062737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16464.97/cwt64.00–67.007565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26265.76/cwt64.00–67.008303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30461.05/cwt59.00–62.007965

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.