Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends due to the markets being closed last week for the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.77/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$120.77

207 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	124.72	567	131
Medium and Large 2	406	118.14	480	47
Medium and Large 3	400	107.18	429	29

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about $138 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 sale207 hd

120.77

—

FL average8 barns · 758 hd

122.53

−1.76

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	1,684	81.30	1,369	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	54.05	734	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	52.91	649	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	35.66	337	6thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	50.59/cwt	50.00–51.00	740	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	58.83/cwt	57.00–61.00	809	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	53.04/cwt	51.00–55.00	666	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	48.94/cwt	47.00–50.00	527	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	169.26/cwt	165.00–174.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	119.60/cwt	117.00–124.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.21/cwt	146.00–151.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	135.42/cwt	133.00–141.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	158.20/cwt	153.00–160.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	142.90/cwt	140.00–146.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	156.61/cwt	152.00–160.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.45/cwt	121.00–127.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	134.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	577	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	142.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	133.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.38/cwt	112.00–121.00	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	131.32/cwt	127.00–136.00	491	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.26/cwt	119.00–129.00	589	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	127.09/cwt	122.00–132.00	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	107.24/cwt	105.00–108.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	122.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	451	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	105.65/cwt	104.00–107.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	103.65/cwt	102.00–105.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	111.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	110.48/cwt	106.00–114.00	415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	176.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.87/cwt	158.00–165.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.34/cwt	127.00–137.00	760	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.54/cwt	128.00–138.00	698	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.55/cwt	133.00–142.00	651	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.40/cwt	148.00–154.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.43/cwt	141.00–148.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.76/cwt	119.00–127.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.53/cwt	118.00–126.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.91/cwt	122.00–130.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	112.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	133.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	509	7
Bulls	—	—	1,905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,947	83.15/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,619	3
Bulls	—	—	1,431	77.73/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,112	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	56.80/cwt	56.00–60.00	729	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	53.71/cwt	52.00–56.00	713	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	29.45/cwt	29.00–30.00	245	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	40.02/cwt	38.00–41.00	425	3

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 1,052Year ago 1,070

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 225Year ago 188

Compared to one week ago: No trends due to the markets being closed last week for the holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	50.00–51.00	50.59
5	—	1,375	57.00–61.00	58.83
19	—	1,327	52.00–56.00	53.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,256	51.00–55.00	53.04
29	—	1,077	47.00–50.00	48.94
26	—	1,284	56.00–60.00	56.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	35.00	35.00
2	—	833	29.00–30.00	29.45
3	—	1,062	38.00–41.00	40.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,947	81.00–85.00	83.15
4	—	1,431	76.00–80.00	77.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
2	—	280	165.00–174.00	169.26
2	—	308	164.00–166.00	164.99
3	—	533	128.00–134.00	130.95
3	—	578	117.00–124.00	119.60
4	—	415	146.00–151.00	148.21
4	—	481	133.00–141.00	135.42
8	—	361	153.00–160.00	158.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
2	—	383	140.00–146.00	142.90
2	—	458	130.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	276	152.00–160.00	156.61
4	—	315	150.00–154.00	152.95
4	—	518	121.00–127.00	124.45
16	—	429	131.00–140.00	134.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	148.00	148.00
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
2	—	528	112.00–113.00	112.50
4	—	315	140.00–144.00	142.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
4	—	618	110.00–119.00	115.43
9	—	334	130.00–140.00	133.13
13	—	523	116.00–125.00	120.37
16	—	573	112.00–121.00	116.38
19	—	374	127.00–136.00	131.32
29	—	478	119.00–129.00	123.26
40	—	421	120.00–130.00	125.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	623	102.00–107.00	104.45
4	—	276	122.00–132.00	127.09
4	—	538	105.00–108.00	107.24
6	—	468	110.00–118.00	115.09
7	—	425	110.00–119.00	114.77
8	—	334	120.00–128.00	122.76
15	—	372	116.00–125.00	121.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
3	—	422	104.00–107.00	105.65
3	—	477	102.00–105.00	103.65
5	—	290	105.00–110.00	107.57
5	—	337	110.00–118.00	111.88
5	—	515	100.00–104.00	101.97
7	—	376	106.00–114.00	110.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	195.00	195.00
3	—	262	175.00–180.00	176.62
3	—	325	158.00–165.00	160.87
6	—	378	150.00–158.00	154.05
10	—	427	142.00–150.00	145.53
14	—	615	128.00–135.00	132.47
17	—	570	127.00–137.00	133.34
19	—	523	128.00–138.00	133.54
22	—	480	133.00–142.00	135.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
3	—	287	152.00–156.00	153.99
4	—	328	148.00–154.00	150.40
4	—	376	141.00–148.00	144.43
4	—	625	119.00–121.00	119.99
6	—	529	119.00–127.00	121.76
7	—	572	118.00–126.00	122.53
8	—	474	122.00–130.00	126.91
12	—	420	131.00–140.00	136.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	157.00	157.00
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
2	—	285	135.00–142.00	138.38
2	—	340	138.00	138.00
2	—	418	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	463	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	527	110.00–114.00	112.63
3	—	637	105.00–110.00	107.31
7	—	381	130.00–138.00	133.48

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