Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-09-30

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Sep 30
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
737 head
▼ 313 vs last sale 1,050▼ 198 vs year ago 935 · −21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 177▼ 46 vs year ago 131 · −35.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.74/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$115.74
264 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$498
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459117.57540117
Medium and Large 2424114.32484105
Medium and Large 3368114.1942042
One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about $120 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 sale264 hd
115.74
—
FL average10 barns · 1,069 hd
115.52
+0.22
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—High1,60076.201,21912
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34548.796565thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09646.3650827
CowsLean 85-90%High92632.042978thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220210.00/cwt210.00–210.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 3240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 3260166.00/cwt166.00–166.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1283185.61/cwt182.00–192.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 2285171.61/cwt170.00–175.004893
Steers—Medium and Large 1327172.47/cwt169.00–178.005645
Steers—Medium and Large 3331150.88/cwt148.00–156.004994
Steers—Medium and Large 2333161.16/cwt158.00–165.005374
Steers—Medium and Large 1374155.24/cwt150.00–160.0058110
Steers—Medium and Large 3378133.81/cwt130.00–138.005062
Steers—Medium and Large 2387142.37/cwt140.00–146.0055110
Steers—Medium and Large 1415156.33/cwt148.00–158.0064917
Steers—Medium and Large 3436130.38/cwt128.00–135.005687
Steers—Medium and Large 2437140.12/cwt138.00–144.006126
Steers—Medium and Large 3472121.37/cwt116.00–124.0057314
Steers—Medium and Large 1476140.75/cwt136.00–146.006707
Steers—Medium and Large 2480129.42/cwt126.00–133.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 2514114.78/cwt109.00–117.0059013
Steers—Medium and Large 1526122.36/cwt118.00–128.0064414
Steers—Medium and Large 3529102.17/cwt100.00–104.005405
Steers—Medium and Large 257892.97/cwt91.00–96.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 1580102.47/cwt99.00–108.005949
Steers—Medium and Large 1614119.69/cwt116.00–121.007357
Steers—Medium and Large 361498.49/cwt96.00–100.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 2639102.59/cwt101.00–108.006568
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3168145.57/cwt142.00–150.002453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1173181.49/cwt174.00–187.003143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240127.00/cwt127.00–127.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243141.16/cwt140.00–146.003435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3267131.34/cwt126.00–135.003518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272159.81/cwt152.00–167.004357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276144.26/cwt140.00–150.003987
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326132.51/cwt128.00–136.004329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327142.26/cwt138.00–146.0046516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328152.30/cwt148.00–158.005006
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365109.97/cwt108.00–112.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368119.21/cwt114.00–122.0043910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376127.56/cwt124.00–133.0048015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420119.96/cwt114.00–124.0050422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424108.90/cwt104.00–113.0046216
Heifers—Medium and Large 342598.79/cwt94.00–100.004206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472102.33/cwt97.00–106.0048320
Heifers—Medium and Large 347292.20/cwt88.00–96.004356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476111.25/cwt107.00–117.0053012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512110.16/cwt103.00–112.0056418
Heifers—Medium and Large 251998.57/cwt92.00–101.0051229
Heifers—Medium and Large 352287.65/cwt86.00–89.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 257585.97/cwt84.00–88.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 357576.00/cwt76.00–76.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 158194.60/cwt91.00–101.0055020
Heifers—Medium and Large 162289.72/cwt84.00–94.0055812
Heifers—Medium and Large 364564.00/cwt64.00–64.004131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208215.99/cwt215.00–217.004492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268162.43/cwt160.00–165.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279188.18/cwt182.00–197.005254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283172.43/cwt170.00–175.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325152.93/cwt150.00–155.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330171.46/cwt168.00–177.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379133.88/cwt130.00–138.005074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388151.65/cwt150.00–157.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388141.94/cwt140.00–146.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428151.27/cwt148.00–154.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433140.91/cwt138.00–144.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433131.32/cwt130.00–132.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481119.16/cwt116.00–124.005734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483128.91/cwt126.00–134.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522103.66/cwt103.00–104.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559107.95/cwt101.00–109.006038
Bulls—Medium and Large 256596.00/cwt96.00–96.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 357085.00/cwt85.00–85.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625105.99/cwt105.00–107.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 363094.42/cwt91.00–98.005952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48370.38/cwt70.00–71.001,0443
Bulls——1,63480.37/cwt79.00–83.001,3135
Bulls——1,64575.36/cwt74.00–77.001,2404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71523.00/cwt23.00–23.001641
Cows—Lean 85-90%90830.12/cwt29.00–31.002732
Cows—Boner 80-85%97041.63/cwt40.00–43.004045
Cows—Lean 85-90%97634.61/cwt32.00–36.003385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07845.55/cwt44.00–48.0049115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22551.47/cwt49.00–53.006317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34548.79/cwt47.00–51.006565

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.