Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

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 $126.31/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$126.31

314 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	130.89	562	196
Medium and Large 2	422	121.61	513	82
Medium and Large 3	412	112.06	462	36

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $100 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 sale314 hd

126.31

—

FL average9 barns · 798 hd

123.26

+3.05

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	1,381	75.72	1,046	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	51.67	682	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	47.98	557	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	33.87	318	17

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
Bulls	—	—	1,163	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	80.37/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,124	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.31/cwt	118.00–122.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.58/cwt	123.00–130.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	189.67/cwt	185.00–195.00	436	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	52.40/cwt	52.00–53.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.20/cwt	132.00–141.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.88/cwt	112.00–122.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	47.70/cwt	46.00–50.00	556	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	52.30/cwt	51.00–55.00	652	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	43.52/cwt	41.00–45.00	459	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	36.31/cwt	35.00–38.00	360	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	31.61/cwt	29.00–33.00	269	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	131.13/cwt	126.00–136.00	556	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.84/cwt	128.00–138.00	498	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	143.39/cwt	141.00–150.00	477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.29/cwt	126.00–132.00	795	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	121.59/cwt	118.00–126.00	462	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	111.94/cwt	106.00–115.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	110.51/cwt	106.00–114.00	472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	112.16/cwt	108.00–115.00	424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	122.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	188.04/cwt	185.00–195.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.62/cwt	112.00–118.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.13/cwt	100.00–109.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	98.32/cwt	97.00–100.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	120.88/cwt	116.00–125.00	513	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	142.12/cwt	138.00–152.00	398	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	119.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.51/cwt	112.00–119.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	133.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	130.81/cwt	122.00–134.00	351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	109.51/cwt	106.00–114.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	156.38/cwt	152.00–161.00	590	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	146.48/cwt	143.00–150.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.02/cwt	117.00–126.00	635	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	130.18/cwt	126.00–134.00	557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	118.23/cwt	116.00–120.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	181.06/cwt	177.00–187.00	596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.14/cwt	136.00–144.00	601	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.92/cwt	170.00–176.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.61/cwt	114.00–120.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	204.40/cwt	200.00–212.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	189.60/cwt	187.00–192.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.48/cwt	132.00–142.00	650	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.84/cwt	146.00–156.00	644	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.11/cwt	128.00–138.00	699	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	164.22/cwt	162.00–172.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.90/cwt	123.00–133.00	736	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	126.51/cwt	121.00–131.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	135.46/cwt	132.00–138.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	208.38/cwt	200.00–215.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.79/cwt	177.00–187.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	205.61/cwt	200.00–212.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 1,874Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 375Year ago 256

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,398	80.00–81.00	80.37
2	—	1,575	74.00–75.00	74.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	52.00–53.00	52.40
1	—	1,680	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,165	46.00–50.00	47.70
24	—	1,246	51.00–55.00	52.30
21	—	1,055	41.00–45.00	43.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	992	35.00–38.00	36.31
4	—	850	29.00–33.00	31.61
2	—	820	25.00	25.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
1	—	315	164.00	164.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.40
3	—	563	118.00–122.00	120.31
3	—	480	123.00–130.00	125.58
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	230	185.00–195.00	189.67
2	—	420	140.00–144.00	141.95
1	—	295	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	132.00–141.00	137.20
4	—	625	112.00–122.00	116.88
4	—	514	132.00–138.00	135.46
4	—	220	200.00–215.00	208.38
3	—	325	177.00–187.00	181.79
2	—	273	200.00–212.00	205.61
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	210.00	210.00
45	—	424	126.00–136.00	131.13
43	—	375	128.00–138.00	132.84
10	—	333	141.00–150.00	143.39
3	—	615	126.00–132.00	129.29
3	—	225	185.00–195.00	188.04
14	—	280	138.00–152.00	142.12
11	—	577	115.00–125.00	119.48
40	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.88
26	—	525	117.00–126.00	121.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	380	118.00–126.00	121.59
9	—	519	106.00–115.00	111.94
3	—	635	112.00–118.00	114.62
2	—	240	165.00–170.00	167.45
22	—	424	116.00–125.00	120.88
9	—	467	112.00–119.00	116.51
7	—	331	130.00–138.00	133.59
6	—	268	122.00–134.00	130.81
5	—	576	106.00–114.00	109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	106.00–114.00	110.51
9	—	378	108.00–115.00	112.16
9	—	336	120.00–128.00	122.23
4	—	473	100.00–109.00	105.13
3	—	583	97.00–100.00	98.32
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
9	—	376	143.00–150.00	146.48
3	—	327	160.00–165.00	161.58
2	—	560	110.00–112.00	110.99
8	—	428	126.00–134.00	130.18
4	—	469	116.00–120.00	118.23
2	—	535	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	377	152.00–161.00	156.38
3	—	467	126.00–130.00	128.63
21	—	429	136.00–144.00	140.14
6	—	518	120.00–127.00	124.27
4	—	569	115.00–122.00	119.69
4	—	320	170.00–176.00	172.92
3	—	620	114.00–120.00	117.61
3	—	273	187.00–192.00	189.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	329	177.00–187.00	181.06
3	—	275	200.00–212.00	204.40
54	—	473	132.00–142.00	137.48
31	—	430	146.00–156.00	149.84
30	—	525	128.00–138.00	133.11
13	—	387	162.00–172.00	164.22
10	—	571	123.00–133.00	128.90
8	—	608	121.00–131.00	126.51

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