Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-09-16

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 16
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▲ 341 vs last sale 523▼ 429 vs year ago 1,293 · −33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 186▲ 200 vs year ago 150 · +133.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.29/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$120.29
207 head · 408 lb average
Value per head Derived
$491
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.99
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413128.8953278
Medium and Large 3356117.7442043
Medium and Large 2430113.7748986
One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $43 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 sale207 hd
120.29
—
FL average10 barns · 1,002 hd
112.30
+7.99
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—Average1,52072.341,10014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25653.6467419
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11550.85567115
CowsLean 85-90%High97636.8435977

Every lot

83 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 1274194.78/cwt187.00–202.005344
Steers—Medium and Large 3275164.73/cwt160.00–170.004534
Steers—Medium and Large 2280177.00/cwt177.00–177.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1325174.99/cwt174.00–176.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 2335162.43/cwt160.00–165.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 3336152.22/cwt150.00–158.005116
Steers—Medium and Large 2376150.86/cwt150.00–154.005679
Steers—Medium and Large 1378160.06/cwt156.00–166.0060511
Steers—Medium and Large 3382139.54/cwt136.00–142.0053310
Steers—Medium and Large 1418148.23/cwt142.00–152.006206
Steers—Medium and Large 3429125.76/cwt122.00–130.005407
Steers—Medium and Large 2432135.43/cwt132.00–140.0058510
Steers—Medium and Large 1469134.32/cwt128.00–138.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 3480111.76/cwt108.00–117.0053619
Steers—Medium and Large 2484120.76/cwt118.00–124.0058410
Steers—Medium and Large 3521103.65/cwt100.00–107.005404
Steers—Medium and Large 2529111.82/cwt109.00–117.005928
Steers—Medium and Large 1537120.04/cwt118.00–128.0064522
Steers—Medium and Large 2555112.00/cwt112.00–112.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 3560101.00/cwt101.00–101.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1576117.56/cwt114.00–123.0067711
Steers—Medium and Large 1615113.92/cwt112.00–116.0070113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220163.87/cwt155.00–170.003614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3222133.23/cwt130.00–135.002963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274145.22/cwt138.00–150.003987
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274130.02/cwt124.00–135.003565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281157.01/cwt152.00–167.0044113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326149.20/cwt142.00–156.004866
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327130.54/cwt128.00–132.004277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334139.11/cwt138.00–144.004655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369116.19/cwt110.00–118.0042920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371135.77/cwt130.00–140.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381123.38/cwt120.00–129.0047014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416100.71/cwt98.00–103.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424109.02/cwt104.00–113.0046226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428118.20/cwt114.00–124.0050619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475114.74/cwt110.00–120.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475104.89/cwt102.00–109.0049820
Heifers—Medium and Large 347893.92/cwt91.00–98.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510102.99/cwt100.00–104.005258
Heifers—Medium and Large 352091.00/cwt91.00–91.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521111.00/cwt105.00–115.005788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565109.68/cwt105.00–113.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 257298.13/cwt95.00–100.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616106.48/cwt104.00–109.006564
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1216202.43/cwt195.00–207.004374
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265167.23/cwt165.00–170.004434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274194.39/cwt187.00–202.0053311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275179.03/cwt175.00–185.004926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322175.58/cwt170.00–180.005656
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335152.19/cwt150.00–157.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381159.45/cwt156.00–162.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385138.99/cwt138.00–140.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387148.66/cwt148.00–150.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413149.96/cwt148.00–152.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422127.54/cwt124.00–130.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427136.59/cwt134.00–140.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481120.28/cwt119.00–126.0057916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483130.92/cwt128.00–134.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3489110.00/cwt109.00–111.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518104.28/cwt98.00–107.005408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520124.00/cwt124.00–124.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528111.87/cwt108.00–116.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 358096.99/cwt96.00–98.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585106.00/cwt106.00–106.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617102.58/cwt98.00–105.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1639107.55/cwt107.00–109.006879
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49368.97/cwt67.00–70.001,0305
Bulls——1,51372.65/cwt72.00–74.001,0996
Bulls——1,58077.34/cwt77.00–78.001,2223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90134.33/cwt32.00–36.0030916
Cows—Lean 85-90%91229.60/cwt27.00–31.0027010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01239.04/cwt37.00–41.0039551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06147.73/cwt46.00–50.0050656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13352.89/cwt51.00–55.0059946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21747.00/cwt46.00–48.005723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25257.46/cwt55.00–59.007199
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27851.57/cwt51.00–53.006597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28057.10/cwt56.00–60.0073113
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 284077.00/cwt77.00–77.006471
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 190775.51/cwt68.00–84.006855
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 293075.00/cwt75.00–75.006981

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.