Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.44/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$128.44

235 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	130.69	557	161
Medium and Large 2	378	124.57	471	59
Medium and Large 3	344	119.55	412	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $146 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 sale235 hd

128.44

—

FL average8 barns · 715 hd

124.57

+3.87

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	—	Average	1,278	78.73	1,006	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	59.82	870	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	57.71	669	148

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	62.61/cwt	62.00–66.00	805	14
Bulls	—	—	1,360	76.39/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,039	4
Bulls	—	—	1,168	81.85/cwt	80.00–84.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.73/cwt	132.00–141.00	581	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.90/cwt	128.00–136.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	126.50/cwt	118.00–132.00	342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.27/cwt	124.00–134.00	550	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	134.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	512	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	590	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	120.98/cwt	117.00–124.00	624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	119.21/cwt	114.00–122.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	139.72/cwt	138.00–148.00	474	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	143.34/cwt	138.00–148.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	167	215.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	145.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	165	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	117.13/cwt	115.00–119.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.46/cwt	142.00–150.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	130.97/cwt	129.00–134.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	160.24/cwt	159.00–161.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	211.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.42/cwt	119.00–126.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	165	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	138.60/cwt	138.00–142.00	683	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	137.25/cwt	134.00–141.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	131.58/cwt	129.00–137.00	771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	167.33/cwt	166.00–172.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	223.48/cwt	222.00–225.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	264.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	58.58/cwt	56.00–60.00	872	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	63.33/cwt	61.00–65.00	894	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	58.76/cwt	57.00–61.00	713	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	54.48/cwt	52.00–56.00	561	49
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	148.93/cwt	144.00–151.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	167.92/cwt	166.00–170.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	632	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.14/cwt	144.00–150.00	627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.75/cwt	121.00–128.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.57/cwt	158.00–162.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.47/cwt	116.00–121.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	197.41/cwt	195.00–200.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	769	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	138.11/cwt	131.00–141.00	714	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.31/cwt	138.00–148.00	681	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.25/cwt	124.00–133.00	801	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.83/cwt	164.00–174.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	189.59/cwt	185.00–195.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	117.47/cwt	116.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	106.63/cwt	104.00–109.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	131.78/cwt	128.00–136.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	503	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	125.49/cwt	122.00–130.00	472	21

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 Jul 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 1,196Year ago 1,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 262Year ago 327

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,285	62.00–66.00	62.61
85	—	1,213	57.00–61.00	58.76
49	—	1,030	52.00–56.00	54.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,489	56.00–60.00	58.58
7	—	1,412	61.00–65.00	63.33
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	75.00–78.00	76.39
3	—	1,168	80.00–84.00	81.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	132.00–141.00	136.73
5	—	374	144.00–151.00	148.93
4	—	608	111.00–112.00	111.75
3	—	487	120.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	328	166.00–170.00	167.92
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	128.00–137.00	131.65
10	—	429	144.00–150.00	146.14
5	—	572	121.00–128.00	124.75
5	—	370	158.00–162.00	159.57
4	—	623	116.00–121.00	118.47
3	—	518	124.00–130.00	127.94
2	—	275	195.00–200.00	197.41
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	571	130.00–139.00	134.66
35	—	517	131.00–141.00	138.11
35	—	482	138.00–148.00	141.31
20	—	620	124.00–133.00	129.25
11	—	421	152.00–160.00	157.59
8	—	370	164.00–174.00	169.83
4	—	323	185.00–195.00	189.59
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
1	—	210	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	128.00–136.00	130.90
5	—	270	118.00–132.00	126.50
4	—	466	114.00–117.00	115.74
2	—	215	150.00–152.00	151.00
21	—	417	118.00–123.00	120.54
21	—	376	122.00–130.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	432	124.00–134.00	127.27
36	—	379	131.00–141.00	134.98
29	—	473	121.00–129.00	124.64
15	—	516	117.00–124.00	120.98
12	—	566	114.00–122.00	119.21
11	—	339	138.00–148.00	139.72
6	—	268	138.00–148.00	143.34
3	—	167	210.00–220.00	215.15
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	122.00–124.00	123.32
4	—	369	116.00–120.00	117.47
3	—	435	104.00–109.00	106.63
2	—	223	128.00–136.00	131.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	134.00–140.00	136.96
3	—	388	144.00–148.00	145.64
2	—	260	187.00	187.00
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	165	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	115.00–119.00	117.13
5	—	430	142.00–150.00	145.46
4	—	484	129.00–134.00	130.97
4	—	369	159.00–161.00	160.24
4	—	263	200.00–202.00	200.99
3	—	512	129.00–130.00	129.66
3	—	228	210.00–215.00	211.57
2	—	578	119.00–126.00	122.42
1	—	165	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	493	138.00–142.00	138.60
11	—	519	134.00–141.00	137.25
8	—	586	129.00–137.00	131.58
5	—	383	166.00–172.00	167.33
2	—	420	155.00–162.00	158.38
2	—	260	215.00–220.00	217.45
2	—	238	222.00–225.00	223.48
2	—	170	260.00–270.00	264.71

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