Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$121.29

245 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	126.89	549	136
Medium and Large 2	426	117.27	499	71
Medium and Large 3	397	108.76	431	38

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about $117 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 sale245 hd

121.29

—

FL average8 barns · 909 hd

119.23

+2.06

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	1,660	77.84	1,292	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	53.84	776	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	53.84	664	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	35.22	330	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	135.69/cwt	130.00–144.00	377	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.68/cwt	114.00–124.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	147.57/cwt	140.00–152.00	320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	139.89/cwt	136.00–142.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.40/cwt	107.00–114.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	139.35/cwt	134.00–142.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.24/cwt	129.00–132.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.46/cwt	146.00–150.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	160.62/cwt	156.00–165.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	179.64/cwt	175.00–182.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.59/cwt	144.00–150.00	630	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.93/cwt	134.00–142.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.12/cwt	154.00–164.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	109.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	130.72/cwt	129.00–134.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.62/cwt	121.00–127.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	581	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.56/cwt	117.00–124.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.16/cwt	118.00–124.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.40/cwt	148.00–152.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	162.24/cwt	160.00–164.00	518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.41/cwt	134.00–143.00	655	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.99/cwt	127.00–137.00	693	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.29/cwt	144.00–153.00	630	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	30.45/cwt	30.00–31.00	258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	129.79/cwt	127.00–136.00	493	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.69/cwt	122.00–132.00	540	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.21/cwt	116.00–126.00	635	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.11/cwt	114.00–122.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	124.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	111.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	122.14/cwt	115.00–128.00	332	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	124.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	583	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.91/cwt	116.00–124.00	453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.17/cwt	110.00–119.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.80/cwt	112.00–121.00	496	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	104.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	112.09/cwt	109.00–114.00	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	107.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.35/cwt	100.00–109.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	113.27/cwt	110.00–118.00	375	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	202.22/cwt	200.00–207.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	193.21/cwt	187.00–200.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.53/cwt	166.00–176.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	156.12/cwt	154.00–158.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.03/cwt	124.00–133.00	806	15
Bulls	—	—	1,640	79.67/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,307	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	86.92/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,568	4
Bulls	—	—	1,634	75.75/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,238	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	59.10/cwt	58.00–62.00	813	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	49.80/cwt	48.00–52.00	525	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	54.85/cwt	53.00–57.00	711	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	55.87/cwt	55.00–59.00	745	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	53.78/cwt	53.00–54.00	818	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	40.54/cwt	40.00–41.00	458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	35.04/cwt	34.00–36.00	316	6

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 776Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 207Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	278	130.00–144.00	135.69
9	—	572	114.00–124.00	119.68
3	—	217	140.00–152.00	147.57
17	—	380	127.00–136.00	129.79
18	—	325	130.00–140.00	134.70
23	—	430	122.00–132.00	125.69
26	—	528	116.00–126.00	120.21
30	—	477	120.00–130.00	124.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	110.00–113.00	111.99
7	—	272	115.00–128.00	122.14
7	—	327	120.00–128.00	124.31
10	—	523	108.00–115.00	111.44
11	—	375	116.00–124.00	120.91
12	—	473	110.00–119.00	115.17
18	—	425	112.00–121.00	116.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	99.00–100.00	99.50
3	—	280	100.00–110.00	104.82
7	—	369	109.00–114.00	112.09
7	—	421	106.00–110.00	107.68
9	—	472	100.00–109.00	105.35
10	—	331	110.00–118.00	113.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	136.00–142.00	139.89
2	—	560	105.00	105.00
2	—	530	107.00–114.00	110.40
1	—	615	91.00	91.00
1	—	455	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	134.00–142.00	139.35
4	—	464	129.00–132.00	130.24
4	—	378	146.00–150.00	148.46
4	—	326	156.00–165.00	160.62
4	—	268	175.00–182.00	179.64
2	—	565	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.91
1	—	630	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	144.00–150.00	146.59
9	—	475	134.00–142.00	137.93
8	—	374	154.00–164.00	159.12
6	—	622	105.00–114.00	109.62
4	—	531	129.00–134.00	130.72
3	—	565	121.00–127.00	124.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	415	135.00–142.00	140.01
10	—	573	117.00–124.00	120.56
10	—	523	118.00–124.00	122.16
7	—	373	148.00–152.00	149.40
7	—	319	160.00–164.00	162.24
5	—	468	125.00–132.00	129.34
2	—	280	170.00–180.00	174.73
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	215	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	473	134.00–143.00	138.41
25	—	525	127.00–137.00	131.99
24	—	577	125.00–135.00	129.69
20	—	428	144.00–153.00	147.29
3	—	215	200.00–207.00	202.22
4	—	273	187.00–200.00	193.21
6	—	323	166.00–176.00	171.53
7	—	388	154.00–158.00	156.12
15	—	625	124.00–133.00	129.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
2	—	430	126.00–128.00	126.99
2	—	555	114.00	114.00
3	—	323	150.00–152.00	151.32
3	—	533	108.00–112.00	109.98
5	—	463	114.00–122.00	120.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	30.00–31.00	30.45
2	—	1,130	40.00–41.00	40.54
6	—	903	34.00–36.00	35.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,375	58.00–62.00	59.10
36	—	1,055	48.00–52.00	49.80
66	—	1,297	53.00–57.00	54.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	49.00	49.00
5	—	1,333	55.00–59.00	55.87
7	—	1,521	53.00–54.00	53.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	79.00–80.00	79.67
4	—	1,804	86.00–88.00	86.92
20	—	1,634	74.00–78.00	75.75

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