Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.40/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$118.40

227 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	126.33	512	115
Medium and Large 2	424	113.08	480	71
Medium and Large 3	399	105.37	421	41

One grade step is worth $20.96/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 sale227 hd

118.40

—

FL average10 barns · 1,218 hd

118.54

−0.14

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	1,546	69.55	1,075	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	48.16	641	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	45.04	505	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	27.44	268	10

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	—	380	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	174.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	106.34/cwt	103.00–109.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	114.08/cwt	112.00–119.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	101.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.26/cwt	132.00–139.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	112.23/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.96/cwt	158.00–162.00	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	91.32/cwt	90.00–93.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	153.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	133.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	146.09/cwt	142.00–150.00	627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	170.48/cwt	164.00–174.00	544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	124.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	156.12/cwt	150.00–159.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	98.92/cwt	94.00–104.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	103.99/cwt	98.00–106.00	436	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	110.23/cwt	108.00–112.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	114.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	90.92/cwt	88.00–97.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	445	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	108.20/cwt	104.00–112.00	517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.76/cwt	108.00–116.00	481	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	48.90/cwt	48.00–51.00	654	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	45.50/cwt	43.00–47.00	512	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	49.59/cwt	48.00–52.00	627	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	39.52/cwt	38.00–42.00	382	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	29.06/cwt	27.00–31.00	289	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	25.00/cwt	24.00–26.00	238	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	67.16/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,026	16
Bulls	—	—	1,590	71.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,132	9
Bulls	—	—	1,507	77.32/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	102.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	122.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	120.89/cwt	118.00–124.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	135.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	121.15/cwt	114.00–124.00	568	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	127.07/cwt	124.00–134.00	487	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	121.73/cwt	118.00–128.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	138.86/cwt	130.00–144.00	375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	110.26/cwt	108.00–114.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	114.82/cwt	111.00–118.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	166.20/cwt	160.00–175.00	379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	106.22/cwt	104.00–108.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	126.89/cwt	124.00–130.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	141.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	89.99/cwt	89.00–91.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	131.73/cwt	130.00–134.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	95.32/cwt	94.00–97.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.61/cwt	146.00–152.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	2

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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 744Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 135Year ago 83

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	152.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	223	170.00–180.00	174.72
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	167.00	167.00
4	—	490	130.00–134.00	131.73
3	—	642	94.00–97.00	95.32
3	—	418	146.00–152.00	148.61
2	—	545	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	104.00–108.00	106.22
3	—	588	98.00–102.00	99.98
3	—	487	111.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	380	130.00–136.00	132.60
2	—	425	124.00–130.00	126.89
1	—	645	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	120.00–128.00	123.92
5	—	383	140.00–148.00	141.48
3	—	620	89.00–91.00	89.99
3	—	517	114.00–118.00	116.63
3	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	374	130.00–138.00	133.77
10	—	518	103.00–109.00	106.34
7	—	479	112.00–119.00	114.08
5	—	330	146.00–150.00	147.95
4	—	413	128.00–130.00	129.49
3	—	580	100.00–106.00	101.93
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	140.00–148.00	144.71
10	—	471	120.00–129.00	125.39
10	—	428	132.00–139.00	136.26
7	—	537	110.00–118.00	112.23
6	—	320	158.00–162.00	159.96
4	—	568	110.00–117.00	114.44
3	—	613	90.00–93.00	91.32
2	—	275	150.00–157.00	153.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	481	130.00–140.00	133.66
15	—	429	142.00–150.00	146.09
11	—	319	164.00–174.00	170.48
10	—	566	120.00–128.00	125.50
10	—	529	120.00–130.00	124.22
7	—	366	150.00–159.00	156.12
4	—	625	94.00–104.00	98.92
2	—	278	165.00–167.00	165.97
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	98.00–106.00	103.99
7	—	369	108.00–112.00	110.23
7	—	323	110.00–118.00	114.99
5	—	534	88.00–97.00	90.92
4	—	264	110.00–112.00	110.49
2	—	468	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	640	64.00	64.00
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	373	115.00–122.00	119.41
14	—	478	104.00–112.00	108.20
12	—	430	108.00–116.00	111.76
10	—	528	100.00–106.00	102.33
8	—	332	120.00–128.00	122.99
2	—	275	118.00–124.00	120.89
1	—	615	79.00	79.00
1	—	580	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.45
26	—	469	114.00–124.00	121.15
20	—	383	124.00–134.00	127.07
10	—	429	118.00–128.00	121.73
10	—	270	130.00–144.00	138.86
7	—	569	108.00–114.00	110.26
7	—	518	111.00–118.00	114.82
4	—	609	90.00–92.00	91.00
3	—	228	160.00–175.00	166.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,338	48.00–51.00	48.90
1	—	1,275	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,125	43.00–47.00	45.50
9	—	1,265	48.00–52.00	49.59
9	—	967	38.00–42.00	39.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	995	27.00–31.00	29.06
4	—	953	24.00–26.00	25.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,528	65.00–69.00	67.16
9	—	1,590	70.00–74.00	71.22
3	—	1,507	76.00–79.00	77.32

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