Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.74/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$118.74

200 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	124.57	544	110
Medium and Large 2	408	115.49	471	53
Medium and Large 3	397	106.05	421	37

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about $123 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 sale200 hd

118.74

—

FL average10 barns · 971 hd

116.05

+2.69

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	1,654	80.08	1,324	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	52.80	736	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	52.05	617	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	31.19	305	13

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	332	175.23/cwt	172.00–182.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	108.98/cwt	107.00–112.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	175.53/cwt	170.00–182.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	156.27/cwt	154.00–160.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	110.66/cwt	107.00–114.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.27/cwt	116.00–122.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	145.82/cwt	142.00–150.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.39/cwt	119.00–124.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.90/cwt	118.00–125.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.47/cwt	134.00–138.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	167.40/cwt	164.00–170.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	113.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.43/cwt	144.00–154.00	557	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.21/cwt	134.00–144.00	660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	131.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.32/cwt	126.00–133.00	802	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.31/cwt	128.00–136.00	687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	105.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	112.87/cwt	110.00–117.00	376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	100.73/cwt	98.00–106.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	106.19/cwt	105.00–107.00	278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	102.92/cwt	98.00–106.00	488	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	541	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	55.32/cwt	54.00–58.00	736	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	51.95/cwt	50.00–53.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	176.29/cwt	170.00–185.00	490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.55/cwt	141.00–150.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	155.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.33/cwt	136.00–137.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.68/cwt	118.00–125.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.87/cwt	106.00–124.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.10/cwt	124.00–133.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	105.74/cwt	104.00–108.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	134.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	121.10/cwt	118.00–127.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	136.33/cwt	132.00–140.00	435	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	111.67/cwt	107.00–117.00	644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	127.98/cwt	122.00–132.00	474	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.40/cwt	119.00–128.00	584	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	124.59/cwt	119.00–129.00	526	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	122.39/cwt	122.00–124.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.13/cwt	109.00–117.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	115.23/cwt	110.00–124.00	321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	115.18/cwt	112.00–120.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	115.34/cwt	112.00–118.00	482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.15/cwt	109.00–116.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	73.91/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	78.93/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	84.95/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	57.25/cwt	56.00–60.00	744	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	48.28/cwt	46.00–50.00	518	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	52.77/cwt	51.00–55.00	647	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	26.06/cwt	25.00–27.00	223	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	34.89/cwt	33.00–37.00	369	7

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 911Year ago 1,884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 123Year ago 190

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 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
5	—	332	172.00–182.00	175.23
3	—	618	107.00–112.00	108.98
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	223	170.00–182.00	175.53
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
1	—	165	195.00	195.00
6	—	278	170.00–185.00	176.29
6	—	423	141.00–150.00	145.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
2	—	233	152.00–160.00	155.78
3	—	418	136.00–137.00	136.33
4	—	516	118.00–125.00	122.68
4	—	574	106.00–124.00	116.87
5	—	473	124.00–133.00	129.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	108.00	108.00
2	—	330	158.00–160.00	159.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	154.00–160.00	156.27
4	—	571	107.00–114.00	110.66
3	—	473	116.00–122.00	119.27
2	—	435	122.00–124.00	122.99
2	—	278	142.00–150.00	145.82
1	—	220	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	119.00–124.00	121.39
7	—	476	125.00–132.00	128.68
5	—	520	118.00–125.00	121.90
4	—	418	134.00–138.00	136.47
4	—	323	164.00–170.00	167.40
3	—	643	113.00–115.00	113.66
2	—	290	156.00–157.00	156.50
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	373	144.00–154.00	149.43
22	—	474	134.00–144.00	139.21
19	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.57
15	—	567	125.00–135.00	131.99
14	—	620	126.00–133.00	129.32
14	—	515	128.00–136.00	133.31
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
1	—	270	177.00	177.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	100.00–108.00	105.38
6	—	333	110.00–117.00	112.87
5	—	531	98.00–106.00	100.73
5	—	372	105.00–110.00	107.53
5	—	262	105.00–107.00	106.19
4	—	474	98.00–106.00	102.92
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	620	85.00	85.00
2	—	220	120.00–125.00	122.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	157.00	157.00
4	—	615	104.00–108.00	105.74
8	—	271	130.00–140.00	134.21
12	—	530	118.00–127.00	121.10
14	—	319	132.00–140.00	136.33
15	—	577	107.00–117.00	111.67
17	—	370	122.00–132.00	127.98
19	—	473	119.00–128.00	123.40
20	—	422	119.00–129.00	124.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	570	100.00–106.00	102.92
5	—	338	122.00–124.00	122.39
5	—	468	109.00–117.00	114.13
8	—	279	110.00–124.00	115.23
10	—	382	112.00–120.00	115.18
10	—	418	112.00–118.00	115.34
11	—	525	109.00–116.00	112.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,330	54.00–58.00	55.32
5	—	1,494	50.00–53.00	51.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,299	56.00–60.00	57.25
41	—	1,073	46.00–50.00	48.28
48	—	1,227	51.00–55.00	52.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	31.00	31.00
5	—	856	25.00–27.00	26.06
7	—	1,057	33.00–37.00	34.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	73.00–75.00	73.91
2	—	1,573	77.00–81.00	78.93
3	—	1,788	84.00–86.00	84.95

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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