Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.33/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$137.33

289 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	141.20	596	70
Medium and Large 1	515	136.66	704	200
Medium and Large 3	416	130.20	542	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $54 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 sale289 hd

137.33

—

FL average10 barns · 836 hd

137.69

−0.35

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	—	Average	1,525	89.90	1,371	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,340	61.17	820	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	58.31	687	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	903	42.78	386	9thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	370	125.48/cwt	119.00–128.00	464	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	117.99/cwt	111.00–120.00	547	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	117.20/cwt	113.00–119.00	602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.93/cwt	117.00–124.00	508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	130.12/cwt	124.00–133.00	414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.60/cwt	99.00–107.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.29/cwt	103.00–109.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	122.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	124.69/cwt	121.00–131.00	599	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	127.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	117.07/cwt	112.00–121.00	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	131.98/cwt	129.00–139.00	505	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	155.74/cwt	150.00–165.00	355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	141.25/cwt	138.00–144.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	141.66/cwt	138.00–150.00	394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	138.14/cwt	136.00–142.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.97/cwt	123.00–127.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	204.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	190.83/cwt	187.00–197.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	217.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	45.14/cwt	43.00–47.00	416	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	39.82/cwt	38.00–41.00	351	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	62.40/cwt	61.00–65.00	823	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	58.64/cwt	57.00–60.00	830	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	721	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	55.28/cwt	53.00–57.00	587	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	59.86/cwt	58.00–62.00	756	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	64.23/cwt	63.00–67.00	865	17
Bulls	—	—	1,604	90.52/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,452	4
Bulls	—	—	1,290	85.81/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,107	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	96.85/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	129.66/cwt	129.00–131.00	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.48/cwt	134.00–143.00	591	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.22/cwt	142.00–150.00	551	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.27/cwt	125.00–131.00	601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	126.19/cwt	122.00–129.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	186.85/cwt	182.00–192.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	183.48/cwt	182.00–185.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.93/cwt	133.00–142.00	650	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.23/cwt	124.00–134.00	743	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	127.88/cwt	123.00–130.00	785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.49/cwt	146.00–154.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	158.23/cwt	152.00–162.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	298	1

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,114Last week 965Year ago 1,338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 310Year ago 226

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	370	119.00–128.00	125.48
15	—	464	111.00–120.00	117.99
13	—	514	113.00–119.00	117.20
11	—	420	117.00–124.00	120.93
8	—	318	124.00–133.00	130.12
6	—	630	99.00–107.00	102.60
6	—	578	103.00–109.00	105.29
2	—	268	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	233	140.00–142.00	140.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	533	120.00–130.00	122.94
48	—	480	121.00–131.00	124.69
40	—	433	125.00–135.00	127.90
19	—	570	112.00–121.00	117.07
13	—	383	129.00–139.00	131.98
9	—	620	110.00–119.00	115.04
4	—	228	150.00–165.00	155.74
3	—	315	138.00–144.00	141.25
3	—	278	138.00–150.00	141.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	560	99.00	99.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
1	—	435	108.00	108.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	535	113.00	113.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	136.00–142.00	138.14
4	—	380	144.00–150.00	145.92
3	—	525	123.00–127.00	124.97
2	—	463	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	305	186.00	186.00
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	200.00–210.00	204.66
4	—	330	187.00–197.00	190.83
3	—	533	130.00–136.00	132.95
3	—	210	215.00–220.00	217.29
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
1	—	430	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	129.00–131.00	129.66
6	—	367	136.00–140.00	138.64
3	—	465	117.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	427	134.00–143.00	138.48
19	—	374	142.00–150.00	147.22
10	—	465	125.00–131.00	129.27
8	—	519	122.00–129.00	126.19
3	—	278	182.00–192.00	186.85
2	—	320	182.00–185.00	183.48
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	515	130.00–140.00	137.43
55	—	475	133.00–142.00	136.93
28	—	566	124.00–134.00	131.23
23	—	614	123.00–130.00	127.88
5	—	423	146.00–154.00	149.49
5	—	369	152.00–162.00	158.23
2	—	340	187.00–190.00	188.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	921	43.00–47.00	45.14
4	—	881	38.00–41.00	39.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,319	61.00–65.00	62.40
4	—	1,416	57.00–60.00	58.64
1	—	1,335	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,062	53.00–57.00	55.28
39	—	1,263	58.00–62.00	59.86
17	—	1,346	63.00–67.00	64.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	89.00–93.00	90.52
4	—	1,290	85.00–87.00	85.81
2	—	1,835	96.00–98.00	96.85

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