Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-11-04

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 4
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 872▼ 336 vs year ago 957 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 108▼ 86 vs year ago 135 · −63.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 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 $112.36/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$112.36
217 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.89
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476116.84557115
Medium and Large 2417112.5747063
Medium and Large 346698.8146039
One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $97 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 sale217 hd
112.36
—
FL average10 barns · 893 hd
114.25
−1.89
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—Average1,52974.481,13915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08950.145468thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40049.006862thin

Every lot

76 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 1255176.00/cwt176.00–176.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2278152.86/cwt150.00–156.004252
Steers—Medium and Large 3285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
Steers—Medium and Large 1315171.97/cwt170.00–174.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 2331157.63/cwt154.00–160.005226
Steers—Medium and Large 3338145.96/cwt144.00–148.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1355167.00/cwt167.00–167.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 2375151.39/cwt148.00–156.0056812
Steers—Medium and Large 3377141.44/cwt137.00–146.005339
Steers—Medium and Large 2423139.19/cwt134.00–142.005898
Steers—Medium and Large 3423129.25/cwt124.00–132.005476
Steers—Medium and Large 1434146.94/cwt144.00–152.006388
Steers—Medium and Large 3470119.97/cwt118.00–122.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 2473129.04/cwt124.00–132.006107
Steers—Medium and Large 1480137.19/cwt134.00–144.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 1524123.45/cwt118.00–128.0064717
Steers—Medium and Large 3526102.38/cwt98.00–107.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 2527112.53/cwt110.00–115.005939
Steers—Medium and Large 1579118.08/cwt114.00–124.0068412
Steers—Medium and Large 2581107.29/cwt105.00–112.0062318
Steers—Medium and Large 1619116.40/cwt114.00–120.007217
Steers—Medium and Large 2630103.42/cwt100.00–107.006522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220144.66/cwt140.00–150.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255110.00/cwt110.00–110.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267122.05/cwt117.00–126.003267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270137.47/cwt132.00–142.003719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325122.73/cwt118.00–126.003997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327132.52/cwt128.00–138.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333111.46/cwt110.00–114.003714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366106.70/cwt104.00–109.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373115.09/cwt110.00–119.0042914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377124.30/cwt120.00–130.004699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419112.83/cwt108.00–116.0047310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426101.71/cwt98.00–106.004335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429121.02/cwt117.00–127.0051918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467111.46/cwt105.00–114.0052111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471100.93/cwt95.00–104.0047513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476119.51/cwt115.00–125.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516100.73/cwt100.00–103.005204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522109.54/cwt104.00–114.0057229
Heifers—Medium and Large 352389.49/cwt88.00–91.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 257099.99/cwt98.00–101.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571109.54/cwt104.00–114.0062524
Heifers—Medium and Large 357887.94/cwt84.00–91.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618105.64/cwt99.00–109.0065310
Heifers—Medium and Large 362384.25/cwt80.00–88.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 262893.31/cwt91.00–95.005863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283135.50/cwt135.00–136.003832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290148.47/cwt147.00–150.004312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328158.46/cwt156.00–160.005204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340146.00/cwt146.00–146.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373142.90/cwt140.00–146.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376151.49/cwt147.00–154.005705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378161.41/cwt158.00–166.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405154.00/cwt154.00–154.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423139.26/cwt136.00–142.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475118.99/cwt118.00–120.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485135.02/cwt132.00–138.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520124.40/cwt121.00–128.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532111.24/cwt108.00–116.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533101.16/cwt98.00–105.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564101.22/cwt99.00–103.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565111.29/cwt108.00–114.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 358088.00/cwt88.00–88.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618105.60/cwt101.00–108.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 262094.00/cwt94.00–94.005831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43770.88/cwt69.00–73.001,0196
Bulls——1,54376.12/cwt74.00–78.001,1758
Bulls——1,96583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,6311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%93544.00/cwt44.00–44.004111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10849.00/cwt49.00–49.005432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11251.82/cwt50.00–54.005765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40049.00/cwt49.00–49.006862

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.