Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.29/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$141.29

97 head · 345 lb average

Value per head Derived

$487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$21.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	149.86	521	44
Medium and Large 2	348	138.54	482	31
Medium and Large 3	335	128.04	429	22

One grade step is worth $21.82/cwt here — about $91 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 sale97 hd

141.29

—

FL average10 barns · 722 hd

142.51

−1.22

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	1,635	82.90	1,356	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	56.90	775	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	55.76	639	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	36.86	344	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)

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 2	—	333	142.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	153.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	160.63/cwt	156.00–170.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	166.53/cwt	160.00–174.00	373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.44/cwt	132.00–140.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	133.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.81/cwt	142.00–152.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.43/cwt	102.00–109.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	575	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	160.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	154.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	177.16/cwt	170.00–182.00	484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	151.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	171.16/cwt	165.00–177.00	390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	174.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	160.44/cwt	160.00–162.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	188.96/cwt	182.00–195.00	416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	192.41/cwt	188.00–200.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.83/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	207.29/cwt	200.00–215.00	373	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	36.86/cwt	35.00–38.00	344	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	56.61/cwt	55.00–59.00	752	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	60.18/cwt	60.00–61.00	881	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	53.51/cwt	53.00–54.00	705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	55.93/cwt	54.00–58.00	649	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	51.78/cwt	49.00–53.00	530	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	60.57/cwt	59.00–63.00	770	13
Bulls	—	—	1,490	78.25/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,166	7
Bulls	—	—	1,848	88.67/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,639	6
Bulls	—	—	1,592	82.55/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	163.85/cwt	160.00–168.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.59/cwt	188.00–194.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	133.17/cwt	130.00–134.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	128.17/cwt	124.00–130.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	128.89/cwt	126.00–132.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	229	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	136.83/cwt	134.00–140.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	146.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	154.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.85/cwt	120.00–129.00	530	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 (Mon)

Mon May 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 650Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 169Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	140.00–148.00	142.48
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
9	—	376	134.00–140.00	136.83
8	—	278	140.00–154.00	146.21
4	—	219	150.00–157.00	154.62
3	—	495	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	120.00–129.00	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	150.00–160.00	153.85
9	—	282	156.00–170.00	160.63
9	—	224	160.00–174.00	166.53
6	—	423	132.00–140.00	135.44
4	—	488	130.00–140.00	133.97
4	—	379	142.00–152.00	145.81
2	—	623	102.00–109.00	105.43
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	130.00–134.00	133.17
4	—	369	124.00–130.00	128.17
4	—	285	126.00–132.00	128.89
4	—	229	130.00–140.00	134.71
3	—	417	116.00–118.00	116.66
2	—	465	116.00–118.00	116.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	130.00–138.00	134.25
8	—	375	142.00–148.00	144.93
4	—	283	158.00–165.00	160.66
3	—	327	150.00–158.00	154.53
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	215	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	170.00–182.00	177.16
6	—	388	150.00–158.00	151.57
5	—	333	160.00–168.00	163.10
5	—	228	165.00–177.00	171.16
3	—	440	140.00–144.00	141.30
2	—	460	148.00	148.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	185	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	170.00–180.00	174.34
9	—	389	160.00–162.00	160.44
5	—	220	182.00–195.00	188.96
4	—	526	140.00–148.00	142.93
3	—	273	188.00–200.00	192.41
2	—	470	156.00	156.00
2	—	423	152.00–160.00	155.83
2	—	180	200.00–215.00	207.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	328	160.00–168.00	163.85
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	170.00–180.00	175.32
3	—	275	188.00–194.00	190.59
2	—	540	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	35.00–38.00	36.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,328	55.00–59.00	56.61
5	—	1,464	60.00–61.00	60.18
4	—	1,318	53.00–54.00	53.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,161	54.00–58.00	55.93
17	—	1,023	49.00–53.00	51.78
13	—	1,272	59.00–63.00	60.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,490	76.00–80.00	78.25
6	—	1,848	87.00–90.00	88.67
6	—	1,592	81.00–84.00	82.55

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