Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.77/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$131.77

247 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	135.65	593	118
Medium and Large 2	393	129.09	508	105
Medium and Large 3	355	124.47	442	24

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $151 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 sale247 hd

131.77

—

FL average9 barns · 746 hd

128.43

+3.35

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	—	High	1,250	94.74	1,184	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	60.45	821	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	57.69	646	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	41.36	389	20

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.33/cwt	118.00–127.00	520	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	129.00/cwt	124.00–131.00	472	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.10/cwt	134.00–142.00	455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	137.78/cwt	130.00–144.00	373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	150.08/cwt	145.00–156.00	348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.23/cwt	114.00–121.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.96/cwt	113.00–118.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	130.45/cwt	128.00–138.00	565	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	671	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	135.10/cwt	132.00–142.00	517	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	419	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	127.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	163.18/cwt	160.00–185.00	385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	147.19/cwt	144.00–154.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	117.47/cwt	115.00–119.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	129.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	139.01/cwt	133.00–142.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	152.58/cwt	148.00–156.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	183.09/cwt	180.00–186.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	129.31/cwt	127.00–131.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.83/cwt	139.00–144.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.46/cwt	158.00–164.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	216.28/cwt	210.00–225.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	44.48/cwt	42.00–46.00	440	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	39.82/cwt	37.00–41.00	357	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	34.58/cwt	34.00–35.00	305	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	62.78/cwt	61.00–65.00	864	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	57.97/cwt	56.00–60.00	762	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	57.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	652	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	53.57/cwt	51.00–55.00	541	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	62.46/cwt	61.00–65.00	777	36
Bulls	—	—	1,330	97.72/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,077	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,016	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	142.44/cwt	138.00–146.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	172.24/cwt	168.00–176.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.70/cwt	126.00–135.00	623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.37/cwt	134.00–142.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.61/cwt	122.00–128.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.37/cwt	117.00–124.00	571	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	180	164.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	122.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	129.75/cwt	124.00–132.00	415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	217.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	219.45/cwt	217.00–222.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	195.11/cwt	190.00–198.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	161.28/cwt	158.00–168.00	616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	795	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.70/cwt	143.00–153.00	631	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	139.30/cwt	136.00–146.00	673	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.15/cwt	127.00–137.00	760	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	580	3

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 954Year ago 1,681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 231Year ago 224

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	422	118.00–127.00	123.33
17	—	366	124.00–131.00	129.00
11	—	332	134.00–142.00	137.10
11	—	271	130.00–144.00	137.78
9	—	232	145.00–156.00	150.08
7	—	527	114.00–121.00	117.23
3	—	570	113.00–118.00	115.96
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	185	180.00	180.00
22	—	474	117.00–124.00	120.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	433	128.00–138.00	130.45
18	—	518	126.00–133.00	129.63
16	—	383	132.00–142.00	135.10
14	—	479	125.00–135.00	128.85
11	—	275	145.00–160.00	152.21
10	—	611	125.00–128.00	127.70
10	—	569	120.00–130.00	126.53
7	—	236	160.00–185.00	163.18
6	—	333	144.00–154.00	147.19
1	—	160	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	180	160.00–170.00	164.58
2	—	368	117.00–120.00	118.47
3	—	412	115.00–116.00	115.66
3	—	480	109.00	109.00
4	—	275	118.00–128.00	122.73
7	—	320	124.00–132.00	129.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	115.00–119.00	117.47
3	—	462	123.00–124.00	123.66
3	—	417	128.00–132.00	129.63
2	—	360	146.00	146.00
2	—	265	187.00	187.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	133.00–142.00	139.01
6	—	376	148.00–156.00	152.58
5	—	324	180.00–186.00	183.09
4	—	513	126.00–129.00	127.49
3	—	482	127.00–131.00	129.31
2	—	620	117.00–119.00	117.99
2	—	263	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	139.00–144.00	140.83
4	—	380	158.00–164.00	161.46
4	—	225	210.00–225.00	216.28
2	—	540	131.00	131.00
2	—	428	144.00–150.00	146.91
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	260	220.00	220.00
1	—	165	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	138.00–146.00	142.44
5	—	328	168.00–176.00	172.24
3	—	463	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	420	128.00–131.00	129.48
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	126.00–135.00	129.70
7	—	422	134.00–142.00	138.37
6	—	522	122.00–128.00	125.61
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
2	—	340	180.00	180.00
2	—	620	117.00–119.00	117.99
3	—	383	150.00–152.00	151.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	215.00–220.00	217.39
2	—	260	217.00–222.00	219.45
4	—	316	190.00–198.00	195.11
13	—	382	158.00–168.00	161.28
20	—	615	125.00–132.00	129.22
21	—	430	143.00–153.00	146.70
23	—	483	136.00–146.00	139.30
24	—	525	130.00–140.00	134.86
25	—	575	127.00–137.00	132.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	989	42.00–46.00	44.48
7	—	896	37.00–41.00	39.82
3	—	882	34.00–35.00	34.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,376	61.00–65.00	62.78
10	—	1,315	56.00–60.00	57.97
1	—	1,575	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,126	56.00–60.00	57.92
46	—	1,009	51.00–55.00	53.57
36	—	1,244	61.00–65.00	62.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	96.00–100.00	97.72
3	—	1,077	94.00–95.00	94.33
1	—	1,530	87.00	87.00

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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