Name: Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3,00 lower, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.42/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$116.42

267 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	118.14	496	203
Medium and Large 2	391	111.38	436	52
Medium and Large 3	359	108.96	391	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $105 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 sale267 hd

116.42

—

FL average10 barns · 854 hd

116.45

−0.04

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	1,910	95.00	1,815	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	58.59	914	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	57.61	690	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	42.47	392	27

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)

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	—	562	100.65/cwt	99.00–102.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	114.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	489	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	109.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	108.61/cwt	104.00–114.00	572	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	118.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	451	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	139.44/cwt	134.00–144.00	374	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	109.25/cwt	103.00–113.00	622	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	132.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	140.50/cwt	134.00–146.00	308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	104.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	174	132.53/cwt	125.00–140.00	231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	119.41/cwt	115.00–124.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	120.23/cwt	118.00–122.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.32/cwt	108.00–111.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	125.78/cwt	120.00–132.00	346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	131.54/cwt	128.00–136.00	501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	108.26/cwt	106.00–112.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.25/cwt	100.00–109.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	119.82/cwt	118.00–122.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	129.14/cwt	127.00–132.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	100.48/cwt	99.00–102.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	170	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	148.31/cwt	146.00–155.00	495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	162.01/cwt	155.00–166.00	428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	166.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	354	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	140.71/cwt	138.00–146.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	124.48/cwt	123.00–127.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.41/cwt	43.00–47.00	439	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	40.37/cwt	39.00–42.00	375	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	777	35.57/cwt	35.00–37.00	276	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	58.12/cwt	57.00–59.00	932	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	61.48/cwt	60.00–64.00	926	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	844	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	58.35/cwt	56.00–60.00	720	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	52.95/cwt	51.00–55.00	539	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	62.16/cwt	61.00–65.00	845	24
Bulls	—	—	1,910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	509	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	108.86/cwt	106.00–112.00	513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.89/cwt	121.00–127.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.80/cwt	113.00–122.00	560	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.12/cwt	128.00–137.00	502	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.04/cwt	108.00–115.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.16/cwt	127.00–133.00	552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	101.32/cwt	95.00–104.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	106.54/cwt	102.00–109.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.84/cwt	136.00–142.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	126.73/cwt	123.00–133.00	606	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	113.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	660	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	110.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	118.68/cwt	116.00–126.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	139.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.53/cwt	138.00–148.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	149.52/cwt	147.00–154.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	112.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	99.26/cwt	95.00–104.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	110.45/cwt	105.00–114.00	411	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	106.74/cwt	101.00–109.00	444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	122.09/cwt	118.00–126.00	399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	123.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	332	4

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 (Tue)

Tue Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 932Last week 1,114Year ago 1,449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 261Year ago 327

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes 1.00 to 3,00 lower, feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	99.00–102.00	100.65
2	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	460	103.00	103.00
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
1	—	220	127.00	127.00
16	—	372	105.00–114.00	110.45
14	—	416	101.00–109.00	106.74
9	—	327	118.00–126.00	122.09
4	—	269	120.00–126.00	123.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	427	110.00–120.00	114.53
33	—	477	105.00–115.00	109.54
28	—	527	104.00–114.00	108.61
26	—	380	115.00–125.00	118.81
19	—	268	134.00–144.00	139.44
16	—	569	103.00–113.00	109.25
12	—	324	128.00–138.00	132.94
12	—	219	134.00–146.00	140.50
4	—	628	101.00–110.00	104.43
4	—	174	125.00–140.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	110.00–117.00	112.45
2	—	375	95.00–104.00	99.26
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	115.00–124.00	119.41
4	—	388	118.00–122.00	120.23
3	—	468	108.00–111.00	109.32
2	—	505	105.00	105.00
2	—	320	128.00–134.00	130.86
2	—	275	120.00–132.00	125.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	128.00–136.00	131.54
8	—	325	138.00–142.00	139.98
7	—	537	106.00–112.00	108.26
6	—	573	100.00–109.00	105.25
6	—	466	118.00–122.00	119.82
6	—	429	127.00–132.00	129.14
4	—	260	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	99.00–102.00	100.48
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	170	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	146.00–155.00	148.31
6	—	264	155.00–166.00	162.01
6	—	213	160.00–170.00	166.34
5	—	385	138.00–146.00	140.71
4	—	489	123.00–127.00	124.48
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	165	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	115.00–124.00	119.83
10	—	471	106.00–112.00	108.86
3	—	512	103.00–104.00	103.66
3	—	375	121.00–127.00	122.89
2	—	573	95.00–96.00	95.50
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	113.00–122.00	117.80
14	—	383	128.00–137.00	131.12
11	—	520	108.00–115.00	112.04
10	—	424	127.00–133.00	130.16
5	—	618	95.00–104.00	101.32
5	—	569	102.00–109.00	106.54
2	—	328	136.00–142.00	138.84
2	—	258	148.00–150.00	148.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	478	123.00–133.00	126.73
42	—	582	110.00–120.00	113.42
15	—	619	108.00–115.00	110.52
12	—	535	116.00–126.00	118.68
11	—	422	135.00–145.00	139.75
6	—	373	138.00–148.00	143.53
3	—	327	147.00–154.00	149.52
3	—	275	155.00–160.00	158.27
1	—	235	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	967	43.00–47.00	45.41
6	—	928	39.00–42.00	40.37
5	—	777	35.00–37.00	35.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	57.00–59.00	58.12
4	—	1,506	60.00–64.00	61.48
2	—	1,563	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,234	56.00–60.00	58.35
31	—	1,018	51.00–55.00	52.95
24	—	1,360	61.00–65.00	62.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	95.00	95.00

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