Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes below 350 lbs. steady, above 350 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.73/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$119.73

337 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$21.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	124.24	549	194
Medium and Large 2	435	117.51	511	104
Medium and Large 3	454	103.21	468	39

One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $81 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 sale337 hd

119.73

—

FL average10 barns · 1,230 hd

119.18

+0.55

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	1,596	75.09	1,198	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	49.85	755	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	47.52	585	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	26.36	240	5thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	183.67/cwt	177.00–190.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	173.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	167.07/cwt	160.00–172.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	153.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	109.96/cwt	107.00–112.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	123.60/cwt	118.00–127.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	161.92/cwt	157.00–170.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	166.40/cwt	160.00–174.00	459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	108.79/cwt	105.00–113.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	102.42/cwt	98.00–106.00	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	113.06/cwt	108.00–117.00	588	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	137.92/cwt	136.00–145.00	528	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	142.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	117.20/cwt	111.00–121.00	550	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	119.99/cwt	116.00–126.00	516	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	99.65/cwt	98.00–102.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	90.46/cwt	88.00–94.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	112.06/cwt	108.00–114.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	98.45/cwt	94.00–102.00	563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	135.78/cwt	133.00–138.00	436	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	106.27/cwt	102.00–110.00	503	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	485	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.86/cwt	122.00–128.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	84.97/cwt	83.00–87.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	84.75/cwt	84.00–85.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	97.26/cwt	94.00–100.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	121.82/cwt	119.00–124.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	101.71/cwt	100.00–104.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	93.57/cwt	89.00–96.00	484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	175.89/cwt	172.00–180.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	178.99/cwt	175.00–190.00	507	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.01/cwt	153.00–160.00	656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	125.87/cwt	121.00–131.00	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	121.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	751	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.73/cwt	126.00–134.00	677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.64/cwt	156.00–166.00	610	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.51/cwt	138.00–148.00	682	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.30/cwt	117.00–123.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	165.95/cwt	160.00–167.00	468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	147.23/cwt	146.00–152.00	574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.57/cwt	106.00–114.00	687	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.08/cwt	129.00–134.00	633	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.20/cwt	113.00–120.00	667	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.29/cwt	108.00–113.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	121.34/cwt	119.00–126.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	107.57/cwt	106.00–110.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	100.47/cwt	98.00–103.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	156.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	494	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	572	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	142.15/cwt	136.00–144.00	525	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	68.23/cwt	60.00–81.00	724	27
Bulls	—	—	1,372	72.25/cwt	70.00–73.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	75.80/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,252	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	41.27/cwt	40.00–43.00	396	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	46.66/cwt	44.00–48.00	580	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	50.19/cwt	49.00–53.00	651	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	46.08/cwt	45.00–47.00	569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	51.10/cwt	50.00–52.00	822	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	20.89/cwt	20.00–22.00	173	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	314	2

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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,255Last week 1,088Year ago 1,041

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 178Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes below 350 lbs. steady, above 350 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
3	—	272	177.00–190.00	183.67
4	—	329	170.00–178.00	173.86
4	—	438	150.00–155.00	151.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
3	—	275	160.00–172.00	167.07
3	—	372	150.00–154.00	151.63
3	—	433	140.00–147.00	142.91
4	—	323	165.00–166.00	165.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	150.00–158.00	153.79
2	—	388	136.00–140.00	137.96
3	—	520	107.00–112.00	109.96
4	—	426	130.00–139.00	134.39
6	—	471	118.00–127.00	123.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	157.00–170.00	161.92
8	—	276	160.00–174.00	166.40
13	—	572	105.00–113.00	108.79
13	—	619	98.00–106.00	102.42
19	—	520	108.00–117.00	113.06
21	—	383	136.00–145.00	137.92
25	—	333	140.00–150.00	142.80
41	—	469	111.00–121.00	117.20
51	—	430	116.00–126.00	119.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	144.00–150.00	146.95
6	—	535	98.00–102.00	99.65
6	—	628	88.00–94.00	90.46
7	—	419	108.00–114.00	112.06
14	—	572	94.00–102.00	98.45
15	—	321	133.00–138.00	135.78
19	—	473	102.00–110.00	106.27
34	—	373	125.00–133.00	130.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	134.00	134.00
2	—	325	122.00–128.00	124.86
2	—	588	83.00–87.00	84.97
4	—	606	84.00–85.00	84.75
6	—	468	94.00–100.00	97.26
7	—	366	119.00–124.00	121.82
8	—	421	100.00–104.00	101.71
8	—	517	89.00–96.00	93.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	172.00–180.00	175.89
12	—	283	175.00–190.00	178.99
12	—	418	153.00–160.00	157.01
15	—	576	121.00–131.00	125.87
17	—	619	115.00–125.00	121.33
18	—	518	126.00–134.00	130.73
20	—	387	156.00–166.00	157.64
23	—	482	138.00–148.00	141.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
6	—	518	117.00–123.00	120.30
7	—	282	160.00–167.00	165.95
11	—	390	146.00–152.00	147.23
14	—	431	140.00–148.00	143.26
18	—	627	106.00–114.00	109.57
19	—	483	129.00–134.00	131.08
20	—	564	113.00–120.00	118.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	518	108.00–113.00	110.29
5	—	482	119.00–126.00	121.34
5	—	567	106.00–110.00	107.57
6	—	623	98.00–103.00	100.47
16	—	315	150.00–158.00	156.72
19	—	425	130.00–139.00	134.66
21	—	369	136.00–144.00	142.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,061	60.00–81.00	68.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	70.00–73.00	72.25
12	—	1,652	74.00–78.00	75.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	960	40.00–43.00	41.27
38	—	1,243	44.00–48.00	46.66
38	—	1,298	49.00–53.00	50.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	45.00–47.00	46.08
6	—	1,609	50.00–52.00	51.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	24.00	24.00
2	—	830	20.00–22.00	20.89
2	—	950	33.00	33.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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