Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.28/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$119.28

243 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	122.65	558	124
Medium and Large 2	387	118.36	458	85
Medium and Large 3	367	109.29	401	34

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $157 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 sale243 hd

119.28

—

FL average9 barns · 875 hd

117.11

+2.17

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	1,700	76.50	1,301	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	57.20	744	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	53.20	625	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	32.63	301	12

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	531	107.34/cwt	104.00–113.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	101.94/cwt	99.00–105.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.06/cwt	116.00–126.00	516	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.42/cwt	117.00–126.00	574	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	120.84/cwt	116.00–124.00	626	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	127.28/cwt	124.00–134.00	486	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	113.08/cwt	108.00–118.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	135.25/cwt	132.00–142.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	142.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.61/cwt	109.00–116.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	154.83/cwt	152.00–158.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	120.92/cwt	118.00–124.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	151.91/cwt	148.00–156.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.76/cwt	156.00–165.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	128.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.41/cwt	136.00–144.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	107.61/cwt	104.00–111.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	156.49/cwt	150.00–164.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	161.28/cwt	158.00–168.00	618	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.71/cwt	114.00–124.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.05/cwt	148.00–156.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	141.93/cwt	139.00–146.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	111.49/cwt	106.00–116.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	171.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	53.10/cwt	51.00–55.00	639	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	48.14/cwt	46.00–50.00	479	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	58.36/cwt	56.00–60.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	112.22/cwt	110.00–114.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	111.92/cwt	106.00–115.00	525	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	118.34/cwt	114.00–123.00	445	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	417	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	126.33/cwt	120.00–134.00	350	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	102.47/cwt	100.00–104.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	112.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	102.07/cwt	98.00–105.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	109.51/cwt	104.00–112.00	406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	115.45/cwt	112.00–120.00	382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.46/cwt	166.00–176.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	128.39/cwt	127.00–131.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.18/cwt	146.00–156.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.76/cwt	125.00–134.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.14/cwt	138.00–147.00	675	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.90/cwt	128.00–138.00	699	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	152.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	114.32/cwt	111.00–119.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.11/cwt	121.00–126.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.75/cwt	156.00–162.00	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.28/cwt	136.00–145.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	151.98/cwt	148.00–157.00	576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.17/cwt	128.00–136.00	626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	113.19/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	106.41/cwt	101.00–110.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.19/cwt	138.00–147.00	534	14
Bulls	—	—	1,665	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,405	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	57.20/cwt	57.00–58.00	744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	28.05/cwt	26.00–30.00	264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	37.97/cwt	36.00–40.00	433	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	31.65/cwt	30.00–34.00	260	7

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 817Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 93Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	104.00–113.00	107.34
3	—	627	100.00–102.00	100.66
2	—	578	99.00–105.00	101.94
2	—	225	130.00–140.00	134.67
8	—	419	110.00–114.00	112.22
13	—	469	106.00–115.00	111.92
15	—	376	114.00–123.00	118.34
16	—	333	122.00–128.00	125.37
19	—	277	120.00–134.00	126.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	430	116.00–126.00	120.06
28	—	473	117.00–126.00	121.42
23	—	518	116.00–124.00	120.84
16	—	382	124.00–134.00	127.28
12	—	575	108.00–118.00	113.08
5	—	333	132.00–142.00	135.25
5	—	277	135.00–150.00	142.09
3	—	618	109.00–116.00	112.61
2	—	218	152.00–158.00	154.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	97.00	97.00
4	—	468	100.00–104.00	102.47
5	—	277	110.00–118.00	112.28
6	—	419	98.00–105.00	102.07
8	—	371	104.00–112.00	109.51
9	—	331	112.00–120.00	115.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–152.00	151.32
2	—	478	118.00–124.00	120.92
2	—	283	138.00–142.00	139.98
1	—	555	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	148.00–156.00	151.91
5	—	328	156.00–165.00	159.76
4	—	488	127.00–132.00	128.96
4	—	431	136.00–144.00	139.41
3	—	580	104.00–111.00	107.61
2	—	275	150.00–164.00	156.49
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	158.00–168.00	161.28
9	—	568	114.00–124.00	120.71
8	—	430	148.00–156.00	150.05
6	—	476	139.00–146.00	141.93
5	—	623	106.00–116.00	111.49
5	—	521	120.00–128.00	123.55
3	—	278	170.00–175.00	171.59
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
3	—	327	166.00–176.00	170.46
4	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.99
5	—	614	127.00–131.00	128.39
9	—	424	146.00–156.00	151.18
11	—	567	125.00–134.00	130.76
13	—	478	138.00–147.00	141.14
28	—	522	128.00–138.00	133.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
3	—	565	120.00–123.00	120.98
5	—	287	150.00–160.00	152.84
5	—	632	111.00–119.00	114.32
7	—	524	121.00–126.00	123.11
10	—	331	156.00–162.00	159.75
10	—	422	136.00–145.00	141.28
12	—	379	148.00–157.00	151.98
17	—	474	128.00–136.00	132.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	330	150.00	150.00
3	—	438	126.00–130.00	127.98
4	—	524	110.00–117.00	113.19
4	—	624	101.00–110.00	106.41
14	—	373	138.00–147.00	143.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	51.00–55.00	53.10
9	—	996	46.00–50.00	48.14
9	—	1,329	56.00–60.00	58.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	57.00–58.00	57.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	26.00–30.00	28.05
3	—	1,140	36.00–40.00	37.97
7	—	822	30.00–34.00	31.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,735	81.00	81.00

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