Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.74/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$115.74

264 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	117.57	540	117
Medium and Large 2	424	114.32	484	105
Medium and Large 3	368	114.19	420	42

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about $120 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 sale264 hd

115.74

—

FL average10 barns · 1,069 hd

115.52

+0.22

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	—	High	1,600	76.20	1,219	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	48.79	656	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	46.36	508	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	32.04	297	8thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	—	481	119.16/cwt	116.00–124.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	181.49/cwt	174.00–187.00	314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	152.30/cwt	148.00–158.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	159.81/cwt	152.00–167.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	111.25/cwt	107.00–117.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	89.72/cwt	84.00–94.00	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	127.56/cwt	124.00–133.00	480	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	110.16/cwt	103.00–112.00	564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	94.60/cwt	91.00–101.00	550	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	119.96/cwt	114.00–124.00	504	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	85.97/cwt	84.00–88.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	141.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	119.21/cwt	114.00–122.00	439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	142.26/cwt	138.00–146.00	465	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	108.90/cwt	104.00–113.00	462	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	102.33/cwt	97.00–106.00	483	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	98.57/cwt	92.00–101.00	512	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	133.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	94.42/cwt	91.00–98.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.91/cwt	126.00–134.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.91/cwt	138.00–144.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	107.95/cwt	101.00–109.00	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	151.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	188.18/cwt	182.00–197.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.27/cwt	148.00–154.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	171.46/cwt	168.00–177.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	449	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	34.61/cwt	32.00–36.00	338	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	30.12/cwt	29.00–31.00	273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	164	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	48.79/cwt	47.00–51.00	656	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	45.55/cwt	44.00–48.00	491	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	51.47/cwt	49.00–53.00	631	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	41.63/cwt	40.00–43.00	404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,634	80.37/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,313	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	75.36/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,240	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	70.38/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	121.37/cwt	116.00–124.00	573	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	130.38/cwt	128.00–135.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	98.49/cwt	96.00–100.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	102.17/cwt	100.00–104.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	150.88/cwt	148.00–156.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	114.78/cwt	109.00–117.00	590	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	142.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	102.59/cwt	101.00–108.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	168	145.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	87.65/cwt	86.00–89.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	109.97/cwt	108.00–112.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	98.79/cwt	94.00–100.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	92.20/cwt	88.00–96.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	131.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	132.51/cwt	128.00–136.00	432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	185.61/cwt	182.00–192.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	172.47/cwt	169.00–178.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.75/cwt	136.00–146.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.69/cwt	116.00–121.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	102.47/cwt	99.00–108.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	122.36/cwt	118.00–128.00	644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.33/cwt	148.00–158.00	649	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	92.97/cwt	91.00–96.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.16/cwt	158.00–165.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.42/cwt	126.00–133.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	140.12/cwt	138.00–144.00	612	6

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 1,050Year ago 935

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 177Year ago 131

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	116.00–124.00	119.16
4	—	379	130.00–138.00	133.88
3	—	522	103.00–104.00	103.66
3	—	433	130.00–132.00	131.32
3	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.93
2	—	630	91.00–98.00	94.42
2	—	268	160.00–165.00	162.43
1	—	570	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	126.00–134.00	128.91
4	—	388	140.00–146.00	141.94
2	—	625	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.91
2	—	283	170.00–175.00	172.43
1	—	565	96.00	96.00
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	101.00–109.00	107.95
4	—	388	150.00–157.00	151.65
4	—	279	182.00–197.00	188.18
3	—	428	148.00–154.00	151.27
3	—	330	168.00–177.00	171.46
2	—	208	215.00–217.00	215.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	170.00	170.00
3	—	173	174.00–187.00	181.49
6	—	328	148.00–158.00	152.30
7	—	272	152.00–167.00	159.81
12	—	476	107.00–117.00	111.25
12	—	622	84.00–94.00	89.72
15	—	376	124.00–133.00	127.56
18	—	512	103.00–112.00	110.16
20	—	581	91.00–101.00	94.60
22	—	420	114.00–124.00	119.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	84.00–88.00	85.97
5	—	243	140.00–146.00	141.16
7	—	276	140.00–150.00	144.26
10	—	368	114.00–122.00	119.21
16	—	327	138.00–146.00	142.26
16	—	424	104.00–113.00	108.90
20	—	472	97.00–106.00	102.33
29	—	519	92.00–101.00	98.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	127.00	127.00
1	—	575	76.00	76.00
1	—	645	64.00	64.00
3	—	168	142.00–150.00	145.57
3	—	522	86.00–89.00	87.65
4	—	365	108.00–112.00	109.97
6	—	425	94.00–100.00	98.79
6	—	472	88.00–96.00	92.20
8	—	267	126.00–135.00	131.34
9	—	326	128.00–136.00	132.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	116.00–124.00	121.37
7	—	436	128.00–135.00	130.38
6	—	614	96.00–100.00	98.49
5	—	529	100.00–104.00	102.17
4	—	331	148.00–156.00	150.88
2	—	378	130.00–138.00	133.81
1	—	260	166.00	166.00
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	109.00–117.00	114.78
10	—	387	140.00–146.00	142.37
8	—	639	101.00–108.00	102.59
3	—	285	170.00–175.00	171.61
3	—	578	91.00–96.00	92.97
4	—	333	158.00–165.00	161.16
4	—	480	126.00–133.00	129.42
6	—	437	138.00–144.00	140.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	210.00	210.00
4	—	283	182.00–192.00	185.61
5	—	327	169.00–178.00	172.47
7	—	476	136.00–146.00	140.75
7	—	614	116.00–121.00	119.69
9	—	580	99.00–108.00	102.47
10	—	374	150.00–160.00	155.24
14	—	526	118.00–128.00	122.36
17	—	415	148.00–158.00	156.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	32.00–36.00	34.61
2	—	908	29.00–31.00	30.12
1	—	715	23.00	23.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,345	47.00–51.00	48.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,078	44.00–48.00	45.55
7	—	1,225	49.00–53.00	51.47
5	—	970	40.00–43.00	41.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,634	79.00–83.00	80.37
4	—	1,645	74.00–77.00	75.36
3	—	1,483	70.00–71.00	70.38

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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