Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.05/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$115.05

251 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	121.36	534	95
Medium and Large 2	412	113.19	466	103
Medium and Large 3	385	107.35	414	53

One grade step is worth $14.00/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 sale251 hd

115.05

—

FL average10 barns · 1,007 hd

113.17

+1.87

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	1,455	74.38	1,082	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	49.52	639	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	45.05	520	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	22.96	202	15

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	476	134.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	96.49/cwt	95.00–98.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	128.49/cwt	127.00–129.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	190.88/cwt	188.00–194.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	186.72/cwt	182.00–192.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	148.30/cwt	142.00–150.00	546	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	111.19/cwt	107.00–114.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	126.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	640	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.08/cwt	140.00–147.00	620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	120.82/cwt	117.00–124.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.62/cwt	107.00–113.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.91/cwt	152.00–158.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	129.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	681	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.62/cwt	162.00–172.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.04/cwt	116.00–126.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	105.29/cwt	102.00–109.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	113.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	373	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.87/cwt	98.00–104.00	474	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	102.85/cwt	101.00–107.00	438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	106.67/cwt	102.00–111.00	401	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	18.61/cwt	16.00–20.00	145	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	27.68/cwt	26.00–30.00	262	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	23.57/cwt	21.00–25.00	225	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	52.04/cwt	50.00–54.00	718	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	565	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	44.80/cwt	43.00–47.00	516	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	49.67/cwt	48.00–52.00	640	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	39.00/cwt	38.00–41.00	375	4
Bulls	—	—	1,474	71.74/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,057	10
Bulls	—	—	1,455	77.04/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,358	83.58/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	121.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	115.90/cwt	112.00–120.00	439	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	111.25/cwt	108.00–117.00	481	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	109.93/cwt	105.00–114.00	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	123.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	407	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	122.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	99.96/cwt	97.00–104.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	87.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	123.84/cwt	118.00–128.00	523	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	112.26/cwt	106.00–116.00	583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	125.32/cwt	122.00–132.00	477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	118.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	133.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	105.06/cwt	101.00–111.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	100.75/cwt	100.00–101.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	156.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	131.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	156.44/cwt	154.00–160.00	591	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 Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 655Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 89Year ago 78

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	130.00–138.00	134.42
3	—	512	122.00–123.00	122.66
2	—	615	95.00–98.00	96.49
2	—	438	140.00–144.00	141.97
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
6	—	378	154.00–160.00	156.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	143.00	143.00
6	—	533	127.00–129.00	128.49
3	—	388	162.00–165.00	163.98
2	—	318	188.00–194.00	190.88
2	—	270	182.00–192.00	186.72
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	148.00–150.00	149.19
4	—	440	130.00–134.00	131.48
3	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	130.00–139.00	135.33
11	—	368	142.00–150.00	148.30
9	—	519	107.00–114.00	111.19
5	—	466	122.00–129.00	126.73
2	—	330	166.00–170.00	167.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	476	130.00–139.00	134.55
13	—	433	140.00–147.00	143.08
9	—	521	117.00–124.00	120.82
3	—	575	107.00–113.00	110.62
3	—	378	152.00–158.00	155.91
2	—	338	174.00–178.00	175.96
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	479	140.00–150.00	143.23
15	—	527	125.00–132.00	129.30
13	—	372	162.00–172.00	167.62
11	—	580	116.00–126.00	120.04
10	—	427	150.00–160.00	153.90
3	—	622	102.00–109.00	105.29
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
1	—	270	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	328	110.00–119.00	113.75
13	—	470	98.00–104.00	100.87
10	—	426	101.00–107.00	102.85
9	—	376	102.00–111.00	106.67
3	—	228	120.00–125.00	121.57
2	—	265	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	535	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	379	112.00–120.00	115.90
24	—	432	108.00–117.00	111.25
14	—	474	105.00–114.00	109.93
13	—	330	120.00–128.00	123.41
10	—	289	120.00–130.00	122.71
8	—	530	97.00–104.00	99.96
3	—	620	85.00–90.00	87.64
2	—	570	95.00–99.00	96.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	422	118.00–128.00	123.84
16	—	519	106.00–116.00	112.26
16	—	381	122.00–132.00	125.32
14	—	484	115.00–125.00	118.28
8	—	331	130.00–140.00	133.44
6	—	578	101.00–111.00	105.06
4	—	611	100.00–101.00	100.75
3	—	293	135.00–136.00	135.33
3	—	215	150.00–160.00	156.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	779	16.00–20.00	18.61
5	—	946	26.00–30.00	27.68
4	—	954	21.00–25.00	23.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	50.00–54.00	52.04
3	—	1,202	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,152	43.00–47.00	44.80
6	—	1,288	48.00–52.00	49.67
4	—	961	38.00–41.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,474	71.00–74.00	71.74
3	—	1,455	76.00–78.00	77.04
2	—	1,358	82.00–85.00	83.58

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