Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.42/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$117.42

225 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$16.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	121.60	515	134
Medium and Large 2	381	114.96	438	56
Medium and Large 3	405	105.37	427	35

One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $89 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 sale225 hd

117.42

—

FL average10 barns · 945 hd

114.25

+3.17

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	1,579	69.89	1,104	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	50.21	644	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	47.82	594	68

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.90/cwt	167.00–182.00	398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.70/cwt	142.00–148.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	158.25/cwt	155.00–161.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	165.46/cwt	162.00–170.00	548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	135.61/cwt	132.00–141.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	167.26/cwt	160.00–175.00	460	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	98.99/cwt	97.00–100.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.91/cwt	123.00–131.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	156.05/cwt	152.00–160.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.82/cwt	132.00–140.00	581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.34/cwt	118.00–124.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	144.51/cwt	142.00–150.00	553	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	137.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	137.23/cwt	136.00–139.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.91/cwt	123.00–130.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	147.78/cwt	142.00–151.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	102.24/cwt	99.00–108.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	137.09/cwt	128.00–142.00	299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	109.98/cwt	107.00–112.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	138.11/cwt	134.00–147.00	385	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	127.54/cwt	124.00–134.00	486	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	135.94/cwt	132.00–142.00	447	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	114.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	546	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	118.58/cwt	114.00–124.00	506	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	111.36/cwt	104.00–114.00	572	34
Bulls	—	—	1,537	65.44/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,006	7
Bulls	—	—	1,752	74.06/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,298	8
Bulls	—	—	1,443	69.61/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,004	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	42.77/cwt	40.00–44.00	432	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	51.80/cwt	50.00–54.00	707	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	47.55/cwt	45.00–49.00	602	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	174.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	101.58/cwt	100.00–104.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.46/cwt	136.00–140.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.92/cwt	142.00–146.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.54/cwt	118.00–125.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.70/cwt	123.00–128.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.32/cwt	132.00–142.00	649	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.13/cwt	126.00–136.00	691	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.24/cwt	145.00–152.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	123.34/cwt	121.00–129.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.90/cwt	156.00–162.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	111.44/cwt	109.00–113.00	405	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	118.05/cwt	114.00–121.00	377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	98.66/cwt	98.00–100.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	96.22/cwt	94.00–98.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	117.83/cwt	114.00–121.00	444	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	106.64/cwt	104.00–112.00	465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	126.43/cwt	122.00–130.00	413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	104.28/cwt	100.00–109.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	100.13/cwt	94.00–103.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	118.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	547	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	526	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	51.01/cwt	49.00–53.00	675	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 911Last week 877Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 122Year ago 203

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	129.00	129.00
2	—	588	121.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	230	167.00–182.00	172.90
4	—	435	142.00–148.00	144.70
7	—	369	155.00–161.00	158.25
12	—	331	162.00–170.00	165.46
12	—	481	132.00–141.00	135.61
17	—	275	160.00–175.00	167.26
2	—	175	170.00–180.00	174.71
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	150.00–152.00	150.99
2	—	555	118.00	118.00
3	—	638	97.00–100.00	98.99
4	—	223	155.00–165.00	159.83
6	—	470	123.00–131.00	127.91
7	—	329	152.00–160.00	156.05
10	—	425	132.00–140.00	136.82
11	—	523	118.00–124.00	121.34
14	—	383	142.00–150.00	144.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
2	—	473	116.00–119.00	117.48
3	—	273	130.00–142.00	137.04
4	—	374	136.00–139.00	137.23
4	—	425	123.00–130.00	126.91
8	—	320	142.00–151.00	147.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	99.00–108.00	102.24
4	—	218	128.00–142.00	137.09
4	—	563	107.00–112.00	109.98
14	—	279	134.00–147.00	138.11
16	—	381	124.00–134.00	127.54
18	—	329	132.00–142.00	135.94
18	—	476	110.00–120.00	114.68
23	—	427	114.00–124.00	118.58
34	—	514	104.00–114.00	111.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	363	109.00–113.00	111.44
8	—	319	114.00–121.00	118.05
6	—	427	98.00–100.00	98.66
4	—	520	90.00	90.00
4	—	469	94.00–98.00	96.22
2	—	558	90.00–91.00	90.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	114.00–121.00	117.83
10	—	436	104.00–112.00	106.64
10	—	327	122.00–130.00	126.43
9	—	276	120.00–130.00	124.06
7	—	476	100.00–109.00	104.28
4	—	518	94.00–103.00	100.13
3	—	230	115.00–125.00	118.04
1	—	595	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	100.00–104.00	101.58
5	—	480	112.00–120.00	115.73
4	—	411	129.00–130.00	129.75
4	—	373	136.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	333	142.00–146.00	143.92
1	—	645	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	136.00–141.00	138.41
5	—	522	118.00–125.00	121.54
5	—	376	142.00–150.00	146.52
4	—	480	123.00–128.00	125.70
2	—	640	97.00–100.00	98.49
2	—	315	156.00–160.00	157.97
1	—	285	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	476	132.00–142.00	136.32
21	—	515	126.00–136.00	134.13
7	—	419	145.00–152.00	148.24
5	—	579	121.00–129.00	123.34
3	—	308	170.00–172.00	170.66
2	—	618	112.00–117.00	114.47
2	—	368	156.00–162.00	158.90
2	—	285	160.00–167.00	163.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,537	64.00–67.00	65.44
8	—	1,752	73.00–77.00	74.06
8	—	1,443	68.00–71.00	69.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,011	40.00–44.00	42.77
20	—	1,365	50.00–54.00	51.80
34	—	1,265	45.00–49.00	47.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,324	49.00–53.00	51.01

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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