Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-12-09

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Dec 9
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
674 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 770▼ 122 vs year ago 796 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 187▼ 1 vs year ago 125 · −0.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 $110.60/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$110.60
177 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.84
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471117.1855185
Medium and Large 2459107.3049356
Medium and Large 3416100.2141736
One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $134 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 sale177 hd
110.60
—
FL average10 barns · 857 hd
121.44
−10.84
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—Average1,50373.051,09815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42753.667668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15149.5057049
CowsLean 85-90%Average97830.222967thin

Every lot

83 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 3215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 2220172.00/cwt172.00–172.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 3283135.50/cwt135.00–136.003832
Steers—Medium and Large 1285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 2319150.15/cwt147.00–152.004795
Steers—Medium and Large 3327138.27/cwt135.00–140.004523
Steers—Medium and Large 1330157.84/cwt155.00–164.005214
Steers—Medium and Large 1376154.76/cwt151.00–160.005827
Steers—Medium and Large 2382143.20/cwt140.00–148.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 3384132.64/cwt130.00–138.005094
Steers—Medium and Large 3423133.19/cwt129.00–136.0056312
Steers—Medium and Large 1425152.84/cwt148.00–158.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 2429142.17/cwt139.00–147.006107
Steers—Medium and Large 2471131.44/cwt126.00–135.0061911
Steers—Medium and Large 1477140.67/cwt136.00–146.0067111
Steers—Medium and Large 3488117.98/cwt116.00–120.005768
Steers—Medium and Large 3515117.07/cwt112.00–118.0060310
Steers—Medium and Large 1516137.46/cwt134.00–140.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 2523125.44/cwt123.00–128.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2568118.48/cwt117.00–120.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1571127.98/cwt122.00–132.0073112
Steers—Medium and Large 3576106.72/cwt105.00–109.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 2623102.64/cwt100.00–105.006396
Steers—Medium and Large 1624112.30/cwt107.00–117.007018
Steers—Medium and Large 362691.72/cwt90.00–95.005744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210118.00/cwt118.00–118.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263120.99/cwt120.00–122.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275102.41/cwt100.00–105.002822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290128.00/cwt128.00–128.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319106.04/cwt100.00–109.003387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320125.82/cwt120.00–130.004034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323115.35/cwt114.00–118.003735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366106.80/cwt104.00–108.003916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368116.32/cwt113.00–119.004288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373125.29/cwt120.00–130.0046712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418100.26/cwt95.00–103.004196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423119.46/cwt114.00–124.0050514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427108.64/cwt105.00–111.004649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468117.38/cwt111.00–121.0054920
Heifers—Medium and Large 347196.78/cwt94.00–100.004566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472106.25/cwt101.00–110.005028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524113.26/cwt109.00–118.0059313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527102.43/cwt98.00–107.0054012
Heifers—Medium and Large 353191.41/cwt89.00–97.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565113.48/cwt106.00–116.0064115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572101.56/cwt98.00–105.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 357391.26/cwt88.00–95.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 361580.00/cwt80.00–80.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 262388.30/cwt87.00–91.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 163596.11/cwt94.00–103.006105
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1216187.96/cwt180.00–192.004066
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278151.59/cwt150.00–155.004213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325158.98/cwt158.00–160.005174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370155.89/cwt152.00–158.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380143.95/cwt142.00–146.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383132.90/cwt130.00–136.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425142.89/cwt140.00–146.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431131.59/cwt128.00–133.005678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460134.00/cwt134.00–134.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485138.99/cwt138.00–140.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490118.00/cwt118.00–118.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509116.23/cwt114.00–117.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510105.99/cwt105.00–107.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515125.41/cwt120.00–128.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569117.43/cwt113.00–121.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 260591.00/cwt91.00–91.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 161599.62/cwt96.00–102.006133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32966.76/cwt65.00–68.008874
Bulls——1,35770.00/cwt70.00–70.009503
Bulls——1,64477.33/cwt76.00–78.001,2718
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81025.40/cwt25.00–26.002063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07035.12/cwt33.00–37.003763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07245.27/cwt43.00–47.0048513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15349.86/cwt48.00–52.0057526
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20530.00/cwt30.00–30.003621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24854.05/cwt53.00–57.0067510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29550.56/cwt50.00–51.006552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44756.63/cwt55.00–58.008195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59045.00/cwt45.00–45.007161

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.