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

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 11
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 621▼ 67 vs year ago 884 · −7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 49▼ 81 vs year ago 174 · −46.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.36/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$115.36
199 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$492
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.02
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447120.6754089
Medium and Large 2406113.4446178
Medium and Large 3415105.2543732
One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $103 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 sale199 hd
115.36
—
FL average10 barns · 1,048 hd
115.34
+0.02
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—Low1,53777.741,19513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26754.7669410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10551.2156623

Every lot

72 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 2270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 2310162.98/cwt162.00–164.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 1315172.40/cwt168.00–175.005436
Steers—Medium and Large 3332148.27/cwt145.00–150.004923
Steers—Medium and Large 2377152.16/cwt148.00–156.005747
Steers—Medium and Large 1384160.89/cwt158.00–168.006187
Steers—Medium and Large 3393138.79/cwt138.00–140.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 3422131.55/cwt130.00–134.005555
Steers—Medium and Large 2428140.05/cwt136.00–145.0059923
Steers—Medium and Large 1433149.00/cwt146.00–156.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 3466120.77/cwt118.00–122.005635
Steers—Medium and Large 1472139.35/cwt134.00–144.0065820
Steers—Medium and Large 2474129.19/cwt126.00–133.0061213
Steers—Medium and Large 3518111.34/cwt109.00–114.005778
Steers—Medium and Large 2523120.13/cwt118.00–123.006286
Steers—Medium and Large 1524130.19/cwt125.00–135.0068214
Steers—Medium and Large 1577122.48/cwt118.00–128.007079
Steers—Medium and Large 2577112.54/cwt110.00–117.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 362095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1626113.72/cwt109.00–119.007125
Steers—Medium and Large 2627103.65/cwt102.00–105.006503
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215149.44/cwt147.00–152.003212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2221130.95/cwt130.00–134.002894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263108.79/cwt100.00–112.002867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267125.65/cwt118.00–130.003353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317110.65/cwt110.00–112.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324118.88/cwt114.00–122.003858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328128.21/cwt124.00–134.004216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365109.86/cwt105.00–112.0040111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377117.52/cwt114.00–120.004439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378127.08/cwt124.00–133.0048011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421103.82/cwt102.00–105.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424113.06/cwt108.00–117.0047919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432121.46/cwt118.00–128.0052522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468111.28/cwt105.00–114.0052126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469101.23/cwt99.00–104.004758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483118.28/cwt115.00–125.0057126
Heifers—Medium and Large 351198.74/cwt98.00–100.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528115.19/cwt112.00–121.0060811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528105.50/cwt105.00–106.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572100.65/cwt99.00–102.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573110.29/cwt106.00–115.006328
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255176.00/cwt176.00–176.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278148.43/cwt147.00–150.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321170.88/cwt167.00–175.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328149.32/cwt148.00–150.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368144.31/cwt140.00–147.0053115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380161.89/cwt160.00–166.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381151.63/cwt148.00–156.0057810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438127.97/cwt126.00–130.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440147.58/cwt146.00–150.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474129.16/cwt126.00–132.006125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1491135.32/cwt134.00–138.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 3512112.63/cwt110.00–114.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522120.51/cwt116.00–124.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537127.58/cwt126.00–130.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590119.00/cwt119.00–119.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615105.60/cwt99.00–108.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 264588.00/cwt88.00–88.005681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39974.39/cwt72.00–76.001,0416
Bulls——1,63077.78/cwt77.00–79.001,2684
Bulls——1,68884.39/cwt82.00–86.001,4253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%96146.40/cwt45.00–48.004469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10051.81/cwt50.00–54.005705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22356.90/cwt55.00–59.006964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25255.69/cwt55.00–59.006979
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29753.33/cwt52.00–54.006926

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.