Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.35/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$131.35

268 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$19.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	133.94	550	192
Medium and Large 2	383	126.70	486	64
Medium and Large 3	401	114.71	460	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.23/cwt here — about $90 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 sale268 hd

131.35

—

FL average10 barns · 786 hd

127.56

+3.78

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,636	85.86	1,404	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	60.40	814	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	58.37	679	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	37.09	354	13

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.44/cwt	159.00–164.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.48/cwt	149.00–152.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	183.76/cwt	178.00–188.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	168.98/cwt	164.00–174.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	153.37/cwt	150.00–154.00	741	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.42/cwt	112.00–119.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	173.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	137.48/cwt	136.00–140.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.93/cwt	141.00–148.00	688	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	41.43/cwt	40.00–44.00	408	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	31.92/cwt	30.00–34.00	268	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	35.31/cwt	35.00–36.00	369	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	58.69/cwt	57.00–61.00	762	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	62.73/cwt	62.00–64.00	891	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	57.39/cwt	55.00–59.00	647	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	61.44/cwt	60.00–64.00	780	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	971	52.55/cwt	50.00–54.00	510	16
Bulls	—	—	1,526	82.67/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,262	5
Bulls	—	—	1,616	85.76/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,386	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	91.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	140.19/cwt	138.00–144.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	148.47/cwt	144.00–152.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	739	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.28/cwt	146.00–154.00	634	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	692	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	155.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.79/cwt	126.00–135.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	737	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	680	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.90/cwt	147.00–156.00	797	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	154.24/cwt	154.00–158.00	608	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	163.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	135.72/cwt	134.00–138.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	149.17/cwt	148.00–152.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	157.90/cwt	150.00–165.00	276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	110.13/cwt	106.00–114.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	151.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	347	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	152.46/cwt	146.00–160.00	421	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	119.41/cwt	112.00–122.00	614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	144.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	132.79/cwt	129.00–138.00	566	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.99/cwt	124.00–134.00	612	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	138.05/cwt	132.00–144.00	378	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	134.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	125.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.21/cwt	118.00–127.00	521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	123.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	117.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	180.89/cwt	178.00–184.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	190.08/cwt	185.00–198.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	139.12/cwt	137.00–146.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	168.50/cwt	164.00–174.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	125.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	784	11

How this sale compares

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

Tue Jun 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 1,170Year ago 1,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 262Year ago 308

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	225.00	225.00
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
2	—	420	159.00–164.00	161.44
2	—	528	149.00–152.00	150.48
3	—	320	178.00–188.00	183.76
5	—	374	164.00–174.00	168.98
16	—	483	150.00–154.00	153.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	174.00	174.00
2	—	240	195.00–200.00	197.45
2	—	625	112.00–119.00	115.42
3	—	282	170.00–180.00	173.14
4	—	540	136.00–140.00	137.48
6	—	478	141.00–148.00	143.93
7	—	428	145.00–152.00	149.23
16	—	394	154.00–158.00	154.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
3	—	425	138.00–142.00	139.97
4	—	320	160.00–167.00	163.85
4	—	471	134.00–138.00	135.72
5	—	374	148.00–152.00	149.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	138.00–144.00	140.19
7	—	376	144.00–152.00	148.47
6	—	525	129.00–134.00	130.96
2	—	470	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	320	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	138.00–145.00	141.65
20	—	422	146.00–154.00	150.28
14	—	484	140.00–146.00	142.95
10	—	388	154.00–160.00	155.94
9	—	574	126.00–135.00	130.79
1	—	320	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	475	150.00–160.00	155.16
31	—	425	155.00–165.00	160.09
20	—	532	147.00–156.00	149.90
2	—	333	178.00–184.00	180.89
4	—	271	185.00–198.00	190.08
5	—	581	137.00–146.00	139.12
8	—	376	164.00–174.00	168.50
11	—	623	122.00–130.00	125.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	175	150.00–165.00	157.90
5	—	621	106.00–114.00	110.13
8	—	565	110.00–118.00	115.43
11	—	229	145.00–160.00	151.47
11	—	276	146.00–160.00	152.46
13	—	514	112.00–122.00	119.41
17	—	327	140.00–150.00	144.30
39	—	375	130.00–140.00	134.83
40	—	426	129.00–138.00	132.79
45	—	471	124.00–134.00	129.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	147.00	147.00
2	—	520	108.00	108.00
2	—	620	100.00	100.00
3	—	215	140.00–142.00	140.67
9	—	274	132.00–144.00	138.05
10	—	327	130.00–138.00	134.49
11	—	371	120.00–129.00	125.50
13	—	423	118.00–127.00	123.21
13	—	472	115.00–122.00	119.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	97.00	97.00
2	—	430	112.00	112.00
3	—	328	120.00–128.00	123.86
4	—	360	116.00–119.00	117.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	984	40.00–44.00	41.43
4	—	839	30.00–34.00	31.92
3	—	1,045	35.00–36.00	35.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	57.00–61.00	58.69
7	—	1,421	62.00–64.00	62.73
1	—	1,170	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,128	55.00–59.00	57.39
50	—	1,270	60.00–64.00	61.44
16	—	971	50.00–54.00	52.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	80.00–84.00	82.67
4	—	1,616	85.00–86.00	85.76
3	—	1,845	90.00–94.00	91.30

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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