Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.51/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$109.51

226 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	112.12	520	123
Medium and Large 2	414	107.30	444	82
Medium and Large 3	392	102.84	404	21

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $116 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 sale226 hd

109.51

—

FL average10 barns · 997 hd

113.22

−3.71

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	1,600	78.10	1,249	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	51.01	721	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	48.46	590	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	34.90	361	18

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	122.24/cwt	118.00–127.00	641	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.64/cwt	111.00–121.00	668	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	130.48/cwt	126.00–136.00	622	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	112.36/cwt	106.00–116.00	698	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	609	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.00/cwt	146.00–156.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	184.91/cwt	177.00–192.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	160.52/cwt	157.00–165.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	112.17/cwt	110.00–116.00	374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	93.98/cwt	92.00–95.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	86.61/cwt	84.00–90.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	118.48/cwt	114.00–124.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	104.08/cwt	100.00–109.00	393	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	437	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	102.46/cwt	99.00–105.00	480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	98.24/cwt	92.00–101.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	124.68/cwt	120.00–129.00	406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	133.84/cwt	126.00–138.00	363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	110.89/cwt	108.00–118.00	482	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	111.61/cwt	106.00–116.00	527	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	107.63/cwt	103.00–112.00	562	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	113.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	432	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	603	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	104.69/cwt	102.00–108.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	146.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	136.38/cwt	132.00–140.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	107.60/cwt	106.00–112.00	525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	98.13/cwt	94.00–100.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	102.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	101.86/cwt	101.00–105.00	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	110.56/cwt	108.00–114.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.60/cwt	136.00–142.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	38.30/cwt	36.00–40.00	418	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	29.44/cwt	28.00–30.00	313	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	34.09/cwt	32.00–35.00	296	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	51.08/cwt	49.00–53.00	687	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	47.51/cwt	46.00–48.00	716	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	55.93/cwt	54.00–58.00	906	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	48.85/cwt	47.00–51.00	612	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	44.76/cwt	42.00–46.00	475	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	52.88/cwt	52.00–56.00	721	28
Bulls	—	—	1,494	76.47/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,142	8
Bulls	—	—	1,807	81.80/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,478	6
Bulls	—	—	1,400	73.52/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	131.21/cwt	126.00–135.00	488	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	121.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	101.78/cwt	99.00–104.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.47/cwt	108.00–112.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	119.92/cwt	116.00–125.00	574	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.49/cwt	136.00–142.00	533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	111.92/cwt	107.00–116.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.28/cwt	128.00–137.00	567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	100.67/cwt	96.00–103.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.27/cwt	101.00–109.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	172.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	455	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 1,441Year ago 1,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 248Year ago 207

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	118.00–127.00	122.24
22	—	573	111.00–121.00	116.64
16	—	477	126.00–136.00	130.48
14	—	621	106.00–116.00	112.36
13	—	429	138.00–148.00	142.06
6	—	379	146.00–156.00	150.00
5	—	275	177.00–192.00	184.91
3	—	323	157.00–165.00	160.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	372	126.00–135.00	131.21
11	—	432	118.00–125.00	121.30
5	—	526	99.00–104.00	101.78
4	—	478	108.00–112.00	110.47
4	—	320	138.00–144.00	140.92
2	—	275	152.00–155.00	153.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	116.00–125.00	119.92
11	—	385	136.00–142.00	138.49
10	—	524	107.00–116.00	111.92
10	—	432	128.00–137.00	131.28
7	—	626	96.00–103.00	100.67
6	—	568	101.00–109.00	107.27
3	—	335	145.00–150.00	147.62
3	—	263	172.00–175.00	172.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	110.00–116.00	112.17
4	—	420	92.00–95.00	93.98
3	—	527	84.00–90.00	86.61
3	—	270	114.00–124.00	118.48
2	—	465	93.00	93.00
1	—	575	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	378	100.00–109.00	104.08
18	—	425	100.00–106.00	102.94
14	—	468	99.00–105.00	102.46
10	—	518	92.00–101.00	98.24
9	—	326	120.00–129.00	124.68
7	—	271	126.00–138.00	133.84
2	—	568	96.00–97.00	96.50
1	—	635	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	435	108.00–118.00	110.89
23	—	472	106.00–116.00	111.61
20	—	522	103.00–112.00	107.63
20	—	382	110.00–120.00	113.13
14	—	575	100.00–110.00	104.93
7	—	618	102.00–108.00	104.69
5	—	277	140.00–155.00	146.89
4	—	319	132.00–140.00	136.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	488	106.00–112.00	107.60
6	—	567	94.00–100.00	98.13
6	—	522	100.00–105.00	102.63
3	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	370	130.00–134.00	131.95
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	101.00–105.00	101.86
5	—	531	108.00–114.00	110.56
3	—	638	96.00–100.00	97.98
3	—	385	136.00–142.00	138.60
2	—	480	118.00–122.00	119.96
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,092	36.00–40.00	38.30
5	—	1,062	28.00–30.00	29.44
4	—	868	32.00–35.00	34.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,345	49.00–53.00	51.08
3	—	1,508	46.00–48.00	47.51
2	—	1,620	54.00–58.00	55.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,252	47.00–51.00	48.85
41	—	1,062	42.00–46.00	44.76
28	—	1,363	52.00–56.00	52.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	75.00–78.00	76.47
6	—	1,807	80.00–84.00	81.80
2	—	1,400	73.00–74.00	73.52

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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