Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-08-26

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Aug 26
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 406 vs last sale 317▼ 94 vs year ago 817 · −11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 89▼ 279 vs year ago 365 · −76.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 4.00 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 $138.73/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$138.73
208 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$84
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2411145.5259868
Medium and Large 3398137.4354727
Medium and Large 1505134.96682113
One grade step is worth $10.56/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale208 hd
138.73
—
FL average10 barns · 975 hd
137.42
+1.31
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—High1,60882.411,3257thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27559.757623thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10456.4862332
CowsLean 85-90%Average87942.003697thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3213145.99/cwt145.00–147.003112
Steers—Medium and Large 1235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 2275169.41/cwt167.00–172.004662
Steers—Medium and Large 1280182.89/cwt177.00–192.005127
Steers—Medium and Large 2325168.57/cwt164.00–172.0054813
Steers—Medium and Large 1326179.85/cwt177.00–184.005867
Steers—Medium and Large 3328158.46/cwt156.00–160.005204
Steers—Medium and Large 2378154.09/cwt150.00–158.0058216
Steers—Medium and Large 3378143.89/cwt140.00–148.005446
Steers—Medium and Large 1387162.20/cwt160.00–170.006286
Steers—Medium and Large 2418146.36/cwt140.00–148.0061216
Steers—Medium and Large 3429134.04/cwt130.00–138.0057510
Steers—Medium and Large 1436152.46/cwt150.00–156.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 3460120.99/cwt120.00–122.005574
Steers—Medium and Large 1475137.86/cwt134.00–143.0065511
Steers—Medium and Large 2476127.68/cwt124.00–132.006088
Steers—Medium and Large 2516116.77/cwt114.00–119.006035
Steers—Medium and Large 1525124.99/cwt120.00–130.0065622
Steers—Medium and Large 2568111.25/cwt107.00–114.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 1570121.34/cwt118.00–125.0069235
Steers—Medium and Large 362097.00/cwt97.00–97.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2622106.23/cwt101.00–109.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1631114.69/cwt111.00–121.0072416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220122.00/cwt122.00–122.002681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1227149.23/cwt142.00–157.003393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235130.16/cwt127.00–140.003064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266147.77/cwt138.00–152.003938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270131.42/cwt122.00–136.0035512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321123.72/cwt120.00–126.0039710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327142.52/cwt138.00–148.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330131.74/cwt128.00–136.0043513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373121.14/cwt116.00–124.0045217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376130.69/cwt126.00–136.0049115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378110.47/cwt109.00–112.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424115.09/cwt111.00–118.0048810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425124.96/cwt120.00–130.0053117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464113.17/cwt111.00–115.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470101.95/cwt100.00–105.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480119.86/cwt116.00–126.0057516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514106.91/cwt100.00–109.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526114.92/cwt110.00–120.0060410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558102.33/cwt101.00–103.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 356890.48/cwt89.00–92.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576108.65/cwt105.00–114.0062610
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230170.90/cwt165.00–180.003934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273183.97/cwt177.00–192.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283167.48/cwt165.00–170.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310182.00/cwt182.00–182.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327168.27/cwt165.00–170.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3337156.58/cwt155.00–160.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368166.68/cwt164.00–170.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383153.47/cwt152.00–155.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410138.00/cwt138.00–138.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418156.54/cwt152.00–160.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510128.00/cwt128.00–128.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570101.00/cwt101.00–101.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583117.97/cwt116.00–121.006883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38575.91/cwt74.00–78.001,0512
Bulls——1,59081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2881
Bulls——1,72486.01/cwt84.00–88.001,4834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73036.04/cwt34.00–38.002632
Cows—Lean 85-90%89242.26/cwt41.00–43.003773
Cows—Boner 80-85%99651.71/cwt49.00–53.005158
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00847.56/cwt47.00–48.004792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11856.36/cwt54.00–58.0063013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16560.10/cwt59.00–63.0070011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17057.00/cwt57.00–57.006671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32861.13/cwt59.00–63.008122

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.