Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-10-14

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 14
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
948 head
▲ 204 vs last sale 744▲ 450 vs year ago 498 · +90.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 135▲ 75 vs year ago 83 · +90.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.40/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$118.40
227 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.14
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405126.33512115
Medium and Large 2424113.0848071
Medium and Large 3399105.3742141
One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about $91 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 sale227 hd
118.40
—
FL average10 barns · 1,218 hd
118.54
−0.14
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—Low1,54669.551,07528
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33048.166418thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12145.0450537
CowsLean 85-90%High97827.4426810

Every lot

82 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 1215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 2275153.37/cwt150.00–157.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1278165.97/cwt165.00–167.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 1319170.48/cwt164.00–174.0054411
Steers—Medium and Large 2320159.96/cwt158.00–162.005126
Steers—Medium and Large 3330147.95/cwt146.00–150.004885
Steers—Medium and Large 1366156.12/cwt150.00–159.005717
Steers—Medium and Large 2370144.71/cwt140.00–148.0053512
Steers—Medium and Large 3374133.77/cwt130.00–138.0050018
Steers—Medium and Large 3413129.49/cwt128.00–130.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 2428136.26/cwt132.00–139.0058310
Steers—Medium and Large 1429146.09/cwt142.00–150.0062715
Steers—Medium and Large 2471125.39/cwt120.00–129.0059110
Steers—Medium and Large 3479114.08/cwt112.00–119.005467
Steers—Medium and Large 1481133.66/cwt130.00–140.0064320
Steers—Medium and Large 3518106.34/cwt103.00–109.0055110
Steers—Medium and Large 1529124.22/cwt120.00–130.0065710
Steers—Medium and Large 2537112.23/cwt110.00–118.006037
Steers—Medium and Large 1566125.50/cwt120.00–128.0071010
Steers—Medium and Large 2568114.44/cwt110.00–117.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 3580101.93/cwt100.00–106.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 261391.32/cwt90.00–93.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 362080.00/cwt80.00–80.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 162598.92/cwt94.00–104.006184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228166.20/cwt160.00–175.003793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3264110.49/cwt110.00–112.002924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270138.86/cwt130.00–144.0037510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275120.89/cwt118.00–124.003322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323135.45/cwt130.00–140.0043828
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323114.99/cwt110.00–118.003717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332122.99/cwt120.00–128.004088
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369110.23/cwt108.00–112.004077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373119.41/cwt115.00–122.0044523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383127.07/cwt124.00–134.0048720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419103.99/cwt98.00–106.0043613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429121.73/cwt118.00–128.0052210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430111.76/cwt108.00–116.0048112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468100.50/cwt100.00–101.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469121.15/cwt114.00–124.0056826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478108.20/cwt104.00–112.0051714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518114.82/cwt111.00–118.005957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528102.33/cwt100.00–106.0054010
Heifers—Medium and Large 353490.92/cwt88.00–97.004865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569110.26/cwt108.00–114.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 357090.00/cwt90.00–90.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 258098.00/cwt98.00–98.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 160991.00/cwt90.00–92.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 261579.00/cwt79.00–79.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 364064.00/cwt64.00–64.004101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223174.72/cwt170.00–180.003902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280167.00/cwt167.00–167.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380152.99/cwt152.00–154.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380132.60/cwt130.00–136.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383141.48/cwt140.00–148.005425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418148.61/cwt146.00–152.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425126.89/cwt124.00–130.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479123.92/cwt120.00–128.0059410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3487111.99/cwt111.00–114.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490131.73/cwt130.00–134.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517116.63/cwt114.00–118.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519106.22/cwt104.00–108.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 358899.98/cwt98.00–102.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 262089.99/cwt89.00–91.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 164295.32/cwt94.00–97.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 364575.00/cwt75.00–75.004841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50777.32/cwt76.00–79.001,1653
Bulls——1,52867.16/cwt65.00–69.001,02616
Bulls——1,59071.22/cwt70.00–74.001,1329
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95325.00/cwt24.00–26.002384
Cows—Boner 80-85%96739.52/cwt38.00–42.003829
Cows—Lean 85-90%99529.06/cwt27.00–31.002896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12545.50/cwt43.00–47.0051219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26549.59/cwt48.00–52.006279
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27543.00/cwt43.00–43.005481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33848.90/cwt48.00–51.006547

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.