Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.60/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$110.60

177 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$16.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	117.18	551	85
Medium and Large 2	459	107.30	493	56
Medium and Large 3	416	100.21	417	36

One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $134 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 sale177 hd

110.60

—

FL average10 barns · 857 hd

121.44

−10.84

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	1,503	73.05	1,098	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	53.66	766	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	49.50	570	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	30.22	296	7thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 3	—	319	106.04/cwt	100.00–109.00	338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	157.84/cwt	155.00–164.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.84/cwt	148.00–158.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	154.76/cwt	151.00–160.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.46/cwt	134.00–140.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	112.30/cwt	107.00–117.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.67/cwt	136.00–146.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.98/cwt	122.00–132.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.44/cwt	123.00–128.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	143.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	150.15/cwt	147.00–152.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.64/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.17/cwt	139.00–147.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.44/cwt	126.00–135.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	132.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	106.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	91.72/cwt	90.00–95.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	117.07/cwt	112.00–118.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.19/cwt	129.00–136.00	563	12
Bulls	—	—	1,357	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,329	66.76/cwt	65.00–68.00	887	4
Bulls	—	—	1,644	77.33/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,271	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	54.05/cwt	53.00–57.00	675	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	45.27/cwt	43.00–47.00	485	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	49.86/cwt	48.00–52.00	575	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	50.56/cwt	50.00–51.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.89/cwt	152.00–158.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	99.62/cwt	96.00–102.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	117.43/cwt	113.00–121.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	216	187.96/cwt	180.00–192.00	406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	116.23/cwt	114.00–117.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	131.59/cwt	128.00–133.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	125.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	96.11/cwt	94.00–103.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	113.26/cwt	109.00–118.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	119.46/cwt	114.00–124.00	505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	113.48/cwt	106.00–116.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	117.38/cwt	111.00–121.00	549	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	88.30/cwt	87.00–91.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	115.35/cwt	114.00–118.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	116.32/cwt	113.00–119.00	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	106.25/cwt	101.00–110.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	101.56/cwt	98.00–105.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	108.64/cwt	105.00–111.00	464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	102.43/cwt	98.00–107.00	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	56.63/cwt	55.00–58.00	819	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	25.40/cwt	25.00–26.00	206	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	35.12/cwt	33.00–37.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	96.78/cwt	94.00–100.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	100.26/cwt	95.00–103.00	419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	106.80/cwt	104.00–108.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	91.41/cwt	89.00–97.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.26/cwt	88.00–95.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	282	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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 770Year ago 796

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 187Year ago 125

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	100.00–109.00	106.04
1	—	210	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	80.00	80.00
6	—	471	94.00–100.00	96.78
6	—	418	95.00–103.00	100.26
6	—	366	104.00–108.00	106.80
4	—	531	89.00–97.00	91.41
3	—	573	88.00–95.00	91.26
2	—	275	100.00–105.00	102.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
4	—	320	120.00–130.00	125.82
5	—	635	94.00–103.00	96.11
12	—	373	120.00–130.00	125.29
13	—	524	109.00–118.00	113.26
14	—	423	114.00–124.00	119.46
15	—	565	106.00–116.00	113.48
20	—	468	111.00–121.00	117.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
2	—	263	120.00–122.00	120.99
3	—	623	87.00–91.00	88.30
5	—	323	114.00–118.00	115.35
8	—	368	113.00–119.00	116.32
8	—	472	101.00–110.00	106.25
8	—	572	98.00–105.00	101.56
9	—	427	105.00–111.00	108.64
12	—	527	98.00–107.00	102.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	160.00	160.00
4	—	330	155.00–164.00	157.84
6	—	425	148.00–158.00	152.84
7	—	376	151.00–160.00	154.76
8	—	516	134.00–140.00	137.46
8	—	624	107.00–117.00	112.30
11	—	477	136.00–146.00	140.67
12	—	571	122.00–132.00	127.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	172.00	172.00
2	—	523	123.00–128.00	125.44
2	—	568	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	382	140.00–148.00	143.20
5	—	319	147.00–152.00	150.15
6	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.64
7	—	429	139.00–147.00	142.17
11	—	471	126.00–135.00	131.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
2	—	283	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	327	135.00–140.00	138.27
4	—	384	130.00–138.00	132.64
4	—	576	105.00–109.00	106.72
4	—	626	90.00–95.00	91.72
8	—	488	116.00–120.00	117.98
10	—	515	112.00–118.00	117.07
12	—	423	129.00–136.00	133.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	138.00–140.00	138.99
3	—	370	152.00–158.00	155.89
3	—	615	96.00–102.00	99.62
4	—	325	158.00–160.00	158.98
4	—	515	120.00–128.00	125.41
4	—	569	113.00–121.00	117.43
6	—	216	180.00–192.00	187.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
1	—	605	91.00	91.00
2	—	380	142.00–146.00	143.95
2	—	425	140.00–146.00	142.89
3	—	278	150.00–155.00	151.59
4	—	509	114.00–117.00	116.23
5	—	590	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
2	—	383	130.00–136.00	132.90
2	—	510	105.00–107.00	105.99
8	—	431	128.00–133.00	131.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,329	65.00–68.00	66.76
8	—	1,644	76.00–78.00	77.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,248	53.00–57.00	54.05
13	—	1,072	43.00–47.00	45.27
26	—	1,153	48.00–52.00	49.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,295	50.00–51.00	50.56
5	—	1,447	55.00–58.00	56.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	30.00	30.00
3	—	810	25.00–26.00	25.40
3	—	1,070	33.00–37.00	35.12

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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