Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trend being no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.21/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$117.21

186 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	124.00	533	99
Medium and Large 2	402	112.11	451	66
Medium and Large 3	432	101.22	438	21

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $96 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 sale186 hd

117.21

—

FL average4 barns · 337 hd

120.42

−3.21

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	1,385	77.05	1,067	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,253	59.63	747	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,076	55.18	594	73

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	227	161.91/cwt	158.00–170.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	147.58/cwt	140.00–152.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	120.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	569	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	125.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	527	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	128.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	475	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.43/cwt	112.00–121.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	107.47/cwt	105.00–111.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	126.55/cwt	123.00–132.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	130.13/cwt	125.00–136.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	93.89/cwt	90.00–98.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	96.26/cwt	94.00–101.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.64/cwt	127.00–131.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	150.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	508	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.19/cwt	136.00–144.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	108.22/cwt	103.00–112.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	153.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.35/cwt	156.00–157.00	591	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	131.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	643	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	641	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.22/cwt	122.00–130.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.60/cwt	115.00–122.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	181.88/cwt	175.00–190.00	327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	112.37/cwt	110.00–116.00	603	5
Bulls	—	—	2,120	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	75.07/cwt	74.00–76.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	108.22/cwt	106.00–110.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	81.54/cwt	78.00–85.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	113.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	116.39/cwt	112.00–121.00	438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	116.90/cwt	112.00–120.00	379	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	106.34/cwt	103.00–110.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	103.55/cwt	100.00–108.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	102.63/cwt	100.00–104.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	96.70/cwt	94.00–100.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	107.76/cwt	104.00–111.00	400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.79/cwt	152.00–162.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.17/cwt	146.00–156.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	135.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	775	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	127.65/cwt	126.00–129.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	149.60/cwt	148.00–150.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	122.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.95/cwt	138.00–144.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	137.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.24/cwt	112.00–119.00	660	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	61.85/cwt	60.00–64.00	784	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	56.82/cwt	55.00–59.00	624	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	52.49/cwt	50.00–54.00	534	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	55.94/cwt	55.00–57.00	748	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,221	61.01/cwt	59.00–63.00	745	8

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 825Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 64Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago: No trend being no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	227	158.00–170.00	161.91
26	—	473	116.00–125.00	120.40
21	—	419	120.00–129.00	125.66
18	—	369	125.00–132.00	128.76
12	—	523	112.00–121.00	116.43
6	—	568	105.00–111.00	107.47
6	—	327	123.00–132.00	126.55
3	—	272	125.00–136.00	130.13
2	—	623	90.00–98.00	93.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	140.00–152.00	147.58
2	—	590	100.00	100.00
4	—	470	109.00–113.00	110.97
4	—	514	106.00–110.00	108.22
7	—	631	78.00–85.00	81.54
8	—	274	110.00–120.00	113.79
10	—	376	112.00–121.00	116.39
13	—	425	110.00–118.00	113.95
15	—	324	112.00–120.00	116.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	88.00	88.00
1	—	625	73.00	73.00
2	—	325	103.00–110.00	106.34
3	—	425	100.00–108.00	103.55
3	—	462	100.00–104.00	102.63
4	—	521	94.00–100.00	96.70
6	—	371	104.00–111.00	107.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	94.00–101.00	96.26
3	—	435	127.00–131.00	128.64
2	—	588	95.00–96.00	95.50
1	—	505	109.00	109.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	338	150.00–154.00	150.29
7	—	529	110.00–118.00	113.93
7	—	427	136.00–144.00	140.19
3	—	572	103.00–112.00	108.22
3	—	455	129.00	129.00
3	—	285	150.00–160.00	153.10
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	156.00–157.00	156.35
16	—	487	130.00–137.00	131.94
14	—	426	147.00–155.00	150.51
7	—	519	122.00–130.00	126.22
5	—	555	123.00	123.00
3	—	623	115.00–122.00	117.60
2	—	308	166.00–168.00	166.99
2	—	180	175.00–190.00	181.88
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	110.00–116.00	112.37
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
2	—	308	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	395	132.00	132.00
2	—	425	130.00–132.00	130.99
3	—	288	135.00–140.00	137.31
3	—	578	112.00–119.00	114.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	187.00	187.00
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
3	—	340	160.00	160.00
3	—	370	152.00–162.00	157.79
3	—	423	146.00–156.00	151.17
6	—	626	130.00–138.00	132.95
9	—	522	132.00–140.00	135.93
12	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.73
13	—	572	130.00–140.00	135.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	462	126.00–129.00	127.65
3	—	612	125.00–127.00	126.00
4	—	370	148.00	148.00
5	—	341	148.00–150.00	149.60
7	—	584	120.00–129.00	122.79
9	—	430	138.00–144.00	139.95
10	—	530	120.00–129.00	123.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,475	78.00–79.00	78.50
6	—	1,233	74.00–76.00	75.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,268	60.00–64.00	61.85
28	—	1,098	55.00–59.00	56.82
37	—	1,018	50.00–54.00	52.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	55.00–57.00	55.94
8	—	1,221	59.00–63.00	61.01

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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