Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

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 $112.36/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$112.36

217 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	116.84	557	115
Medium and Large 2	417	112.57	470	63
Medium and Large 3	466	98.81	460	39

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $97 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 sale217 hd

112.36

—

FL average10 barns · 893 hd

114.25

−1.89

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	1,529	74.48	1,139	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	50.14	546	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	49.00	686	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	571	109.54/cwt	104.00–114.00	625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	111.46/cwt	105.00–114.00	521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	112.83/cwt	108.00–116.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.73/cwt	118.00–126.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	122.05/cwt	117.00–126.00	326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	99.99/cwt	98.00–101.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	100.73/cwt	100.00–103.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	93.31/cwt	91.00–95.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	109.54/cwt	104.00–114.00	572	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	121.02/cwt	117.00–127.00	519	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	105.64/cwt	99.00–109.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	124.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	137.47/cwt	132.00–142.00	371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	119.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	132.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	144.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	101.16/cwt	98.00–105.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.90/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	151.49/cwt	147.00–154.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	101.22/cwt	99.00–103.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	158.46/cwt	156.00–160.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	111.24/cwt	108.00–116.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.26/cwt	136.00–142.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.41/cwt	158.00–166.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	105.60/cwt	101.00–108.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	111.29/cwt	108.00–114.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.40/cwt	121.00–128.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	51.82/cwt	50.00–54.00	576	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	543	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	76.12/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,175	8
Bulls	—	—	1,437	70.88/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,019	6
Bulls	—	—	1,965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	141.44/cwt	137.00–146.00	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	129.25/cwt	124.00–132.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	102.38/cwt	98.00–107.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	107.29/cwt	105.00–112.00	623	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.39/cwt	148.00–156.00	568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.19/cwt	134.00–142.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.04/cwt	124.00–132.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	157.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	103.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	152.86/cwt	150.00–156.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	123.45/cwt	118.00–128.00	647	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	118.08/cwt	114.00–124.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	146.94/cwt	144.00–152.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	116.40/cwt	114.00–120.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.19/cwt	134.00–144.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	100.93/cwt	95.00–104.00	475	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	87.94/cwt	84.00–91.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	101.71/cwt	98.00–106.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	106.70/cwt	104.00–109.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	111.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	84.25/cwt	80.00–88.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	115.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	429	14

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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 872Year ago 957

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 108Year ago 135

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	571	104.00–114.00	109.54
29	—	522	104.00–114.00	109.54
18	—	429	117.00–127.00	121.02
10	—	618	99.00–109.00	105.64
9	—	377	120.00–130.00	124.30
9	—	270	132.00–142.00	137.47
8	—	476	115.00–125.00	119.51
6	—	327	128.00–138.00	132.52
2	—	220	140.00–150.00	144.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	105.00–114.00	111.46
10	—	419	108.00–116.00	112.83
7	—	325	118.00–126.00	122.73
7	—	267	117.00–126.00	122.05
6	—	570	98.00–101.00	99.99
4	—	516	100.00–103.00	100.73
3	—	628	91.00–95.00	93.31
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
14	—	373	110.00–119.00	115.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	471	95.00–104.00	100.93
5	—	578	84.00–91.00	87.94
5	—	426	98.00–106.00	101.71
4	—	523	88.00–91.00	89.49
4	—	366	104.00–109.00	106.70
4	—	333	110.00–114.00	111.46
3	—	623	80.00–88.00	84.25
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	98.00–105.00	101.16
2	—	580	88.00	88.00
2	—	475	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	373	140.00–146.00	142.90
2	—	283	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	147.00–154.00	151.49
4	—	564	99.00–103.00	101.22
4	—	328	156.00–160.00	158.46
3	—	532	108.00–116.00	111.24
3	—	423	136.00–142.00	139.26
2	—	290	147.00–150.00	148.47
1	—	620	94.00	94.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	132.00–138.00	135.02
4	—	378	158.00–166.00	161.41
3	—	618	101.00–108.00	105.60
3	—	565	108.00–114.00	111.29
2	—	520	121.00–128.00	124.40
1	—	405	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	137.00–146.00	141.44
6	—	423	124.00–132.00	129.25
4	—	526	98.00–107.00	102.38
3	—	470	118.00–122.00	119.97
2	—	338	144.00–148.00	145.96
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	105.00–112.00	107.29
12	—	375	148.00–156.00	151.39
9	—	527	110.00–115.00	112.53
8	—	423	134.00–142.00	139.19
7	—	473	124.00–132.00	129.04
6	—	331	154.00–160.00	157.63
2	—	630	100.00–107.00	103.42
2	—	278	150.00–156.00	152.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	118.00–128.00	123.45
12	—	579	114.00–124.00	118.08
8	—	434	144.00–152.00	146.94
7	—	619	114.00–120.00	116.40
7	—	480	134.00–144.00	137.19
2	—	315	170.00–174.00	171.97
1	—	355	167.00	167.00
1	—	255	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,112	50.00–54.00	51.82
2	—	1,108	49.00	49.00
1	—	935	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,543	74.00–78.00	76.12
6	—	1,437	69.00–73.00	70.88
1	—	1,965	83.00	83.00

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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