Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.90/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$114.90

215 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	118.00	543	127
Medium and Large 2	393	113.21	445	59
Medium and Large 3	392	104.80	411	29

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about $132 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 sale215 hd

114.90

—

FL average10 barns · 1,037 hd

115.31

−0.40

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	1,509	69.71	1,052	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	51.55	696	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	47.39	565	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	25.90	257	11

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	—	322	140.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	108.81/cwt	103.00–112.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	123.77/cwt	119.00–129.00	464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	120.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	111.87/cwt	107.00–115.00	578	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	115.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	541	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	95.32/cwt	94.00–97.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	103.21/cwt	101.00–106.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	101.20/cwt	98.00–104.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	118.22/cwt	115.00–124.00	338	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	51.55/cwt	49.00–53.00	696	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	46.33/cwt	44.00–48.00	530	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	184.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	114.93/cwt	112.00–118.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	96.49/cwt	95.00–98.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	179.68/cwt	172.00–186.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	158.49/cwt	154.00–164.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.59/cwt	168.00–176.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	143.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	120.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.36/cwt	132.00–141.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.86/cwt	158.00–164.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	162.87/cwt	160.00–167.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	147.88/cwt	144.00–152.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.81/cwt	134.00–142.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	134.78/cwt	132.00–136.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	104.14/cwt	101.00–108.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.33/cwt	105.00–114.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	127.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	113.99/cwt	109.00–118.00	425	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	103.31/cwt	102.00–105.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	92.16/cwt	90.00–98.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	89.85/cwt	85.00–94.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	256	113.59/cwt	112.00–114.00	291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	118.50/cwt	116.00–122.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	101.62/cwt	98.00–104.00	424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	156.90/cwt	154.00–160.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	168.83/cwt	166.00–174.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.98/cwt	111.00–116.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.50/cwt	117.00–127.00	700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.51/cwt	126.00–135.00	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	136.40/cwt	132.00–142.00	651	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.61/cwt	116.00–124.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.47/cwt	134.00–138.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.31/cwt	122.00–131.00	599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.31/cwt	108.00–114.00	644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.83/cwt	144.00–151.00	558	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	150.31/cwt	147.00–154.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	115.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	109.30/cwt	105.00–114.00	575	10
Bulls	—	—	1,838	77.52/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,425	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	70.69/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,359	66.00/cwt	64.00–67.00	897	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	40.65/cwt	39.00–43.00	484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	50.30/cwt	49.00–53.00	645	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	267	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	27.97/cwt	26.00–30.00	246	5

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 1,207Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 230Year ago 120

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	136.00–145.00	140.58
14	—	569	103.00–112.00	108.81
15	—	375	119.00–129.00	123.77
22	—	421	115.00–125.00	120.71
27	—	517	107.00–115.00	111.87
30	—	468	110.00–119.00	115.66
1	—	205	177.00	177.00
5	—	283	132.00–136.00	134.78
6	—	620	101.00–108.00	104.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	94.00–97.00	95.32
4	—	479	101.00–106.00	103.21
4	—	519	98.00–104.00	101.20
6	—	286	115.00–124.00	118.22
7	—	422	105.00–114.00	110.33
8	—	336	125.00–131.00	127.07
27	—	373	109.00–118.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	91.00	91.00
3	—	378	102.00–105.00	103.31
4	—	481	90.00–98.00	92.16
4	—	524	85.00–94.00	89.85
5	—	256	112.00–114.00	113.59
5	—	330	116.00–122.00	118.50
6	—	417	98.00–104.00	101.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	180.00–190.00	184.66
2	—	568	112.00–118.00	114.93
2	—	610	95.00–98.00	96.49
3	—	270	172.00–186.00	179.68
3	—	377	154.00–164.00	158.49
6	—	323	168.00–176.00	171.59
6	—	431	140.00–150.00	143.55
6	—	521	119.00–125.00	120.96
12	—	474	132.00–141.00	137.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	268	160.00–170.00	164.77
2	—	325	158.00–164.00	160.86
2	—	565	105.00	105.00
3	—	235	160.00–167.00	162.87
4	—	379	144.00–152.00	147.88
4	—	425	132.00–138.00	134.89
4	—	473	124.00–130.00	127.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	148.00	148.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	560	97.00	97.00
2	—	378	134.00–142.00	137.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	184.00	184.00
2	—	383	154.00–160.00	156.90
3	—	332	166.00–174.00	168.83
3	—	618	111.00–116.00	112.98
13	—	576	117.00–127.00	121.50
14	—	515	126.00–135.00	132.51
18	—	477	132.00–142.00	136.40
34	—	422	140.00–150.00	145.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
2	—	610	104.00–105.00	104.50
6	—	521	116.00–124.00	120.61
8	—	418	134.00–138.00	136.47
13	—	467	122.00–131.00	128.31
14	—	573	108.00–114.00	112.31
24	—	375	144.00–151.00	148.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	142.00	142.00
2	—	328	147.00–154.00	150.31
4	—	370	138.00–142.00	139.97
4	—	420	120.00–129.00	125.60
4	—	583	100.00–102.00	100.49
5	—	481	112.00–118.00	115.55
10	—	526	105.00–114.00	109.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,350	49.00–53.00	51.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,143	44.00–48.00	46.33
3	—	1,190	39.00–43.00	40.65
20	—	1,282	49.00–53.00	50.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	20.00	20.00
5	—	1,066	25.00	25.00
5	—	881	26.00–30.00	27.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	77.00–78.00	77.52
3	—	1,538	69.00–72.00	70.69
5	—	1,359	64.00–67.00	66.00

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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