Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.29/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$120.29

207 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	128.89	532	78
Medium and Large 3	356	117.74	420	43
Medium and Large 2	430	113.77	489	86

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $43 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

120.29

—

FL average10 barns · 1,002 hd

112.30

+7.99

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	1,520	72.34	1,100	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,256	53.64	674	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	50.85	567	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	36.84	359	77

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.87/cwt	108.00–116.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	109.02/cwt	104.00–113.00	462	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	104.89/cwt	102.00–109.00	498	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	123.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	470	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	102.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	145.22/cwt	138.00–150.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	98.13/cwt	95.00–100.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	139.11/cwt	138.00–144.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	118.20/cwt	114.00–124.00	506	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	157.01/cwt	152.00–167.00	441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	114.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	111.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	135.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	149.20/cwt	142.00–156.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	106.48/cwt	104.00–109.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	109.68/cwt	105.00–113.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	163.87/cwt	155.00–170.00	361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.28/cwt	98.00–107.00	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	127.54/cwt	124.00–130.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	167.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	152.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.28/cwt	119.00–126.00	579	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	179.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	102.58/cwt	98.00–105.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.59/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	194.39/cwt	187.00–202.00	533	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	107.55/cwt	107.00–109.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	175.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	159.45/cwt	156.00–162.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	216	202.43/cwt	195.00–207.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	130.92/cwt	128.00–134.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	39.04/cwt	37.00–41.00	395	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	34.33/cwt	32.00–36.00	309	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	29.60/cwt	27.00–31.00	270	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	57.46/cwt	55.00–59.00	719	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	51.57/cwt	51.00–53.00	659	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,217	47.00/cwt	46.00–48.00	572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	47.73/cwt	46.00–50.00	506	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	52.89/cwt	51.00–55.00	599	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	57.10/cwt	56.00–60.00	731	13
Bulls	—	—	1,513	72.65/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,099	6
Bulls	—	—	1,493	68.97/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,030	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	77.34/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,222	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	698	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	907	75.51/cwt	68.00–84.00	685	5
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	840	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	111.76/cwt	108.00–117.00	536	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	139.54/cwt	136.00–142.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	125.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	152.22/cwt	150.00–158.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	103.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	120.76/cwt	118.00–124.00	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.43/cwt	132.00–140.00	585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.86/cwt	150.00–154.00	567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.82/cwt	109.00–117.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	120.04/cwt	118.00–128.00	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	113.92/cwt	112.00–116.00	701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	117.56/cwt	114.00–123.00	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.06/cwt	156.00–166.00	605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.32/cwt	128.00–138.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	194.78/cwt	187.00–202.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	116.19/cwt	110.00–118.00	429	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	130.54/cwt	128.00–132.00	427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	130.02/cwt	124.00–135.00	356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	100.71/cwt	98.00–103.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	93.92/cwt	91.00–98.00	449	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 Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 523Year ago 1,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 186Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	148.00–150.00	148.66
2	—	528	108.00–116.00	111.87
16	—	481	119.00–126.00	120.28
6	—	275	175.00–185.00	179.03
3	—	617	98.00–105.00	102.58
3	—	427	134.00–140.00	136.59
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	98.00–107.00	104.28
5	—	489	109.00–111.00	110.00
5	—	422	124.00–130.00	127.54
4	—	265	165.00–170.00	167.23
3	—	335	150.00–157.00	152.19
2	—	580	96.00–98.00	96.99
2	—	385	138.00–140.00	138.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	274	187.00–202.00	194.39
9	—	639	107.00–109.00	107.55
6	—	322	170.00–180.00	175.58
4	—	381	156.00–162.00	159.45
4	—	216	195.00–207.00	202.43
2	—	483	128.00–134.00	130.92
2	—	413	148.00–152.00	149.96
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	130.00–135.00	133.23
1	—	520	91.00	91.00
20	—	369	110.00–118.00	116.19
7	—	327	128.00–132.00	130.54
5	—	274	124.00–135.00	130.02
4	—	416	98.00–103.00	100.71
3	—	478	91.00–98.00	93.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	424	104.00–113.00	109.02
20	—	475	102.00–109.00	104.89
14	—	381	120.00–129.00	123.38
8	—	510	100.00–104.00	102.99
7	—	274	138.00–150.00	145.22
6	—	572	95.00–100.00	98.13
5	—	334	138.00–144.00	139.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	114.00–124.00	118.20
13	—	281	152.00–167.00	157.01
12	—	475	110.00–120.00	114.74
8	—	521	105.00–115.00	111.00
8	—	371	130.00–140.00	135.77
6	—	326	142.00–156.00	149.20
4	—	616	104.00–109.00	106.48
4	—	565	105.00–113.00	109.68
4	—	220	155.00–170.00	163.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	480	108.00–117.00	111.76
10	—	382	136.00–142.00	139.54
7	—	429	122.00–130.00	125.76
6	—	336	150.00–158.00	152.22
4	—	521	100.00–107.00	103.65
4	—	275	160.00–170.00	164.73
1	—	560	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	118.00–124.00	120.76
10	—	432	132.00–140.00	135.43
9	—	376	150.00–154.00	150.86
8	—	529	109.00–117.00	111.82
2	—	335	160.00–165.00	162.43
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
1	—	280	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	537	118.00–128.00	120.04
13	—	615	112.00–116.00	113.92
11	—	576	114.00–123.00	117.56
11	—	378	156.00–166.00	160.06
7	—	469	128.00–138.00	134.32
6	—	418	142.00–152.00	148.23
4	—	274	187.00–202.00	194.78
3	—	325	174.00–176.00	174.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,012	37.00–41.00	39.04
16	—	901	32.00–36.00	34.33
10	—	912	27.00–31.00	29.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,252	55.00–59.00	57.46
7	—	1,278	51.00–53.00	51.57
3	—	1,217	46.00–48.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,061	46.00–50.00	47.73
46	—	1,133	51.00–55.00	52.89
13	—	1,280	56.00–60.00	57.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	72.00–74.00	72.65
5	—	1,493	67.00–70.00	68.97
3	—	1,580	77.00–78.00	77.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	907	68.00–84.00	75.51
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	77.00	77.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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