Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sale due to hurricane Dorian.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.65/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$107.65

302 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$8.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	108.76	528	236
Medium and Large 2	426	104.51	446	53
Medium and Large 3	392	100.42	393	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $135 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 sale302 hd

107.65

—

FL average8 barns · 799 hd

111.05

−3.39

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	1,603	84.64	1,357	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	57.83	833	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	56.63	729	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	39.17	382	13

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	379	107.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	119.64/cwt	118.00–122.00	397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	153.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	112.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	93.24/cwt	90.00–97.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	103.83/cwt	100.00–107.00	437	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	99.06/cwt	95.00–101.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	92.18/cwt	90.00–97.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	95.12/cwt	90.00–99.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	117.84/cwt	112.00–122.00	315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	105.89/cwt	103.00–112.00	507	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	105.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	550	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	111.25/cwt	108.00–118.00	482	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	103.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	593	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	103.04/cwt	96.00–106.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	118.09/cwt	114.00–124.00	448	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	131.34/cwt	126.00–136.00	426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	132.51/cwt	124.00–138.00	356	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	134.65/cwt	134.00–136.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	201.83/cwt	195.00–210.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	41.37/cwt	40.00–44.00	407	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	37.06/cwt	35.00–38.00	337	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	56.40/cwt	54.00–58.00	796	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	60.34/cwt	59.00–63.00	904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	57.27/cwt	55.00–59.00	757	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	53.01/cwt	50.00–54.00	593	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	61.22/cwt	60.00–64.00	906	19
Bulls	—	—	1,645	80.05/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.86/cwt	106.00–115.00	525	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.20/cwt	119.00–126.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	119.51/cwt	116.00–125.00	576	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	109.42/cwt	104.00–113.00	571	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.13/cwt	128.00–136.00	565	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	131.90/cwt	128.00–136.00	500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	103.96/cwt	101.00–107.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	117.81/cwt	114.00–124.00	624	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.68/cwt	111.00–121.00	669	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	711	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	128.64/cwt	126.00–136.00	623	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.85/cwt	138.00–148.00	610	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	142.47/cwt	138.00–148.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	183.50/cwt	175.00–190.00	407	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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,441Last week 1,071Year ago 1,697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 263Year ago 195

Compared to one week ago: No sale due to hurricane Dorian.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	104.00–110.00	107.95
6	—	332	118.00–122.00	119.64
20	—	421	100.00–107.00	103.83
8	—	464	95.00–101.00	99.06
4	—	579	90.00–97.00	92.18
4	—	523	90.00–99.00	95.12
3	—	267	112.00–122.00	117.84
1	—	610	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	110.00–114.00	112.34
3	—	423	90.00–97.00	93.24
2	—	508	88.00–89.00	88.50
2	—	365	101.00	101.00
1	—	485	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	479	103.00–112.00	105.89
58	—	523	100.00–110.00	105.16
36	—	433	108.00–118.00	111.25
27	—	575	100.00–108.00	103.06
21	—	616	96.00–106.00	103.04
16	—	379	114.00–124.00	118.09
10	—	324	126.00–136.00	131.34
8	—	269	124.00–138.00	132.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	150.00–157.00	153.34
36	—	530	114.00–124.00	117.81
33	—	573	111.00–121.00	116.68
25	—	625	110.00–119.00	113.77
16	—	484	126.00–136.00	128.64
14	—	430	138.00–148.00	141.85
8	—	376	138.00–148.00	142.47
3	—	222	175.00–190.00	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	465	106.00–115.00	112.86
8	—	423	119.00–126.00	123.20
2	—	630	91.00–94.00	92.49
2	—	380	120.00–124.00	121.95
2	—	313	136.00–139.00	137.46
1	—	515	101.00	101.00
1	—	240	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	482	116.00–125.00	119.51
14	—	522	104.00–113.00	109.42
14	—	431	128.00–136.00	131.13
8	—	379	128.00–136.00	131.90
4	—	630	100.00–107.00	102.44
3	—	583	101.00–107.00	103.96
3	—	335	140.00–147.00	142.19
1	—	235	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	124.00	124.00
1	—	320	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	134.00–136.00	134.65
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	175.00–177.00	175.99
2	—	225	195.00–210.00	201.83
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	40.00–44.00	41.37
4	—	910	35.00–38.00	37.06
1	—	1,165	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,411	54.00–58.00	56.40
10	—	1,499	59.00–63.00	60.34
1	—	1,225	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,322	55.00–59.00	57.27
36	—	1,118	50.00–54.00	53.01
19	—	1,480	60.00–64.00	61.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	79.00–82.00	80.05
2	—	1,540	90.00–93.00	91.53

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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