Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

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 $124.95/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$124.95

190 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	129.34	592	97
Medium and Large 2	451	121.02	546	72
Medium and Large 3	442	118.16	523	21

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $69 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 sale190 hd

124.95

—

FL average10 barns · 865 hd

126.66

−1.71

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	1,561	87.24	1,362	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	62.33	811	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	58.96	640	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	889	44.23	393	23

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	—	268	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.44/cwt	122.00–129.00	468	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	122.54/cwt	121.00–128.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	117.29/cwt	115.00–121.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.94/cwt	110.00–117.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.57/cwt	112.00–119.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	131.25/cwt	128.00–136.00	434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	100.53/cwt	96.00–103.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	140.19/cwt	136.00–148.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	126.77/cwt	122.00–132.00	539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.65/cwt	131.00–141.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	109.20/cwt	105.00–114.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	120.35/cwt	118.00–128.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	155.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	144.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	102.51/cwt	99.00–106.00	643	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	154.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.73/cwt	129.00–130.00	668	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	130.62/cwt	128.00–133.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	190.11/cwt	187.00–192.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.66/cwt	170.00–180.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	198.86/cwt	196.00–202.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	46.35/cwt	44.00–48.00	431	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	748	41.76/cwt	40.00–43.00	312	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	36.20/cwt	35.00–38.00	310	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	60.64/cwt	59.00–62.00	817	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	65.75/cwt	64.00–68.00	827	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,227	57.64/cwt	57.00–58.00	707	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	56.30/cwt	54.00–58.00	583	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	60.77/cwt	59.00–63.00	679	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	65.66/cwt	64.00–68.00	804	9
Bulls	—	—	1,555	82.15/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,277	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	123.84/cwt	121.00–126.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.36/cwt	128.00–135.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	147.75/cwt	147.00–148.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.95/cwt	164.00–168.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	134.19/cwt	128.00–137.00	757	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.90/cwt	136.00–146.00	669	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	718	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.72/cwt	119.00–128.00	768	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	117.47/cwt	115.00–119.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	407	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 480Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 134Year ago 259

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
11	—	520	114.00–120.00	117.04
4	—	363	115.00–119.00	117.47
3	—	338	120.00–121.00	120.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	122.00–129.00	125.44
12	—	539	121.00–128.00	122.54
9	—	423	115.00–121.00	117.29
8	—	575	110.00–117.00	112.94
8	—	467	112.00–119.00	116.57
8	—	331	128.00–136.00	131.25
7	—	617	96.00–103.00	100.53
6	—	283	136.00–148.00	140.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	470	120.00–130.00	126.19
16	—	374	130.00–140.00	134.94
15	—	425	122.00–132.00	126.77
10	—	517	131.00–141.00	137.65
8	—	631	105.00–114.00	109.20
7	—	585	118.00–128.00	120.35
5	—	281	150.00–165.00	155.06
4	—	316	140.00–148.00	144.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	627	99.00–106.00	102.51
3	—	377	150.00–158.00	154.21
2	—	515	117.00–121.00	118.96
2	—	443	131.00–132.00	131.50
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	515	129.00–130.00	129.73
3	—	477	128.00–133.00	130.62
3	—	388	160.00–164.00	161.97
2	—	430	144.00	144.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	320	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	545	132.00	132.00
6	—	313	187.00–192.00	190.11
5	—	381	170.00–180.00	172.66
2	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	268	196.00–202.00	198.86
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	114.00–119.00	115.96
3	—	370	154.00–158.00	155.96
2	—	470	120.00–124.00	121.96
2	—	415	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	123.00–130.00	126.70
7	—	566	121.00–126.00	123.84
7	—	468	128.00–135.00	132.36
4	—	411	147.00–148.00	147.75
2	—	370	164.00–168.00	165.95
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	320	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	564	128.00–137.00	134.19
26	—	475	136.00–146.00	140.90
25	—	521	132.00–142.00	137.80
12	—	616	119.00–128.00	124.72
8	—	424	150.00–160.00	154.87
1	—	385	172.00	172.00
1	—	285	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	930	44.00–48.00	46.35
4	—	748	40.00–43.00	41.76
3	—	857	35.00–38.00	36.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,347	59.00–62.00	60.64
12	—	1,258	64.00–68.00	65.75
3	—	1,227	57.00–58.00	57.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,036	54.00–58.00	56.30
49	—	1,117	59.00–63.00	60.77
9	—	1,224	64.00–68.00	65.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	81.00–84.00	82.15
2	—	1,495	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,710	89.00	89.00

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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