Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-10-21

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 21
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 948▲ 134 vs year ago 521 · +25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 158▲ 12 vs year ago 77 · +15.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one 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 $115.57/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$115.57
193 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$473
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.11
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462117.1954174
Medium and Large 2378116.9644276
Medium and Large 3376110.3141543
One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $126 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 sale193 hd
115.57
—
FL average10 barns · 1,093 hd
115.45
+0.11
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—High1,58672.361,14716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24146.755804thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12343.1848526
CowsLean 85-90%High92822.002047thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3270147.00/cwt147.00–147.003971
Steers—Medium and Large 2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 2320166.00/cwt166.00–166.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1360162.63/cwt160.00–164.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 3360142.78/cwt142.00–143.005149
Steers—Medium and Large 2382147.27/cwt144.00–150.005636
Steers—Medium and Large 3422126.59/cwt124.00–130.005343
Steers—Medium and Large 1423146.47/cwt144.00–150.006208
Steers—Medium and Large 2433134.49/cwt134.00–136.005824
Steers—Medium and Large 3468115.30/cwt114.00–118.005403
Steers—Medium and Large 2471124.69/cwt122.00–127.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1480132.73/cwt129.00–139.0063712
Steers—Medium and Large 2518116.28/cwt113.00–118.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1524125.04/cwt120.00–130.006559
Steers—Medium and Large 3543101.00/cwt100.00–102.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1566124.08/cwt118.00–127.007027
Steers—Medium and Large 2570112.98/cwt112.00–115.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 3578102.39/cwt99.00–106.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1608127.75/cwt125.00–128.0077712
Steers—Medium and Large 2629111.98/cwt108.00–115.0070410
Steers—Medium and Large 364599.00/cwt99.00–99.006391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220154.66/cwt150.00–160.003402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2243131.72/cwt130.00–135.003204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276126.71/cwt120.00–132.0035021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280112.00/cwt112.00–112.003141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322117.46/cwt112.00–120.0037814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328136.21/cwt132.00–142.004476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335124.86/cwt122.00–128.0041811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368136.27/cwt130.00–140.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368116.39/cwt112.00–119.0042813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382123.18/cwt120.00–128.0047113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422100.48/cwt95.00–104.0042410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424120.28/cwt118.00–125.0051016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432108.11/cwt106.00–112.004676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477112.81/cwt108.00–117.0053819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477101.34/cwt97.00–106.0048315
Heifers—Medium and Large 351288.65/cwt87.00–90.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526105.91/cwt101.00–111.0055713
Heifers—Medium and Large 253393.93/cwt91.00–97.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568105.67/cwt100.00–109.006008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605106.00/cwt106.00–106.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 261892.45/cwt90.00–95.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 364078.00/cwt78.00–78.004991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1227182.61/cwt177.00–190.004153
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260181.96/cwt180.00–184.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273163.82/cwt160.00–168.004472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313177.95/cwt176.00–180.005574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320166.00/cwt166.00–166.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340151.29/cwt150.00–154.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384156.25/cwt156.00–158.006008
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385136.44/cwt134.00–139.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414148.37/cwt146.00–151.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429134.93/cwt132.00–139.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471135.36/cwt130.00–139.006389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475123.87/cwt120.00–128.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477113.66/cwt113.00–114.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515106.98/cwt105.00–109.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528124.48/cwt123.00–126.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570113.27/cwt108.00–117.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578101.00/cwt100.00–102.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 358091.00/cwt91.00–91.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 262094.00/cwt94.00–94.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 362084.00/cwt84.00–84.005211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626103.32/cwt98.00–108.006475
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19865.45/cwt65.00–66.007842
Bulls——1,62870.73/cwt69.00–73.001,1516
Bulls——1,65175.30/cwt74.00–78.001,2438
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82816.00/cwt16.00–16.001322
Cows—Boner 80-85%93235.67/cwt35.00–37.003323
Cows—Lean 85-90%94726.00/cwt24.00–28.002463
Cows—Lean 85-90%99822.01/cwt21.00–23.002202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08340.77/cwt39.00–42.004429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19046.34/cwt44.00–48.0055114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24146.75/cwt46.00–48.005804

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.