Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.50/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$132.50

389 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$10.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	133.99	596	94
Medium and Large 1	498	133.91	667	242
Medium and Large 3	454	123.43	560	53

One grade step is worth $10.56/cwt here — about $36 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 sale389 hd

132.50

—

FL average9 barns · 810 hd

131.77

+0.73

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	1,520	84.00	1,277	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	58.15	761	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	54.66	634	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	37.92	378	15

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	—	327	120.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	112.75/cwt	109.00–118.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	122.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	449	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.27/cwt	105.00–113.00	577	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	132.55/cwt	128.00–136.00	424	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	105.59/cwt	103.00–108.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	113.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	126.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	527	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	122.51/cwt	119.00–129.00	589	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	119.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	129.17/cwt	126.00–136.00	491	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	142.88/cwt	138.00–147.00	460	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	115.63/cwt	111.00–121.00	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	108.05/cwt	103.00–112.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.11/cwt	145.00–160.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	155.51/cwt	150.00–162.00	347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.86/cwt	138.00–146.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	153.93/cwt	150.00–158.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	176.85/cwt	170.00–182.00	474	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	165.24/cwt	164.00–166.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	150.50/cwt	148.00–156.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	42.86/cwt	41.00–44.00	481	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	36.63/cwt	35.00–39.00	355	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	30.63/cwt	30.00–32.00	246	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	57.83/cwt	55.00–59.00	736	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	62.01/cwt	60.00–64.00	879	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	729	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.99/cwt	54.00–58.00	672	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	50.87/cwt	49.00–53.00	534	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	59.48/cwt	59.00–63.00	771	15
Bulls	—	—	1,585	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.46/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	132.18/cwt	128.00–137.00	564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	116.49/cwt	112.00–118.00	538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	132.76/cwt	128.00–136.00	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	587	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.86/cwt	118.00–125.00	638	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.74/cwt	138.00–146.00	608	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	158.22/cwt	156.00–160.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	132.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	636	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.96/cwt	127.00–137.00	694	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.97/cwt	148.00–158.00	574	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	155.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	645	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	114.82/cwt	112.00–120.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.34/cwt	162.00–172.00	541	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	169.33/cwt	168.00–170.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	106.74/cwt	105.00–108.00	492	4

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,147Last week 932Year ago 1,191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 198Year ago 306

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	118.00–126.00	120.83
2	—	510	102.00–104.00	102.99
2	—	358	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	410	108.00	108.00
1	—	265	126.00	126.00
4	—	461	105.00–108.00	106.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	109.00–118.00	112.75
16	—	365	118.00–125.00	122.99
15	—	523	105.00–113.00	110.27
12	—	320	128.00–136.00	132.55
8	—	577	103.00–108.00	105.59
8	—	431	110.00–118.00	113.67
1	—	615	99.00	99.00
1	—	280	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	418	121.00–130.00	126.19
54	—	481	119.00–129.00	122.51
46	—	526	115.00–125.00	119.73
39	—	380	126.00–136.00	129.17
24	—	322	138.00–147.00	142.88
16	—	577	111.00–121.00	115.63
8	—	621	103.00–112.00	108.05
6	—	275	145.00–160.00	152.11
4	—	223	150.00–162.00	155.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	130.00–136.00	133.25
2	—	443	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	138.00–147.00	143.34
2	—	425	138.00–146.00	141.86
2	—	325	156.00–158.00	156.98
2	—	285	150.00–158.00	153.93
1	—	215	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	268	170.00–182.00	176.85
4	—	334	164.00–166.00	165.24
3	—	383	148.00–156.00	150.50
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	518	110.00–116.00	113.46
13	—	427	128.00–137.00	132.18
9	—	462	112.00–118.00	116.49
8	—	376	128.00–136.00	132.76
3	—	322	146.00–150.00	147.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	468	122.00–128.00	125.45
19	—	515	118.00–125.00	123.86
18	—	367	140.00–147.00	144.53
16	—	429	138.00–146.00	141.74
10	—	563	109.00–114.00	112.48
7	—	319	156.00–160.00	158.22
2	—	225	180.00	180.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	575	115.00–125.00	119.91
56	—	481	129.00–139.00	132.16
52	—	530	127.00–137.00	130.96
27	—	375	148.00–158.00	152.97
21	—	416	148.00–158.00	155.01
15	—	627	112.00–120.00	114.82
9	—	323	162.00–172.00	167.34
3	—	285	168.00–170.00	169.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	41.00–44.00	42.86
6	—	969	35.00–39.00	36.63
3	—	802	30.00–32.00	30.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	55.00–59.00	57.83
2	—	1,418	60.00–64.00	62.01
1	—	1,375	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,200	54.00–58.00	55.99
47	—	1,049	49.00–53.00	50.87
15	—	1,296	59.00–63.00	59.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,455	79.00	79.00

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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