Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-11-18

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Nov 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
825 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 817▲ 825 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 93▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, 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 $119.28/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$119.28
243 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$500
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.17
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455122.65558124
Medium and Large 2387118.3645885
Medium and Large 3367109.2940134
One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $157 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 sale243 hd
119.28
—
FL average9 barns · 875 hd
117.11
+2.17
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—Low1,70076.501,3012thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30157.207445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17553.2062526
CowsLean 85-90%Low92132.6330112

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 1260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2287152.84/cwt150.00–160.004395
Steers—Medium and Large 1327170.46/cwt166.00–176.005573
Steers—Medium and Large 3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004953
Steers—Medium and Large 2331159.75/cwt156.00–162.0052910
Steers—Medium and Large 3373143.19/cwt138.00–147.0053414
Steers—Medium and Large 2379151.98/cwt148.00–157.0057612
Steers—Medium and Large 1385160.99/cwt160.00–162.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 2422141.28/cwt136.00–145.0059610
Steers—Medium and Large 1424151.18/cwt146.00–156.006419
Steers—Medium and Large 3438127.98/cwt126.00–130.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 2474132.17/cwt128.00–136.0062617
Steers—Medium and Large 1478141.14/cwt138.00–147.0067513
Steers—Medium and Large 1522133.90/cwt128.00–138.0069928
Steers—Medium and Large 2524123.11/cwt121.00–126.006457
Steers—Medium and Large 3524113.19/cwt110.00–117.005934
Steers—Medium and Large 2565120.98/cwt120.00–123.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1567130.76/cwt125.00–134.0074111
Steers—Medium and Large 3593104.50/cwt104.00–105.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1614128.39/cwt127.00–131.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 3624106.41/cwt101.00–110.006644
Steers—Medium and Large 2632114.32/cwt111.00–119.007235
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218154.83/cwt152.00–158.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225134.67/cwt130.00–140.003032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277142.09/cwt135.00–150.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277126.33/cwt120.00–134.0035019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277112.28/cwt110.00–118.003115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331115.45/cwt112.00–120.003829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333135.25/cwt132.00–142.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333125.37/cwt122.00–128.0041716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371109.51/cwt104.00–112.004068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376118.34/cwt114.00–123.0044515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382127.28/cwt124.00–134.0048616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419112.22/cwt110.00–114.004708
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419102.07/cwt98.00–105.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430120.06/cwt116.00–126.0051630
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468102.47/cwt100.00–104.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469111.92/cwt106.00–115.0052513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473121.42/cwt117.00–126.0057428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518120.84/cwt116.00–124.0062623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531107.34/cwt104.00–113.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 353597.00/cwt97.00–97.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575113.08/cwt108.00–118.0065012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578101.94/cwt99.00–105.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618112.61/cwt109.00–116.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627100.66/cwt100.00–102.006313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215165.00/cwt165.00–165.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275156.49/cwt150.00–164.004302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278171.59/cwt170.00–175.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283139.98/cwt138.00–142.003962
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323151.32/cwt150.00–152.004893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328159.76/cwt156.00–165.005245
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360146.00/cwt146.00–146.005261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379151.91/cwt148.00–156.005767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383161.28/cwt158.00–168.0061810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430150.05/cwt148.00–156.006458
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431139.41/cwt136.00–144.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476141.93/cwt139.00–146.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478120.92/cwt118.00–124.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488128.96/cwt127.00–132.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521123.55/cwt120.00–128.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555103.00/cwt103.00–103.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568120.71/cwt114.00–124.006869
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580107.61/cwt104.00–111.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623111.49/cwt106.00–116.006955
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1991
Bulls——1,73581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,4051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82231.65/cwt30.00–34.002607
Cows—Lean 85-90%94028.05/cwt26.00–30.002642
Cows—Boner 80-85%99648.14/cwt46.00–50.004799
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14037.97/cwt36.00–40.004333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20453.10/cwt51.00–55.006398
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30157.20/cwt57.00–58.007445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32958.36/cwt56.00–60.007769

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.